Far North Queensland

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Far North Queensland is a coastal region in the north-east of the Australian state of Queensland.

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• Ayr
• Cairns - tourist city and backpacker mecca to the north of Townsville
• Cooktown - the oldest place settled by Europeans in Australia, though not continuously
• Kuranda - famed for its market
• Port Douglas - an upscale version of Cairns
• Proserpine
• Thuringowa - one of the fastest growing cities with 63,000 people
• Townsville - largest city and unofficial capital of North Queensland with about 160,000 people (including Thuringowa)
• Daintree Village - Small village which is the gateway to the Daintree National Park - Worlds Oldest living rainforest

[edit] Other destinations

• Daintree National Park
• Great Barrier Reef
• Hinchinbrook Island
• Magnetic Island
• Paluma - southern Rainforest town close to Townsville.

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Car Rental is an easy alternative. Rental companies often provide deals when booked online in advance.

• East Coast Car Rentals, [1]. From $29/day. Satellite navigation available.
• Avis Car Hire, [2].
• Thrifty Car Rental, [3].

Like the rest of Australia, Queenslanders drive on the left.

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Saltwater Crocodiles (crocodylus porosus) are very common in all parts of the Cape York penninsula and swimming is not advised anywhere (including the ocean) except in private or hotel pools. The Crocodile population in the Cape York penninsula is very high and only rivaled by the Northern Territory to the west. As with all of Australia, venomous snakes are present (Death Adder, King Brown, Taipan), they are however rarely encountered and usually shy away from conflict.

In summer months (Dec-May) don't swim in the ocean without a stinger suit. The box jelly fish is next to the Sydney funnel web spider the most toxic animal on the planet and will kill you if not carefull. They especially swim in shallow water near beaches

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