Some Aussie Travel Tips That You Shouldn’t Forget About
Sunday, October 10th, 2010Cairns.
In Cairns, Queensland, home to two World Heritage Areas – the Great Barrier Reef, and Cape Tribulation in the Daintree Rainforest – you will see an deep ocean that is home to lots of marine life, cloudless skies, and golden yellow sand that join with lush emerald green rainforest.
Expert Travel Tip:
The best location to stay at when visiting Cairns, is the Northern Beaches, because tours will pick you up from your hotel, and it is comfortable and stylish with self-contained apartments that are only fifteen to thirty minutes away from the city, depending on which area you choose. Plus, it is so relaxing as a vacation destination as you wake up near the waterfront and hear the waves break.
Cape Tribulation Beach and the Daintree Rainforest National Park:
Cape Tribulation is located almost 100 kilometres drive from Cairns and is within the Daintree Rainforest, which is World Heritage listed.
Expert Travel Tip:
Cape Tribulation has beautiful spa resorts, so stay overnight in luxury. Cape Tribulation is in the middle of the Daintree Rainforest, when you can enjoy wildlife cruises on the Daintree River, to spot Crocodiles in the wild, and walk on boardwalks amongst virgin rainforest as well as along
miles of deserted~ golden sand beaches. They say the Daintree is “where the rainforest meets the reef”. As the only place on the planet where two World Heritage areas are side by side – it is a magical location! It is very assessable for those who are not mobile, and makes for a great family destination.
Kuranda Scenic Train:
The Kuranda Scenic Railway was finished in 1891, and is one of the most beautiful rides that you can ever take by train, as you journey through some of the lushest scenery and past many stunning cascadesof water as the train rides from Cairns to the nearby town of Kuranda.
Expert Travel Tip:
When going on the Kuranda Train and the Skyrail Cableway I also recommend visiting the Tjapukai Indigenous Cultural Park, because here you will learn how to throw a boomerang , play the didgeridoo and enjoy traditional dancing, which is great fun for all the family, in additional to learning about Aboriginal traditions. Also make time to visit the markets.
Lizard Island:
Located approximately 250 kilometres north of Cairns, Lizard Island is one of the hundrerds of islands within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.
Expert Travel Tip: I strongly recommend Mike Ball Dive Expedition’s 3 night fly / dive expedition which starts with a stunning light aircraft flight along the barrier reef, landing at Lizard Island to meet up with the dive vessel that will be your home for the next 3 days reefs anywhere}. I had done {lots of diving trips~worked on the Great Barrier Reef for a number of years} before I went on this trip, and I was impressed by the fish life that I had never seen before like the beautiful lacy scorpion fish and the ghost pipe fish. And if you think you can’t dive then think again, an resort dive is great, as long as you are free from medical conditions such as heart problems, or asthma, and it is an enjoyable way to see the reef for all.
The Outback and Uluru:
Some of the delights that you will come accross when visiting Uluru in the Northern Territory are spectacularly coloured landscapes and amazing rock structures that are incredible, red earth {that blazes brighter than fire embers}, and indigenous art and culture that shows what it truly means to be Australian.
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Uluru:
Located about 350 kilometres southwest of Alice Springs, Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock is a natural rock monolith that is situated in the Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park. Ayers Rock is believed to be thousand of years old and is a ‘must see’.
Expert Travel Tip: The best way to see the Rock is to do a 3 day 2 night camping trip, so you can see much more, and so you can see Uluru at its best, at sunset and at sunrise. You can either camp, or stay in a luxury hotel. This way you are also able to see Kings Canyon and the Olgas, and the colours of the landscape as they change, which is simply incredible.