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Tour Specials!

Down Under Heli
Escape to Lizard Island
Thursday 15th March 2012 ONLY
$489 per person
Includes:
- Scenic 60minute Reef Flight to Lizard Island
- Gourmet picnic lunch with sparkling wine and all accompaniments
- Snorkelling Equipment Over 5 hours at the exotic jewel of the Great Barrier Reef “Lizard Island”
- Return Scenic 60minute Cape Tribulation Flight
Travel between now and 15/March/2012

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Get High Up Top & Dive Down Under
Get High up Top & Dive Down Under!
Includes:-
-2 Outer Reef locations
- Intro or Cert Dive
- Guided Snorkel tour
- Glass bottom boat tour
- 10 min scenic heli flight
from $209 p/person
**SAVE $100**
*reef levy of $20/person extra
Travel between now and 31/March/2012

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Reef Experience
Reef Experience
visits 2 Outer Reef locations with six hours to enjoy snorkelling and diving and relaxing!
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FREE INTRO DIVE, Guided Snorkel Tour, or Cert Dive
-On-board marine naturalist presentation
-FREE Cairns city transfers
-Breakfast
-Wine & Cheese on way home
ONLY $164
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Tusa T6
Tusa 6 holds a roving permit. The skipper chooses the BEST 2 Outer Reef locations.
Dive Special
3 Certified Dives - Full Gear - $225
3 Certified Dives - Tanks & Weights - $195

+ $10 EMC payable on board
NEW BOAT - JUST LAUNCHED!!
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Down Under Heli
FLY/CRUISE COMBO
- Visit 2 reef destinations
- 5 hours at the Reef
- Snorkelling equipment
- Glass bottom boat tour
- BBQ Lunch inc. prawns
-25 min scenic helicopter flight from Cairns over Reef and Sand Cays
ONLY $299pp
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Raging Thunder Ballooning
Your balloon flight is only the beginning of your adventure...
Romantic Hot Air Ballooning!
from $195 / Adult
(plus $30 p/person aviation levy)
Personalised Flight Certificate
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Kuranda in a Day!
Kuranda
TRAIN & SKYRAIL
The most popular day tour including Freshwater Station & Return transfers from your hotel.
from $107 per person
(Cancellation conditions apply)
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Daintree Walkabout
Daintree Walkabout
-Kuku Yalanji Dreamtime Walk at Mossman Gorge
-Tea and damper
-Lunch at Silky Oaks Lodge
-1 hour Daintree River Cruise
-Exotic Fruit Tasting
-Short tour of Port Douglas
from $155 per adult
Departs: Mon, Wed, Fri
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Barron River Rafting
Barron River Rafting
Half day afternoon, 2 hours of white water rafting. No experience necessary.  Up to Grade 3 rapids.  Minimum age 12.
$99 per person
including hotel transfers
+ $25 National Park levy
Travel between now and 29/February/2012

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Ultimate 3 Day Reef Pass
Cairns & Port Douglas
Ultimate Reef Pass
The award winning Quicksilver and Great Adventures offer the widest range of reef cruises on the Great Barrier Reef.
Choose 3 reef cruises from either Quicksilver or Great Adventures on this pass.
$410/adult
SAVE UP TO $175!
Departs from Cairns and Port Douglas
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River Tubing
River Tubing Tours
- Half day mornings available
- Pick up in Cairns approx 7.45am
- Pickup in Northern Beaches approx 7.15am
- Returning 12.00pm
- Approx 2 hours of tubing!
$59 + $10 levy = $69 Adults (12 years & older)
$39 + $10 levy = $49 Children (5 to 11 years)
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Cairns Scenic - Reef By Air


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Down Under Heli

Fly/Cruise or Cruise/Fly to the reef
  • Scenic Flights
  • Spectacular views
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Take an awesome scenic flight with Down Under Heli over five reef locations, and combine your day with a cruise and snorkel on the magnificent Great Barrier Reef.  Half day Fly / Cruise tours check in at 12:30pm returning to the Reef Fleet Terminal at approx 5:00pm.

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Seaplane Scenic Reef Flight

30 Min Scenic Reef Flight
  • Departs Cairns Daily
  • Great Barrier Reef from 500ft
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At an altitude of 500 feet enjoy the view of reefs, islands and coral cays as well as marine life including whales, manta rays, schools of tuna and turtles. This magnificent 45 minute flight will provide you with memories lasting a lifetime. (Don’t forget your camera!)...more info

Green Island & Reef Heli Flight

Green Island & Great Barrier Reef Heli Flights
  • View spectacular scenery
  • Half & full day options
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A scenic heli flight is the most exhilarating and unique way of experiencing a birds eye view of Tropical North Queensland's spectacular icons. Cairns Heli-Scenic presents a range of scenic flight tours, offering exciting and memorable 'aerial experiences' over some of the most spectacular and unique scenery in this beautiful region...more info

Fly & Cruise Reef Trip

One Day Reef Trip
  • Spectacular Helicopter Flight
  • Many activities on pontoon
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Experience nature's finest from the air with Quicksilver Helicopters. Be exhilarated as you fly over the vivid blue waters of the Great Barrier Reef....more info

Cape York in a Day!

