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Tropical Escape - including Barrier Reef

Brisbane to Cairns: 10 days / 9 nights

Escorted coach tour
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HIGHLIGHTS:
* Noosa on the Sunshine Coast
* Fraser Island 4wd Adventure
* Visit historic Langmorn Station
* Daydream Island stay
* Relax on Mission Beach
* Atherton Tablelands rainforest
* Visit Millaa Millaa Falls
* See the Curtain Fig Tree
* Great Barrier Reef Cruise
* Cairns Botanic Gardens
* Stay in tropical Cairns
* Great Barrier Reef cruise
* The Atherton Tablelands
* Visit Millaa Millaa Falls 
* See the Curtain Fig Tree
* Many meals included
* Hosted Barbeque at historic Whitfeld House		 Relaxing on Fraser Island

Departures: 

2012:
10 Apr
08 May**
05 June
03 July, 31 July**
28 Aug
25 Sep
23 Oct**
30 Nov
18 Dec 		2013:
15 Jan
12 Feb**
12 March

Similar dates to 2012 anticipated for rest of year

 

 

** = Guaranteed Departure
 

ITINERARY: Cairns to Sydney via the coast ('Tropical Escape')

Truly Ref. 1432
This escorted holiday allows you to see see Australia’s scenic east coast from Brisbane to Cairns including the |Great Barrier Reef, the Whitsundays and Fraser Island.
 
Day 1: Brisbane – Noosa
Day 1:
Arrive Brisbane.   This afternoon travel into Brisbane for an orientation tour and opal demonstration. Later travel to Noosa on the Sunshine Coast.
Hotel: The French Quarter, Noosa, 2 nights. (B)

Day 2: Noosa ‘Free Time’
Take time out to discover Noosa for yourself. Swim at Noosa Main Beach or venture a little further with an easy walk along the headland through to Noosa National Park. If you’re feeling adventurous, you could take a boat ride through the Noosa Everglades. Pristine beaches, lakes, wetlands, mangroves and diverse flora and fauna are among the spectacular scenery you’ll witness. (B)
Coastal cliff on Fraser IslandDay 3: Fraser Island – Hervey Bay
A day of discovery lies ahead as you explore the wonders of World Heritage listed Fraser Island. Your 4WD tour will visit Rainbow Beach coloured sands before heading across by ferry or barge to Fraser Island. Walk through the ancient rainforest at Central Station with its huge satinay, scribbly gum and kauri trees. Visit Lake McKenzie, ringed with magnificent white sandy beaches. Enjoy a delicious barbecue lunch you transfer by ferry to the mainland for your overnight stay at Hervey Bay.
Hotel: Mantra, Hervey Bay. (BLD)

Day 4: Hervey Bay – Rockhampton
Today you’ll journey to the beef capital of Australia. En route, stop at Langmorn Station, a fully operational cattle station. Enjoy afternoon tea at the homestead, a restored ‘Queenslander’ built in 1873. Cross the tropic of Capricorn and continue to Rockhampton, on the Fitzroy River.
Hotel: Travelodge, Rockhampton. (BD)
 
 
Enjoying the pool at Daydream IslandDay 5: Rockhampton – Daydream Island
Travel north through Mackay, Australia’s sugar capital, before continuing to Airlie Beach, a gateway to the Whitsunday Islands. At Airlie Beach we take a ferry across to Daydream Island in the heart of the spectacular Great Barrier Reef.
Hotel: Daydream Island Resort & Spa, Ocean Balcony Rooms, 2 nights. (BD)

Day 6: Daydream Island 'Free Time'
A day at leisure to explore Daydream Island. There are sailboarding and catamaran classes. You have the opportunity to take a rainforest walk, play beach volleyball, tennis, water polo or you could go snorkelling or kayaking. Perhaps just laze by one of the pools or on a beach or replenish your body and soul at the Daydream Rejuvenation Spa. (B)
 
