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Swim with Dwarf Minke Whales Great Barrier Reef & Daintree tour by Majestic Whale Enounters

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Trip Overview C o m e w i t h u s f o r a v e r y u n i q u e e x p e r i e n c e t o e n c o u n t e r a n d i n t e r a c t w i t h D w a r f M i n k e W h a l e s i n t h e w a r m w a t e r s o f t h e G r e a t B a r r i e r R e e f. W e s p e n d o u r d a y s e x p l o r i n g t h e a m a z i n g d i v e a n d s n o r k e l s i t e s o f t h e r e m o t e R i b b o n R e e f, w i t h a n u n d e r l y i n g f o c u s a t a l l t i m e s t o m a x i m i s e i n w a t e r e n c o u n t e r s w i t h t h e w h a l e s. T o m a k e t h i s e v e n m o r e m e m o r a b l e w e a r e s t a r t i n g o f f w i t h t h r e e n i g h t s i n t h e i n c r e d i b l e D a i n t r e e F o r e s t i n c l u d i n g a p r i v a t e d a y t o u r t o e x p l o r e e v e r y t h i n g t h e r e i s t o o f f e r

3 n i g h t s a t t h e l u x u r i o u s 5 s t a r S i l k y O a k s l o d g e i n c l u d i n g... - A l l m a i n m e a l s - A l l t r a n s f e r s - D a y t o u r t o t h e D a i n t r e e What's Included? - 7 n i g h t s a b o a r d a b e a u t i f u l c u s t o m b u i l t 1 2 2 f t l o n g r a n g e c r u i s e r - s w i m m i n g w i t h d w a r f m i n k e w h a l e s - C h e f p r e p a r e d m e a l s - A u s t r a l i a n b e e r a n d w i n e w i t h e v e n i n g m e a l s ( a n d s o f t d r i n k s ) - G o o d a n d s e r v i c e s t a x a n d m a r i n e p a r k l e v i e s

The Daintree T h e t r o p i c a l r a i n f o r e s t e c o s y s t e m o f t h e D a i n t r e e R a i n f o r e s t i s o n e o f t h e m o s t c o m p l e x o n E a r t h. I t s p l a n t d i v e r s i t y a n d s t r u c t u r a l c o m p l e x i t y i s u n r i v a l l e d o n t h e A u s t r a l i a n c o n t i n e n t a n d r e p r e s e n t s t h e o r i g i n s o f o t h e r A u s t r a l i a n f l o r a. M i l l i o n s o f y e a r s a g o [ q u a n t i f y ], t h e A u s t r a l i a n c o n t i n e n t w a s w a r m a n d h u m i d a n d r a i n f a l l w a s p l e n t i f u l. D u r i n g t h i s t i m e r a i n f o r e s t t h r i v e d i n p l a c e s s u c h a s t h e U l u r u ( A y e r s R o c k ) r e g i o n. A s A u s t r a l i a b e c a m e m o r e a r i d, t h e r e w e r e f e w e r a n d f e w e r p l a c e s r a i n f o r e s t s w e r e a b l e t o s u r v i v e. I n t h e D a i n t r e e r e g i o n, h o w e v e r t h e c l i m a t e a n d t o p o g r a p h y w e r e i d e a l, s o t h e a r e a b e c a m e a l a s t r e m a i n i n g r e f u g e f o r r a i n f o r e s t. W i t h i n t h i s r e f u g e m a n y s p e c i e s w e r e a b l e t o l i v e c o m f o r t a b l y w i t h o u t r e a s o n t o c h a n g e. T h e i r d e s c e n d a n t s t h a t a r e s t i l l l i v i n g t o d a y r e t a i n e d m a n y o f t h e i r a n c e s t o r s ' p r i m i t i v e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s, s o m e d a t i n g b a c k 1 1 0 m i l l i o n y e a r s.

