Activities in Queensland
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Springbrook National Park Discovery Full-Day Bushwalk including Glow Worm Tour
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Explore the World Heritage Rainforest of Springbrook National Park, featuring many waterfalls, rainforest walking (approx. 4.5km), great look outs and fascinati…
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Riverlife Adventure Centre
Opened in 2005, this diverse centre offers a wealth of river- and land-based activities. Group kayaking lessons along the Brisbane River are held daily at 1pm ($34), Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7pm ($45), or you can hire your own ($25 for 1½ hours). The paddle and prawns ($69; 1½ hours kayaking followed by beer and prawns on the riverfront deck) on Friday nights from 7pm gets rave reviews. On Thursdays at noon you can participate in traditional Aboriginal song and dance performances (adult/child $45/25) with members of the Nunukul, Yuggera, Yugimbir and Nugi tribes. Performances ($65 per person) are also held on Saturday at 7pm; bookings are essential.
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Adrenalin Dive
Day trips to the Yongala (from $220) and Wheeler Reef (from $280), both including two dives. Also offers snorkelling (from $180) on Wheeler Reef as well as live-aboard trips, and dive certification courses.
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Bundaberg Aqua Scuba
About 16km east of Bundaberg, the small beach hamlet of Bargara has good diving and snorkelling at Barolin Rocks and in the Woongarra Marine Park. Bundaberg Aqua Scuba offers four-day, PADI open-water diving courses for $219, but this only includes shore dives. Advanced open-water dive courses cost from $265.
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Fraser Magic 4WD Hire
Hervey Bay is the most popular spot to hire a 4WD for Fraser Island.
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Fantasea
Offers high-speed catamaran cruises to its Reefworld pontoon on the Great Barrier Reef, where you can snorkel, take a trip in a semisubmersible and check out the underwater viewing chamber (adult/child/family $225/102/589). An overnight 'Reefsleep' costs from $460.
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Skyrail Rainforest Cableway
At 7.5km long, Skyrail Rainforest Cableway is one of the world’s longest gondola cableways and provides a bird’s-eye view over the tropical rainforest. The journey takes about 90 minutes. It includes two stops along the way and features boardwalks that have interpretive panels and passes Barron Falls (which is reduced to a small stream in the Dry). The last departure from Cairns and Kuranda is at 3.45pm; transfers to and from the terminal (15 minutes’ drive north of Cairns) and combination deals (Scenic Railway and Skyrail) are available. As space is limited, only day packs are allowed on board.
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Poseidon Reef Trips
The family-run Poseidon Reef suits fast day divers.
The unrelenting surge of visitors to the Reef off Port Douglas has impacted on its general condition, and although you'll still see colourful corals and marine life, it has become patchy in parts. Reef trips generally include reef tax, snorkelling and transfers from your accommodation, plus lunch and refreshments. Add around A$200/around A$180 for an introductory/certified dive.
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Rainforest Habitat
For wildlife up close, head to Rainforest Habitat at the Cooktown Hwy turn-off. Free guided tours leave half-hourly and take you past cassowaries, black-necked storks, crocs and tree kangaroos and give you the chance to handfeed the kangaroos. Try an interactive eating opportunity at Breakfast with the Birds or Lunch with the Lorikeets.
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Kuranda Scenic Railway Day Trip from Port Douglas
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Experience the rainforest beauty of Far North Queensland on a scenic day trip from Port Douglas. Ride the historic Kuranda Scenic Railway and choose from a vari…
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Fraser Island Adventure Tours
Has won several industry awards for its day tour to Eli Creek and Lake McKenzie and packs as much punch as a two-day tour.
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Wet ‘n’ Wild
The ultimate waterslide here is the Kamikaze where you plunge down an 11m drop in a two-person tube at 50km/h. This vast water fun park also has slippery slides, white-water rapids and tube rides, and latest-release films are shown at Dive ’n’ Movies.
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Whitewater World
This park features the Cave of Waves, Pipeline Plunge and more than 140 water activities and slides. A World Pass (adult/child $77/55 for one day, $99/$66 for two days) ensures entry to Dreamworld and WhiteWater World.
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Skyrail Rainforest Cableway Day Trip from Port Douglas
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Enjoy the tranquility of the rainforest as you soar above the canopy aboard the Skyrail on a day trip to Kuranda from Port Douglas. Choose from a variety of opt…
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Whitsunday Bookings
Once you’ve figured out what boat you’d like to sail on, you’ll need to book through a travel agency such as Whitsunday Bookings. Sells berths on most vessels and will offer standby rates.
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Bay Bicycle Hire
Bay Bicycle Hire rents out bicycles from various outlets along the Esplanade, or can deliver bikes to your door.
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Enzo's on the Beach
Kitesurfing ($130 per two-hour lesson), paddleboarding ($30/40 per hour/two hours). Also hires out kayaks and surf skis.
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Whitsunday Great Walk
The Whitsunday Great Walk is perhaps a little boastfully named, although it is a pefectly enjoyable three day stroll. Ironically, it's not in the Whitsundays, as such, although you're rarely far from an arresting view of the islands.
Spanning 30km (18.6mi) of the Conway State Forest, from Brandy Creek to Airlie Beach, the Great Walk is a leisurely three-day hike through coastal rainforest. The Whitsundays themselves are visible from many points on the trail (including the summit of Mt Hayward), and there's always the chance of spotting an orange-footed scrub fowl or a wompoo fruit dove closer to hand. Shorter side walks can be attempted if time is pressing, but if you do…
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Merrick's Learn to Surf
With a string of fine breaks around an unspoilt national park, Noosa is a fine place to catch a wave. The best year-round break is probably Sunshine Corner, at the northern end of Sunshine Beach, though it has a brutal beach dump. The point breaks (First Point to Granite Bay) around the headland only perform during the summer, but when they do, expect wild conditions and good walls at Boiling Point and Tea Tree, on the northern coast of the headland.
Noosa Spit, on the far end of Hastings St, has gentle breaks that are heavenly for the novice - unlike at Sunshine Beach, riders are protected from open water so the rips tend to be less intense. It seems someone is always le…
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Noosa Surf Lessons
With a string of fine breaks around an unspoilt national park, Noosa is a fine place to catch a wave. The best year-round break is probably Sunshine Corner, at the northern end of Sunshine Beach, though it has a brutal beach dump. The point breaks (First Point to Granite Bay) around the headland only perform during the summer, but when they do, expect wild conditions and good walls at Boiling Point and Tea Tree, on the northern coast of the headland.
Noosa Spit, on the far end of Hastings St, has gentle breaks that are heavenly for the novice - unlike at Sunshine Beach, riders are protected from open water so the rips tend to be less intense. It seems someone is always l…
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