9 DAY FULLY INCLUSIVE TOUR
TUESDAY 1ST JULY TO WEDNESDAY 9TH JULY
Welcome to Cairns and Port Douglas the gateway to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.
No matter who you are or how long you’re there, these are bucket list destinations not to be missed. Glide above the rainforest in the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway, do some snorkelling and rub fins with Nemo or just stroll along the pristine beaches. We even throw in a crocodile encounter to keep you on your toes!
Port Douglas, Mossman Gorge, Rainforest Habitat Wildlife Sanctuary “Breakfast with the Birds”, Daintree Discovery Centre, Hartleys Crocodile Farm, Cairns, Marineland Melanesia, Kuranda Markets, Rainforest Skyrail Cable Car, Josephine Falls, Historic Paronella Park, Jaques Coffee Plantation, Atherton Tablelands and Millaa Millaa Falls.
FLIGHTS
Melbourne to Cairns
Cairns to Melbourne
CRUISES
Daintree River Cruise
Daintree Ferry crossing
Hartleys Crocodile Lagoon Boat
Cruise to Green Island
Lake Barrine Cruise
RAIL
Kuranda Scenic Train
MULTIPLE NIGHT STAYS
5 nights in Cairns
3 nights in Port Douglas
Twin Share Room First Tour:
$6,445 per person
Twin Share Room Repeat Traveller 2 - 10 Tours:
$6,345 per person
Twin Share Room Repeat Traveller 11 - 20 Tours:
$6,295 per person
Twin Share Room Repeat Traveller 21+ Tours:
$6,245 per person
Single Room Supplement:
$1,165 per person
Deposit:
$500 per person
As a thank you for travelling with O'Shannessy's Quality Tours, you will automatically receive a saving on the total tour price for your second and subsequent tours.
In most cases, O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours will match single travellers who wish to twin share with another single traveller of the same gender. However, if this is not possible, you will need to pay the single room supplement.
If you are willing to twin share but are a smoker, have a CPAP machine or snore, you will need to pay the single supplement for a sole use room.
O'Shanessy's Quality Tours are now providing travel insurance through Nib Insurance.
Travel insurance is not compulsory, however the Australian Government (see www.smarttraveller.gov.au) recommends all travellers no matter where you are going, obtain comprehensive travel insurance from a reputable provider at the time the balance of the tour is to be paid. It may enable you to claim back the cost of your tour if you are unable to travel or must cancel at late notice.
Always read the PDS provided, to ensure the cover meets your needs.
MELBOURNE TO PORT DOUGLAS
Welcome to our 9 Day Tropical North Queensland tour. With chauffeured pickup from home, we travel to Melbourne Airport. Here we’ll be greeted by an O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours representative who will assist us with check-in and see us onto the plane for our flight to Cairns. Upon our arrival, we will be welcomed by our O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours coach crew who will help us with our luggage. We board the coach and travel the very scenic route north following the beautiful coastline to Port Douglas and our accommodation for the next three nights. There’s time to unpack and relax before joining the group for our first dinner together.
Lunch at own expense and arrangement / Refreshments inflight
OVERNIGHT: Oaks Resort, PORT DOUGLAS
MOSSMAN GORGE AND DAINTREE
This morning we enjoy the beautiful Mossman Gorge. A shuttle bus will take us to the heart of the Gorge where we will journey through the lush green rainforest, taking in views of the Mossman River and the mountain ranges beyond. From here we continue further north to the quaint township of Daintree. We enjoy lunch before we take a cruise on the Daintree River. Our cruise takes us through tranquil everglades and mangroves, where we hope to see different species of birds and butterflies, and maybe even a crocodile basking on one of the river banks.
