Palm Cove Activities & Attractions

Many activites are available in and around Palm Cove with daily departures to The Great Barrier Reef – you can be picked up from Villa Paradiso for any activity; from sky diving, rainforest tours, fishing charters and much much more, you can choose from our extensive range.

For Unbiased local advice Book your holiday activities at our Tour Desk – No booking fees are payable.

Great Adventures

With a choice of day trips to beautiful Green Island and to the spectacular Outer Great Barrier Reef, Great Adventures departs from Cairns daily ready to whisk you away for a day of discovery and adventure.

Big Cat Green Island

Green Island is part of the Great Barrier Reef and is a protected Marine Park.Green Island is a beautiful coral cay readily identified from the air by its emerald rainforest surrounded by white sandy beaches and beautiful coral reefs.

Quicksilver Cruises

Quicksilver Cruises takes you to the renowned Agincourt Reef at the very outer edge of the Great Barrier Reef. Here, special reefs known as ‘ribbons’ run parallel to the Continental Shelf.

Skyrail Rainforest Cableway

Skyrail is the World’s Most Beautiful Rainforest Experience. A 7.5km cableway, Skyrail glides just metres over the canopy of Australia’s World Heritage listed Tropical Rainforests. Two mid-stations, Red Peak and Barron Falls, provide the perfect opportunity to explore and learn more about this ancient environment on boardwalks and at the Rainforest Interpretation Centre.

Paradise Palms Golf

Fancy a game of Golf? A cool, early morning Tee-off and breakfast at the club, is a definitely possibility at Paradise Palms Golf Club close to Villa Paradiso.

Flames of the Forest

Natural Environment, Ancient Culture, Food for the Soul – all this just 30 minutes from Palm Cove. Choose from a Rainforest Dining Experience on Saturday nights or an Aboriginal Cultural Experience on Tuesdays and Thursday nights. “Truly magical … satisfaction for all senses,  and a unique hideout from the rest of the world…” Catriona Rowntree in Australian Traveller Magazine.

Palm Cove Shopping Village

The shopping village is part of Villa Paradiso and is adjacent to the apartments on the northern side. There you will find a Post Office with internet available, restaurants, souvenir shops, beachwear, a hairdresser, a licenced coffee shop and tapas bar, a toy shop, beauty salon, and a corner store. Under cover parking is available, with access from Caryota Close.

Ochre Restaurant & Catering

The experience of dining at Ochre Restaurant is often described as a culinary tour of Australia, but regardless of the superlatives, you will find every dining occasion an adventure and every dish a conversation piece.