Things to do in the Tropical North

There's a fantastic range of things to do here's just a few suggestions, I hope others will use this page as a basis for expanding on the listings:

Suggested Itineraries

Great Barrier Reef - 1 or 2 days


The worlds largest living thing! and wonder of the World so you ha ve to spend a bit of time discovering the Great Barrier Reef and it's treasures from a short trip with the family to a sandy beach on a coral Island just out of Cairns, to a full on immersion immersion of all there is to know. And for something straight out of a SCUBA diving magazine editorial a multi-day trip to the Coral Sea



Rainforest - 1 or 2 Days
The World Heritage listed rainforests are just spectacular, first timers cant miss a trip to Kuranda the Village in the rainforest on Skyrail or the historic Kuranda Scenic Railway, and the although a trip to the Daintree will educate and inspire the best of us, there's some fantastic bushwalking close to Cairns and surrounds - see the photo a right taken just behind the city on a walk to Lambs Head.

Other special activities - your going to need 1 - 5 days for some of these!
We have one of the best places in the world to go hot air ballooning because of low prices and great weather on the Atherton Tablelands at Mareeba, or if you have a bit more time maybe join a turtle rescue project on Cape York with the Mappoon Indigenous community. Willie Gordon's explanation of his traditional country at Cooktown will leave you thinking for months about our connection to the land and the pasts' influences on the future

Relax and Explore
Although you'll most likely be flying into Cairns airport, its only a bit over an hour to Port Douglas and the relaxed village atmosphere there, or why venture to the historic town of Cooktown, or see the Cassowaries at Mission Beach