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Includes:
3 Nights in an Island Suite
Breakfast daily
Return transfers from Cairns
Great Barrier Reef Day trip
Only $1113 per couple
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CAIRNS MOST POPULAR RESORT
The Lakes Resort and Spa is a stunning 4 ½ star resort.
* Return airport transfers for bookings 7 nights & over
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* Full resort facilities
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Sea Change Beachfront Apartments
CAIRNS NORTHERN BEACHES MOST POPULAR
* 5 Star self contained
* Courtesy airport transfer
* Magnificent swimming pool
* Beautiful beachfront location
* Spa in every apartment
* Fantastic Ocean Views!
* Pool deck and Swim out apartments
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Gilligan's Backpackers Hotel & Resort is "the Ritz of all hostels" as described by Lonely Planet. It provides an excellent standard of accommodation for backpackers and budget conscious young, (and young at heart) travellers in the heart of the Cairns CBD.
*From $21* (4 bed dorm)
*From $104* (Hotel room)
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FROM $137 PER NIGHT
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FROM $1360 PER NIGHT
INCLUDES
All Meals
selected alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
Catamarans
Paddle skis & sailboards
Motorised dinghies
Basic fishing gear
Snorkelling
Tennis - day & night
Picnic hampers for beachside lunches
Self guided walks and nature trails
Interpretative slide sessions
Gymnasium
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Dunk Island Resort - Cairns
Dunk Island Resort

- 9 hole island golf course
- Enormous variety of activities
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DUNK ISLAND is a beautiful tropical rainforest island offering excellent facilities and an amazing variety of activities and experiences.
Rates Include:
- Australia's most beautiful rainforest island
- Enormous variety of activities
- Easy access to the Great Barrier Reef
- National Park Walking Tracks
- 9 hole island golf course
- Spa Centre
- Kids stay and eat free at Dunk Island!
- Great for families (Children are 3-12 years inclusive)
Complimentary Activities:
- Tennis (indoor & outdoor)
- Squash
- Gym equipment & fitness classes
- Beach & pool volleyball
- Catamarans, paddle skis & sailboards
- Aqua aerobics
- Badminton
- Children's playground
- Nature walks and jogging track
For the family (Children are 3-12 years inclusive) Dunk is as good as it gets. The Kids Club (charges apply) has its own meal times and activities so that mum and dad can enjoy being a couple again. Imagine the freedom and romance of a sunset cruise, knowing that the kids are in safe hands and having a ball.
From Dunk Island you are able to take a Reef trip to the Great Barrier Reef for snorkelling and diving.
Most of the Island is a National Park.
Accommodation:
160 rooms featuring air conditioning, ceiling fans, a balcony or patio, telephone, television, clock radio, refrigerator, tea & coffee making facilities, hairdryer, guest amenities, umbrellas, iron & ironing board and nearby guest laundry facilities.
Garden Rooms: Set amongst tropical gardens, these rooms are a short stroll from the central complex, resort facilities and beach. Available with a Queen bed and Single Bed, ensuite with shower and a small outdoor patio or balcony. Family configurations are available with Queen and 2 Single Beds.
Beachfront Rooms: Situated beachside with easy access to the beach, guests can enjoy views over Brammo Bay from most rooms. Available with King and a Single Bed or family configuration with 2 Queens and a Single Day Bed. Upstairs rooms have balconies with garden and bay views. Downstairs rooms have a patio and lead on to gardens and the beach. Mini bar. Ensuite with shower/bath. New large screen TV's with Movielink
Beachfront Suites: Situated beachside the rooms offer virtually uninterrupted views over Brammo Bay with direct access to the beach. Feature King and a Single Bed.
Dining:
Beachcomber Restaurant: The resort's main restaurant, specialises in fresh tropical style cuisine. A buffet breakfast is served from 6:30am to 10.00am and dinner from 6.00pm to 10.00pm and varies from a la carte to buffet.
Asian Noodle Bar: Right beside the Butterfly Pool you’ll find delicious Asian flavours from the Asian Noodle Cafe´. It’s a relaxed dining experience that includes rice, stirfry and noodle dishes. Take a seat or enjoy your noodles in a box and head beachside!.
Plantation Bar: Overlooking the beachfront pool, it' s the perfect place to soak up the rich, tropical ambience of Dunk. Open for drinks from 10.00am till late. Features nightly entertainment.
