Cairns & Queensland holidays

Holiday highlights

Top Cairns experiences
•   Wander along the esplanade with its numerous bars and cafés
•   Visit the Saturday lagoonside market
•   Take a day trip to Kuranda - the 'village in the rainforest' - and board the Scenic Railway up into the mountains, returning on the thrilling Skyrail Rainforest Cableway.
•   Explore Palm Cove & Northern Beaches

Regional Queensland highlights

Gold Coast
•   Go shopping in lovely Brisbane
•   Hold a koala at the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary
•   Learn to surf on one of the Gold Coast's beaches
•   Make a flying visit to glitzy Surfers Paradise
•   Spend a day at one of the big attractions including Seaworld, Wet n' Wild waterpark and of course the famous Australia Zoo (in the neighbouring Sunshine Coast)

Fraser Island
•   Explore the world's largest sand island and try to spot a resident dingo
•   Be sure to stop at the 'perched' rainwater lake of Lake McKenzie with its stunning clear blue waters

Great Barrier Reef
•   A visit to Queensland is not complete without a visit to the remarkable Great Barrier Reef:
    o  Stay on one of the luxurious Great Barrier Reef islands
    o  Relax on an island hideaway in the Whitsunday Islands

Tropical North Rainforest
•   Stroll around laid-back Port Douglas
•   Cross the Daintree River by cable ferry to discover the beautiful Wet Tropics World Heritage area
•   Journey north to Cape Tribulation - a glorious natural wonderland where the rainforest meets the reef

Queensland Honeymoons
All of our Queensland hotels make for fabulous honeymoon settings, but we have specially labelled a few of our favourite, most romantic retreats that we think make the most perfect settings for your dream honeymoon in Australia.