4 night Outback, Reef & Rainforest - Cairns

THE HOTEL CAIRNS
PLANTATION STYLE HOTEL
MODERN ROOMS
BUFFET BREAKFAST INCLUDED
COMPLIMENTARY SMART CAR
LAPPA JUNCTION
MAREEBA WETLANDS
CHILLAGOE CAVES
CHILLAGOE CAVES
MEET THE LOCALS!
MT UNCLE DISTILLERY
AFTERNOON TEA
OUTBACK
PIONEERING DAYS
GREEN ISLAND
GREEN ISLAND SNORKELLING
BEAUTIFUL BEACH
COMFORTABLE VESSEL
SUNLOUNGE DECK
OUTER REEF
UNDERWATER OBSERVATORY
DIVING
CAPE TRIBULATION
SCUBA DOO
SCENIC ROAD
DAINTREE RIVER CRUISE
CROCODILES IN THE WILD
BEAUTIFUL SCENERY
CASSSOWARY SIGHTING
RAINFOREST DRAGON
CAPE TRIB BEACH
DAINTREE RIVER CROSSING
DAINTREE PEDESTRIAN!
FAN PALM
BILLY TEA

Save $346/couple.  Visit Australia's beautiful Outback and famous Chillagoe Caves, the Great Barrier Reef & World Heritage Listed Cape Tribulation.    Explore the Northern wilderness, dive with technicolour fish and discover the Far North's unpredictable beauty.

Package Inclusions:

• 4 Nights at The Hotel Cairns
• 3 full days of touring
• Chillagoe Caves and Mareeba wetlands
• Luxury Green Island & Outer Reef tour
• Semi Submarine Coral view tour
• Snorkelling on Great Barrier Reef
• Explore Chillagoe Caves & Outback
• Visit wild Mareeba Wetlands
• Skybury Coffee Plantation
• 4WD Cape Tribulation Safari
• Crocodile Cruise on Daintree River
• Complimentary use of a Smart Car
• $10 Breakfast Vouchers/person/day* 

Your itinerary is as follows:-

Day One: Arrive into Cairns, check into The Hotel Cairns

Superbly positioned in the central business district of Cairns, The Hotel Cairns is a beautiful, modern, plantation style hotel is the classic accommodation of choice in Tropical North Queensland.

Its architectural profile and exterior facade is one of the most beautiful examples of Queenslander heritage style, and is a popular talking point among many of the hotel’s visitors and guests.

Privately owned and operated by an Australian family, The Hotel Cairns is thoroughly modern, but with an appealing touch of classical Queensland style, guest rooms present cool marble floors, terracotta tiles, elegant and functional fittings and luxurious linens.

The Planatation Rooms occupy the ground and first floor levels and are fully equipped hotel style rooms available in either 2 king single beds or 1 king size bed configuration.

Guestroom Facilities 

• Molton Brown Toiletries
• Luxurious Linen & Towels
• Well Lit Desk Area
• Iron & Ironing Board
• Air Conditioning
• Flat Screen Televisions
• Hair Dryer
• DVD/CD Player
• Tea & Coffee Making Facilities
• Direct Dial Telephones
• 54 Complimentary Satellite TV Channels
• Bath/Shower
• Bathrobes & Slippers

Day Two: Chillagoe Caves and Mareeba Wetlands tour

Day Three: Great Adventures Green Island & Outer Reef 

Green Island is a superb coral cay with delightful sandy beaches and crystal clear waters on the Great Barrier Reef just 45 minutes from Cairns. This daytrip gives you just under 2 hours free time to explore this perfect piece of paradise.  

After spending time on Green Island you will cruise on-board a modern comfortable high-speed catamaran to the first class multi-level pontoon situated on the outer edge at Norman Reef.

Inclusions:

• Air-conditioned fast catamaran
• Morning and afternoon tea
• 2 hours on Green Island
• 3 hours at the Outer Barrier Reef
• Delicious hot & cold 5 star buffet lunch 
• Semi-submersible coral viewing tours 
• Snorkelling equipment
• Buoyancy vests if required
• Underwater observatory
• Reef education presentation

The Pontoon features:

• Undercover seating and tables
• Full Bar Facilities
• Sun-deck with Sun-lounges
• Swimming enclosure for children
• Change rooms
• Freshwater showers
• Scuba diving
• Semi-submerged platform
• Great for Non-Swimmers
• Underwater observatory
• Semi Submersible reef viewer
• Scuba Doo - (At additional cost)

There are many activities available on Green Island for people of all ages and excellent underwater dive options at the Outer Barrier Reef that are perfect for non-swimmers!