Cape York Day Tour
  • Walk on the top of Australia
  • View 1000km of landscapes
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Cape York in a Day! This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to stand on the tip of Australia! Not so long ago, and even today during the wet, a tour such as this would have been impossible. It is an impressive itinerary all jam packed into one unforgettable day!...more info

Seaplane to Green Island

Half or Full Day Green Island Trip
  • Spectacular scenic flight
  • 2 or 4 Hours on Green Island
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Discover world renowned Green Island the easy way by choosing from a range of departure times for a 10 minute flight to this tropical paradise. Here you have two hours to indulge yourself in nature, snorkel or dive, or just settle back at the luxurious Green Island resort before your return flight to Cairns....more info

Seaplane to Secluded Sandy Cay

Secluded Sandy Cay
  • Exclusive and Secluded
  • Reef Scenic Flight
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Cairns Sea Planes offer flights to island and cay destinations while giving guests spectacular memories that will last a lifetime. Each flight has a small number guests so you may enjoy personalised attention from the crew...more info

Cairns In A Day!

1 Day Kuranda & Outer Reef
  • Spectacular Heli Experience
  • Scenic Reef Flight
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Cairns In A Day is ideal for visitors who want to make the most out of their stay in Cairns. This action packed day with show you the best sights covering the reef and rainforest all in a day!...more info

Scenic Heli Flights ex Cairns

Great Barrier Reef Scenic Flights
  • View spectacular scenery
  • Scenic heli flights
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Cairns Heli Scenic offer exciting and memorable 'aerial experiences' over some of the most spectacular and unique scenery in this beautiful region. To really appreciate the untouched beauty, you must see it from the air...more info

Lizard Island Daytrip

Lizard Island Daytrip
  • Scenic flight to Lizard Is.
  • Includes lunch
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This Lizard Island day tour is more than just a day out. View hundreds of reefs, islands and sand cays on a low level scenic flight, snorkel some of the best reefs in Australia from Lizard Island, then take in the amazing rainforests and wetlands of the Daintree...more info

Daintree Air Reef Flight

30 Minute Reef Flight
  • Window seats for all passengers
  • Marine-life Spotting
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A scenic flight with Daintree Air is the only way to gain a full appreciation of the size of the worlds largest living structure - the Great Barrier Reef.  Astronauts are amazed at what they see from outer space when they look down on the worlds largest living thing. You will be just as amazed...more info

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3 Day Reef, Kuranda,CapeTrib

Great Deal!
3 full Day tours to our famous world heritage Reef & Rainforest.

Outer Barrier Reef Cruise 
Cape Trib 4WD Safari
Kuranda Train & Skyrail
from $390 per adult

including Enviro. Management Levy

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The Adventure Company

Cape Trib Safari includes Rainforest Habitat Sanctuary, Daintree River Cruise and lunch.

from $139 per adult
save $20 per person

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Sea Change Apartments

SUMMER SPECIAL
Stay 10 Pay 5
from $135 per night

SEA CHANGE BEACHFRONT APARTMENTS
5 Star Luxury Apartments
Fantastic Ocean Views
1, 2, 3 & 4 bedroom apartments

Travel between now and 31/March/2012

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Cairns Getaway Package

Cairns Getaway Package!

-4 nights The Hotel Cairns
-Green Island Day trip
-Snorkel gear or Glass bottom boat 
-Kuranda Train/Skyrail - hotel transfers
-$10 Breakfast Vouchers daily per person
-Complimentary Smart Car! 
Only $399 per person
(based on 2 people sharing)
SAVE $96 per person
Book before 29th Feb & receive full breakfast daily and Deluxe Tower Room upgrade for only $39/person.
After 1st April $405 per person
(based on 2 people sharing)

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2 Day Package - Option 5

2 Day Reef, Kuranda Train & Skyrail Combo
- Osprey V Reef Cruise
- Glass Bottom Boat Tour
- Snorkelling Gear & lunch
- Kuranda Train & Skyrail
UNBEATABLE VALUE!

$210+$20 EMC p/p

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Sea Change Apartments

SEA CHANGE
BEACHFRONT APARTMENTS 
5 Star luxury Apartments
Fantastic Ocean Views

STAY 4 NIGHTS
from $169/night -Jan
from $159/night -Feb
INC. FREE CAR !

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2 day Cape Trib & Chillagoe

2 Day Cape Trib & Chillagoe Combo

- 1hour Daintree River Croc Spotting Cruise
- 4WD Bloomfield Track
- Mareeba Wetlands Cruise
- Chillagoe Caves
$340 per adult
*SAVE $20*

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Rum Runner Cairns

Rum Runner is a great value 2 Day / 1 Night liveaboard trip that carries a maximum of 16 passengers including all meals.

- Certified Divers -
- Up to 6 guided dives inc. night dive
- Snorkellers -
- One FREE Intro Dive 

$280
inc. all meals, reef levy etc

Book before 29/February/2012
Travel between now and 30/June/2012

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Tropical Reef & Rainforest

Bay Village
5 night Reef & Rainforest package

NEW PACKAGE!
-Studio Room
-Continental Breakfast daily
- FREE airport shuttle (7am-7pm)
-FREE 5 hours wireless internet
-FREE drink when dining
-Outer Barrier Reef
-Coral Viewing Tour
-Kuranda Train & Skyrail
-Cape Tribulation
-Rainforest Habitat
-Daintree River Cruise
from
 $695
person
save $281 person

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The Hotel Cairns

The Hotel Cairns Located one block from the famous Esplanade.

STAY 4 PAY 3
FREE USE OF SMART CAR
to explore the region
$10 BREAKFAST VOUCHER
from $108
per night
Upgrade to Deluxe Tower Room including full breakfast daily from $127.50/night.

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Sunset Cruise

Sunset Cruise & Dinner package  Enjoy a Sunset Cruise on 'MV Crocodile Explorer' followed by a 3 course meal at Dundee's on the Waterfront.

Includes:
- 1.5 hour Sunset Cruise on Trinity Inlet
- Welcome glass champagne
- Savoury nibbles
- 3 course set menu at Dundee's
(child - 2 course menu)
Only $77/ adult

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