Great Barrier Reef and Papua New Guinea Itinerary
October 26th to November 19th, 2012
Sydney, Cairns and Atherton Tablelands
| Fri 26th |
Etihad flight 9.15 London arr 19.10 (flight
7hr/+3 hr)
Abu Dhabi depart 22.00 (flight 14hr/+7 hr) |
| Sat 27th |
Flight arr Sydney 19.10
Nicks Restaurant, Darling Harbour.
Stay at Hilton Sydney |
| Sun 28th |
Monorail circuit, Botanical gardens, Opera
House, the Rocks, Ferry to Darling Harbour.
I'm Angus restaurant
Flight 18.30 Sydney arrive Cairns 20.35 |
| Mon 29th |
Atherton Tablelands - Cathedral Fig tree,
Lake Barrine, Curtain Fig Tree |
| Tues 30th |
Kuranda Railway and Skytram, Cairns Botanical
Gardens |
Great Barrier Reef Snorkelling Cruise
| Tues 30th |
4pm cruise on Coral Princess II |
| Wed 31st |
Cruise – Cooktown & remote uninhabited
Two Isles |
| Thurs 1st |
Cruise Lizard Island & Ribbon Reef 9 |
| Fri 2nd |
Cruise Ribbon Reef 3 & Rachel Carson
Reef |
| Sat 3rd |
8am disembark |
| Sat, 3rd |
Atherton Tablelands - Davies Creek, lunch
at Coffee Works, Mango Drop Winery, Granate
Gorge wallabies.
Dinner at Wildwater Restaurant on The Pier |
Papua New Guinea & Eclipse cruise
| Sat 3rd |
Overnight Pullman Reef Hotel |
| Sun 4th |
7am airport / 9am Charter Flight QQ550 arr
11.30am / Rabaul, Papua New Guinea |
| Mon 5th |
Rabaul History & Highlights Tour. Depart
17.00 Sunset Cruise past Mt Tavurvur |
| Tues 6th |
At sea |
| Wed 7th |
Watam Village tour, Sepik River |
| Thurs 8th |
Madang Bibil village tour |
| Fri 9th |
Tami Island |
| Sat 10th |
Tufi, Suicide Point walk and beach |
| Sun 11th |
Kitava, the Triobriand Islands, beach BBQ |
| Mon 12th |
Alotau highlights tour, Milne Bay |
| Tues 13th |
at sea |
| Wed 14th |
Total Eclipse viewed at sea over the Great
Barrier Reef off Cairns |
| Thurs 15th |
Disembark at Trinity Wharf, Cairns |
| Thurs 15th |
Daintree River (35km/51km)
Alexandra lookout - Walu Wugirriga (4km),
Cow Bay (7km/8min)
Boardwalk
Dinner at Lync Haven
Mossman gorge (76km/72min) |
| Fri 16th |
8.30 to 12.30 Cooper Creek Wilderness Tour
of Rainforest
Lunch at Daintree Heritage Lodge
Crocodile boat trip on Cooper Creek
Boardwalks
Cape Tribulation
Dinner at Whet
2hr night walk at Cooper Creek Rainforest |
| Sat 17th |
To Port Douglas (80km/90min) Lunch at Lure
Visit Habitat Centre
Palm Cove (43km/42min)
Restaurant – Far Horizons, Angsana
Resort & Spa
Stay Novotel, Coral Coast Drive, Palm Cove |
| Sun 18th |
Flight 11.40am arr Sydney 15.45 /depart Sydney
21.50 arr 05.35 Abu Dhabi |
| Mon 19th |
Flight depart 08.20 arr 12.25 London |
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