2005.08.20~09.03 Australia Cairns area

Date

schedule (Area  and  photos)

accommodation

08.19

Taipei (CX405 16:10)Hong kong(18:10) Australia airlines(19:15)Cairns(04:20)

On air plant

 

Hong kong airport gate4 to gate18 滿遠的,快走到達,很快就登機了。

 

08.20

Cairns

Cairns Esplanade YHA

 

Cairns airport 到市區,shuttle bus AU$7.5taxi $12~15,兩人以上,taxi方便又省錢。5:30抵達YHA,尚未開門 ,氣溫約19℃很涼爽,到對面的Lagoon(人工潟湖,很大的沙灘游泳池,清澈又漂亮,有救生員,更衣室,沖洗設備,一切免費),四周是優美的綠地,有野餐桌及標準的免費烤肉台,每按一次可加熱數分鐘,在野餐桌椅上,一面看資料一面欣賞海邊的日出美景 ,時間過得很快,一會兒就7:00AM,走回YHA,寄放行李,10:00AM後才可check in,就在樓下吃個早餐,兩個麵包一杯巧克力一杯果汁就要AU$15.3,沿海邊走(盡是爛泥及小石頭,沒有美麗的沙灘),經過豪華的Shungri-La hotel,來到Reef  Fleet Termial,所有的遊艇公司皆集中在此售票(當然各旅行社YHA皆有代訂船票),每家公司的行程稍有不同,價格也不同,我們選個最貴的 Great Adventure ,含Green Island and Outer Reef 每人$188,持YHA card可享有10% discount,在澳洲旅遊記得常秀出YHA card,很多地方皆有折扣。

到市區逛一逛(Download the KissHoliday.com very good PDF maps:Cairns City inner MAP)

 

08.21

Great barrier roof 大堡礁尋奇Cairns → green Islandout of  Barrier

Cairns Esplanade YHA

 

的浮潛用具

 

08.22

Cairns → Flecker botanic gardens → Smithfield → Rex lookoutPort DouglasMossman GorgeWogna Beach → Pinnacle Village Holiday Park

Pinnacle Village Holiday Park (camping)

 

 

 

08.23

Pinnacle Village Holiday Park → Mossman Daintree → Alexandra Range LookoutMangrove & Dubuji BoadwalkCow Bay

Pinnacle Village Holiday Park (camping)

 

 

 

08.24

Pinnacle Village Holiday Park → Mareeba Wetland (birds watch)Kuranda Barron falls → Kuranda

Kuranda Rainforest Accommodation Park

 

 

 

08.25

Kuranda → Skyrail → Kuranda → Babinda information centerThe Bonlders → Babinda → Innisfail →  Mango tourist Park (Camp ground)

Mango tourist Park(Camping)

 

 

 

08.26

Innisfail  → Sugar museum  → Murray Falls → Cardwell → Lucinda long suger loading facility → Ingham → Balgal Beach( camping ground)

Balgal Beach(Free camping)

 

 

 

08.27

Balgal Beach( camping ground)Townsville(The strand, Castle Hill)Reef HQ Aquarium → Ayr

Big 4 Ary Silverlink carvan village camping

 

 

 

08.28

Ayr → Home Hill → Bowen(Queen Bay, Horseshoe Bay, Murry Bay, Rose Bay)Big mango infirmation center → Airlie Beach

Big 4 Adventure Whitsandday Resort Carvan Park (camping)

 

 

 

08.29

Airlie Beach(Cannonvale, Abel point Marina) Airlie lagoon Shute HarbourProserpine(Lake Proserpine, Dam) → Bower(fish) → Townsville(informatio center) → Blue Water

Blue Water Caravan Park camping

 

 

 

08.30

Blue Water  → Little Crystal creekBig Crystal creek(Paradi water hole, Rockslides)Jorama Falls (Rock hole)Wallaman Falls → Cardwell

Cardwell Caravan park camping

 

 

 

08.31

Cardwell  → Tull Gorge (rafting)Mission BeachParonella Park → Innisfair → Josephine Falls → Innisfail → Milla Milla

Milla Milla Tourist Park camping

 

 

 

09.01

Milla Milla FallsZille FallsEllinjaa FallsMungalli Falls → Milla Milla→ Ravenshoe → Mt. Garnet → Undara Lava Tube

Undara Lava Tube camping

 

 

 

09.02

Undara Lava Tube→Mt. Garnet→RavenshoeThe Crater_Dinning FallsLake Tinaroo→ Curtain Fig TreeLake Eacham→Lake BarrineCathedral Fig Tree → Cairns

City Caravan park camping

 

 

 

09.03

Cairns airport (12:15)→ Hong kong (17:20 , 18:35)→ Taipei (20:15)