Join our exciting fully escorted winter holiday to Cairns & Port Douglas. Enjoy a leisurely stopover in the heart of Cairns and a beachside stopover in Port Douglas. Experience a wonderful variety of sightseeing including Cape Tribulation and the Daintree, Great Barrier Reef Low Isles Cruise, Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures, Fitzroy Island National Park, Kuranda, the Atherton Tablelands and more.
Activity Level 1
Early Booking Discount - Book by 12 Dec 2025 and save an extra $70 per person
Home pickup and return within the Auckland metropolitan area (if applicable).
Services of Travelwise Holidays Tour Leader throughout.
Economy class airfares Auckland/Cairns flying directly with Air New Zealand.
Quality accommodation for 6 nights at the Novotel Cairns Oasis in the heart of Cairns and 3 nights at the 5-star beachfront Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort.
Buffet breakfast daily, Lunches x 4, Dinners x 7.
Day tour to the Atherton Tablelands and visit to the Cathedral Fig Tree.
Visit and unique dinner at the Cairns Aquarium.
Kuranda day tour to Rainforestation with Train, Skyrail, Koala Sanctuary and lunch.
Day tour to Fitzroy Island. Fast ferry and glass bottom boat tour included.
Visit to Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures - includes farm tour, boat cruise and crocodile & cassowary feeding.
Transfers between Cairns and Port Douglas via the scenic Great Barrier Reef Drive.
Cape Tribulation and Daintree day tour (includes lunch).
Great Barrier Reef Low Isles Cruise aboard Wavedancer catamaran. Includes fish and coral viewing plus buffet lunch.
All coach transfers throughout.
Travelwise Holidays documentation and travel bag.
THU 20 AUG - AUCKLAND/CAIRNS
Depart Auckland on Air New Zealand NZ161 at 7.05am, arriving in Cairns at 10.40am. Visit the Botanic Gardens and then transfer to Novotel Cairns Oasis Hotel. Afternoon is free. Stay Cairns 6 nights. Included: D
FRI 21 AUG – CAIRNS/ATHERTON TABLELANDS
This morning depart on a panoramic tour to the Atherton Tablelands. Travel to Gillies Range then continue to Lake Barrine for a look around and visit the incredible Cathedral Fig Tree. Enjoy lunch at Gallos before heading to the town of Atherton via the Kuranda Range Road. Dinner included tonight at Dundee’s on the Waterfront. Included: B, L, D
SAT 22 AUG – CAIRNS FREE DAY
A free day to relax at the hotel with its sandy lagoon-style pool, boasting the only swim-up bar in Cairns or head out to shop/sightsee. Visit the Cairns Aquarium for a unique dinner. Included: B, D
SUN 23 AUG – KURANDA TRAIN, SKYRAIL CABLEWAY, RAINFOREST STATION & KOALA SANCTUARY
Kuranda Scenic Railway, travelling through fifteen tunnels via Stoney Creek and Barron Falls to Kuranda. A guided tour of the Koala Sanctuary with a delicious lunch. Then scenic cable car ride with magnificent views above the Rainforest Canopy. Included: B, L, D
MON 24 AUG – CAIRNS/FITZROY ISLAND
Depart Cairns to this incredible island that is largely untouched. It's where a lush protected rainforest meets the colourful Great Barrier Reef. Board the 45-minute fast ferry to Fitzroy Island paradise. Enjoy a glass bottom boat tour. Depart Fitzroy Island and transfer back to the hotel. Freedom tonight. Included: B
TUE 25 AUG – HARTLEY’S CROCODILE ADVENTURES
Visit Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures Palm Cove. Enjoy a farm tour, lagoon boat cruise and crocodile & cassowary feeding. Dinner at the Cairns RSL Club tonight. Included: B, D
WED 26 AUG - CAIRNS/DAINTREE & CAPE TRIBULATION/PORT DOUGLAS
Travel to Port Douglas via the scenic Great Barrier Reef Drive. Get to know local wildlife at Wildlife Habitat. Enjoy lunch at Masons Cafe before exploring the Daintree Rainforest. Visit Cape Tribulation plus Alexandra Lookout for a photo opportunity. Then take a Daintree River cruise before returning to Port Douglas. Stay 3 nights Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort. Included: B, L, D
THU 27 AUG – PORT DOUGLAS/WAVEDANCER GREAT BARRIER REEF LOW ISLES CRUISE
Sail to the Low Isles in the Great Barrier Reef lagoon aboard Wavedancer luxury sailing Catamaran. View spectacular coral formations and magnificent reef fish from the glass bottom boat. For the more adventurous join an optional snorkel expedition or a beach walk with a Marine Biologist. Lunch is included. Return to Port Douglas and transfer to Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort. Included: B, L, D
FRI 28 AUG – PORT DOUGLAS FREE DAY
A free day to relax at the hotel or explore Port Douglas. Head to Four Mile Beach and flop on the sand or Macrossan Street for more than 60 restaurants and cafes. If you have the urge to splurge you won’t be disappointed at the shopping. Included: B
SAT 29 AUG - PORT DOUGLAS/AUCKLAND
We transfer to Cairns Airport for your Air New Zealand flight NZ162 departing 11.50am, arriving in Auckland at 6.50pm. Included: B
Deposit: $500pp
