Cairns is the gateway to a tropical kaleidoscope of colours, landscapes and experiences: clear blue waters, lush green rainforests, the outback’s rugged red earth and the Barrier Reef’s brilliant rainbow of corals. Swim with the turtles in the turquoise Coral Sea and cruise with the crocs on the mighty Daintree River. Snorkel the World famous reef and tour the Worlds oldest rainforest. Work on a tan on the coconut fringed beaches of Palm Cove and work on the land with a visit to the Wrotham Park outback cattle station (ranch). Enjoy a morning of retail therapy on Port Douglas’ Macrossan Street or an afternoon of massage therapy at the award winning Healing Waters Spa. Queensland’s tropical north is where relaxation, wilderness, luxury, adventure, wildlife and aboriginal culture converge.

Further north (just off the coast north of Cooktown), Lizard Island’s 24 white powdery beaches are fringed with colourful coral reefs and spectacular dive sites, and the surrounding waters attract game fishers from around the globe, with the heart pounding opportunity to chase giant black marlin. The child-free island resort specialises in luxurious tranquillity, surrounded by the Great Barrier Reef.

There is something reminiscent of Robinson Crusoe about Haggerstone Island. 600km north of Cairns and a million miles from the cares of the rest of the world, awaits an extraordinary island experience. Remote and unspoiled, the island welcomes only a handful of guests to unwind and relax in unpretentious simplicity, surrounded by white sandy beaches and some of the most magnificent pristine coral gardens in the world.