Australia

This is a multi activity trip including biking hiking and snorkeling.

Waterfalls, volcanic crater lakes, tropical rainforest, endless beaches and Great Barrier Reef. This is Northern Queensland, the only place in the world where three World Heritage Parks meet. See cuddly koalas, kangaroos, brilliantly coloured parrots and crocodiles. Explore the contrasting regions of Cairns, Atherton Tablelands, Daintree and Cape Tribulation National Parks.

The best time of year to visit is in June to September.
Accommodation includes luxury rainforest retreat and beachfront resorts.

Tropical Queensland 11 Day Inn Trip

Departure Dates

BACQLDBK01  01 Sep - 14 Sep 07
This is a special 14 day trip priced in US dollars, including extra nights in Port Douglas and Cairns, being run for a US club.  New members are most welcome to join the tour.  There is a small fee to join the club.  Please email us on  ride@cyclingtours.com.au for more information.

Diving, Great Barrier Reef

(Includes all meals except 2 lunches & 2 dinners)

Other tours will be run on demand for a minimum of 4 people.

Meet: Noon. Cairns
Trip End: Mid afternoon in Cairns

Route Rating: Gentle to Moderate.

Itinerary

Day 1. CAIRNS.
We meet in Cairns, situated on the edge of the Coral Sea and surrounded by rainforest hills and take a short ride to explore the area.

Day 2. ATHERTON.
Pedal up to the Atherton Tablelands with panoramic views of the coast and tropical islands, to Kuranda, the "village in the rainforest". Continue through gently rolling hills, transforming from open woodland dotted with termite mounds, to green fertile pastures to The Homestead, on the outskirts of Atherton.

Day 3. MILLAA MILLAA.
Passing Mt Hypipamee National Park we head south to Ravenshoe and the wind farm at Millaa Millaa to stay two nights in a luxurious rainforest treehouse.

Day 4. MILLAA MILLAA.
Be as busy or as lazy as you want to be: explore the forest on well marked tracks or enjoy 66 km of fabulous downhill to the coast and Flying Fish Point. Spend the day on the beach and return in our support vehicle.

Day 5. YUNGABURRA.
An easy ride takes us to picturesque Yungaburra and a chance to see the strangling fig tree.

Day 6. YUNGABURRA.
Two nights stay allows time for some platypus spotting or trekking and swimming in nearby Crater Lakes National Park or the more daring may like to take one of "Dan's Mountain Biking" trips.

Day 7 MOSSMAN.
Look for wallabies as we ride north by cane fields, mango plantations and gum trees down to the coast and Mossman on the edge of Daintree National Park.

Day 8 CAPE TRIBULATION.
Take a morning dip in a billabong before heading for Cape Tribulation. Cross the Daintree river by ferry and pedal through tropical rainforest to our resort by the beach.

Day 9 CAPE TRIBULATION.
Here you can snorkel, dive, horse ride, trek, relax on the beach or cycle on the hardpacked sand to a pristine rainforest stream. There are day trips to Great Barrier Reef for some of the most exciting snorkelling and diving in the world. The reef is alive with a multicoloured extravaganza of luminescent, iridescent, polka dotted and zebra striped fish.

Day 10 PORT DOUGLAS.
Heading back down the coast past many fabulous beaches, we reach Port Douglas with its excellent selection of fine restaurants.

Day 11. We return to Cairns, stopping at one of the many beaches for a swim before finishing with a visit to the fascinating Tjapuka Aboriginal Cultural Park to gain an insight into the true spirit of indigenous Australia.