Australia : Barrier Reef Island Wanderer

Day 1 Sydney - Coffs Harbour
Depart Sydney for the resort town of Coffs Harbour. Enjoy Welcome Drinks and Dinner with your Tour Director and traveling companions tonight.
Overnight: Novotel Pacific Bay Resort

Day 2 Coffs Harbour - Byron Bay - Brisbane
Travel to Byron Bay, famous for its bohemian lifestyle, unspoilt beaches and coastal scenery. Watch the surfers and maybe even see dolphins off the point. Cape Byron is the most easterly point on the Australian mainland and is an excellent place to watch the humpback whales which travel along the coastline (Aug-Oct). Cross over the Queensland border to its capital city, Brisbane.
Overnight: Citigate King George Square 

Day 3 Brisbane - Fraser Island
After breakfast Visit Australia Zoo, home to over a thousand native and exotic animals and the adventurous Irwin family. Afterwards, continue north to the Sunshine Coast, famous for its golden beaches fringed with native bush. Arrive in Hervey Bay and join a cruise to magnificent World Heritage-listed Fraser Island.
Overnight: Kingfisher Bay Resort

Day 4 Fraser Island
Choose from a tour of Lake McKenzie and its surrounding rainforest or a whale or dolphin watching cruise (Aug-Oct) or Catamaran Cruise (Nov-Jul). Later, join a park ranger for an exclusive Bush Tucker Talk before a delicious BBQ dinner.

Day 5 Fraser Island – Rockhampton
Return to the mainland this morning, crossing the Tropic of Capricorn on your way to Rockhampton. Explore the Botanic Gardens with its excellent specimens of palms, cycads and ferns.
Overnight: Travelodge Hotel

Day 6 Rockhampton - Hamilton Island
Visit Henderson Park Cattle Station, operated by a local family since 1908. Then cruise from Shute Harbour to Hamilton Island.
Overnight: Reef View Hotel

Day 7 Hamilton Island
Spend your day at leisure, choosing from over 40 different activities offered on the island. Relax by one of the seven luxurious pools, visit the shops at the marina or take a day trip out to the pristine Whitehaven Beach (own expense).

Day 8 Hamilton Island - Dunk Island *
Today, cruise through the Whitsunday Passage back to the mainland. Stop in Townsville, the centre for marine research of the Great Barrier Reef. From Mission Beach, cruise to Dunk Island, another beautiful tropical rainforest island.
Overnight: Dunk Island Resort

Day 9 Dunk Island *
Today is at leisure for you to relax at the resort or explore the nearby reef and rainforest.
Overnight: Dunk Island Resort

Day 10 Dunk Island - Atherton Tablelands - Port Douglas *
Return to the mainland and explore the Atherton Tablelands with its rich volcanic soil, high rainfall and spectacular waterfalls. Hop on a wildlife cruise at Lake Barrine, formed by volcanic processes and surrounded by lush rainforest. Afterwards, enjoy a short walk to beautiful Millaa Millaa Falls and marvel at the unusual Curtain Fig Tree.
Overnight: Sabaya Resort

Day 11 Port Douglas - Cairns
From Port Douglas, cruise aboard the ‘Wavepiercer’ and go snorkeling on the reef, visit the Low Isles on the ‘Wavedancer’ where you can experience an unspoilt coral island, or if you want a diving adventure take the ‘Silversonic’ on a reef discovery. Enjoy a tropical lunch aboard your cruise today.
Overnight: Sebel Cairns Hotel 

Day 12 Cairns
Journey aboard the Kuranda Scenic Railway up to Rainforestation where you will see a performance by the Pamagirri Aboriginal Dancers. Later ride the Kuranda Skyrail, and glide just feet above the rain forest canopy, passing waterfalls as you journey down the range. Tonight enjoy Farewell Drinks and Dinner with your fellow travelers.

Day 13 Cairns
Enjoy a leisurely morning in this tropical city. Perhaps stroll along the Cairns esplanade or shop for holiday souvenirs. This afternoon transfer to Cairns Airport.

* Please note that following cyclone damage earlier this year, Dunk Island is temporarily closed. Until further notice Day 8 will therefore end with an overnight stay at Jupiters Hotel, Townsville, and Day 9 will be at the Sabaya Resort in Port Douglas.