At a Glance
Experience the true meaning of eco-luxury at Silky Oaks Lodge with this unforgettable 4-day package that showcases the very best of Tropical North Queensland’s rainforest and reef.
With return transfers from Cairns Airport included, immerse yourself in the natural wonders of the Daintree Rainforest at Silky Oaks Lodge, one of Australia’s enduring luxury resorts. Settle into your luxury treehouse overlooking the tranquil Mossman River or rainforest and wake each day to the trickle of water and the songs of native wildlife dating back over 180 million years.
With Silky Oaks as a base, spend your days discovering why Tropical North Queensland is Australia’s preemi-nent holiday destination. Explore the sights and sounds of the Daintree on a tour and river cruise that takes in Mossman Gorge, Cassowary Falls and Cape Tribulation, where the ...
Trip Highlights
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What's Included
- Daily tropical breakfast and dinner matched with selected premium wines
- Three nights' accommodation in a Garden Retreat, on a twin basis. Upgrade to other room types are available at an additional cost
- Signature evening drinks, snacks and selected in-suite bar
- Daintree, Cape Tribulation & Bloomfield Track 4WD group tour including Daintree river cruise, guided rainforest boardwalk, lunch and opportunties to swim
- Outer Reef Mackay Cay full day sailing onboard a luxury catamaran including lunch, glass bottom boat tour, guided snorkelling tour, island heritage walk and reef interpretation talk
- Two $75 Healing Waters Spa treatment credits
- Return private transfers to/from Cairns Airport (CNS)
Itinerary
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Welcome to Tropical North Queensland! Arriving into Cairns Airport, a private sedan takes you along the gorgeous Great Barrier Reef Drive to Silky Oaks Lodge, Queensland’s ultimate luxury eco-lodge located in the Daintree, the world’s oldest rainforest. Upon arrival at Silky Oaks, enjoy a signature welcome drink. |
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After lunch, you may choose to immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of the rainforest with a self guided hike along Fig Tree Rapids Trail. Along the well-marked trail, you’ll find scrub fowl scratching in the leaf litter, ferns clinging to branches high above, seed pods of all colours and shapes, and birds and butterflies galore. A dip in the freshwater swimming pool is the perfect way to cool off. In the afternoon, pamper yourself with a well-deserved spa treatment at the Healing Waters Spa (you have two $75 spa treatment credits included in your package). Sink into a mineral bath, cocoon in a detoxifying ma-rine wrap and emerge invigorated from a green tea salt therapy under the Vichy shower. Cap off the day with evening drinks and canapes in the open air Jungle Perch before moving into the Treetop Restaurant for a decadent four-course table d’hôte menu, paired with premium wines. |
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After a gourmet breakfast, delve deeper into the sights and sounds of the Daintree. Your first stop is the mag-nificent Mossman Gorge, where your expert guide will introduce you to the rainforest as you walk among the treetops on the new aerial walkway. Next, head along the Captain Cook Highway through the town of Mossman to the mighty Daintree River. The riverbank is the perfect place to enjoy a traditional Aussie morning tea of freshly baked lamingtons before em-barking on a scenic river cruise. As you navigate the sacred waters, keep an eye out for local wildlife including birds, snakes and perhaps even crocodiles. |
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Back on dry land, continue on to Cape Tribulation, where the rainforest meets the reef. Your guide will share with you the fascinating history of the area, including the trials and tribulations of Captain James Cook and the First Fleet, and leave you with plenty of time to explore the beach and venture to the lookout. Lunch today is in a secret spot surrounded by rainforest followed by an ice cream at the famous Daintree Ice Cream Company. Cap off the day with a visit to the magical Cassowary Falls. You’ll have exclusive access to this real-life Garden of Eden, where you can swim, feed fish and turtles or just sit back and enjoy the beautiful surroundings. You’ll return to Silky Oaks around 5:00pm for another evening of drinks and canapes followed by a shared platter style dinner. Settle into the surrounds with lunch in the award-winning Treehouse Restaurant overlooking the tranquil Mossman River. |
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After another gourmet breakfast, head to the coast for an exhilarating day of adventure and fun at the very outer edge of the Barrier Reef. Entering the dramatic beauty of the Great Barrier Reef is an extraordinary experience. It’s a day that engages all your senses, lifts your spirit and takes you into another realm. Sharing the wonder of the world’s largest living entity, realising its breathtaking colour and majesty, seeing nature at its most perfect is an awakening and, quite simply, the memory of a lifetime. Choose to dive*, snorkel, or stay dry. Whichever way you choose, you’ll bring home a lifetime of memories from this living natural wonder. *Diving is at an additional cost. When you’re not in the water, feel free to relax on deck or enjoy a drink at the licenced bar. Lunch included. You’ll return to Silky Oaks in the afternoon for another evening of drinks and canapes followed by one last delicious dinner. Settle into the surrounds with lunch in the award-winning Treehouse Restaurant overlooking the tranquil Mossman River. |
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Make the most of your final morning in the rainforest with an early morning yoga class, rainforest walk or swim in the invigorating Mossman River. Once you’re all packed up and ready to go, enjoy one final breakfast be-fore departing to Cairns Airport via private sedan. NOTE: This itinerary is provided as an example only – prevailing conditions and local arrangements may cause variation. |
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Dates & Prices
Daily departure on request. Please contact us for private departures and group bookings. Single Supplement is available. Surcharge applies to festival/holiday season.
More Info
The start and finish point is Cairns, Queensland.
Return private transfers are included to/from Cairns Airport (CNS).
