Catering
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Bon appetit
Both Tag Along & Ride a Long Passengers will enjoy mostly all meals catered for. Whilst on add on tours we don't cater and also a couple of lunches where you can purchase your own.
Breakfast – Choice of Breakfast Cereals and Museli with Milk, Toast & Condiments. Tea and Coffee Works local roasted Plunger Coffee. Hot Breakfasts some mornings and also may have left over dinner Toasted Sandwiches or Bubble & Squeak.
Morning Tea - Tea & Coffee. Homebaked goods, biscuits or Fruit if available.
Lunch – a selection of sandwich meats; roast chicken, corned beef, shaved ham & salami with salads for example; Mediterranean Pasta Salad, Broccoli Apple Almond Salad, Rice Salad, Potato Salad, Greek & Feta Salads. White/ Wholemeal Breads & wraps with condiments & Tea and Coffee.
Dinner – Open fire Pork spit roast with roast vegies, apple sauce & gravy. Camp oven Spagetti Bolognaise & Garlic Bread. Twice cooked Cola Beef Briskit with jacket potatoes, sour cream, charred corn and coleslaw. BBQ Meats & Roast Pumkin, Spinach & Feta Salads. Massaman Curry & Rice. Honey Soy Chicken with Udon Noodle & Vege Stirfry, Fish & Chips, Minted Lamb Obsession with Sweet Potato Mash & Greens. Camp Oven Beef Stew with Dumplings. Woodfired Pizzas & Cattle Station 2 Course Meal.
Desserts/ Supper - As always; Tea, Coffee, Hot Milo, Campfire Marshmallows. Some nights we may offer depending time restrictions a camp oven dessert like Good old fashioned yummy Apple Crumble or Rum Fruit Cake with Ice Cream/ Custard.
Tag a longs; You will need to provide your own chairs, cups, cutlery and plates for any catered meals and of course any snacks and beverages.
On a Ride Along Tour; purchase your own snacks & beverages (Beverages in esky's must be glass free!). Please be aware of limits of baggage/ refer to the FAQ'S for more info.
Cape York Guided Tours reserves the right to change or alter meals, subject to conditions, time restraints, weather or local unavailability of fresh produce. We will try our best but please note we are traveling to remote destinations and maybe extremely limited for especially fresh salad, fruit & baked good options etc.. We support and purchase foods locally where we can (NOT the Big Supermarket chains). A big shout out to Mareeba's own Cleall's, The Beefjoint & Russo's supply all our fresh & smoked meat. Fresh Fish & Seafood from The MacMan. Stockmans local free range eggs, Gallo Dairyland's cheese, Coffeeworks Mareeba for fresh ground Coffee & Curcios for fresh baked Rolls & Breads and local roadside farms and stalls for fresh fruit & vegetables etc..
Do we cater for you? Vegetarians, Lactose Free, Gluten Free, MSG Free, Pescatarian's ect!! Yes we do! Menu subs for example; DF & GF options, more fish/ seafood options, Haloumi Cheese Kebabs, Curried Egg & Lettuce, Tuna/ Smoked Salmon, Mushroom Carbonara, Roast Vege/ Spinach & Feta Quiche. Vege & Chickpea Coconut Curry & Rice. So please if you have any food intolerances, or dietary requirements let us know when booking and we will try our best to cater for you.
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let’s get on the road and go!
Travelling alone through Queensland, I decided to experience Cape York. I was reluctant to risk it alone, so a tag-along tour sounded like a good idea. Dale suggested I could ride-along in their vehicle, which made a lot more sense!
The trip was well organised, the like-minded company was great, and the adventure memorable. Everyone was very well looked after and the facilities certainly adequate. I was sorry to see the trip end!
Tony
The ride-along option was perfect for me, to be able to enjoy the scenery, go to beautiful out-of-the-way places and camp without any hassles.
The vehicles were comfortable and obviously suited for the sometimes rough terrain. The tents and bedding were quite luxurious -- much more comfortable than I'd expected, and the trailer was a work of art -- so well thought out and practical.
Dale and Bones were terrific. They were thoughtful, helpful, efficient, and very patient. They managed to appear relaxed while ensuring that the tour ran smoothly. When difficulties arose Dale always had a Plan B (and maybe even C & D) and things got sorted without any fuss.
Dale took us to places I would otherwise have missed seeing, and his love of the Cape was infectious. His stories about camping with family and friends made the whole experience very special.
Sue
Dear Cape York Guided Tours
Thank You for giving us lifetime memories of our trip to the Cape York Peninsula. We had an absolutely fabulous experience with both Dale and Max looking after us and treating us with the best that Cape York had to offer.
We wish all of you the very best in your venture.
Fantastic way to see Cape York. Some great company and amazing places to see. A true camp experience without the hassle of setting up camp! Not to mention the delicious food to go with it. Would recommend to anyone looking to enjoy the full CYGT Adventure.
Joe (Google review)
We chose the Ride Along 12 day Cape York Tour as we are inexperienced at 4 wheel driving and the old telegraph track would be beyond us. Dale & Max live and breathe the Cape and shared their knowledge and experiences with us.
The trip was well organised and the camp oven meals were delicious and varied. We would highly recommend this guided tour to anyone who has doubts of conquering the Cape by themselves.
Laurelle & Brian Mossop (Google Review)
Google Review from Leigh & Wayne, VIC. My husband and I have just returned from an absolutely wonderful 12 days with Cape York Guided tours. We went as ride alongs and could not have envisaged such a great trip. Dale and Bones are fantastic guides and we were also fortunate to have Renae on the trip as well. Food was great, sites visited were great, recommended tours were wonderful and the people in our group were fantastic. Highly recommend this tour. Excellent value for money and the tents were perfect with very comfortable queen beds to sleep.