The diversity of the Marine life at the Outer Barrier Reef is amazing. We saw a huge number of beautiful small and very large tropical fish including a huge Maori Wrasse "Wally" who kept coming right up to us to say hello. It is the closest I have come to swimming in an aquarium. The Coral Gardens are very pretty and extensive.

As a dive site there were fabulous swim throughs and caves and a fantastic range of sea life.

If you want to learn more about the reef there is a Guided Snorkel tour that is very informative.

Optional Extras:

Scenic Helicopter Flights:
See the reef from below and above! You can fly to the reef or fly home by helicopter, or, do a quick Joy Flight while at the reef. There are many options and this is an absolute BUZZ! These are at an additional cost.

Scuba Doo:
This Outer Barrier Reef pontoon is the only place in Australia where you can cruise the reef in your own space-age underwater scooter. Tours depart every 25 minutes from the pontoon with professional guides. There are limited places so it is best to book early.

Hotel coach transfers from your Cairns accommodation or Cairns Beaches accommodation are available if required at an additional charge.

Day Four: Billy Tea Cape Tribulation 4wd Safari

Billy Tea Bush Safaris is the longest established 4WD day tour operator to Cape Tribulation.

What makes it Great?

• 1 Hour Daintree River Cruise
• Hand feed kangaroos
• Lunch at a freshwater creek
• 4WD the "Bloomfield Track"
• Small & personalised

Tour Includes:

• Environmentalist driver/guide
• Air conditioned 4WD vehicles
• Scenic coastal drive
• 1 hour Daintree River Cruise
• Morning Tea
• Alexandra Range lookout
• Guided National Park walks
• The 4WD "Bloomfield Track"
• Hand feed kanagaroos
• Emmegen freshwater creek
• Tropical BBQ
• Walk on Cape Tribulation Beach
• National Park elevated boardwalks
• Cable ferry crossing

Your naturalist guide will meet you at The Hotel Cairns at around 7:00am.  The first 1/2 of the journey north is very scenic with beautiful ocean views in contrast with the lush farmland around Mossman.  After morning tea you will learn about the mangrove rainforests, and hopefully observe local wildlife including the Estuarine Crocodiles on the Daintree River Cruise.

Ascending the Alexandra Range pause for a panoramic view of World Heritage Rainforest merging with the azure colours of the Coral Sea. Experience the rainforest first hand on an elevated Daintree National Park boardwalk. Your guide will offer interesting flora and fauna interpretation.

A delicious barbecue lunch with freshly made salads is prepared while you have the chance to hand feed a kangaroo and enjoy a cold drink from the bar.

This tour offers a little more... It takes you beyond Cape Tribulation along the 4WD only 'Bloomfield Track', arriving at pristine Emmagen Creek. You have the opportunity to take a refreshing swim. Look for fish and turtles in the creek, butterflies and exotic birds in the trees and often Goannas on the forest floor. Indulge in a feast of tropical fruit, a complimentary glass of white wine or savour a cup of Traditional Billy Tea, all of which enhance the tranquil surrounds.

At Cape Tribulation Beach there is a little time to swim (seasonal) or stroll along the beach and boardwalk where the Rainforest meets the Reef.

On the way home travel over the Daintree River via the cable ferry crossing. Return to The Hotel Cairns by 6:30pm.

Day Five: Check out from The Hotel Cairns, depart Cairns refreshed and inspired.

PLEASE NOTE: Meals (except breakfast vouchers & those stated in the tours) are not included. Airport transfer is not included.

In your free time: - Why not take a Smart Car and explore the region.

SMART CAR TERMS & CONDITIONS:
Insurance:
A choice of
1. $30.00 per day with a $500.00 credit card imprint
2. No charge with a $1,500.00 credit card imprint

License:
Guest must be 25 years of age and over
Guest must have a current drivers license (in the case of an international guest either a international license or an English license
Photocopy of their passport (international)

Area covered:
South to Mission Beach
North to the Daintree River (cannot cross the river to Cape Tribulation)
Atherton Tablelands
(Car is not to be used on unsealed roads or through flood waters)

The Smart Car is available at The Hotel Cairns Reception and can be collected from 7am to 7pm or as arranged with the Front Desk or Reservations. Can seat 2 people only.

* Breakfast voucher is per person and can be put towards a full breakfast.  Full breakfast at The Hotel Cairns is $27.50/person reduced to $17.50/person with the voucher. 

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