OVERNIGHT: Oaks Resort, PORT DOUGLAS
THE DAINTREE
With a unique start to our day we enjoy “Breakfast with the Birds” at the Wildlife Habitat Sanctuary. This award-winning Wildlife Habitat is Australia’s leading environmental wildlife experience. It allows you to wander along elevated boardwalks, observing up close a huge range of flora and fauna as birds fly and roam freely. We depart the sanctuary continuing to the real tropical part of North Queensland, crossing the Daintree River on the Ferry. A trip to Far North Queensland just isn’t complete without experiencing the raw, prehistoric beauty of the mighty Daintree Rainforest. We visit the Daintree Discovery Centre to view the oldest tropical rainforest in the world, estimated to be over 150 million years old! The Daintree Rainforest is home to the endangered Southern Cassowary and the oldest flowering plant species known as Idiot fruit. There are many interesting things to see as you step back into a prehistoric era, learning all about the weird and wonderful things you can see in North Queensland. The Daintree Discovery Centre, is an award-winning world class interpretive facility that allows visitors easy access to every level of the Daintree Rainforest; from the forest floor to the upper most reaches of the canopy.
OVERNIGHT: Oaks Resort, PORT DOUGLAS
PORT DOUGLAS AND HARTLEYS CROCODILE FARM
This morning we enjoy some free time in the township of Port Douglas. Wander the tree lined street of Macrossan where you can find locally run art stores and fashion boutiques or wander through Anzac Park and see the historic church, “St Mary’s by the Sea”. From Port Douglas, we make our way to Hartleys Crocodile Farm. Lunch today is your own expense at the Croc Farm – “a crocodile burger please… and make it snappy!" Their award-winning waterhole and feed station has a variety of food to choose from. After lunch, we take an informative lagoon boat tour to observe not only the behaviour of the crocodiles and all the other plants and animals that share their home. Every cruise is different. You might see a majestic Sea Eagle or a jewel-like Azure Kingfisher, a bright-eyed Tree Snake or an impossibly delicate wild orchid. One thing remains constant, the crocs are always there - waiting! We then head to our accommodation in the heart of Cairns City on Pier Point Marina. All rooms have private balconies along with memorable views of tropical gardens or Marlin Marina.
Lunch at own expense and arrangement
OVERNIGHT: Shangri-La Hotel, The Marina, CAIRNS
GREEN ISLAND
Today we head off to explore Green Island, a beautiful 6000 year old coral cay located in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. It’s just a short journey in an airconditioned vessel to the island, where you can enjoy the tropical rainforest on the island and the coral formations of the reef in a glass bottom boat. Take a visit to Marineland Melanesia, a unique attraction on Green Island; home to over 50 crocodiles, marine aquariums with coral, fish, giant sea turtles and a magnificent range of tribal carvings. Also displayed are a number of old and restored marine artefacts and stationary engines. After a few hours on the island and a delicious buffet lunch on the catamaran, we make our way back to the mainland.
OVERNIGHT: Shangri-La Hotel, The Marina, CAIRNS
KURANDA RAILWAY, SKYRAIL AND MARKETS
A “must do” tour in Cairns is a ride on the historic Kuranda Railway for the spectacular journey to the famous Kuranda Station. The train journey takes us through the magnificent Barron Falls National Park. Highlights of the ride are picturesque valleys, railway bridges, 15 tunnels built over a century ago and the Barron Falls themselves. Time to wander through the village of Kuranda and enjoy the famous markets. This afternoon we catch the World Heritage listed Skyrail Rainforest Cableway - the world's longest gondola cableway, stretching 7.5 kilometres across the rainforest canopy. Returning to our hotel, we have time to relax and ready ourselves for this evening’s outing. Tonight we dine on the water! A Spirit of Cairns dinner cruise is the perfect way to end a perfect day in paradise. We board the sailing catamaran and enjoy an evening of calm water cruising on Trinity Inlet, taking in the sights and sounds of this tropical port city and its surrounds as they transition to night.
Lunch at own expense and arrangement
OVERNIGHT: Shangri-La Hotel, The Marina, CAIRNS
PARONELLA PARK
We travel south this morning, stopping on the way for a walk into Josephine Falls, before heading to the historic Paronella Park. Paronella Park is an amazing place created in the 1930’s by Spanish immigrant Jose Paronella. This “castle” is surrounded by acres of gardens, modeled on the best botanic gardens in Europe. The castle was lit by power generated by North Queensland’s first hydro electric scheme. Our walking tour takes us through the “Kauri Avenue”. Following lunch we return to Cairns where you can enjoy free time, take a walk on the esplanade or do some souvenir shopping.