Day 7: Mission Beach
Today’s journey takes you to Townsville, where you’ll have time for a stroll along the Strand then it’s on to Mission Beach in Tropical North Queensland.
Hotel: Castaways Resort & Spa, Mission Beach. (BD)
 
Millaa Millaa FallsDay 8: Mission Beach - Cairns
Climb the high tropical plateau known as the Atherton Tablelands, where lush rainforests, waterfalls and lakes abound. Our first stop is the Mamu Rainforest Canopy Walkway. Elevated walkways, a cantilever and observation tower offers you the exhilarating experience of being high in the rainforest canopy and provides spectacular panoramic views of World Heritage rainforest landscapes.
Later, visit Millaa Millaa Falls (pictured) and the famous Curtain Fig Tree. Your final destination today is Cairns. Late this afternoon after checking into your hotel explore the Cairns Botanic Gardens before a short stroll to historic Whitfeld House. You are invited by Joy and Henry Glennie to an exclusive barbecue at their restored Federation-style mansion located in a magnificent tropical garden setting.
Hotel: Novotel Oasis Cairns, Cairns, 2 nights. (BD)
Day 9: Great Barrier Reef
Join a high speed catamaran and cruise out to the Great Barrier Reef. Enjoy a reef education presentation and view the spectacular coral and tropical fish from the underwater observatory and the semi-submersible craft. There is the opportunity to go snorkelling and view this natural living wonder up-close (equipment provided). Enjoy a tropical buffet lunch before you return to Cairns. (BL)

Day 10: Depart Cairns
Your tour concludes today after breakfast. Make the most of your stay in this tropical city before being transferred to Cairns Airport for your onward flight. You could ride on Kuranda Railway taking you through the scenic countryside behind Cairns to the village of Kuranda with time to stroll through the market. Then return to the lowlands by the Skyrail Cableway above the Barron Gorge National Park, a beautiful experience. Visit the award-winning Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park to experience the History, Creation and Dance Theatres, where the legends of the Dreamtime are brought to life. Or perhaps take a day trip to Cape Tribulation and the Daintree National Park. Ask us about all the optional tours on offer in Cairns as well as additional nights’ accommodation. (B) 
 

INCLUDED IN YOUR ESCORTED COACH TOUR

Transportation. Tour by luxury air-conditioned coach with 2-door access, restroom, seatbelts, reclining seats, panoramic window
Professionally Escorted. Tour with an experienced, professional Tour Director and Tour Driver
Accommodation. Twin share rooms with private facilities in quality hotels
Dining Inclusions - as shown in itinerary
• Full Buffet Breakfasts  • Lunch   • Dinner
Plus
* Welcome drink 
* Travel wallet and map 
* Hotel porterage included 

Air fares are NOT included

Map - tropical escape Brisbane to Cairns coach tour

WEATHER:
Cairns - this is the tropics. That means warm all year round almost everywhere, especially around the coastal areas. Daytime temperatures in Cairns range from around 31º Celsius in December to March, to around 26º Celsius in May to August. The lush rainforests surrounding Cairns exist because of the high annual rainfall - but even the rain is warm here! 
 
PRICES: Tropical Escape escorted coach tour
Per person per tour		  Until 31 March 2013  01 Apr - 31 Dec 2013 Truly
Ref
Twin Share Single** Twin Share Single**
10 days/ 9 nights Brisbane to Cairns A$3537 A$4414 Request Request 1432
** A same gender room share can be requested to save paying the single room supplement (all room shares will be in non-smoking rooms)
Triple room prices available on request
Reductions for children 15 years and under and sharing a room with 2 adults are available on request
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NOTE: Other than for '** Guaranteed Departures', our local Australian coach operator partner reserves the right to cancel a tour up to 42 days before departure and offer an alternative tour or your money back. Please bear this in mind if you are organising complex touring arrangements within Australia. The itinerary shown may also be modified without notice.
 
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