The Jetty Cafe: For casual beachside dining, the Jetty Cafe is open for lunch offering gourmet fish and chips, sandwiches, wraps, salads and pastas. Enjoy a cool beverage or a coffee.
Resort Features:
- Foreign exchange
- Kids Club for children 3 - 12 years (charges apply)
- Babysitting available (charges apply)
- Spa of Peace & Plenty
- Daily laundry service
- Guest laundry facilities
- Safety deposit facilities
- Postal service
- Boutique & Store
- Free form pool and large beachfront pool
- Three floodlit tennis courts
- Fitness Centre
- 2 squash courts
- Departure Lounge with Showers
Other Activities: (charges apply)
- Fishing charters
- Kids Club
- Great Barrier Reef day trips
- Jet ski guided island tours
- Horse riding
- Tandem skydiving
- Water skiing
- Tube rides and Wake boarding
- Kayak Tours
- Motorboat hire
- Spa Treatments: Facials, Body Wraps & Massage
- Diving Day Trips
- 1/2 or full day charters
- Private beach drop offs and pick ups
Take a dinghy to nearby Purtaboi Island, a picturesque island perfect for enjoying a gourmet beach picnic in romantic seclusion.
Take a rainforest walk to the summit of Mt Kootaloo where you will find magnificent views back over to Mission Beach and along the coastline from 250m above sea level.
Glide around the island on a guided jet ski tour, stopping off for a snorkel over the bommies at Naturalist Beach! The choices are endless.
Spa of Peace & Plenty:
Set amongst lush tropical gardens, the Spa of Peace & Plenty has been designed with pampering and total indulgence in mind - a sanctuary where guests exchange stressed states for tranquillity and embrace treatments that renew energies or evoke delicious relaxation.
Two premium spa ranges are used: Sodashi an all-Australian botanical range and Elemis, providing holistic spa therapies enhanced with exotic aromatherapy products.
Combining nature's intelligence and the power of touch, these products deliver therapeutic benefits and mirror the balanced beauty of Dunk - a rainforest island.
Advanced bookings are recommended prior to check in.
Getting There:
By Air: Regular flights depart major Australian capital cities for Dunk Island via Cairns with Qantas, Jetstar, and Virgin Blue. Hinterland Aviation operates the 45 minute connecting flight between Cairns and Dunk Island twice daily. Private charter flights to Dunk Island are also available upon request.
Flights from Cairns are $240 /adult return and $120 /child return.
Transfer duration: approximately 45 mins. Check-in is 30 minutes prior to the flight departure at the Hinterland Aviation terminal. A courtesy coach transfer from the main terminal at Cairns Airport to the Hinterland Aviation terminal is provided by Sun Palm. Guests will meet the coach transfer at the Sun Palm check-in desk located in the Domestic Terminal.
Departing Cairns Airport at 12:15pm and 2:30pm
Departing Dunk Island at 9:00am and 1:15pm
By Coach/Ferry: Transfers to Dunk Island from Cairns, Northern Beaches and Port Douglas are available with Mission Beach Dunk Island Connections: These are by coach and either launch or water taxi depending on the time of travel. There are only 3 departures daily between Cairns and Dunk and Dunk and Cairns. Connecting flights need to be booked with these times in mind. Transfers depart Cairns airport at 7am, 11:30am, and 2 pm. Two transfers depart Dunk Island to connect ferry and coach to make the Cairns airport at 12:10pm and 6:10pm.
Duration is 2 hours.
Coach and ferry transfers from Cairns to Dunk Island are $164 /adult return and $82 /child return.
