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3 Nights Green Island
Barrier Reef Tour
Kuranda Train Skyrail
FROM $1013 PER PERSON
UNBEATABLE!
SAVE $1340
blockout dates apply
This package offers a quality Cairns experience at a fraction of the normal price.
- 4 Nights Ocean View Room at Mercure Harbourside
- Reef Experience Cruise inc. Intro dive or guided snorkel tour
- Hot Air Ballooning
- Kuranda Train & Skyrail
from $718 per person
SAVE $460!
The Lakes Resort and Spa 4 ½ star resort located beside the magnificent Cairns Botanical Gardens offering full resort facilities and spacious apartments.
1 Bedroom Apartments
from $141 per night
2 Bedroom Apartments
from $159 per night
STAYS TO 21st JUNE
Enjoy 6 nights of absolute luxury with warm tropical skies, excellent snorkelling and luxurious accommodation. You will never want to leave...
3 nights Sheraton
Barrier Reef Tour
Breakfast Daily
from $972 per person
SAVE $1913!
from $529 per night
Rate includes 2 people:
*All meals
*Guided Rainforest Walk
*Guided River Cruise
*Scenic flight & passage to remote wilderness
*Blackout dates apply
Stay between now and 31/March/2013
Fitzroy Island is fringed with pretty coral gardens in the ocean and a hiking trail up to the lighthouse. Enjoy the many activities the island has to offer such as Sea Kayaking and snorkelling.
FITZROY ISLAND
BARRIER REEF TOUR
RETURN TRANSFERS FROM CAIRNS
from $768 per couple
SAVE $335!
blockout dates apply
Cheap & Charming Package - Cairns
Cheap & Charming Package





DOUBLE ROOM WITH ENSUITE
REEF EXPERIENCE - INTRO DIVE - OUTER REEF
FOOD & WINE TOUR - MEETING LOCALS
EXOTIC FRUIT WINES

FLORIANA GUEST HOUSE
OUTDO0R SEATING AREA

DOUBLE ROOM WITH ENSUITE

CHARMING TRADITIONAL GUESTHOUSE

LOCATED ON THE CAIRNS ESPLANADE

REEF EXPERIENCE

COMFORTABLE INTERIOR

FREE INTRO OR CERT DIVE

SPECTACULAR SNORKEL DESTINATIONS

VISIT 2 REEF LOCATIONS

FISH FEED

SAY HELLO TO WALLY!

