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  North Queensland Tour and Adventure Safari - Frontier Safaris - Cape York Safari. Run away and experience the adventure of a lifetime in one of the most remote parts of Australia. The tropical wilderness of Cape York, North Queensland, is a secluded place, isolated by rivers and lush tropical rainforest. Explore the most northerly tip of the continent and a days fishing on the beach at old Mapoon. Enjoy a ferry cruise to Thursday Island - the trade capital of the Torres Straits, the water is magical. Camp under the highest “Star Hotel” and share your experiences around the fire. This is truly a great adventure.
 

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  Brisbane to Cairns or reverse 10 day -

This package is the ideal way to see Australia on a budget whilst meeting other like minded travellers. All our transport is on deluxe coaches to ensure a comfortable ride between highlights. In each location you are looked after by local tour guides that know the region you are visiting and all the accommodation is centrally located and chosen for its amenities.....This is a great way to see Australia.

 

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  Tully River Full Day Rafting - In addition to providing sensational white water, R'n'R White Water Rafting's selection of rafting tours allows visitors from all corners of the globe to experience the scenic majesty that is Tropical North Queensland's World Heritage-listed "Wet Tropics" region. Our range appeals from the "armchair adventurer" right through to those clients seeking the ultimate wilderness experience - flying in by helicopter, rafting down Grade 5 rapids while camping on remote riverbanks in isolated wilderness.  

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  1 Day Port Douglas Experience- ex Cairns - Enjoy a relaxing afternoon visit to Port Douglas, an international celebrity hotspot and popular film location.
 

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  Evening Dinner Cruise - Trinity Inlet - ex Cairns, Great Barrier Reef - A perfect way to end a perfect day - discover the delights of evening cruising with Ocean Spirit Cruises. Enjoy dinner on our luxurious catamaran while cruising on the calm waters of Trinity Inlet. With a glass of champagne in hand, stroll the decks and savour the sights of the city by night.  

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  Ballooning Cairns Highlands - Experience the thrill of a balloon flight. As the sun rises your pilots gently lift off and quietly glide the balloons over the panorama of the Cairns Highlands  

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  Aboriginal Culture Park Cairns Queensland - Located in Kuranda, just north of Cairns, Tjapukai's show business has become the most awarded Aboriginal cultural attraction in Australia and is credited with enhancing reconciliation locally, nationally and internationally. Tjapukai showcases the culture of the rainforest people of Tropical North Queensland. Situated on 25 acres of land owned by the Tjapukai people at Caravonica, north of Cairns, Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park is a stunning theatrical interpretation of Aboriginal culture from the beginning of time into the future.
 

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  Jungle Tours - Cape Tribulation Day Tour - Want to get away to the ultimate destination? You can travel to Cape Tribulation direct on our informative guided transfer service. You might like to include a wildlife cruise on the famous Daintree River and a refreshing swim in beautiful Mossman Gorge, or a guided tour of the Rainforest Habitat Wildlife Sanctuary and a guided rainforest walk at Maardja in the heart of Cape Tribulation. Create your own adventure!  

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  Cairns Car Hire - Australia's best car rental companies compared with no hidden extras.
Cheapest priced car hire. Guaranteed.
 

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  Indigenous Tours Cooktown- GUURRBI TOURS - These magical, award-winning tours with Aboriginal Elder, Willie Gordon, are now listed as one of Australia's Ultimate Must-Do Experiences. Willie takes guests to his ancestral rock art sites, set in stunning countryside high in the hills above Hope Vale. Here he shares the stories behind the art - stories which can only be told by Elders of the Nugal clan - and explains how the paintings speak of the essence of life and the lores of his people. With his great smile and infectious laugh, Willie gives you an amazing insight into Aboriginal society and will have you thinking about your own relationship with the land and how the lores of his people can apply to us all.
 

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  Wavelength Outer Reef Snorkelling Adventures - The Great Barrier Reef is the most diverse eco-system on the planet. Our love of this reef system has led us to become leaders in reef conservation and we remain the only company specialising in snorkelling. Snorkel over vast reef flats and shallow protected lagoons, cruise through fragile staghorn forests or massive boulder coral gardens , see the enormous spectacular drop-offs or just sit on the sundeck and dream.  

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  Kuranda Ultimate Tour- Train, Skyrail, Rainforestation & Butterflies - Our premium Kuranda tour - the best way to maximise your Kuranda AND Australian Experience, where you’ll get to explore indigenous culture, native wildlife and World Heritage rainforest all in one day.
 

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  Liveaboard Dive/Snorkelling Trips with Cairns Dive - The M.V. Kangaroo Explorer is a modern 25 metre catamaran specifically designed for Queensland coastal cruising. Each of our 16 cabins are air-conditioned, w/ en-suite facilities, port hole or window. The main deck has a spacious saloon and a well stocked bar. The top deck offers an enclosed air-conditioned sun lounge as well as an open and shaded sundeck. The Kangaroo Explorer is equipped with a spacious dive deck along with a dive tender both providing easy access to and from the water.  