Check in - 2.00pm
Check out - 10.00am
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| *** SPECIAL RATES - All prices shown in Australian Dollars | ||
| Prices valid from now until 31 October 2010 | ||
| Garden Room | PER NIGHT | |
| Garden Room B&B, 4+ nights, Sole use | $272 | |
| » STAY 5 PAY 4 (rate is average rate per night for 5 nights) |
$218 (avg) | |
| Garden Room B&B, 4+ nights, 2 people | $294 | |
| » STAY 5 PAY 4 (rate is average rate per night for 5 nights) |
$235 (avg) | |
| Beachfront Room | PER NIGHT | |
| Beachfront Room B&B, 4+ nights, Sole use | $390 | |
| » STAY 5 PAY 4 (rate is average rate per night for 5 nights) |
$312 (avg) | |
| Beachfront Room B&B, 4+ nights, 2 people | $412 | |
| » STAY 5 PAY 4 (rate is average rate per night for 5 nights) |
$330 (avg) | |
| Beachfront Suite | PER NIGHT | |
| Beachfront Suite B&B, 4+ nights, sole use | $496 | |
| » STAY 5 PAY 4 (rate is average rate per night for 5 nights) |
$397 (avg) | |
| Beachfront Suite B&B, 4+ nights, 2 people | $518 | |
| » STAY 5 PAY 4 (rate is average rate per night for 5 nights) |
$414 (avg) | |
| *** SPECIAL RATES - All prices shown in Australian Dollars | ||
| Prices valid from now until 17 December 2010 | ||
| Garden Room | PER NIGHT | |
| Garden Room B&B, 4+ nights, Sole use | $272 | |
| Garden Room B&B, 4+ nights, 2 people | $294 | |
| Beachfront Room | PER NIGHT | |
| Beachfront Room B&B, 4+ nights, Sole use | $390 | |
| Beachfront Room B&B, 4+ nights, 2 people | $412 | |
| Beachfront Suite | PER NIGHT | |
| Beachfront Suite B&B, 4+ nights, sole use | $496 | |
| Beachfront Suite B&B, 4+ nights, 2 people | $518 | |
| *** SPECIAL RATES - All prices shown in Australian Dollars | ||
| Prices valid from 18 December 2010 until 09 January 2011 | ||
| Garden Room | PER NIGHT | |
| Garden Room B&B, 4+ nights, Sole use | $300 | |
| Garden Room B&B, 4+ nights, 2 people | $322 | |
| Beachfront Room | PER NIGHT | |
| Beachfront Room B&B, 4+ nights, Sole use | $428 | |
| Beachfront Room B&B, 4+ nights, 2 people | $450 | |
| Beachfront Suite | PER NIGHT | |
| Beachfront Suite B&B, 4+ nights, sole use | $546 | |
| Beachfront Suite B&B, 4+ nights, 2 people | $568 | |
| *** SPECIAL RATES - All prices shown in Australian Dollars | ||
| Prices valid from 10 January 2011 until 31 March 2011 | ||
| Garden Room | PER NIGHT | |
| Garden Room B&B, 4+ nights, Sole use | $272 | |
| Garden Room B&B, 4+ nights, 2 people | $294 | |
| Beachfront Room | PER NIGHT | |
| Beachfront Room B&B, 4+ nights, Sole use | $390 | |
| Beachfront Room B&B, 4+ nights, 2 people | $412 | |
| Beachfront Suite | PER NIGHT | |
| Beachfront Suite B&B, 4+ nights, sole use | $496 | |
| Beachfront Suite B&B, 4+ nights, 2 people | $518 | |
| All prices shown in Australian Dollars | ||
| Prices valid from now until 28 September 2010 | ||
| Garden Room | PER NIGHT | |
| Locals Special - Garden Room | $358 | |
| Beachfront Room | PER NIGHT | |
| Locals Special - Beachfront Room | $408 | |
| All prices shown in Australian Dollars | ||
| Prices valid from now until 17 December 2010 | ||
| Garden Room | PER NIGHT | |
| Garden Room B&B, 4+ nights, Sole use | $272 | |
| Garden Room B&B, 4+ nights, 2 people | $294 | |
| Garden Room B&B, Sole Use | $326 | |
| Garden Room B&B, 2 people | $348 | |
| Beachfront Room | PER NIGHT | |
| Beachfront Room B&B, 4+ nights, Sole use | $390 | |
| Beachfront Room B&B, 4+ nights, 2 people | $412 | |
| Beachfront Room B&B, sole use | $464 | |
| Beachfront Room B&B, 2 people | $486 | |
| Beachfront Suite | PER NIGHT | |
| Beachfront Suite B&B, 4+ nights, sole use | $496 | |
| Beachfront Suite B&B, 4+ nights, 2 people | $518 | |
| Beachfront Suite B&B, sole use | $588 | |
| Beachfront Suite B&B, 2 people | $610 | |
| All prices shown in Australian Dollars | ||
| Prices valid from 05 October 2010 until 24 December 2010 | ||
| Garden Room | PER NIGHT | |
| Locals Special - Garden Room | $358 | |
| Beachfront Room | PER NIGHT | |
| Locals Special - Beachfront Room | $408 | |
| All prices shown in Australian Dollars | ||
| Prices valid from 18 December 2010 until 09 January 2011 | ||
| Garden Room | PER NIGHT | |
| Garden Room B&B, 4+ nights, Sole use | $300 | |
| Garden Room B&B, 4+ nights, 2 people | $322 | |
| Garden Room B&B, Sole Use | $358 | |
