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Down Under Cruise and Dive - Day Tours
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Inclusions
• 5 hours of snorkelling or diving at 2 outer Great Barrier Reef locations
• Guided snorkelling tours
• Scuba diving lesson - so you can try it first
• State of the art snorkel and dive equipment and flotation devices
• Experienced professional dive instructors
• Large air-conditioned modern lounges to relax in comfort
• Spacious sundecks for sunbathing
• Live musical entertainment on board
• High crew to guest ratio
• Delicious Aussie barbecue lunch including prawns, fish, steak, sausages, vegetarian, tropical salads and pastas
Introductory Dive - No experience necessary
Try Scuba diving without any previous training or experience! That’s right, if you have never dived before and have always wished to experience first hand the beauty of the underwater world you can arrange an Introductory dive with one of our friendly and professional Instructors. Try our Free Scuba lesson…it’s fun and it’s easy!
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Certified Divers
Two exclusive locations, plenty of time between dives for snorkeling and relaxation. Our certified divers can enjoy up to three dives on two different outer reef locations on the Great Barrier Reef. All gear and equipment is included in your tour.
Glass Gottom Boat Tour
From the comfort of 'Reef Safari' you are able to view the spectacular coral formations and the masses of brilliantly coloured fish without getting wet. A full Great Barrier Reef commentary and fish feeding is provided.
Scenic Helicopter Flights and Transfers
Take to the air from our exclusive helicopter pontoon at Hastings Reef. Experience a spectacular scenic flight flying over our stunning reef locations or fly home in style while taking in the amazing aqua blue colours and expanse of the World Heritage listed Great Barrier Reef.
Cape Tribulation and Daintree Rainforest Day Tour
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Cape Tribulation is located in the heart of the Daintree National Park World Heritage Area which contains the oldest continually surviving tropical rainforests in the world. Estimated to be over 100 million years old, the Wet Tropics area is home to around 50% of Australia's plant and animal species with many species found nowhere else in the world.
The drive between Cairns and Cape Tribulation weaves its way past beautiful white sandy beaches and some of the most picturesque scenery in Australia. Cape Tribulation itself has population of only 103 residence and their eco-friendly accommodation is set beautifully amongst flora and fauna of the rainforest.
Note: The Adventure Company runs Day and Overnight tours from Cairns to the Daintree Rainforest with two main base option 'PAKs' available.
The Starter PAK tour is designed for the budget conscious traveller, it contains all the 'must see' attractions between Cairns and Cape Tribulation Beach. No lunch is included but there are many opportunities to buy your own lunch at the many stops along the coast.
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The Deluxe PAK Tour enables you to see all the sites from the Starter PAK plus; explore all the amazing wildlife at the Rainforest Habitat in Port Douglas, then treat yourself to a yummy lunch at Cape Trib Beach House in Cape Tribulation.
Through years of experience, The Adventure Company has combined the best activities available in the Daintree National Park into a fun adventure packed tour. So now you can see all the amazing sights of this world heritage area in one day without rushing from place to place.
Tour Highlights
• Cairns to Port Douglas Scenic Drive - Cook Highway
• Port Douglas
• Rainforest Habitat Port Douglas (Deluxe PAK)
• Daintree River Ferry
• Alexandra Lookout - Daintree Nat. Park
• Cape Tribulation Beach
• Lunch at Cape Tribulation Beach House (Deluxe PAK)
• Mardja Rainforest Walk
• Daintree River Cruise
• Rex Lookout - Cook Highway for return
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Ultimate Cairns Day Trip - Reef and Mainland
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Enjoy the Ultimate and best of Cairns all in a day, choose from either Kuranda, Tropical Zoo or Skydive option for the morning and then take a helicopter flight to the Great Barrier Reef, explore its wonders and then cruise back to Cairns.
Choose your morning option:
1. Kuranda Morning Option: Scenic Railway and Cable Skyrail
7:30/8:30am - Enjoy a historical scenic train journey through the Barron Gorge to the famous Kuranda Markets and village for shopping and sightseeing.
11:00am - Glide over 7.5km of pristine World Heritage rainforest suspended high above the lush tropical canopy on the famous Kuranda Skyrail.
2. Zoo Morning Option: Cairns Tropical Zoo
8:30am - Experience Cairns’ largest morning zoo program, including the opportunity to ‘cuddle a Koala’ at an additional cost. Included in the tour are the opportunities to feed the parrots, visit the kangaroos, view the Red Panda presentation, snake show and free flight bird show, koala keeper’s talk, crocodile show and more.
3. Adventure Morning Option: Skydive
9:00am - Skydive 10,000ft from the latest Cresco 750 aircraft (Australia’s fastest Skydive plane) and experience a 30 second freefall and accelerate from 0 to 200kph vertically in just 10 seconds. Videos, photos and 14,000ft dive also available at additional costs.
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THEN
Afternoon Schedule: Transfer to Down Under Helicopters
12:00pm – Your driver will be waiting to transfer you to Down Under Helicopters at General Aviation, Cairns Airport. Here, the friendly staff will provide you with a safety briefing relating to the exhilarating flight that you are about to embark upon.
1.00 pm - 30-Minute Helicopter Flight out to the Great Barrier Reef. Grab a camera for this spectacular, 30-minute flight over the Great Barrier Reef, from the interior of the air-conditioned helicopter with live video-recording system. Aerial views are the only way to really appreciate the tremendous scope and awe of this amazing eco-system!
1.30pm - Board the Down Under Dive Vessel Great Barrier Reef. Once at Hastings Reef, transfer over to the Osprey V, a sleek, high speed dive vessel. Spend the afternoon snorkelling, diving or take an informative semi-submersible tour.
3.30pm - Cruise back to Cairns. Sit back and enjoy the live entertainment and complimentary wine as you cruise back to Cairns aboard the Osprey V cruising at around 25 knots.
5.00pm - Arrive back in Cairns
End the perfect day in Tropical North Queensland with a drink or a meal in Cairns cosmopolitan town centre or let your driver take you back to your accommodation.
This tour is a truly memorable way to see the reefs and rainforests of the region and do it all in one single day.
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