Author: Fitzroy Island

It is no wonder why destination weddings have become increasingly popular in Australia in recent times. Destination weddings give couples the opportunity to have a truly memorable holiday, in a unique and stunning location, with the people they love most, all while throwing and celebrating a magical wedding. When it comes to the best locations in Queensland to host your dream destination wedding, Fitzroy Island is undoubtedly one of the ultimate locations for a wonderfully romantic and stress-free wedding in paradise. This is thanks not only to the exquisite beauty of the island and its surrounding coral reef waters, but

With school holidays fast approaching, whether you are a local to the Cairns area or travelling to Tropical Far North Queensland from interstate, you are no doubt beginning to think of ways to keep the kids occupied and having a blast while on break from school. Look no further than Fitzroy Island! Located just 45 minutes from Cairns Marina via Fast Cat and with a wide array of super fun activities for kids on offer, including the Giant Ocean Trampoline, snorkelling straight off the shore, visiting the Turtle Rehabilitation Centre, taking a Glass Bottom Boat Tour, exploring the island’s walking

High on the list for many travellers from overseas (as well as interstate!) when visiting the Cairns region is seeing the wide array of native animals that call Australia home. From the infamous, cute and cuddly koala to burly, bouncing kangaroos, alongside wombats, dingoes, wallabies, echidnas, platypuses, emus, kookaburras, cassowaries and an array of reptiles (including lizards, turtles and crocodiles), an enormous variety of Australian animals can be found in a number of different environments across the country. Some Australian animals are easier to spot than others in the wild, so in this article we introduce to you two of

With a coastline that stretches for more than 50,000km (or 31,000 miles), Australia is home to an astonishing 10,000+ beaches! Australia is famous for its laidback, beachside lifestyle, and it’s not hard to see why, with the large majority of the Australian population living nearby to the coast. Summers spent by the beach building sandcastles, playing beach sports such as cricket, swimming, snorkelling, body boarding and surfing with loved ones are often some of the happiest memories of many Aussies! Australia’s beaches come in all shapes, sizes and landscapes. Whether they be bay beaches like those that surround the city

Stand up paddle (SUP) boarding has grown immensely in popularity in Australia (particularly in warmer locations) over the last ten years, after originating in Hawaii as an alternative to surfing. Whether you choose to SUP board for leisure, exercise or means of exploring a beautiful location, you can be guaranteed to develop some killer core and upper body strength while having a blast out in nature all at once! Perfect for all ages (so long as you can swim and have a relative degree of fitness) and relatively easy to learn, SUP boarding is not only tons of fun but