Off2Australia-Queensland- Cairns & Brisbane Highlights
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Gold Coast & Brisbane View
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Scuba off the Great Barrier Reef
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Queensland, home of the Great Barrier Reef
is Australia's ultimate outdoor playground. The World Heritage
Listed Great Barrier Reef spans 2 000km from the tip of Cape
York to Gladstone in the south. A scuba divers paradise with
2 900 individual reefs to explore. On the South Coast, Brisbane,
is neighboured to the east by Australia's tourism capital,
The Gold Coast has more than 70km of fantastic beaches, and
Surfers Paradise is home to the 'best beach in the world',
according to one American travel network. North is the natural
beauty and more relaxed atmosphere of the Sunshine Coast.
The heart of the tropical north, Cairns offers great access
to reef and islands and is a perfect base for exploring the
wider region. Cairns is a colourful city in its own right
with plenty of shopping, markets and dining. Far North Queensland
or the Tropical North is home to the World Heritage Listed
Daintree Rainforest, crocodiles, fantastic barramundi fishing
and the anglers dream - the Black Marlin.
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Cairns
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Great Barrier
Reef
~ Multiple Award Winners, Quicksilver is the
landmark reef experience . Sleek wave-piercing catamarans
take visitors to the spacious activities platform moored in
sheltered lagoons at the outer edge of the Great Barrier Reef.
Here you can explore the reef from the comfort of a semi-submersible,
an underwater observatory, or by snorkeling and diving the
coral gardens.
~ Ocean Spirit cruises visit Michaelmas or Upolo Cay from
Cairns. This tour includes four hours at the reef, morning
and afternoon tea, hot & cold seafood lunch, informative
presentations by marine biologist, guided snorkeling tours,
semi-submersible tours, guided bird tours on Michaelmas Cay
and live entertainment and a glass of champagne on the trip
home.
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Kuranda Skyrail
This is a wonderful day of highlights in the
Cairns region. You will be taken to Freshwater Station where
your hostess will meet you for the day. Once on board the
regions oldest and most picturesque railway, just sit back
and enjoy the scenery. On arrival in Kuranda you have 1.5
hours to explore the town and local markets. Meet at Skyrail,
a cableway that glides you silently over the canopy of the
beautiful untouched rainforest. After an great buffet lunch
at the Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park, you have ample time
to explore the attractions, including movie theaters, stage
shows, craft demonstrations, and the world-famous Tjapukai
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Castle-Paronella Park
[Hermines secret tip] Experience this truly
unique North Queensland tourist attraction incorporating guided
tours, Baddagun indigenous aboriginal cultural performances,
bush tucker walks, self-guided botanical walks and night tour.
Stalk through the Bamboo Forest, Splash under Teresa Falls,
Feed the fish, Spot the turtles, Bring a picnic, Swim near
the falls, Caravan & Camping Parkand delightful Café
on the Deck. Easy access from Cairns, Mission Beach, Townsville
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Daintree Cape Tribulation
Tour
Head north on a great scenic Highway to the
Daintree River. Stop at the Daintree Environmental Centre
for morning tea and a guided boardwalk tour. Continue onto
Cape Tribulation Beach where you can walk the beach or boardwalk
and relax in this tranquil setting. Enjoy lunch in a rainforest
setting. Later join the calm water cruise observing the wildlife
that inhabits this environment. The cruise terminates in Daintree
Village, where you will board your coach for the return journey
to Cairns, stopping at beautiful Mossman Gorge. [Extended
stay suggested by Hermine] |
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Brisbane
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Australia
Zoo
Australia Zoo is located on the beautiful
Sunshine Coast near the Glasshouse Mountains. Just 45 minutes
north of Brisbane on the Glasshouse Mountains Tourist Drive.
Steve and Terri Irwin eat, sleep and live for wildlife. Their
love, passion, and devotion is to educate and share with the
world our magnificent - often threatened or sometimes threatening
- wildlife. They bring misunderstood and feared animals (as
well as the cute and cuddlies) right to you tolearn about
the world's wildlife. You can take a seat in our 5000-seat
Crocoseum to get up close and personal with all our amazing
wildlife! From your seat in the Animal Planet Crocoseum you
will experience wildlife like no where else! The birds fly
overhead, the snakes slither past, watch the tiger cubs at
play and of course the highlight of the day – at 12
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Currumbin
Wildlife Sanctuary
Crocodiles, wallabies, kangaroos, koalas and
almost all of the other famous Australian native animals have
representatives living in the Sanctuary. You can look at them,
feed and pat some of them or just experience the fantastic
27 hectare bushland setting - an oasis of wildlife amidst
the Gold Coast bustle. Buy Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary tickets
online.
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Moreton
Bay-Tangalooma
Fringed on three sides by Moreton Island National
Park, Tangalooma Wild Dolphin Resort is subtly nestled amongst
landscaped gardens and natural bushland. A highlight will
be the opportunity to interact closely with our native dolphin
wild life. Each evening the dolphins eagerly swim up to the
beach, where they are rewarded with fresh fish. In the mornings
our resident pelicans and cormorants also enjoy a bucket or
two of fish hand fed to them on the beach. As well as our
world renowned wild dolphins, Tangalooma offers a wide range
of activities such as: tennis, squash, archery, snorkeling,
fishing, sailing, scuba diving, bushwalking, golf driving
net, putting green and wilderness Four Wheel Drive escorted
tours to many National Park highlights. These include visiting
Queensland's oldest lighthouse at Cape Moreton. Tangalooma
caters for all ages with Teens and Kids activities daily and
includes educational involvement in the Dolphin Education
Centre. At night enjoy an evening buffet in our fully licensed
restaurant or a more casual meal at the Beach Cafe.
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Fraser
Island
Fraser Island lies just off the east coast
of Australia. At 122 km long, it is the largest sand island
in the world. Majestic remnants of tall rainforest growing
on sand and half the world's perched freshwater dune lakes
are found inland from the beach. The combination of shifting
sand- dunes, tropical rainforests and lakes makes it an exceptional
site. This sub tropical island has a truly amazing array of
natural wonders including beautiful rainforests, pristine
lakes, endless surf beaches, immense sand blows, cliffs of
coloured sands, crystal clear streams and vast stretches of
mangroves. Fraser Island has at least 40 lakes including half
of the world’s perched dune lakes. Fraser is also home
to over 200 species of birds along with a variety of mammals,
wallabies, snakes, possums, turtles and flying foxes.
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