About this trip
Nine days up the Queensland coast from Brisbane to Cairns, mixing beach time with reef and rainforest. You get a proper spread of Australia's east coast highlights without rushing through any one of them.
Days at Airlie Beach and Mission Beach are for slowing down, with a sail around the Whitsunday Islands and a snorkel out on the Great Barrier Reef as the big-ticket moments. Inland, the trip shifts pace through the Atherton Tablelands and into the Daintree Rainforest and Mossman Gorge, on foot and by cable car.
It's an easy-going trip overall, geared towards seeing a lot of ground and coastline rather than pushing you physically.
What you'll do
- Snorkel the Great Barrier Reef
- Sail around the Whitsunday Islands
- Relax at Airlie Beach and Mission Beach
- Walk through Mossman Gorge and the Daintree Rainforest
- Cross the Atherton Tablelands
- Take a crocodile spotting cruise
- Rated easy, so no technical or strenuous days
- Partially guided — some sections you'll do independently
- Route runs one-way from Brisbane to Cairns
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Getting there
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Where to stay
A night before your tour in Brisbane · 15 Aug – 16 Aug
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