Palm Cove Cruises, Tours and Attractions
All the tour companies pick guests up and return you to your accommodation or guest house so you have no need to worry about how to get to any departure locations as you will be personally driven there in plenty of time and comfort and also learn a lot on the way.
See the Information Centre downstairs of the Palm Cove Village Shopping Centre on the esplanade called The Tour Specialists for some advice on the different tours and activities, dining options and spa treatment recommendations. See their website or give them a call on 07 4059 2654.
Golf
There are many golf courses in the Palm Cove area. Play a round of golf while overlooking the Coral Sea, tropical wetlands and rolling hills. Paradise Palms is just minutes from Palm Cove and is rated one of the 25 best courses in Australia. Take a 30 minute drive north along the stunning Captain Cook highway and play at a 5 star golf course in Port Douglas. There are so many to choose from that is why so many Japanese people come over for a long weekend to play golf on our beautiful affordable golf courses. This is another sport where Australians excel with Greg Norman known as the Great White Shark who is one of our best known Australians.
Fishing
For the thrill of a lifetime come aboard one of Cairns many shared fishing boats, or charter your own private tinny or luxury vessel. Choose from fly-fishing, heave tackle, light tackle, game fishing, sport-fishing; reef, estuary or river fishing. Cairns is known world wide as the best fishing ground for the awesome Black Marlin. Presidents, movie stars, rock stars and millionaires come back year after year to chase these mighty elusive fish. You can too from around just $390 a day which includes your lunch, morning and afternoon tea. A once in a lifetime experience for some that just has to be done. Another famous fish in Cairns Tropical North Queensland is the Barramundi, famous for two reasons; one, its fighting capabilities, and two, it's one of the most beautiful fish you could ever taste; soft white flesh with a very mild palatable flavour that suits everyone.
Horse Riding
Set amongst Eucalyptus trees and rugged Australian bushland, Blazing Saddles offers half day - morning or afternoon - horse riding tours picking you up from your hotel or accommodation house. Experience iconic Australian bushland and even spot kangaroos. See sheep, pigs and Australian beef cattle on this vast property. A great one for learners and first time riders.
If you are interested in horseback riding through cool World Heritage-listed rainforests, streams and pristine beaches, Wonga Beach Horseback Riding offers morning and afternoon tours for all skill levels even the first timer. You can even have a private guided tour for yourself or with a friend. The horses here are very well educated and a mixture of Australian Stock horses and Quarter horses so if you are an experienced rider you will enjoy this ride. There are not too many places left where you can freely canter along the beach with the wind in your hair.
ATV Tours
ATV stands for "All Terrain Vehicle", also known as quad bikes. Blazing Saddles at Kuranda provides ATV tours through the rugged Savannah lands. Feel the adrenaline as you speed through the bush negotiating the many obstacles on track. This activity is especially great fun in the Green Season where you slip and slide thru the gullies and grasslands. Great fun for the whole family from 12 years of age upwards.
White Water Rafting
Adrenaline junkies can experience grade 2, 3 or 4 rapids while white-water rafting one of three rivers in the region: Tully River, Barron River and Russell River. Full and half day trips are available where safety, service and fun are paramount. Even the little ones can join in this activity paddling down gentle rolling rivers in safety.
Tandem Sky Diving
Mission Beach and Cairns skydiving is an exhilarating, adrenalin pumping, unforgettable adventure that leaves you feeling high three days after your feet have returned to the ground! From over 10,000 feet in the air, you will have views of 14 kilometres of golden beaches, lush World Heritage-listed rainforest, the Great Barrier Reef, famous Dunk Island and nearby tropical islands. Give this one a go if you are game; it's a real thrill!
Snorkelling and Scuba Diving
The Great Barrier Reef is classed as one of the Seven Great Wonders of the world and is the only reef in the world which is visible by the astronauts when they are on the moon. And the Great Barrier Reef is classed as one of the best dive spots in the world for its biodiveristy and unique species of marine life and coral.
Palm Cove is a great starting point for those wishing to explore the Great Barrier Reef with tours leaving daily right from your hotel and accommodation house. Spend an idyllic day relaxing on a tropical island, or an action packed day on a Great Barrier Reef pontoon viewing colorful coral and tropical fish from a semi-submarine or glass bottom boat or an exciting day at sea visiting some of the most spectacular coral reef in the world.
Use your snorkel off the Palm Cove beach to pick up fresh lobster for dinner. Lobsters can be found north of the Palm Cove jetty and just south of the Angsana Resort & Spa. Look for the reef and rock formations on low tide as this is where they hide. Surprise your hotel chef and ask him to cook up the dinner you caught yourself whilst casually snorkelling off the beach.
Helicopter Tours
View the amazing Great Barrier Reef from above and soak in the immensity of this world wonder or fly to the Australian outback to a cattle station for lunch. Helicopter tours can take you to untouched locations that offer complete seclusion and isolation. Go wherever your fantasies take you and tailor your trip to suit you! See whales, dolphins, manta rays dugongs and turtles. The photographs and lifetime memories you will have will never be forgotten.
Soar above the oldest rainforests in the world and hover over cascading waterfalls, landing on an idyllic spot for a cool swim and a bite to eat. Visit outback Aboriginal communities or fly to a secluded coral cay for that all important proposal. Helicopters are not as expensive as most people think so have a look what is on offer and go for it; you will be amazed. Conference groups can even charter helicopters at great prices and do amazing things.
Luxury Boat Charters
An absolute specialty in Cairns and Tropical North Queensland. A boater's paradise! The Coral Sea offers all sorts of spectacular activities for the sea loving person. Relax in the calm turquoise water with tropical islands and coral cays emerging on the horizon. Whether it's a peaceful sail, or a scuba diving excursion, a sunset cruise, or an exciting game fishing excursion, there is a multitude of vessels available for charter for each and every individual activity, for day trips and extended overnight trips from Cairns to Cape York, to Lizard Island, the famous Cod Hole and beyond.
Rainforest Excursions
From the mighty Daintree Rainforest to Cape Tribulation you can see it all in a day from Palm Cove with tour operators picking you up early in the morning and taking you deep into the spectacular rainforests that are classed as the oldest in the world. Swim in pristine waterfalls or have a snorkel tour through the rainforest rivers to see turtles, fish, eel and other marine life. See the prehistoric crocodiles in their natural habitats on the river bank or at feed time in a wildlife park jumping skyward from the water to eat the chicken on the end of the stick the ranger is holding. Visit the quaint rainforest village of Kuranda by combining the Skyrail cableway that glides above the rainforest canopy, and the Kuranda Scenic Rail, a characteristic train that meanders through the World Heritage-listed rainforest and deep through the mountainside. This village has been well known since the sixties and seventies as a hippie type of town with people who like the alternative lifestyles rather than the busy city, consumer style of living. Great markets and shops here to meander thru. Visit the Butterfly Sanctuary, Birdworld, the Venom House or pick up an Aboriginal didgeridoo or painting to show your friends back home. Lots of street musicians and activity to look at here. Kuranda attracts people from all over the world.