The Ribbon Reef T h e R i b b o n R e e f i s i n c r e d i b l e f o r b o t h s n o r k e l l e r s a n d D i v e r s a l i k e - S t a r t i n g t o t h e n o r t h o f C a i r n s, a n d f i n i s h i n g t o t h e e a s t o f L i z a r d I s l a n d, t h e R i b b o n R e e f s a r e a s t u n n i n g t u r q u o i s e c h a i n o f 1 0 i n d i v i d u a l r e e f s. F r i n g i n g t h e e d g e o f t h e c o n t i n e n t a l s h e l f, t h i s 2 0 0 k m s t r e t c h o f t h e G r e a t B a r r i e r R e e f l i e s i n a r e m o t e r e g i o n o f N o r t h Q u e e n s l a n d a n d i s o n l y a c c e s s i b l e b y a f e w l i v e a b o a r d s. R e l a t i v e l y i s o l a t e d, t h e s e r e e f s s u p p o r t a h u g e r a n g e o f b i o d i v e r s i t y f r o m t h e g i a n t c l a m w i t h i t s v i o l e t f l u o r e s c e n t i n t e r i o r, t o t h e v i v i d l y r e d f l a m e f i l e s h e l l a n d t h e e l u s i v e l e a f y s c o r p i o n f i s h. R e e f f o r m a t i o n s i n c l u d e b e d s o f h u g e p l a t e c o r a l s, i s o l a t e d p i n n a c l e s c r o w n e d i n d e l i c a t e c o r a l s a n d a n e m o n e s, w a l l s, c h a n n e l s, c a v e s, c a n y o n s a n d s h a l l o w c o r a l g a r d e n s.

Dwarf Minke Whales E a c h y e a r t h e s e g r a c e f u l c r e a t u r e s m i g r a t e t o t h e s t r e t c h o f r e e f s s o u t h o f L i z a r d I s l a n d, k n o w n a s t h e R i b b o n R e e f s, w h i c h i s t h e o n l y p l a c e i n t h e w o r l d y o u c a n s w i m w i t h t h e m. T h e i n q u i s i t i v e n a t u r e o f t h e M i n k e W h a l e b r i n g s t h e m c l o s e t o b o a t s i n t h e r e g i o n t o l i n g e r w i t h d i v e r s a n d s n o r k e l e r s, a t t i m e s a s c l o s e t o u p t o a m e t r e a w a y. T h e w h a l e s a r e m o s t l y e n c o u n t e r e d a l o n e o r i n f a m i l y g r o u p s o f t w o o r t h r e e, b u t c a n b e i n g r o u p s o f u p t o e i g h t T h e D w a r f M i n k e w h a l e i s t h e s m a l l e s t b a l e e n w h a l e, i d e n t i f i e d b y a b o u t 5 0-7 0 t h r o a t g r o o v e s. T h e l a r g e s t D w a r f M i n k e w h a l e t h a t w a s a c c u r a t e l y m e a s u r e d w a s 7. 8 m ( 2 5 f e e t ) l o n g w i t h a d u l t s w e i g h i n g 5-6 t o n n e s. T h e y h a v e a c h a r a c t e r i s t i c w h i t e b a n d o n e a c h f l i p p e r, c o n t r a s t i n g w i t h i t s v e r y d a r k g r e y t o p c o l o r. T h e s e a n d o t h e r m a r k i n g s c a n b e u s e d t o i d e n t i f y d i f f e r e n t i n d i v i d u a l s. T h e y h a v e t w o b l o w h o l e s, l i k e a l l b a l e e n w h a l e s.