GALLO DAIRYLAND

NQ GOLD COFFEE

DE BRUEYS WINERY

WINE TASTING

WONDAREE MACADAMIAS

TWIN KAURI PINES

LAKE BARRINE TEAHOUSE

TOLGA PUB
European Charming Package
Package Inclusions:
- 7 Nights Floriana Guest House
- Heritage listed old fashioned accom.
- Double Room with Ensuite
- Located on Cairns Esplanade
- Reef Experience Outer Reef full day tour
- Intro Dive, Cert Dive or Snorkel tour included
- Tasty Tablelands Food & Wine full day tour
- Tour farms and meet the people
- Exotic tropical fruit wines
- Curtain Fig Tree
- Both tours include return transfers from Floriana
Day One: Arrive into Cairns, check into Floriana Guest House
Built by a musically gifted Maltese family in the late 1930's, Floriana is a very small family run Heritage listed Budget Guesthouse.
Floriana is perfect for travellers who enjoy a budget, boutique guesthouse. Located only a 20 minute walk from the main restaurant precinct of the Cairns Esplanade and 25 minutes walk from the Reef Fleet Terminal.
Floriana features an internal circular staircase leading to 4 studio rooms. It is possible to upgrade to a Studio flat, please enquire for costings...
Step back in time. There are no telephones in the rooms. There is a pianola in the foyer and a dining table at the front of the building where you can enjoy a meal with a lovely vista.
The pool area is very large with a raised Spa, Waterfall and deep pool with shallow section for people working on their tan. There is plenty of outdoor seating and a B.B.Q. near the pool in the garden.
Day Two: Reef Experience Outer Barrier Reef Cruise
ALL INCLUSIVE package includes:
- 6 hours at the reef
- Two spectacular Outer Barrier Reef locations
- Guided snorkel, introductory or certified dive
- Glass bottom boat tour & commentary
- Freshly prepared breakfast
- Smorgasbord hot & cold lunch
- Morning tea & coffee
- Wine & cheese/fruit platter on return
- All equipment & wetsuit hire
- Limited numbers - personalised service
- Bus transfers from Cairns accommodation
- No extra costs. All reef levies & charges included
Returning to Cairns marina around 4:30pm.
Reef Experience luxury day trip commences with your pickup from Floriana guesthouse, then boarding at 7:30am at the Marlin Jetty in Cairns. Enjoy a freshly prepared tropical breakfast, then cruise to the Outer Reef where you will spend 6 full hours snorkeling, scuba diving, swimming and visiting 2 spectacular reef locations. Come face to face with schools of tropical reef fish and amazing spectacular coral formations.
Norman Reef
The very Outer Reef 70 kms from Cairns, on the Continental Shelf, yielding incredible visibility, Underwater canyons, swim throughs, and prolific large fish life. A must to see, the best location for 'Night Diving'. Meet Frank the Giant Wrasse.
Saxon Reef
Renowned for huge Manta Rays, friendly inquisitive moray eels, great for diving or snorkelling.
Hastings Reef
10 square kilometres of spectacular corals and exotic fish. Famous for tame reef sharks, giant wrasse, huge cod, inquisitive moray eels and giant clam gardens.
Breaking Patches
Located off Michaelmas Cay, Amongst forests of Staghorn Coral, Black Coral Trees and sea fans, is a huge breeding ground for turtles where you will meet our little rock star "Tina Turtle" and her friends.
Reefs are chosen on the day subject to best ocean conditions and tides.
Day Three: Tablelands Food and Wine Tour
Explore the Atherton Tablelands while enjoying the Food and Wine.
The Food Trails Highlander is a Tasty sightseeing tour visiting our rich agricultural lands on the Tablelands.
You will visit both the wet and dry tropics, the tablelands towns of Mareeba, Tolga and Yungaburra. Tasting excellent commercial produce, and meeting local people, are all part of this unique and personalised tour.
European cheese and chocolate makers, with a passion for fine food produce new and traditional cheeses, plus hand made chocolates. You can view the cheese factory and stroll over to the shed where the cows are being milked. Enjoy a Devonshire tea, cheese tastings and if you're lucky a bit of chocolate.
deBrueys Boutique Wines produce tropical fruit wines, ports and liquers. Exotic tropical fruits such as Mangos, lychees, passionfruit, jaboticaba and native fruits produce a wide selection of wines. You will be invited to sample Bob and Elaine de Brueys range and you may purchase at the cellar door. Take some back to your hotel to enjoy with cheese or have it packed and sent direct to your home.
Hear all about the macadamia industry at Wondaree Macadamia Plantation. Around Greg's farm and under the trees your informative tour explains how they grow and harvest this Australian bush nut. Tastings are provided for your enjoyment and Macadamias can be purchased direct from the farmer.
Coffee Plantation Tour and Tasting. Learn about different coffee roasts and indulge your taste buds with a cup of coffee made by Maria. Bruno and Maria Maloberti are passionate about coffee and control their coffee from tree to cup in an organic classic italian style.
This tour departs daily except Sunday.
Inclusions:
- Tastings at deBrueys' tropical fruit winery
- Cheese making talk and tastings at Gallo's Dairy
- Interactive coffee plantation tour and tasting at NQ Gold coffee
- Informative tour and tastings at Wondaree macadamias
- Tropical seafood lunch featuring local produce
- Morning and Afternoon Tea
- Wet Tropics Rainforest
- Curtain Fig Tree
- Lake Barrine and Twin Kauri Pines
- The Seven Sisters - Volcanic cinder cones
- Country towns
Departures:
Pick up at approx 8:00am
Returning between 5:15 - 5:30pm.
There are 21 passenger seats on this tour. Keeping it small, means you will have a relaxed and personalised day.
WHAT TO BRING: Please wear comfortable casual clothes, and walking shoes. We also recommend you bring a shady hat, at any time of year, and a warm jacket between May and September.
Day Four, Five, Six and Seven: Relax or explore our beautiful area and beaches
Day Eight: Time to say Goodbye.
Please Note: The Cheap & Charming Package includes accommodation and tours but does not include Airport Transfers or any meals besides breakfast & lunch included on the reef cruise and food provided on the Food Trails tour. You can start this package any day of the week.
| All prices shown in Australian Dollars | ||
| Prices valid from now until 31 March 2013 | ||
| 7 Night European Charm Package | PACKAGE | |
| European Charm Budget | 1 Adults | $889 (includes levies) |
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| European Charm Budget | 2 Adults | $1,225 (includes levies) |
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Cairns Getaway Package!
-4 nights The Hotel Cairns
-Green Island Day trip
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-Kuranda Train/Skyrail - hotel transfers
-$10 Breakfast Vouchers daily per person
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Lizard Island surrounded by the unspoilt wonders of the Great Barrier Reef
FREE RETURN FLIGHTS
Book a minimum 5 nights stay on Lizard Island in any room type and receive complimentary return flights to Lizard Island from Cairns for two adults.
SAVE $1156
per couple
(Blockout dates apply: 01 - 31 Aug 2012 and 20 - 27 Oct 2012)
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Mantra Esplanade located opposite the esplanade swimming lagoon and steps to the Marina.
STAY 3 PAY 2
reduced to $133 p/n
based on 1 Bed City View
Travel between now and 21/June/2012
5 night Reef & Rainforest package
- Bay Village Studio Room
-Continental Breakfast daily
-FREE 5 hours wireless i.net
-FREE drink when dining
-Outer Barrier Reef
-Coral Viewing Tour
-Kuranda Train & Skyrail
-Cape Tribulation
-Rainforest Habitat
-Daintree River Cruise
from $726 p/person
including levy
save $281 person
Travel between now and 31/March/2013
Mantra Trilogy Located right in the heart of the Esplanade and minutes walk from restuarants, shops and Marina precinct.
STAY 3 PAY 2
reduced to $153 p/n
based on 1 Bed Apartment
Travel between now and 30/June/2012
Silky Oaks Lodge is a romantic luxury rainforest lodge located on the Mossman River 1.5 hours north of Cairns.
'Uniquely Silky'
3 night package
- breakfast for 2 daily
- bottle of Moet and canape's
- 3 course dinner nightly
- 1.2hr Kuku Yalanji dreamtime walk
- 1 hour spa treatment/person
Only $1099/person
Travel between now and 31/March/2013
Bay Village
Stay 5 nights and receive:
- Room upgrade to Studio
- Continental Breakfast daily
- FREE 5 hours wireless internet
- FREE drink when dining
Based on a minimum stay of 5 consecutive nights, 2 pax staying
only $130 room/night
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Travel between now and 31/March/2013
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
reduced to $108 per night (including discount)
Upgrade to Deluxe Tower Room including full breakfast daily reduced to $126.75/night
Based on Twin Share
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