rapids on the Tully River

White Water Rafting the Tully River

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February 13th 2009
This turned out to be one of the best things we did during our Queensland trip. We were in Cairns and looking to book all excursions leaving from town. As I had a keen interest in rafting, the other three travel mates were easily convinced by our local travel agent in Cairns. We booked a trip with the more popular of the two groups that run regular tours from Cairns. We were headed to the T ... read more

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more