It is a beautiful
place on the northernmost tip of a rocky headland, a
walk away from the carpark.
There are some beautiful
views
over the often emerald blue ocean, and Yorke
and Eborac Islands.
The indigenous name of the place is
Pajinka.
The
famous sign at the tip of the headland,
... and any north from here,
the only
Australian territory is the
Torres
Strait Islands.
For many people, the tip
of Australia
is the main goal of
their Cape York
trip.
You could bring a picnic and drinks
and enjoy the place for a while,
... or you could bring your fishing
gear - with the meeting of the currents from the
Coral Sea and the Gulf of Carpentaria, it's a great place for fishing.
The
Walks to the Tip of Australia
There are two walks to the Tip of
Australia - the Top Walk and the Bottom Walk - both clearly visible
from the helicopter.
The
Top Walk to the Tip of
Australia
The
Top Walk is the more common one, as it goes straight from the carpark
and is not tide-dependant.
First, there is a bit of a climb, Some steps are a little
steep...
Then there is a more level section
up the top,
... with beautiful views,
... until you get to the northern
end,
... there is a distance
marker,
... and then there is a descent
down ...
... to the sign and the northenmost
point of Australia.
The
Bottom Walk to the Tip of
Australia
From
the top, you can see down to the Frangipani
beach.
At the low tide, you can do
the Bottom Walk.
It means you are not climbing over the top of the
headland,
... but rather past the
biggest hill,on the sea bottom at the low tide.
It is muddy
around mangroves, and slippery where you start the track,
getting off the beach.
The track first climbs up a
small hill,
... with some nice views, Then descends to the sign.
While this walk's rocky
section is shorter,
... it is not necessarily easier,
... as there are some steep and slippery steps as well.
Frangipani
Beach
Back on the Frangipani beach, where
the bottom walk started, you can also walk to the other side, to the
creek mouth.
It has also, over the years, been our favourite place to get out for a
Sunday beach drive :-)
The Tip Sunset
There are also beautiful sunrises and
sunsets,
... on both sides over the water.
On your
drive in and out of the Tip, you
also drive past what remains of the Pajinka Resort.
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At the Tip Great walk to the tip / was there for 2 hours by ourselves / no other "tippers".
Polaroided a school of queenies caught and released 10, what an experience …
We Made It & We Will Do It Again Hi Katrin,
we are back at Bellenden Ker now with lots of good memories of our trip to Cape York.
We're so glad we went. It took us a month to go …
Once upon a time, until the 1990s,
it used to be a luxury resort and many people have told me how
much
they loved to stay here.
You can still see the resort
entrance, the restaurant,
kitchen, cool rooms, solar
panels, huge
oil tanks, generators, and the accommodation.
You can see the remains of the
gate on the main road up, and
on the left hand side of the gate, you can see the remains of a camping
ground and a
car park from which you could walk to the Tip along an old rainforest
boardwalk.
Part of the resort was also
the bird watch tower to watch
the local birds on top of the rainforest
canopy.
By now it is fragile and not safe, just like the rainforest walkway.
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