DESCRIPTION
Itinerary
Day 1: Pick Up from Airport and Free Day
Pass By: Cairns, Cairns, Cairns Region, Queensland
Picked up from airport, you will proceed to Hotel
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight at Double Tree by Hilton or Similar,a 4-Star Hotel
Day 2: “Quicksilver Reef Cruise” to Agincourt Reef (No accompanying guide for this day, Lunch included))
Stop At: Great Barrier Reef, Cairns, Queensland Australia
Quicksilver coach picks up passengers from hotels at about 9:00-9:15am and transfers to Port Douglas reef terminal. For the experience of a lifetime, Quicksilver’s wave piercing catamarans and friendly crew will take guests to a reef at the very edge of Australia’s Continental Shelf, to an underwater world that is a dazzling kaleidoscope of colour and brilliance—Agincourt Reef, a magnificent ribbon reef experience the magic of the Great Barrier Reef. Clear waters provide the best possible underwater visibility, encourage rich coral growth and supports spectacular marine life. Seafood buffet lunch is serviced on board. Choose to dive, snorkel, or stay dry and explore the stunning reef from the comfort of a Quicksilver semi-submarine, just one metre underwater. Watch the fish feeding from Quicksilver’s unique underwater viewing platform and underwater observatory. The boat will be back to Port Douglas reef terminal by 4:30pm and Quicksilver coach transfer guests to the hotel in Cairns.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch: Seafood buffet lunch is serviced on board.
Accommodation included: Overnight at Double Tree by Hilton or Similar,a 4-Star Hotel
Day 3: Rainforestaion Nature Park & aboriginal culture&Amy Duck Tour/ Kuranda Village
Stop At: Kuranda, Kuranda, Queensland
9:00-9:30am driver-guide picks up guests leads them to Kuranda Village.Guests can choose to take a one way trip to the Kuranda range by famous Skyrail Cableway (expense at own arrangement) with amazing panoramic views of the tropical landscape, Barron River and rainforest canopy.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Rainforestation Nature Park, 1030 Kennedy Hwy, Kuranda QLD 4881, Australia
The group will visit Kuranda Village where guests will have free time to explore this quaint small town, including the Heritage Markets which operate daily. Guests can also arrange their own lunch during this time. In the afternoon, discover the living history of Australia’s indigenous people — the people of the rainforest, and learn how to throw a spear and catching a boomerang. By listening to the didgeridoo play, one of the world’s oldest living cultures is brought to life by Aboriginal dance performances, storytelling and various interactive crafts and activities. From there, the group heads to the award-winning Rainforestation Nature Park where they can take a unique journey on the Army Duck tour. This all-terrain, amphibious World War II vehicle drives down dirt tracks and cruises the waterways. Throughout the unforgettable 45-minute rainforest tour, the highly knowledgeable Duck Captain will point out and explain the native flora and fauna.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Kuranda Visitor Information Centre, Coondoo St &, Therwine St, Kuranda, Queensland 4881 Australia
In the afternoon, guests will take a one way trip back down the Kuranda range by famous Railway(expense at own arrangement) with amazing panoramic views of the tropical landscape. Driver-guide picks up guests from the Railway Station and transfer either to the hotels
Duration: 2 hours
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight at Double Tree by Hilton or Similar,a 4-Star Hotel
Day 4: Atherton Tablelands/Paronella Park Day Tour
Stop At: Atherton Tablelands, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland
9:00-9:30am driver-guide picks up guests from Cairns CBD hotels or from Cairns airport, and leads to Atherton Tablelands, part of the World Heritage-listed Wet Tropics of Queensland. The first stop is the winner of RACQ 150 Must Do’s in Queensland, Paronella Park.Here, the historic Spanish castles, nestled in the lush rainforest, ignite the imagination and inspire dreams. It is also the inspiration for Japanese animation Master Hayao Miyazaki’s well-known movie ‘Castle in the Sky’. The guide leads guests to visit the castle, waterfalls, and the Lover-path, introducing a romantic tragedy that happened in this park, as well as inspiring the dreams coming true with hope. Lunch is enjoyed in the park (on own arrangement).
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Curtain Fig National Park, Yungaburra, Queensland Australia
On the way to Yungabarra, the group stops at the Giant Curtain Fig Tree, which is an enormous 2,000-year-old strangler fig with long aerial roots.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Lake Barrine, Lake Barrine, Queensland
Afterwards, the tour continues on a drive to Lake Barrine, formed by volcanic activity more than 12,000 years ago, in the middle of a pristine rainforest. The driver-guide then returns guests to hotel or drops them at Cairns airport in the late afternoon.
Duration: 30 minutes
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
