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Great Croc Spotting Today

Posted: 13 Jul 2017

Busy, but Happy Day's on the beautiful Dickson Inlet, spotting croc's and other beautiful wildlife. Running four tours every day at the moment. See you on the water.

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Babinda Locals Staring In New Samsung Ad

Babinda Quarters

Posted: 24 May 2017

News By Elisabeth Champion, The Cairns Post
May 24, 2017 7:21am

Babinda local Harry Anning will be gracing television screens in the coming months, along with 80 other Babinda and Tully residents.

Korean tech company Samsung decided the Far North towns

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Local Tourism Network Have Installed A New Webcam On The Roof Of The Pacific Hotel.

Tourism Town

Posted: 22 May 2017

We hope the webcam's live video stream will be beneficial to the regions tourism industry by giving viewers a realistic indication of the current weather in Cairns.

The camera has a 20x optical zoom and offers 270° view of the Cairns City and Marina.

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The Best Food And Wine Tour In Port Douglas Comes To Cairns

Outback Tasting Adventures from Cairns

Posted: 17 May 2017

We are pleased to announce Brett’s Outback Tasting Adventures will be available from Cairns from June 1st 2017.

FEATURING THE TROPICAL ‘DELIGHTS’ OF THE ATHERTON TABLELANDS
MORE TASTINGS! MORE DRINKS! MORE FUN!

Based on 3 years of continued success from...

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Babinda State Hotel Turns 100!

Babinda Quarters

Posted: 12 May 2017

The iconic 'Babinda State Hotel' will be celebrating its 100th Year as the only State Governmnet built Hotel trading as a Hotel in Australia today.

In true Babinda style, we will be hosting a week of celebratory events to mark this auspicious occassion!

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Passions Iii Launched

Passions of Paradise

Posted: 05 Apr 2017

New diving and snorkelling sites will be accessible on the Great Barrier Reef with the launch of Passions III in Cairns this month. Passions of Paradise has unveiled its 25m reef vessel which was designed and built over three years to be one of the fastes...

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New Cairns Marina Webcam!

Tourism Town

Posted: 10 Mar 2017

The Cairns Marina Webcam is located at the Habourlights apartment complex overlooking the departure point to most Great Barrier Reef experiences.
check it out on Youtube Live Now!:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMDtAOGdJlA

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New Preview Buttons For Ltn Members

Tourism Town

Posted: 03 Mar 2017

We have just released a new preview feature to Local Tourism Network.
Now when you are editing your Organisation Profile & Pages you can click the little "eye" icon to see your changes live on the Public Websites.

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Local Tourism Network Facebook Integration

Tourism Town

Posted: 01 Mar 2017

LTN members with listing pages can now post News to Facebook from within their Local Tourism Network dashboard.

This is a time saving feature which allows you to post one news item on both channels at the same time.

The Facebook connection is easy to se...

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5 More New Tips For Certified Divers

Passions of Paradise

Posted: 01 Jun 2016

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In our last blog, we talked about some strategies to maximize your good time when you go diving. Whether you are a beginning diver or full of experience, these tips will not only increase your safety out at the reef, but also make the trip more enjoyable for everyone. So in this post, we’ve added some additional information to help you stay safe and get the most out of your dive trips.

1. Learn How to Use a Safety Sausage. While laws vary from location to location regarding carrying a Surface Marker Buoy, it is a good habit to carry one in your BCD. Safety Sausages, as they are more popularly known, are valuable for marking your location should you find yourself drifting away from your dive boat and need a pickup; most safety sausages are over a metre long and can be seen from up to 2 kilometres away. They are also essential if you are drift diving and will require a boat pickup at the end of your dive. To that end, you may want to invest in a Delayed Surface Marker Buoy. A Delayed SMB is one that is deployed at depth, rather than at the surface, and are essential in areas subject to high boat traffic (the last thing you want to do is surface in front of an oncoming vessel. Delayed SMBs also allow a boat to track you if you’re doing a drift dive or get caught in a current.

2. Don’t Touch the Wildlife. A recurring theme in diving is an appreciation for the marine ecosystem and the underwater environment. Yet everywhere you go, there is inevitably one or two divers in a group that insist on touching everything, or that don’t have their buoyancy under control and smash into the coral; the popularity of selfie photos and small handheld underwater cameras like GoPros have only encouraged and increased this behaviour. When diving with a group, keep you hands close to your body. If you are observing something interesting, wait your turn, and slowly swim up to it. Most of all, tempting though it is, don’t take anything–shells, pieces of coral, all of these are vital parts of the marine ecosystem.

3. Dive Boat Etiquette.

-Arrive on time, if not early. Dive boats are usually set to a meticulous schedule, and waiting for one person can throw a whole day trip off for everyone.

-Don’t load the boat until told do do so by a skipper or crew member. Many Dive boat crews arrive early to set up the vessel, and gawking tourists can get in the way of vital jobs.

-Listen to the safety briefing. From what to do in an Abandon Ship scenario to toilets to whether or not you can smoke, listening to the briefing is vital so you can be safe on the boat with your fellow passengers.

-Assemble gear before reaching the dive location- No one wants to sit on a rocking boat for long so make sure you are geared up and ready to take your turn on the dive platform.