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  Wicked Campervan Hire in Cairns - In Cairns everyday brings new and exciting discoveries. Whether you are looking for some adventure or a chance to get away from it all. A Wicked Camper offers you the ultimate freedom to make your own Australian holiday. You can save on local tours by heading north of Cairns and explore Port Douglas, Cape Tribulation and the Daintree. Or you can also take a camper one way and head down the East Coast. A Wicked Camper offers the ultimate accommodation and transport option, saving you money that can be used on short trips to local hotspots like the Whitsundays, Fraser Island, and Australia Zoo.  

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  Great Barrier Reef Sailing Trip -

Passions of Paradise is a custom built 25 meter maxi-cat, sailing daily to Paradise Reef and Michaelmas Cay from Cairns.

No matter what the weather conditions, she will adapt. Strong winds mean exciting performance and less travelling time and calm winds mean a spacious comfortable platform to soak up the sun.

 

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  6 Day Cairns Adventure - The Ultimate Adventure Package...awesome day out rafting grade 3-4 rapids over 5 hours. Snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef, spotting 'Crocs" on the Daintree River...  

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  Learn to Dive Courses in Cairns - with Cairns Dive Centre -

Cairns Dive Centre is one of the largest certifying agencies in the world. We have been operating in Cairns for many years, maintaining outstanding customer service.

Cairns Dive Centre offers day cruises and live aboard trips for the snorkeller and diver, as well as learn-to-dive courses through all levels from Open Water to Instructors. We are a SSI training centre

We make sure you do it the right way, and the FUN way!

 

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  1 Day Fly-Drive Cooktown & the Rainbow Serpent Tour - Depart Cairns early morning for the 40 minute flight to Cooktown with Skytrans, and enjoy the spectacular views as you fly along the coast between the rainforest and the reef. On arrival you will be met by Guurrbi Tours and driven to the outskirts of Hope Vale for the Rainbow Serpent Tour with Nugal-warra Elder, Willie Gordon.
 

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  2 Days - Tully White Water Rafting - Fitzroy Island - Two days of adventure- white water rafting the Tully River, and exploring Fitzroy Islands rainforests and reefs.  

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  Barron River Half Day Rafting - The Barron River Gorge where we raft is located 20 minutes' drive north of Cairns and lies along a traditional pathway for the original Djabugay people, who used it to reach the coast from Kuranda. The Barron Falls, further upstream, is considered a sacred site, although today the Falls' fury, which inspired Bama (aboriginal) belief in its sanctity, is tamed by a hydroelectric power station.  

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  Day Trip Diving/Snorkelling with Cairns Dive Centre - The MV Sun-kist departs daily from the Marlin Jetty and visits 2 different dive/snorkel locations daily from a choice of Milln, Briggs, Moore and Thetford Reefs, Outer Barrier Reefs approximately 66 kilometers from the coast of Cairns. The experienced Sun-kist crew were selected for their local knowledge and love of the area and ocean. They will show you the best of the best dive and snorkel sites avaiable off Cairns.  

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  Cairns Car Hire - Australia's best car rental companies compared with no hidden extras.
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  10 DAY CAIRNS TO GOLD COAST OR BYRON BAY- FLEXI-TOURING - Enjoy the Whitsunday's - Sail the the Reef - enjoy the night life- Camp on Fraser Island. White water rafting on the Tully River...
 

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  Open Water Advanced Dive Courses with Cairns Dive Centre - At Cairns Dive Centre, the emphasis is on increased training in actual dive conditions. The basis of our training concept is thorough practice of scuba skills in the controlled environment of our new diver training centre. These skills combined with the understanding of safe diving practices and theory, prepare you for the ultimate Great Barrier Reef experience  

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  Great Barrier Reef Cruise Cairns -

Great Barrier Reef Backpacker Cruise - One of the fastest boats out to the reef = more time snorkelling...Visit two Great Barrier Reef outer reef locations-4 hours of snorkelling and dive time

 

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Tropical North Queensland is a popular backpacker destination. The place for the Great Barrier Reef, tropical rainforest and the coastal resort towns of Port Douglas, Cairns, the hinterland with the Atherton Tableands, and the drive to the north and Cape Tribulation.

Great Barrier Reef

The main entry point is Cairns airport has both domestic and international flights. Cairns transfers are cheap and for those who like to be organised can be booked ahead. The railway runs a Brisbane Cairns train or by bus Cairns Brisbane is possible in one long trip but most of us break the journey at the stoppign palces between Brisbane Cairns.

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