Brisbane to Cairns Hop-on Hop-off Travel Pass
Brisbane, Australia
Trip Type: Multi-day Tours
Duration: Flexible
Explore Australia's east coast at your own pace with a Brisbane to Cairns travel pass. With this pass you'll travel with a small-group on guided hop-on hop-off tours, traveling by bus and train with all the well-known highlights of Noosa and Magnetic Island combined with unique, authentic experiences such as an indigenous rainforest camp and an Aussie farm experience. The pass is valid for up to 12 months from your date of departure. You can hop on and off anywhere at any of the overnight or key activity stops for the total validity of the pass. All trips are guided by locals. The driver is the guide on your own bus sections; the guides travel with you on other transport. They are there to help you get the most out of your trip – point you in the right direction, find wildlife, teach local dance move.
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Explore Australia's east coast at your own pace with a Brisbane to Cairns travel pass. With this pass you'll travel with a small-group on guided hop-on hop-off tours, traveling by bus and train with all the well-known highlights of Noosa and Magnetic Island combined with unique, authentic experiences such as an indigenous rainforest camp and an Aussie farm experience. The pass is valid for up to 12 months from your date of departure. You can hop on and off anywhere at any of the overnight or key activity stops for the total validity of the pass. All trips are guided by locals. The driver is the guide on your own bus sections; the guides travel with you on other transport. They are there to help you get the most out of your trip – point you in the right direction, find wildlife, teach local dance move.How it works?
Stay on one trip with the same group and travel the minimum time for a tour-type experience (itinerary below) or spend longer by getting on and off the bus/train at different places. Transport over your set pass route, whether in your local operators own buses, trains or boats is included in one direction, once. You can hop on and off anywhere over your route, stay longer and jump back on when you’re ready.
Web-app (mobile website)
Once you have confirmed your booking, your local operator will provide you with a login to their web-app to manage your pass. Book on and off your transport; book and review, and get great deals on accommodation and activities.
Travel Day: Brisbane — Noosa or Rainbow Beach
Travel to the upmarket resort town of Noosa. Hop off here or continue onto Rainbow Beach for the night. Stay longer in Noosa or Rainbow Beach to relax by the beach or visit Fraser Island.
Travel Day: Rainbow Beach or Noosa — Country Campout
Head to the Country Campout for an Aussie farm experience. Stay in traditional swags, you can sleep under shelter or under the stars.
Travel Day/Night: Country Campout — OVERNIGHT TRAIN — Airlie Beach
In the morning, check out local farm animals before walking the property, visiting an amazing rock formation (sacred Indigenous site). We head to a the beautiful, little coastal town of Emu Park. In the afternoon you can sit around the resort pool, or go on a turtle spotting walk (seasonal). Travel overnight to Airlie Beach - the gateway to the beautiful Whitsunday Islands. Your guide will give you an education session on the Great Barrier Reef.
Travel Day: Airlie Beach — Magnetic Island
Head out to tropical ‘Maggie Island’, where we stay at lodge with its own wildlife park. Explore on the island, as nearly 50% of it is National Park with amazing beaches and abundant wildlife. Your guide will join you on a walk around the Island, do more exploring or just relax by the pool.
Travel Day: Magnetic Island — Indigenous Camp
Head to Tully where you'll be met by local Aboriginees and travel into the dense rainforest of Tully Gorge National Park. Be welcomed onto their traditional lands in ‘Jirrbal’ language then help the Aboriginal guides prepare traditional food and set up a campfire and camp oven for dinner. Go spotlighting at night and enjoy an enchanting evening of dreamtime stories around a campfire.
Travel Day: Indigenous Camp – Cairns
In the morning, enjoy a big breakfast then head off for an interpretative walk into the national park. Travel back to Tully to catch the train north to Cairns.
Stay on one trip with the same group and travel the minimum time for a tour-type experience (itinerary below) or spend longer by getting on and off the bus/train at different places. Transport over your set pass route, whether in your local operators own buses, trains or boats is included in one direction, once. You can hop on and off anywhere over your route, stay longer and jump back on when you’re ready.
Web-app (mobile website)
Once you have confirmed your booking, your local operator will provide you with a login to their web-app to manage your pass. Book on and off your transport; book and review, and get great deals on accommodation and activities.
Travel Day: Brisbane — Noosa or Rainbow Beach
Travel to the upmarket resort town of Noosa. Hop off here or continue onto Rainbow Beach for the night. Stay longer in Noosa or Rainbow Beach to relax by the beach or visit Fraser Island.
Travel Day: Rainbow Beach or Noosa — Country Campout
Head to the Country Campout for an Aussie farm experience. Stay in traditional swags, you can sleep under shelter or under the stars.
Travel Day/Night: Country Campout — OVERNIGHT TRAIN — Airlie Beach
In the morning, check out local farm animals before walking the property, visiting an amazing rock formation (sacred Indigenous site). We head to a the beautiful, little coastal town of Emu Park. In the afternoon you can sit around the resort pool, or go on a turtle spotting walk (seasonal). Travel overnight to Airlie Beach - the gateway to the beautiful Whitsunday Islands. Your guide will give you an education session on the Great Barrier Reef.
Travel Day: Airlie Beach — Magnetic Island
Head out to tropical ‘Maggie Island’, where we stay at lodge with its own wildlife park. Explore on the island, as nearly 50% of it is National Park with amazing beaches and abundant wildlife. Your guide will join you on a walk around the Island, do more exploring or just relax by the pool.
Travel Day: Magnetic Island — Indigenous Camp
Head to Tully where you'll be met by local Aboriginees and travel into the dense rainforest of Tully Gorge National Park. Be welcomed onto their traditional lands in ‘Jirrbal’ language then help the Aboriginal guides prepare traditional food and set up a campfire and camp oven for dinner. Go spotlighting at night and enjoy an enchanting evening of dreamtime stories around a campfire.
Travel Day: Indigenous Camp – Cairns
In the morning, enjoy a big breakfast then head off for an interpretative walk into the national park. Travel back to Tully to catch the train north to Cairns.
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