While many travel to Queensland purely to visit the Great Barrier Reef and fabulous sun-kissed beaches, there is much more to discover here. For a start, it is one of the most naturally diverse places on earth with no less than five areas with UNESCO World Heritage listings. From Brisbane, at once a thriving arts capital and sun-seekers paradise, to ancient Wet Tropics rainforest with samples of plant species that existed 150 million years ago, Queensland has something for everyone. It also has one of the largest network of tourist trains in Australia – The Sunlander and Tilt Train on the coast, several Outback trains and the historic Kurunda Scenic Railway – making it possible to take in all of Queensland’s delights.
Experiences
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Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest and most important living feature, consisting of nearly 3,000 individual reefs. The most extensive coral complex on the planet, stretching 1,400 miles from north to south.
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Outback
It is almost impossible to appreciate the scale of the immense Australian outback without experiencing the sheer enormity of it in person.
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Tropical North
As far as picture postcard perfection goes, the tropical north of Queensland is about as close as it gets.The Great Barrier Reef, tropical rainforests and golden, palm fringed beaches create an area of stupendous beauty.
Sample Queensland itinerary
DAY 1 - 3 Queensland Outback
Arrive Cairns. Fly to the outback & experience life on a working cattle station
DAY 4 - 6 Daintree Rainforest
Transfer to a private hideaway in the Daintree Rainforest.With the knowledge of a private guide learn about the abundance & variety of rare & protected flora & fauna
DAY 7 - 10 Great Barrier Reef
Fly to an island off the Great Barrier Reef. Enjoy private picnics on secluded beaches, diving, or simply nothing at all, take time to relax before flying home The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest and most important living feature, consisting of nearly 3,000 individual reefs and stretching a phenomenal 1,400 miles from Lady Elliott Island in the south to
Papua New Guinea in the north.The most extensive coral complex on the planet, it is home to a diversity of species rivalled only by tropical rainforests. Rolled into an underwater world of unbelievable beauty, the reef, its kaleidoscope of multicoloured corals and astonishing marine life are best explored by scuba diving and snorkelling. To reach it, an enormous variety of boat trips, crewed charters, bare boat yacht charters and island hopping cruises are available.The reef itself is surrounded by some 2,000 tiny islands, including the emerald green Whitsundays with their blindingly white beaches and mountainous landscapes. Just twenty are inhabited, furnishing visitors with the glorious option of staying on a piece of tropical paradise in the lap of five star luxury.
Prices start from £2,450 excluding flights.
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