Smoothies on palm tree beaches

You'll be picked up in Cairns and after less than an hour you'll arrive at Palm Cove. The name of this place actually says it all; it's a small inlet on the Pacific Ocean filled with palm trees. This is where you'll check into your resort which is located directly on the boulevard looking out over the ocean. The resort has a swimming pool, spa, parking lot and playground for children. Each room has a balcony or veranda, air conditioning and a refrigerator.

The next few days are yours to spend as you wish. Sit back on a terrace and enjoy a delicious pineapple or mango 'smoothie' or start reading that book that you've wanted to read for so long. Stroll down the boulevard with a length of approximately 1km, past boutiques filled with fun souvenirs and pick and choose a restaurant for a savoury dinner in the evening.

On the third day of this trip, you'll usually have the morning to do as you please. Many travellers conclude their trip through Australia here and decide to fly back to Europe at this point. If you decide to do this as well, a transfer bus will take you straight from the beach to Cairns Airport which lies only 15 minutes away.  

If you don't feel like going home just yet, you can also keep travelling with the module Coral sea meets rainforest to the Great Barrier Reef and Cape Tribulation. You could also fly to the Outback or pick up a hire car in Cairns and go on the Rainforest and reef drive. If you rather not do the driving yourself, you can choose to have someone else do the driving for you and go on the Oz east coast escape.