What is the best cold climate area to visit to have a great time?

When is he best time to visit Australia for an Adventure trip? Any area recommended?

• We are celebrating our 10 year wedding anniversary in 2008. Our Honeymoon was an adventure trip with Whitewater rafting, horsebackriding, hiking, etc. We would like to do those things in Australia this time around as well as scuba dive in the Great Barrier Reef etc. When is the best month to go for best price, not during jellyfish season of course, and when it is warm around the 80's to 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Is there any particular area of Australia/ New Zealand we should go? What areas can't be missed? I want to plan ahead to have the best trip ever!

• Answer:

  More tourists generally travel to Cairns (http://www.welcometocairns.com.au ) during the winter months, not only for the nice weather, but also because of the stinger-free waters. Instead of four seasons, Cairns has a wet season and dry season. Cairns averages at about 24 ° to 28 ° C dry season and in the summer (wet season) Dec – Feb 30 ° to 35 ° C For Great Barrier Reef Adventures:::: One day trip - A trip out on the reef to Green Island - http://www.greatadventures.com.au or http://www.greenisland.com.au or right out on the Outer Reef Activity Platform - with buffet lunch - well worth it ! About Green Island here - http://www.greenislandresort.com.au You can snorkel out on the reef, take a glass bottom boat, do the scoobdo - http://www.scubadoocairns.com or seawalker http://www.seawalker.com.au - all great experiences there is half day trips or full day. Other adventures activities to do in Cairns:::: A trip to the Aboriginal Culture Park http://www.tjapukai.com.au and on the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway. http://www.skyrail.com.au (same car park, right next door to each other) The skyrail takes you up to the rainforest village of Kuranda. http://www.kuranda.org - or take the skyrail up one way and train back down to the city. Kuranda Scenic Railway http://www.ksr.qr.com.au Port Douglas is about a 50 min drive from Cairns city – worth it for the scenery. http://www.portdouglaseguide.com or http://www.vcentres.com.au/port-douglas There are more than 30 beaches between Cairns and Port Douglas alone, and most of them past Ellis Beach are practically deserted. Daintree Discovery Centre – Walking in the rainforest etc - http://www.daintree-rec.com.au You must do a bungy jump while here - http://ajhackett.com.au For more great sites on what to do in Cairns Cairns Visitor Centre http://www.cairnsvisitorcentre.com About the Wet Tropics and World Heritage North Qld http://wettropics.gov.au Things to do and See in Cairns http://www.tropicalaustralia.com.au/things_to_do_and_see I would also suggest Uluru (or known as Ayres rock) - A large sandstone rock formation located in the Northern Territory of central Australia. It is listed as a World Heritage Site for its natural and man-made attributes. For NZ - If you want extreme adventure trips in NZ - Queenstown is the capital of adventure. http://www.adventure-junkies.com - http://www.queenstown-nz.co.nz/information/Activities - http://www.queenstown-vacation.com/queenstown/activities and Milford Sounds, http://www.fiordland.org.nz Also Whale Watching in Kaikoura. http://www.kaikoura.co.nz http://www.whalewatch.co.nz http://www.whales.co.nz http://www.worldofwhales.co.nz Franz Joseph Glacier - http://www.franzjosefglacier.com and you can't go past a tramping trip at Abel Tasman National park http://www.abeltasman.co.nz - http://www.aquataxi.co.nz You can walk one way and aquataxi back, or take a kayak and swim with the seals on the way http://sealswim.com . Enjoy your anniversary in Australia or NZ