| Garden Room B&B, 2 people | $380 | |
| Beachfront Room | PER NIGHT | |
| Beachfront Room B&B, 4+ nights, Sole use | $428 | |
| Beachfront Room B&B, 4+ nights, 2 people | $450 | |
| Beachfront Room B&B, sole use | $508 | |
| Beachfront Room B&B, 2 people | $530 | |
| Beachfront Suite | PER NIGHT | |
| Beachfront Suite B&B, 4+ nights, sole use | $546 | |
| Beachfront Suite B&B, 4+ nights, 2 people | $568 | |
| Beachfront Suite B&B, 2 people | $670 | |
| Beachfront Suite B&B, sole use | $684 | |
| All prices shown in Australian Dollars | ||
| Prices valid from 10 January 2011 until 31 March 2011 | ||
| Garden Room | PER NIGHT | |
| Garden Room B&B, 4+ nights, Sole use | $272 | |
| Garden Room B&B, 4+ nights, 2 people | $294 | |
| Garden Room B&B, Sole Use | $326 | |
| Garden Room B&B, 2 people | $348 | |
| Beachfront Room | PER NIGHT | |
| Beachfront Room B&B, 4+ nights, Sole use | $390 | |
| Beachfront Room B&B, 4+ nights, 2 people | $412 | |
| Beachfront Room B&B, sole use | $464 | |
| Beachfront Room B&B, 2 people | $486 | |
| Beachfront Suite | PER NIGHT | |
| Beachfront Suite B&B, 4+ nights, sole use | $496 | |
| Beachfront Suite B&B, 4+ nights, 2 people | $518 | |
| Beachfront Suite B&B, sole use | $588 | |
| Beachfront Suite B&B, 2 people | $610 | |
| All prices shown in Australian Dollars | ||
| Prices valid from 01 April 2011 until 31 March 2012 | ||
| Garden Room | PER NIGHT | |
| Garden Room, 4+ nights - Meal Deal, twin share | $427 | |
| Garden Room, 4+ nights - Meal Deal, family room | $445 | |
| OPTIONAL EXTRAS | |
| Prices valid from 01 April 2009 until 31 March 2011 | |
| Extra Person, 4+ nights | $58.00 |
| Meal Package | $69.00 |
| Extra Person per night | $64.00 |
| Spa Package per person | $260.00 |
| One Way Flight, Child | $60.00 |
| One Way Flight, Adult | $120.00 |
| Return Flight, Child | $120.00 |
| Return Flight, Adult | $240.00 |
| Prices valid from 01 April 2011 until 31 March 2012 | |
| Return Flight, Adult | $300.00 |
| Return Flight, Child | $190.00 |
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| WE DO NOT CHARGE BOOKING FEES OR CREDIT CARD SURCHARGES | |
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The Hotel Cairns is located only one block from the famous Esplanade, the property is shaded by towering palm trees offers travelers a true tropical experience with a contemporary ambience.
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Shangri-La Cairns is ideally situated in the city centre at the Marlin Marina connected to the Pier shopping complex, and adjacent to the Trinity Bay Esplanade.
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Enjoy dinner on a luxurious catamaran while cruising on the calm waters of Trinity Inlet. With a glass of champagne in hand, stroll the decks and savour the sights of the city by night.
$89/person including;
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* Superb 4-course buffet incl. seafood
* Live musical entertainment
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Vision Apartments Cairns are the newest holiday apartments on the Cairns Esplanade. Located just 5 minutes walk from the centre of town.
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Great Barrier Reef
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Fitzroy Island Resort is on the fringing Great Barrier Reef just 45 minutes from Cairns by ferry. This brand new resort offers affordable Studios, One & Two Bedroom Apartments and Beach Cabins.
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Piermonde 1302 is a stunning designer apartment guaranteed views of the harbour from the 13th level.
1 or 2 Bedrooms
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Maximum 38 passengers
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$135 per person
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Luxury Beach Escape
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Floriana Guest House is a charming old fashioned guesthouse and is currently offering 2 free nights for a 7 night stay.
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*$395/week* Double ensuite
*$550/week* Studio flat
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Reef Magic Outer Barrier Reef Cruise
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