T h e M i n k e d o e s n o t f e e d o n t h e G r e a t B a r r i e r R e e f, b u t f a t t e n u p o n k r i l l i n t h e r i c h w a t e r s o f t h e A n t a r c t i c b e f o r e t h e i r a n n u a l m i g r a t i o n. M a n y p r e g n a n t f e m a l e s w i l l g i v e b i r t h o n t h e i r n o r t h w a r d j o u r n e y, t h e s i n g l e c a l f b e i n g a p p r o x i m a t e l y 3 m e t r e s i n l e n g t h a n d w e i g h i n g 3 0 0 k g. M i n k e s d i s p l a y s o m e e x t r a o r d i n a r y b e h a v i o u r s u c h a s s p y h o p p i n g, w h e r e t h e y l i f t t h e i r h e a d o u t o f t h e w a t e r a n d o b s e r v e t h e b o a t s a b o v e t h e s u r f a c e. O f t e n t h e y a r e s e e n t a i l - s l a p p i n g t h e w a t e r, w h i c h m a y b e a n a c o u s t i c s i g n a l t o o t h e r w h a l e s i n t h e v i c i n i t y. M i n k e s a r e k n o w n t o b r e a c h, b u t n o t q u i t e a s h i g h a s t h e H u m p b a c k W h a l e, w h i c h a r e a l s o s e e n o n t h e G r e a t B a r r i e r R e e f i n t h e w i n t e r m o n t h s. W e w i l l h a v e m a r i n e b i o l o g i s t D e a n M i l l e r o n b o a r d w h o h a s m u c h e x p e r i e n c e s w i m m i n g w i t h t h e s e g e n t l e c r e a t u r e s, a n d h e w i l l h a p p i l y s h a r e h i s k n o w l e d g e.

Silky Oaks Lodge A t S i l k y O a k s L o d g e, w e w i s h t o m a k e y o u r s t a y a s r e l a x i n g a s p o s s i b l e. W a r m a n d w e l c o m i n g, o u r e l e g a n t T r e e h o u s e s t y l e a c c o m m o d a t i o n h a s b e e n e x q u i s i t e l y d e s i g n e d t o o f f e r y o u c o m p l e t e p r i v a c y i n a t r a n q u i l s p a c e. T h e D a i n t r e e G a r d e n T r e e h o u s e i n c l u d e s : F u l l G o u r m e t B r e a k f a s t A r r i v a l g i f t A f t e r n o o n r e f r e s h m e n t b e t w e e n 3 p m a n d 5 p m i n t h e l o u n g e M o r n i n g Y o g a o n c e d u r i n g y o u r s t a y G u i d e d R a i n f o r e s t W a l k o n c e d u r i n g y o u r s t a y O n e r e t u r n s c h e d u l e d s h u t t l e t o P o r t D o u g l a s p e r d a y E v e n i n g T r e e h o u s e t u r n d o w n s e r v i c e U s e o f r i v e r k a y a k s, m o u n t a i n b i k e s, f i t n e s s c e n t r e a n d t e n n i s c o u r t

Silky Oaks Garden Treehouse Rooms O v e r l o o k i n g t h e t r o p i c a l g a r d e n s a n d c l o s e t o t h e m a i n l o d g e t h e G a r d e n T r e e h o u s e s a r e o u r m o s t p o p u l a r c h o i c e o f a c c o m m o d a t i o n. W i t h R o s e w o o d a n d S i l k y O a k t i m b e r f e a t u r e d t h r o u g h o u t, t h e s e r o o m s a r e w a r m a n d w e l c o m i n g. F l o o r t o c e i l i n g w i n d o w s o p e n o u t t o y o u r o w n v e r a n d a w i t h h a m m o c k. W h a t b e t t e r p l a c e t o k i c k b a c k a n d r e a d a b o o k, o r t a k e a f t e r n o o n t e a o r e n j o y p r e d i n n e r c o c k t a i l h o u r? T h e G a r d e n T r e e h o u s e r o o m s f e a t u r e : K i n g b e d o r t w i n s h a r e P r i v a t e e n - s u i t e b a t h r o o m w i t h s e p a r a t e s h o w e r a n d s p a b a t h V e r a n d a w i t h h a m m o c k i P o d m u s i c s y s t e m / C D P l a y e r C e i l i n g F a n s a n d A i r C o n d i t i o n i n g S l i p p e r s, r o b e s a n d t u r n d o w n s e r v i c e F r i d g e a n d c o f f e / t e a m a k i n g f a c i l i t i e s H a i r d r y e r, i r o n a n d i r o n i n g b o a r d R o o m s i z e 4 7 s q. m

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Dates - 28th June- 8th July 2019 One quad room left. Special price $6400.00 per person ($500 off per person) Perfect for a family of four Please note that onboard Spirit of Australia, guests will be in a quad room but your 3 nights at the luxurious SIlky Oaks will be in double rooms

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