Thala Beach Nature Reserve

Plus, you'll explore coastal habitats and learn about the environment, different foods, and medicines that are derived from nature. There’s the chance to sample some bush tucker and take a dip in one of the pristine freshwater streams in the area. • Duration: 8½ hours • Start time: 8am • Monday to Saturday departures • Operates year-round  • Group experience

• Duration: 9 hours • Start time: 8am • Departs daily • Operates year-round  • Group experience

• Duration: full day • Daily departures • Operates year-round • Group experience

• Duration: 1½ hours • Start time 4.30pm • Daily departures • Operates year-round • Group experience

• Duration: full day • Start time: 7.15am • Daily departures from Cairns • Operates year-round • Group experience

Departs from Port Douglas. • Duration: full day • Start time: 9am • Daily departures • Operates year-round • Group experience

• Duration: full day • Start time: 8am • Departs Monday to Saturday • Operates year-round • Group experience

• Duration: full day • Start time: 8.20am • Daily departures from Port Douglas • Operates year-round • Group experience

You start by travelling to Kuranda on the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway, gliding above the rainforest canopy. Along the way, there are stops at Red Peak and Barron Falls, where you can step off, wander a little and take in views of the forest and waterfalls before continuing to Kuranda Village. Once you arrive, you have time to explore Kuranda at your own pace. From here, the afternoon continues at Rainforestation Nature Park. After lunch, you climb aboard an Army Duck for a rainforest tour that moves across both land and water. Next is the Pamagirri Aboriginal Experience. You’ll watch a traditional dance performance in a rainforest setting, followed by a Dreamtime Walk that introduces cultural traditions, storytelling and the connection between people and place. You also have time to wander through the wildlife park, home to crocodiles, wombats, dingoes, snakes and a cassowary, alongside kangaroos and wallabies. • Start time: 7.15am  • Daily departures  • Operates year round • Group experience

The cruise takes you to Agincourt Reef, located along the outer edge of the Great Barrier Reef, where water clarity and coral health are typically better than closer to shore. A spacious activity platform is permanently moored in a sheltered lagoon, so when you arrive, access to the reef is straightforward and well organised. From here, you choose how to spend your time. If snorkelling is your focus, you can enter the water directly from the platform and explore at your own pace, with clear entry points and easy re-entry. If you’d rather stay dry, the semi-submersible and underwater observatory provide a clear view of the reef without swimming. There are optional activities if you want to do more. Certified divers can book dives, beginners can try an introductory scuba experience with an instructor, and there’s an underwater helmet walk for those interested in walking along the sea floor while breathing normally. Guided snorkelling tours with a marine biologist and scenic helicopter flights over the reef are also available, all at additional cost. • Start time: 10am • Duration: 6½ hours • Daily departures • Operates year round