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Australia adventure.... Gap Year & Time Out in Australia
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 2 weeks: 14th September - 28th September 2008 - Price £1600
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The course in Australia is the perfect end to a winter in New Zealand. You can relax, soak up the sun, and experience Tropical Northern Queensland at its finest. Available as a an additional module to the New Zealand course or as a stand alone multi activity trip, the Australia course is set in a tropical wonderland, with lush old growth rainforest, rich tropical reefs, and adventure activities like nowhere else.
Based in and around Cairns, the course is a relaxing, educational, and adventure activity filled two weeks. |
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Course outline...
Based in the oldest tropical rainforest in the world during the two weeks in Cairns, you’ll go scuba diving on the Coral Reef, white water rafting on the Tully river, visit a croc farm, mountain bike, fish, abseil, and go hot-air ballooning. We’ll take a trip over the Great Dividing Range, into the dry Aussie Savannah to visit hot lava tubes and experience scores of kangaroos and wallabies in the wild. The rainforest contains many treks ending in lush waterfalls and ancient volcanic lakes. It’s possible to come across platypus, cassowaries and tree kangaroos in their natural habitats. An Aboriginal guide will teach you about the bush-tucker, survival techniques, and traditions 30,000 years old. Before experiencing the lush Great Barrier Reef, you’ll learn about the ecology of the reef, and what it has to offer. We also have the special privilege of maybe helping a local Cattle station to muster cattle on horseback. |
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Accommodation & Food...
You will stay at several locations in Australia none of which is more spectacular than Mungalli Falls. Set in the middle of stunning rainforest, you stay in amazing lodges with their own shower and loo, fridge for a cold drink in addition to verandas with a view. In Cairns, you stay at Serpent Resort with air-conditioned rooms, swimming pool, bar, and beach volleyball. During the one night trip to Undara Lava-tubes you sleep in luxury tents, which are permanent and spacious, but with some true Aussie outback style. Meals are served in turn of the 20th century Queensland railway carriages lovingly restored to their former glory, where you could eat kangaroo, emu, or barramundi.
There are only a few times where lunch will not be provided. This is a fairly all inclusive trip! |
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Sample itinerary:
For more photos & details check out last year's course diary...CLICK HERE
Day 1 |
Arrive in Cairns from Queenstown, New Zealand
- Welcome reception & briefing on Australia module
- Free evening in Cairns
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Day 2 |
Tropical Rain forest module
- Move to Mungalli via Atherton Tablelands
- Tour to include platypus in the wild, volcanic lakes, fig curtain & Johnstone river croc farm
- Rock jump
- Night walk to see glow worms
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Day 3 |
- Rain forest ecology lecture.
- Waterfall swim
- Abseiling
- Land slide fun
- Interpretive rain forest trek - Nandragon Falls
- Team leading
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Day 4 |
- White water rafting
- Visit the enormous Cathedral Fig
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Day 5 |
- Mountain biking
- Rope swing and river swimming
- Pack up at Mungalli
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Day 6 |
- Depart for Undara - outback savannah
- Lava tubes sunset tour
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Day 7 |
- Bush walk
- Waterfall swim
- Free time in Cairns
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Day 8 |
- Cattle muster at Blazing saddles
- Quad biking (optional)
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Day 9 |
- Aboriginal rainforest guide
- 'Bush Tucker'
- Evening 'Reef Talk' incl. reef ecology
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Day 10 |
- Boat and reef
- Dive/snorkel
- Fishing
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Day 11 |
- Boat and reef
- Dive/snorkel
- Fishing
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Day 12 |
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Day 13 |
- Hot air balooning
- Champagne farewell breakfast
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Not included in price are: flight and a few lunches. |
 
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