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Loading ...Australia Budget Travel: Cairns
Destination: Cairns, Australia
Time: 6 days
Cost (w/o airfare): $488 USD
Total Cost (including airfare) / (11 June 2008 to 16 June 2008):
- New York to Cairns: $2220 USD total cost: $2708 USD
- Miami to Cairns: $2186 USD total cost: $2674 USD
- Los Angeles to Cairns: $1599 USD total cost: $2087 USD
- London to Cairns: $1407 USD total cost: $1895 USD
- Sydney to Cairns: $177 USD total cost: $665 USD
Description: The 6 day break gives you a taste of Australia’s tropics. Cairns is the capital of the tropical north Queensland. Cairns is a cosmopolitan, busy town which is an excellent base to explore the world famous Great Barrier Reef, the unspoiled Daintree and the fascinating highlands town of Kuranda.
- Day 1: Arrive Cairns. If you’ve just come long-haul take the day easy, get used to the time zone enjoy the sun and the newly developed Cairns esplanade. Remember to keep the fluids up - and that’s not beer! Staying at the Caravell includes a free evening meal!
$ 5 lunch $10 airport bus $20 Caravell Hostel includes dinner $5 beer - Day 2: Head out to the Great Barrier Reef, one of the world’s top underwater destinations. An early start allows us to join our boat for a full day tourincluding two snorkeling sites and lunch.
$5 breakfast $75 Snorkel trip includes lunch , $20 Caravell Hostel includes dinner $5 beer - Day 3:Today we head north to the Daintree to explore this pristine area. Joining a 2 day tour from Cairns we head north to Cape Tribulation experiencing the unique wildlife and gorgeous pristine rainforest that makes this area a World Heritage area. On the way north we visit the Daintree National Park and the Mossman Gorge We spend the night at JK’s Jungle Backpackers on the beach in the heart of the Daintree. $123 2 day tour inc dorm accommodation $5 breakfast $10 lunch $15 dinner $5 beer
- Day 4:On our second day of the tour we enjoy a river boat tour on the Daintree River before returning to Cairns in the afternoon. We return to our friendly Cairns hostel. $5 breakfast, $10 lunch, $20 Caravell Hostel includes dinner $5 beer
- Day 5:Today we take the famous Kuranda Railway and Skyway taking the historical train up to the charming market town of Kuranda in the Cairns highlands We return to Cairns by the unique cable way Skyway allowing you to stop off and walk through the rainforest canopy. $70 Railway & Skyway including transfers, $5 breakfast, $15 lunch $20 Caravell Hostel includes dinner $5 beer
- Day 6:Today is our last day in Cairns so depending on our flight time we enjoy a lazy morning with maybe a bit of shopping at the central markets for those last minute souvenirs. Remember to allow at least 2 hours to check in for an international flight , $5 breakfast, $15 lunch, $10 airport bus transfer
Notes: Food and drink are suggested minimums and obviously you could spend more if you wanted to. Local prices bases on an exchange rate of A$1=US$0.89c Fluctuations in exchange rates may affect the cost of your vacation.
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