Oasis Magazine - Cairns & Tropical North Queensland Issue 21 - Dec|Jan 2018 | Page 72

KATE RICHARDS Adventure Mumma Blogger Gnkhc`x AT E We live in paradise, the adventure capital of Australia, where the Reef meets the Rainforest! And with the summer holidays rolling out across Australia, you can almost feel the collective sigh from parents everywhere who have school-age kids – for some it will be relief, others trepidation… School holidays can be a challenge. As parents, we still have our usual jobs to do, and we also have to juggle the kids not being at school. It can be so tempting to simply hand the kids an electric screen. We’ve enlisted Adventure Mumma, Kate Richards, to help you plan your Holiday At Home. HARTLEYS CROCODILE ADVENTURES 1 I love Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures ZOOTASTIC 5. It includes five great animal encounters which allows kids aged 10 years and over to get upclose and personal with the wildlife. There’s also plenty of time for taking photos on your own camera and learning about the wildlife, including cassowaries, koalas, lizards, pythons, wombats, wallabies and birds. The Zootastic experience is interactive, informative and fun. All the things that will have kids learning, without even knowing about it! And, the kids will be in the safe hands of the highly experienced Hartley’s Wildlife Team. W: www.crocodileadventures.com E: reservations@ crocodileadventures.com P: 07 40553576 72 | w w w. o a s i s m a g a z i n e . c o m . a u Zootastic 5 operates daily at 9.30am & 1:30pm and runs for about one hour. Just remember to pre-book by 4pm the day before. And as an added bonus, there’s a maximum of six people allowed at any one time, so you’re assure of getting some great exposure to the wildlife. I highly recommend this as a special treat over the school holidays.