Aboriginal Culture Park: Today you visit a unique Aboriginal culture park that showcases aboriginal rituals, dance and traditional arts. You witness the telling of creation stories and Dreamtime legends, learn about medicinal properties of “bush tucker” (food), watch (or participate!) in a dance performance, and learn to throw spears and boomerangs and how to play the didgeridoo. Indigenous people also paint your faces with designs if you wish. For students wanting to personally interact with Aboriginal people, this is an ideal cross-cultural experience for international students.

Crocodile Farm: Next you meet crocodiles in their natural habitat as well as a crocodile farm at Hartley’s.  This multi-award winning eco adventure attraction is the best place to see crocodiles in Australia.  You learn why saltwater crocodiles were almost hunted to extinction, and their importance in ecosystems today.  Lagoon boat rides enable safe, guaranteed viewing of giant saltwater crocodiles in a natural setting.  Hartley’s is famous for its crocodile feeding, snake and wildlife presentations. In the Gondwana Gateway you also meet animals of far north Queensland, like monitors, snakes, emus, wallabies and kangaroos, and the giant endangered cassowary.

Photo with a Koala: For those of you who have always wanted one – you get a chance to take a photo with a koala!  Holding a koala is not possible in New South Wales, so take this opportunity to get a professional photo taken!  (extra cost)

Daintree Rainforest: Later you enter the magical Daintree Rainforest –some of the oldest continuously growing rainforest on earth.

Rainforest/Beach Eco-Lodge: Your Daintree lodge boasts an attractive swimming pool, guest laundry, BBQ area, and a superb location in the rainforest but directly on the beach. As a recipient of Trip Advisor’s Certificate of Excellence 2015, the lodge also uses grey water for irrigation, locally-sourced food for its restaurant, and recycles 80% of its waste. Students sleep in dorm-style cabins with ensuite, and the sounds of the jungle surround you. A highlight each night here is sunset volleyball and a beach bonfire!

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

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