Cairns to Mission Beach

Southbound to Mission Beach
For the correct pick up time and place see the relevant Timetable.

Cairns to Mission Beach -

RECOMMENDED MISSION BEACH ACCOMMODATION:
> Scotties Beach House

ITINERARY: Cairns <> Mission Beach
East Coast, here we come… We head to Mission Beach, where the rainforest meets the sea. This is one great place to stay over. If you’re lucky you’ll get to see a Cassowary, these are big birds with attitude.

Mission Beach
Your mission, (should you choose to accept it), is to travel to Mission Beach in Tropical North Queensland and have an experience of a lifetime! Two hours drive south of Cairns, and two hours north from Townsville, Mission Beach has the most beautiful, wide, sandy beaches of the entire region – 14 golden kilometres of it. It was named after an Aboriginal Mission, which blew over in a cyclone in 1918. No high-rises, just plenty of coconut palms and just off shore lie’s Dunk Island.

Take a walk through the tropical rainforest, short walks for the casual trekker or walks suited for the serious hiker, some deep in the rainforest, some with glorious views across the Coral Sea. Mission Beach has the closest access point to the Great Barrier Reef along the Eastern sea-board, with the islands of Dunk, Bedarra and the Family Group just a few kilometres off shore.

Try white water rafting on the mighty Tully River the greatest location in Australia for white water rafting, tough rapids, waterfalls, tropical rainforest, a true life Jurassic Park for you to enter via a raft. Or take the ultimate challenge and really push your adventure buttons and go tandem skydiving landing on paradise. Mission Beach. Hire a bike or scooter and explore the four beaches villages that make up Mission Beach, find a quiet spot for fishing or just chill out on the beach. Plenty of cafes and internet cafes for that afternoon latte. In the evening head out for a party, beach style, at a range of bars, bistros and restaurants.

Your mission, Don’t miss Mission Beach, Tropical North Queensland, Australia!

Two optional things you’ll regret not doing if you’ve left Mission Beach and haven’t done them:
> Tandem Skydive
The tandem skydive masters will guide you out of our plane for a tandem skydive above one of the most beautiful scenes in the world. You will have views of 14km of golden beaches, lush rainforest, the Great Barrier Reef and tropical islands. You have the choice of Skydiving from 2 different altitudes; 10,000 feet will give you 30 seconds of freefall skydiving and 14,000 feet will have you freefall skydiving for 60 seconds! All with the safety of being strapped to one of our tandem sky dive masters. Get ready to let the adrenaline flow through your body!

> White Water rafting -
Raging Thunder Adventures pioneered rafting in Queensland, Australia in 1984 their first commercial trip consisted of three nervous passengers on the Tully River. Even today we still raft the Mighty Tully River, because is regarded as the best rafting river across Australia and New Zealand. This awesome adventure is located in spectacular rainforest surroundings

Cassowaries
The road leading into Mission Beach is known as the Cassowary Drive. Signs frequently warn the driver to beware of these beautiful birds. However the cassowary population of the area is such that you can live there for months without actually seeing one.
Cassowary Drive is an enchanting road which passes through areas of dense rainforest. In fact Mission Beach's claim to fame is that it is one of the last areas on the north Queensland coast where tropical rainforest actually reaches down to the shoreline. The rainforest is the habitat not only of the elusive cassowary but of parrots, wallabies and some of the most beautiful butterflies imaginable.