Study Tours

Every year thousands of international students choose Cairns as their number one study destination. Located in the tropical north-east of Australia, Cairns is the perfect study tour destination.

 

Study Tours combine educational programs
with activities where students can meet
    Australian people,
       experience local culture and
             interact with our unique environment.

 

Typical study tours include English classes; visits to local schools; homestay with a local family and an exciting range of full or half day tour options. Specialised study tours for adults and professional groups are also available to enable students to gain knowledge of the local tropical environment and industries.

Popular tours include visits to the Australian Tropical Zoo; beaches, island and reef trips, and .rainforest adventures.

We can help you to choose from a wide range of accommodation options including homestay's, student lodges / residences, backpacker hostels, hotels and resorts

Study Tour Options

• English Plus tourism activities, such as: reef trips, Australian wildlife parks, island visits.
• School integration plus activities such as: cultural exchange with local students, buddy programs, English classes, special interest activities eg sports, art and music, Australian cooking, golf.
• Cultural exchange such as dinner plus student concerts, indigenous experiences, Aussie barbecues, Australian cooking, crafts, music and sports.
• Customised special interest tours in areas such as: marine biology, rainforest ecology environmental management, hospitality training, teacher professional development and training, and community volunteer work.
• ”Tropical expertise” tours in areas such as: resource management, marine biology, architecture, construction, public health and sustainable tourism management.

Why Cairns?

Cairns is a welcoming and safe city, with a friendly, multi-cultural and multi-lingual population.

• Close proximity to two world heritage areas – the Great Barrier Reef and rainforest of the Daintree National Park.
• World-class international airport and access to quality accommodation, entertainment and tour options.
• Recognised as the regional centre of education and training in Tropical North Queensland.
• Tropical location and climate allows year round access.
• Cairns is a small city which allows for the convenient arrangement of study tours

Program Information

• Programs are available for individuals and groups of all ages
• Tours vary in length – most study tours are from 2 days to 4 weeks
• Flexible starting dates all year round
• Standard packages and flexible itineraries are both available

We are happy to design an itinerary especially for you! Here are some sample itineraries to help get you started.

• Sample Itineraries For Individual (FIT) Study Tours ( 26 kb )
• Sample Itineraries For Group Study Tours ( 45 kb)

Providers:

• Aussie Interact: If you're on a limited budget or have the sky as your limit, let Aussie Interact take care of your Study Tours, tailored to your educational, leisure and sight seeing needs.
• Australian International Connections: Coordination of Study tours including all transfers, negotiation with Education Providers and induction of the students to Tropical North Queensland. Students are placed into homestay with quality homestay families who provide the students with three meals per day, all transfers and family activities/outings.
• Banora International Group (BIG): Since March 1996, the study tour division of BIG, Education by Recreation has been providing a range of packages for Young Learners and school students through to technical visits and senior programs. Bilingual staff coordinate packages including homestay, farmstays, hotels, home or school visits, transportation, activities and excursions as well as guides. Individuals or groups are catered for.
• Cairns College of English: Our adventure programs combine a part-time English program with your choice of activity, adventure and eco-tourism based excursions in and around the popular tourist destination of Cairns. Our packages are designed to cater for people who want to use their limited time in Australia to explore the wonders of this region while improving their English language skills.
• Cairns Language Centre: Thrives on its reputation for excellence in education. We offer study programs, which combine the development of language and communication skills with a wide range of tourism activities. Adventure English, Dive and Advanced Dive English, Safari English and Golf English will make you realize that the classroom is not the only place to learn. Group study tours are customised to expand life experiences and add a unique edge to language learning. Fill your days with English, learn the language - love the lifestyle.
• Catholic Education Services: We have developed, in collaboration with industry and overseas partners, a unique educational opportunity. This hands on cultural exchange engages participants in a curriculum experience and real life English language experience. Overseas students immerse themselves in an Aussie homestay experience and are invited into the school’s classroom environments to develop their English language skills with new Aussie friends and teachers.
• Education Queensland International: Operates study tour programs for student groups and teachers. These programs enrich the educational experiences of overseas students visiting the Cairns region and assist them to improve their English language skills. Tours range from Half-day and Day-visits to 10 weeks and involve English conversation classes, sightseeing excursions, sporting and musical activities, and integration into classes.
• Trinity Anglican School: Our short stay program is envisaged to give overseas students the experience of what everyday life at an Australian school is like. A well-designed instructional program delivered by the experienced and enthusiastic teachers will give the participants opportunities to make friends with Australian students. The program may include classroom activities, interactive games, arts and crafts, special guests, excursions, English tuition and immersion into regular Australian lessons. Programs can be tailored for stays anywhere from 1 day up to 2 weeks.
• Tropical North Queensland Institute of TAFE: Offers a range of study tours incorporating a variety of educational and tourist activities such as excursions, workshops and seminars. All study tours are designed to suit the individual needs of our clients. With our diverse range of courses we can tailor study tours focused on training in English language, Tourism & Hospitality, Business & IT, Community Care, Horticulture and many other areas.
• WISH Australia: WISH established in 1987 in Japan and has 20 year history with study abroad business including study tour, school, homestay and other programs. WISH Australia is a part of Kintetsu International, the major Japanese tour agent. We look after Japanese customers in seven cities throughout Australia and all over the world.