OVERNIGHT: Shangri-La Hotel, The Marina, CAIRNS
ATHERTON TABLELANDS
Our first stop this morning will be in Mareeba at Jaques Coffee Plantation. Our tour starts off with a short "Jaques Coffee Movie" in the purpose built theatrette where you are shown the different aspects of the Coffee Plantation and learn about the processing and harvesting of coffee in Australia. Take a walk to see the coffee trees and harvester and enjoy a Cappuccino, Latte, Short Black or Long Black. We continue across the top of the Atherton Tablelands driving through the townships of Tolga & Yungaburra. What makes the Tablelands so special is the combination of its geographic location in the Tropics (between 400 and 1100 metres), and its pleasant climate along with the volcanic activities that have shaped parts of its landscape. One of the most dramatic examples of this is Lake Barrine – a beautiful volcanic crater lake. Here we will enjoy lunch and a cruise, taking in the most amazing rainforest eco-systems, with a good chance of seeing turtles and eels. We then make our way back in to Cairns via Millaa Millaa Falls.
OVERNIGHT: Shangri-La Hotel, The Marina, CAIRNS
CAIRNS TO MELBOURNE
Completing our memorable tour of naturally beautiful Tropical North Queensland, we head to Cairns Airport for our return flight to Melbourne. Upon arrival in Melbourne, our chauffeurs will be waiting to take us safely home with many interesting stories to tell of our Tropical Queensland Adventure, all part of the O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours service.
Lunch at own expense and arrangement / Refreshments inflight
Complimentary Chauffeur Driven Transfers
Victorian passengers from Greater Melbourne, Bendigo, Torquay, Ballarat, Geelong, the Bellarine and Mornington Peninsulas, Phillip Island and selected areas of Gippsland will be picked up from home in a private chauffeured vehicle by one of our professional drivers.
For Victorian passengers not within this pick up zone, or our interstate passengers a quote can be provided for home pickup in extended areas.
At the end of your tour, you will be safely returned home with memories of a sensational tour.
Luxury Touring Coaches
Our full size, 3 axle luxury coaches have only 32-36 passenger seats allowing you even more personal space and extra leg room. Our coaches are fitted with comfortable reclining seats with aisle arm rests, foot rests, seat belts, panoramic windows with blinds, refrigerator for passenger use, restroom, climate control air conditioning and Road Cam monitors which display the road ahead in real time. Each coach has a second door for easier entry and exit and touchless hand sanitizer dispensers at each entry to help keep everyone safe. Our coaches have full air suspension delivering a smooth and
quiet ride which also allows us to lower the coach closer to the ground, making boarding and disembarking even easier.
Return Flights
Economy flights from Melbourne to Cairns and return.
Tour Directors
Dedicated O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours coach crew (tour directors) on board to ensure your travel experience is memorable.
Best Available Quality Accommodation
Ensuite motel accommodation each night.
Attractions
All tours and interest venues as per itinerary.
Meals
All full cooked breakfasts, morning teas and lunches most days, and two course restaurant dinners daily.
Four lunches at your own expense as per itinerary.
No Hidden Extras
O'Shannessy's Quality Tours are fully inclusive.
Receipt of payment of funds will be taken as acceptance of O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours conditions of travel for this tour.
Prices include GST and all taxes.
Deposit is fully refundable until 61 days prior to departure date.
Balance due on invoice approximately 60 days prior to departure.
Cancellation within 60 days of tour departure date No Refund
On or after tour date departure No Refund
If a tour is cancelled for any reason by O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours before the departure date, all passengers will be offered the option of transferring to another tour of their choice, hold the funds in trust for a future tour or a full refund. There is no time limit as to when this must be used. If a lockdown is implemented while a tour is in progress, our first priority is the safety and wellbeing of our passengers and ensuring that we get each and every one of them home safely, and therefore we treat every situation individually. The Australian Government (see www.smarttraveller.gov.au) recommends all travellers no matter where you are going, obtain comprehensive travel insurance from a reputable provider. It may enable you to claim back the cost of your tour if you are unable to travel or have to cancel at late notice. Always read the PDS provided, to ensure the cover meets all of your needs. We are able to provide travel insurance through Nib Insurance. If you would like a quote please call our office toll free on 1800 354 352.
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