Cairns Airport is serviced by major international, national and state carriers.
Located in Tropical North Queensland, Cairns has a tropical climate with generally hot and humid summers and milder, dryer winters. Temperatures are fairly constant throughout the year: 23-31 degrees Celsius in summer and 18-36 degrees Celsius in winter. The majority of Cairns’ rainfall occurs in summer between January and March, with a possibility of thunderstorms and tropical cyclones.
Onlyluxe Travel acts as travel agency and work with different tour operators.
Payment Detail
All pricing is in Australian dollars and are quoted on a per person twin share basis. A supplementary price is available (see below). Bookings are not confirmed until full payment and the signed Booking Form has been received by Onlyluxe Travel.
A non-refundable 30% deposit is payable within 7 days of your booking, with the final balance due 60 days prior to departure. If a booking is made 60 days or less before departure, the full payment is payable immediately. Last minute bookings are payable before arrival. Failure to pay on time may result in automatic cancellation of a booking with cancellation penalties payable to Onlyluxe Travel. If you pay by credit card or PayPal a surcharge will be added to the total price.
Single Supplement
All accommodation is twin share. Single guests will share with someone of the same gender. If a single room is demanded, a supplementary price of will apply. The supplementary price refers to our quotation and needs to be stipulated at the time of booking.
General Cancellation Policies
- Outside of 60 days monies will be refunded less 30% of full fee
- Within 60 days prior to arrival all monies will be forfeited
- No refunds will be given in the event of non-arrival, any unused services or unused nights due to flight or weather disruption
- We strongly recommend guests protect themselves with travel insurance and medical insurance
Please Note: Cancellations must be advised in email and will take effect from the date they are received.
Liability
The participant agrees to indemnify Onlyluxe Travel, and its servant, tour operator and agents, in relation to any liability, loss and damage which the tour operator, or its servants and/or agents may incur as a result of the participants, negligence or misconduct during the tour.
Smoking is not permitted on the bus, or in tents or in other accommodation being used by tour operator at the time that a trip is being conducted.
Child Policy
Please consult travel consultant on age limit.
Changes to Itineraries
Local conditions may necessitate changes to sightseeing, walking and driving routes, camping and accommodation locations. While every effort will be made to provide the services and experiences as offered in our brochure, on our website, and in our trip letters, we reserve the right to vary your itinerary. In the event that we are forced to change your arrangements, substitute arrangements of a similar standard will be provided. The tour operator will not be liable where interruptions to itineraries are caused by weather conditions, technical problems to transport used by the tour operator, industrial action, political or civil commotion or other circumstances beyond our control. We refer you to the conditions regarding travel insurance.
Changes in Prices
While we will do its utmost to honour its pricing unforeseen circumstances may mean that prices may be subject to change without notice.
Pre-Existing Medical Conditions and Age Limits
You need to advise Onlyluxe travel and the tour operator on any pre-existing medical condition, mobility impairment and/or disability that might reasonably be expected to increase the risk of your requiring medical attention, or that might affect the normal conduct of a trip and the enjoyment of other trip members. Onlyluxe Travel and the tour operator may require an assessment of your medical condition from a qualified medical practitioner. If you fail to adequately notify the tour operator of any pre-existing medical conditions and/or disability, the tour operator reserves the right, at its reasonable discretion, to cancel your participation in a trip at any time, including after the commencement of your trip, with no right of refund if your medical condition, mobility impairment and/or disability could be reasonably expected to affect the normal conduct of the trip and the enjoyment of other trip members.
Cancellation by The Tour Operator
The walks take place in very special wilderness settings. The tour operator is at the mercy of nature in all her beauty and all her fury. The tour operator will under no circumstance knowingly place at risk the health and well-being of our guests and guides. In the case of natural threats, acts of God and the like (e.g. bushfires, impassable snow, etc) the tour operator may need to cancel a walk with very little notice. In some cases, this can occur after the walk has commenced. The tour operator reserves the right to cancel any walk up to 60 days prior to departure if a minimum of 4 walkers are unable to meet for a tour. If the tour operator needs to cancel for any reason, the cost of the walk or any other costs associated with travel to the designated pick up point, overnight accommodation, meals, etc will not be covered by the Onlyluxe Travel and therefore we strongly recommend travel insurance be taken out prior to travel.
Force Majeure
'Force Majeure' means (without restriction) any event which Onlyluxe Travel or its third party providers could not, even with due care, foresee or avoid. Force Majeure covers events such as, but not limited to, adverse weather conditions, fire and all similar events beyond our control. In the case of Force Majeure Onlyluxe Travel will not accept liability, and reserves the right to change and cancel trips.
Evacuations
In rare circumstances, due to injury or unforeseen illness, the tour operator may need to evacuate you from a remote part of the walk. Helicopter evacuations are expensive and in most cases will be at a cost to the customer.
For Australian residents, under the Australian Government Medicare Act, it is prohibited for any domestic travel insurance product to provide any financial reimbursement with regard to ambulance or air ambulance services. We therefore strongly advise our customers to take specific ambulance cover through their health insurance provider. Evacuation cost will not be covered by the Onlyluxe Travel and therefore it is also strongly recommended that our customers take out travel insurance to cover (amongst other things) the costs associated with evacuation.
Travel Insurance
In view of the heavy cancellation penalties applied to cancelled reservations in certain circumstances, we strongly recommends suitable travel insurance be purchased at the time the holding deposit is paid. We recommend insurance cover that covers any loss which may be suffered due to cancellation. We also strongly recommend comprehensive travel insurance against loss of baggage and medical expenses.
