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Tropical North Queensland

AAT Kings offers a range of Guided tours, Flexi trips and Day tours to Tropical North Queensland.

• Port Douglas
• Daintree Rainforest
• Cape Tribulation
• The Great Barrier Reef

Port Douglas

Port Douglas is the perfect base to explore the best of Tropical North Queensland. Named after former Premier of Queensland John Douglas, it was once a mining town after the discovery of gold. From the time failed businessman Christopher Skase financed and invested in the construction of the luxurious hotel Sheraton Mirage, tourism has become its main source of income. With its tropical climate of warm summers and winters, no wonder locals and international guests make Port Douglas a must see destination.

Back in 1996, then President Bill Clinton and the First Lady made Port Douglas their holiday getaway after their official visit of Australia, which put Port Douglas on the map internationally. In 2012, this is the place you’ll want to be to experience the solar eclipse, this will occur on the 14th November at 638am. Port Douglas will be your base to explore the amazing Daintree Rainforest and The Great Barrier Reef.

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Daintree Rainforest

Tropical North Queensland is the perfect destination to visit any time of the year but the best time is during the dry season from July to November. During the rainy season, or better known as stingray season, you’ll not have full opportunity to experience its stretch of beaches. But it’s the rainforest in this top part of Australia that visitors from around the world come to visit. The Daintree Rainforest has been described as a living museum; it’s by far the oldest rainforest, some 120 million years old. It has gone through all climate changes and the ice age and while dinosaurs no longer roam this vast landscape, the cassowaries and crocodiles that inhabit in this region are its closest relatives.

The evolution of land plants such as ferns, conifers and cycads can be found here and animals unique to the Daintree that have not changed in appearance since ancient times such as the musty rat kangaroo. Here are some interesting facts that you may not be aware of. Measuring 1200 square metres, the Daintree is home to 25% of Australia’s frogs, 33% of Australia’s mammals, 33% of all the freshwater fish living in its many freshwater lagoons and 50% of Australia’s living birds.

On your Queensland holiday of this region, you’ll have a free time to explore this world heritage listed rainforest further. Join a guided cruise on the Daintree Rainforest and spot the descendants of the dinosaurs, the crocs.

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Cape Tribulation

Within the Daintree is Cape Tribulation. Just an hour and a half from Cairns, it sits within Daintree National Park in the wet tropics World Heritage area. Named by Captain Cook in the 1700’s after his troubles in the area.

On our small group tours of Tropical North Queensland, you’ll explore this region by 4WD. Walk where Captain Cook once walked, meet the Wujal Wujal Aboriginal community, tackle the Bloomfield track leading into the Daintree to finish up the day in Cape Tribulation for an overnight stay at Heritage lodge, right in the middle of the rainforest.

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Great Barrier Reef

Named as one of the seven wonders of the Natural World, the Great Barrier Reef is the world’s oldest natural coral reef. With around 3000 reef systems, it’s larger than the Great Wall of China and is the only living thing that can be seen from Space!. The reef stretches 2600kms and within this range 900 islands exist with 359 hard coral species.

On the 13 day Tropical Discovery coach tour, learn more about this reef on the Great Barrier Reef cruise on the Quiksilver catamaran. Witness the underwater world and view the living coral and tropical fish. For those who want a more up close and personal experience, there will be an opportunity to snorkel Great Barrier Reef. 

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