Aboriginal Australia - Guurrbi Tours

Guurrbi means – my special place - a place of reflection and calm where you can be at rest. Wangaar-Wuri is certainly this. On our recent trip to Cooktown, Alex and I joined a tour with Willie, our guide, and he invited us to travel through the traditional homeland of his family.

Along the way we experienced what life was like for the Aboriginal people who lived here. Willie showed us gumnuts which become whistles, fibres which can be used to make baskets, flowers which become a candle wick, green ants which can cure coughs and colds and leaves which become soap! Read More

School holiday fun

Here are my top 10 fun ideas for kids to do in the Tropical North region these school holidays:

1. Show your kids the Great Barrier Reef – Kids go free to Moore Reef (during April)



2. Spend the day at beautiful Green Island or Mission Beach



3. Take a walk in the rainforest – there are lots of great walking tracks, swimming holes and waterfalls. Some of our favourite spots are:
   · The Waterfall Circuit
   · The Misty Mountains
   · Local swimming holes



4. Get wild – head out to one of the Wildlife parks our favourites are:
   · Johnstone River Crocodile Park
   · Cairns Tropical Zoo
   · Cairns Wildlife Safari Reserve



5. Discover Queensland’s No 1 attraction – Paronella Park in the Cassowary Coast


6. Learn more about indigenous Australian culture at Tjapukai or on a guided walk with Guurrbi Tours



7. Go camping at Lake Tinaroo



8. Step back in time on the Ravenshoe Steam Train



9. Visit the outback and spend a couple of days at Undara



10. Explore the Cairns Highlands – we recommend a visit to:
    · Crystal Caves
    · Lake Barrine
    · Mungalli Creek Dairy