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"For all the guidebooks out there that read well or look pretty, this one simply rolls up its sleeves and gets the job done."
R M Williams OUTBACK magazine, Issue 61 Oct/Nov 2008

Read below what the Australian OUTBACK magazine recently had to say about our guidebook.

CAPE YORK - An Adventurer's Guide - NEW 12th edtion now available

Ron and Viv Moon’s definitive guide to Cape York, with over 105,000 copies already sold, is now released in its 12th edition. CAPE YORK– an Adventurer’s Guide, is 224 pages of vital information, which has been gleaned from over 32 trips to the Cape.

This all-new book is in full colour and is spiral bound for ease of use by travellers and adventurers. All of the information has been updated, extensively revised and distilled into a no nonsense guide to the very best of Cape York.

The guide includes the latest track information for remote travel throughout the region whether you wish to experience the delights of the historic and picturesque Overland Telegraph Line or something even more remote whether on the east or west coasts of the Cape. Likewise there’s a host of detail on remote camping areas, fishing spots and boat launching places – many of these with GPS points and in-depth access particulars. No other guide gives you such incredible detail so you can get away from it all and experience the very best of this wild and beautiful area.

With 35 maps, hundreds of GPS points to out-of-the-way places you’ll be able to experience your very own unique adventure on Cape York.

These areas include Bathurst bay, Bathurst Head, Jacks Lake, Cape Flattery, the remote Skardon River mouth and beach, the Pennefather River mouth, Duyfken Point, False Pera Heads and the Olive River goldfields to name just a few.

Detailed chapters on Normanton and Karumba, Chillagoe, the Palmer River goldfields, Iron Range and Portland Roads, Cooktown, Weipa, Thursday Island and Torres Strait, as well as the very top of Cape York around Bamaga and Seisia, are packed full of all that a traveller requires.

Chapters on history, the natural world, planning your trip (including alcohol restrictions, supply points & fuel availability) along with things to do (that includes fishing, boating, gold and gem fossicking and wildlife watching, amongst others) give you all the vital information you need for a safe and enjoyable trip.

Ron & Viv’s previous guide books include the highly acclaimed, The KIMBERLEY - An Adventurer’s Guide, The FLINDERS RANGES - An Adventurer’s Guide,  Across the Bight & Nullarbor - An Adventurer's Guide - Port Augusta to Esperance, and Bush Tracks of Victoria.

12th Edition - Soft cover 224 pages, full colour, 35 maps, spiral bound
Weight 480gm
RRP $29.95 plus $4.50 postage and handling within Australia (GST inclusive).
(for 2 to 4 of any of our books $8 P&H)
Overseas orders subtract 10% GST off the book price and check with us for postage details.

"My husband and I and our son and his family, have just completed almost 3 weeks travelling the Cape - fantastic. Your book was invaluable - thanks. Once again, thank you for a great reference book."
Sharyn Dore

 

Read the Book Review as published in the R M Williams OUTBACK magazine, Issue 61 Oct/Nov 2008

THE MUD AND GUTS OF IT

The 11th edition of Cape York: An Adventurer's Guide should be swathed in dust and dirt when you buy it. Its corners should curl from exposure and it should reek of engine oil and dry sweat because, in a nutshell, this book is the guts and glory of the Cape York four-wheel-drive experience.
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Adventuring couple Ron & Viv Moon has sold more than 100,000 copies of this Cape country bible since the first edition 23 years ago. They have undertaken more than 30 trips to the peninsula to provide a comprehensive, practical and down-to-earth guidebook to one of Australia's most challenging four-wheel-drive routes. Consequently, it smacks of common sense and good advice. From historical context and route maps to activity guides and sound safety warnings, and not forgetting the all-important updates to routes and roads, Cape York: An Adventurer's Guide is a tool that will cover all facets of your trip to the tip. It is flawlessly researched and meticulous in its details, from the shallowest route across the Jardine to the timed distances between points of interest - and that's what sets this publication aside.

For all the guidebooks out there that read well or look pretty, this one simply rolls up its sleeves and gets the job done and if you’re squinting through the windscreen towards a wilderness that hides untold dangers and certain risk, that's exactly what you want.

 

For more general information on Tour Operators and an extensive Biblography for Cape York, click on the links below:
General Tour Operators; Vehicle Guiding Services (tag-along tour operators); etc.
Biblography - a comprehensive listing of books on Cape York for further reading.

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