-Don’t Compete with other Divers on the boat- One of the most annoying between dive situation is divers bragging about how much air they have left after a dive, and comparing it with other divers’ tank pressures. No one cares. Try to keep the posturing and bragging to a minimum, and be polite and respectful to other divers.

4. Tip the Crew and Captain. They work hard for the love of the sport not for the monetary value they receive. There is a lot safety responsibility they take upon themselves, and training they maintain to make the trip as safe as possible. Remember that and try not to tip based on what you didn’t see but on the service you received.

5. Dive Dive Dive! Most important rule is to get some dives in. The more you dive, the better your air consumption will be, you will have better buoyancy, more experience with a variety of diving situations and other divers, and most of all you will have great stories to share when interacting with other divers on your boat.

Daintree Dreaming Day Tour - Fun, Exclusive Day Out

Daintree Dreaming Experiences

Posted: 09 Apr 2016

Guests and guide (Bridget Lawton) having fun on the Daintree Dreaming Day Tour.
Visits Mossman Gorge, Cooya Beach with Kuku Yalanji Cultural Habitat Tours
Connect with the oldest living rainforest and living culture on the planet on this fun, exclusive da...

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Protecting, Practicing And Sharing Culture

Daintree Dreaming Experiences

Posted: 03 Apr 2016

A spectacular cultural journey taking you from coast to rainforest experiencing natural beauty and ancient culture.

This fun exclusive day tour allows you to join a real Aboriginal cultural experience.

Learn Traditional Aboriginal fishing and gathering

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Rave Reviews

Daintree Dreaming Experiences

Posted: 03 Jan 2016

Want to experience a tour with a difference and experience our regions Aboriginal Culture.? Come and spend the day with us and experience the land through the eyes of the tradtional owners, The Kuku Yalanji people.
Fantastic day in Daintree forest and ex...

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Mossman Gorge

Daintree Dreaming Experiences

Posted: 07 May 2014

Visit the beautiful Mossman Gorge on our Daintree Dreaming Aboiriginal cultural tour.
Mossman Gorge Centre is a new Indigenous eco tourism development and the gateway to Mossman Gorge
Join an Aboriginal guided Ngadku Dreamtime walk as option on our unique tour

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Aboriginal Art Class On Daintree Dreaming Day Tour

Daintree Dreaming Experiences

Posted: 21 Apr 2014

Guests today trying their hand at Aboriginal Art at Janbal Gallery, Mossman Gorge, it is not as easy as it looks
Join us on this authentic Aboriignal Cultural Day Tour where you learn traditional hunting and gather technqiues, an art class with a difference, visit Mossman Gorge the World Heritage Listed Daintree National Park. Experience the worlds oldest living culture in the worlds oldest living rainforest.....perfect day

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September Specials

On The Beach Holiday Apartments

Posted: 18 Aug 2013

The sun is shining and the whales are calling - a great time to visit Trinity Beach .
SEPTEMBER DEALS have been released:
Stay 7 nights and receive 2 nights FREE - saving up to $660 for a family of 4-6. Minimum 3 nights stay but if you are not looking to that length of holiday stay for just 5 nights and receive 1 night FREE.
Great specials for now and include the School Holidays. Visit www.onthebeach.com.au/rates to secure these prices. They won't last long.

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Free Wi-fi Now Included

On The Beach Holiday Apartments

Posted: 17 Apr 2013

We are pleased to announce that we now offer FREE Wi-Fi to all Guests and tenants. This includes unlimited download. Don't just ask for it when booking your accommodation - expect it.

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Aboriginal Art Classes On Daintree Dreaming Day Tour

Daintree Dreaming Experiences

Posted: 13 Apr 2013

Experience an authentic Aboriginal Cultural Tour on the Daintree Dreaming Day Tour with Adventure North Australia. Learn from resident artist "Binna" of Janbal Gallery how to dot paint, on a Burnie Bean which you can use as a key ring, great momento of your experience

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Changes To Daintree Dreaming Day Tour

Daintree Dreaming Experiences

Posted: 28 Feb 2013

Adventure North Australia would like to announce that effective immediately our Daintree Dreaming tour will no longer be going to Silky Oaks for lunch. Instead, we are now excited to be taking our guests to the all-new Mossman Gorge Centre. We went out there recently to try their lunch for ourselves and were very impressed. Not only is the centre in a beautiful setting but the lunch was absolutely delicious. All the ingredients were freshly prepared and there was plenty of local produce on the menu that was infused with some really beautiful rainforest flavours. We are sure that our guests will really appreciate this change in our itinerary.
Another change is that we will no longer be going to the Niau Waterfall. With the wet season on our doorstep the Niau Waterfall can be very difficult to access. We have often used Mossman Gorge in the past when we have not been able to go the Niau Waterfall, however after an exhilarating swim in the waters of Mossman Gorge we have decided to make this a permanent fixture of our itinerary.
Mossman Gorge has always been a very special and stunning place to go. With the addition of the centre and all the good work that is being done there we feel that our 2 products fit together nicely. When people choose to do our Daintree Dreaming tour they choose it not only for the destinations we visit but also for the opportunity to learn more of our indigenous culture. Mossman Gorge Centre is now an extension of that.

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