Experience the Great Barrier Reef without getting wet, at the world’s largest living coral reef aquarium.

Located in the Townsville CBD, Reef HQ is a unique and fascinating showcase of a living coral reef ecosystem. The underwater viewing tunnel reveals a 2.5 million-litre Coral Reef Exhibit, with its hard and soft corals, providing a home for the thousands of beautiful fish, giant clams, sea cucumbers, sea stars and other coral reef creatures.

The viewing tunnel also allows excellent viewing into the 750 000 litre Predator Exhibit. The wreck of the S.S. Yongala provides an eery backdrop and is home to shark species such as the blacktip reef shark; leopard and nurse sharks and a green turtle.

When you thought you'd experienced all the world's great cruising grounds, there's still one place sure to delight and surprise you................................................................ Hinchinbrook Rent A Yacht offers the freedom to skipper your own vessel & explore the World Heritage, Hinchinbrook Island and surrounding area.

Hinchinbrook boating holidays has an appeal to everyone with a sense of adventure, a love of nature & a desire to drop out of the rat race for a few days, a week or as long as you like!

Our fleet gives you the choice of yachts, catamarans, motor cruisers or luxurious houseboats.

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Take a day cruise aboard Hinchinbrook Explorer to experience the wilderness and splendour of Hinchinbrook Island, Australia's largest island National Park. Cruise through sanctuaries for dugong, turtles and crocodiles, explore the mangrove river system of Missionary Bay, stroll and swim at beautiful Ramsay Bay, spend time at the Wilderness Lodge, swimming, dining, rainforest walks and relaxing.

$90.00 includes lunch per adult. Children 4 - 14 years $45, Under 4 years FREE. Famiy and seniors discounts apply. Also available for private and night charters.

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Live the Great Barrier Reef 24/7!
OceanXplorer’s Reef-Sleep offers a unique overnight adventure which unfolds both below and above the sea! Centrally located at beautiful Rachel Carson Reef, just a quick journey in our high-speed water taxi ReefXplorer from Port Douglas, arrive at your floating hotel where your outdoor reef adventure begins. Relax and recharge by night aboard our fully-licensed, air-conditioned mothership, MV SuperSport. Explore the reef by day - and night- with our qualified instructors. Snorkel, scuba and night-dive, kayak, kite-surf, sail, fish or simply recline on the sundeck with a cool drink - the options are endless.

A View with a room…
All the comforts of home from ready-made beds to on-board barbecues await you – surrounded by the unsurpassed splendor that is the Great Barrier Reef. Choose from private double ensuited berths to shared facility bunk rooms for those on a budget.

Discover the Magic of Hinchinbrook.

Spacious 50ft Motor Sailer. Overnight & Day trips on the semi-smooth waters between Hichinbrook & Dunk Islands, Sunset Cruises down the Hinchinbrook Channel, Private Charters also available.

Day Trips (min. 5/ max 8 pasengers) - Garden Island BBQ, Haven/Goold Island Discovery.
Overnight Trips (min 4 /max 8 passengers) - Dunk Is 2 day/1night, Dunk Is 3day/2night Resort guest for a day or night.
Sunset Cruises - Regular Sunset Cruises down Hinchinbrook Channel. 2 weekends per month.
Private Charter (max 8 passengers) - Where you cruise is up to YOU!

The Australian Coffee Centre is one of the most exciting tourist destinations in Tropical North Queensland and the first purpose built coffee plantation visitor centre in Australia, located at the Skybury Coffee Plantation.

Skybury Plantation Tour
The Australian Coffee Centre operates fully escorted tours throughout the day, departing hourly 10am – 4pm. The tour takes approx 1 hour and includes:

An introduction, followed by an informative walk through the coffee plantation covering everything you’ve ever wanted to know about the origins, life cycle and farming of coffee, harvester viewing, tour of processing plant, Coffee Cinema and introduction to coffee tasting in the coffee lab.

‘Complete Skybury’
‘Complete Skybury’ is a lunch and tour package that allows guests to experience the Skybury Plantation Tour and enjoy lunch and a complementary drink in the stunning coffee centre restaurant. The package includes:

• Skybury Plantation Tour;
• Main Meal from the Skybury Menu,
• Skybury Cappuccino Ice Cream;
• Complementary beer, wine or soft drink;
• Complementary Skybury Coffee; and,
• $5 gift voucher for use in the gift shop.
  
  

PO Box 1122
Mareeba
Qld 4880

Fish the north tropical coast from Townsville to Cardwell and Mission beach with one of Australias most successful fishing guides Ryan Moody.

Ryan started business in 1991 after working several seasons on the gameboats from the Whitsundays to Lizard island. From Barramundi to reef fish and marlin you are in the best possible hands for landing that fish of a lifetime.

Our 8.2m reef boat and 5.5m barra boats are in 2c survey and boast some of the best electronics available.

We pick you up from your accom and return at the end of the day, we also provide all bait, tackle and ice.

Situated right on the waterfront in the heart of Cardwell, this eco tourism facility specialises in providing both tourist and interpretive information about Cardwell, Hinchinbrook Island and Channel and environs. The Centre is an accredited Wet Tropics Visitor Information Centre.

A larger than life vivid sculptural display takes the visitor on an enchanted journey as the history and structure of the peoples, landscape and wildlife is told. The visitor is led to the final encounter with the delightful talking eel.

From a large, colourful reception area and gift shop, experienced staff offer information and bookings for accommodation and local tours, while both a video presentation and a digital dvd and monitor display non-stop footage of local attractions. The Centre also offers a computerised information kiosk to allow direct online access to National Parks bookings and enquiries. This is a first for North Queensland and one of only three in Queensland.

As well, the desk offers printed material on Queensland National Parks, native local flora & fauna, walking trails and issues camping permits.

The original Kuranda Scenic Railway is a spectacular journey comprising unsurpassed views of World Heritage Listed rainforest, steep ravines and picturesque waterfalls within the Barron Gorge National Park.

This famous railway winds its way through 15 hand carved tunnels, across the giant bridge over Stoney Creek Falls, past the spectacular Barron Falls and onto Kuranda, the village in the rainforest.

Constructed between 1882 and 1891 it is considered an engineering feat of tremendous magnitude. Hundreds of men were employed to build the renowned railway that stands as a monument to the pioneers of Tropical North Queensland.

KSR Gold Class offers passengers a little touch of luxury. Club-style seating, refreshments and an exclusive gift pack combine to create an unforgettable experience.

Billabong Sanctuary is located on the highway 17kms south of Townsville. The sanctuary covers 25 acres and displays Australia’s native animals in their natural habitat – rainforest, eucalypt forest and wetlands.

Hold a koala, cuddle a wombat, hold a crocodile, hand feed free ranging kangaroos or wrap a python around your neck. These are just some of the unforgettable hands on adventures you can experience at the Billabong. With nearly 20 interactive wildlife talks held by the rangers every day you are sure to learn something about your favourite native animal.

There are lots of other things to do while you are at the Billabong, cool off in our tropical pool, enjoy a picnic lunch or relax on the verandah’s of the Blinky Bill Café.