Arrival
For all non Australians and non
New Zealanders you need a valid passport and visa.
Please get them before you leave your country or you
will be refused entry.
Please don't bring any sort of food, plants, animals
or anything that could carry bugs or disease into
Australia.
It is illegal and carries very heavy fines and confiscation.
Climate
in the Tropical North
The end of
May until the beginning of August is Winter in Australia.
Not so in the Tropical North. The humidity is relatively
dry. Rainfall is very rare. The day time temperature is
around 28°C and at night the temperature can drop
to 15°C.
Water temperature is around 25°C at this time of the
year.
From August until the beginning of December it is relatively
warm with day time temperatures of around 30°C with
a water temperature of around 27°C.
The rest of the time it is relatively humid with temperatures
over the day of around 35°C and a humidity of around
75%. Water temperature is around 29°C.
Diving
Certified divers
need a log book and diving certificate to dive unsupervised.
Those who want to learn diving need a medical certificate
Australian standard 4005.1
The diving centre where you want to learn the skills
will organize this for you.
More about this in the "Activities"
section under "Diving/
Snorkeling".
Immigration
We are working closely with a
specialized Immigration lawyer.
If you need some advise please click
here and ask.
Health
There are no health precautions
necessary for your stay in Australia.
Please be aware of the strong tropical sun, wearing
sun cream protection at all times is recommended.
Also wear a sunhat and sunglasses.
You wouldn't be the first whose holiday was destroyed
because of no sun protection.
Location
Palm Cove
is located on Australia's east coast, half way between
Cairns and Port Douglas.
The exact position of our office is 16°44'52S,
145°39'52E.
You can watch a video clip
here.
To see a satellite shot of Palm Cove, please click
here. Google Earth is required which you can download
here.
Money/
Currency
Credit cards and travellers
cheques are widely accepted. Cash can be exchanged
in nearly every bank. Eurocheques are not accepted.
Please use our currency
converter
Power
Voltage in Australia is 240V AC. In most
cases you will require an adapter which can be obtained
(if not already bought at home) in every big Supermarket.
Australian standard is plug
I.
Telephone/
Internet
There are two
different phone plugs available in Australia. These
are the "Australian"
and the "RJ11".
There are several very cheap phone
companies around. Phone Cards are available at any News
agency.
Time
Palm Cove's time is UTC/ GMT
+10 hours.
Transport
For those with
plenty of time for their visit to Australia, we suggest
buying your own car. Cairns and the Kings Cross Car
Park in Sydney are very popular spots to buy a car.
If your time is limited and you didn't reserve your
car at home- no problem. There is quite a range of
Car Rental companies to
choose from.
Bus trips are relatively inexpensive but will use
up a large amount of your precious holiday time.
Hitchhiking is forbidden in Australia and you will
be fined if you are being caught.
Visa
All visa forms can
be downloaded on
http://www.immi.gov.au/
or you can lodge your visa over the net on http://www.eta.immi.gov.au/
Palm Cove is to Australia what
Hawaii is for the USA - the number one wedding
destination.
Please choose one of the wedding companies here.
Imagine your wedding
in a Hot Air Balloon, on your own remote Island just
off Palm Cove or Palm
Cove Weddings special - Under Water.
You arrive by coach or limousine to your Yacht which
takes you to the Great Barrier Reef where you have
the
ceremony - of course UNDER water surrounded by
fish and beautiful coral gardens.
If you have any further
questions or enquiries, please tell/ask
us.
