BIKING BONANZA

Mountain biking is recognised as the fastest-growing adventure recreation sport on the planet – and Tropical North Queensland is recognised as one of the top places to do it, with 700 kilometres of documented trails, from easy to expert, and many tour operators to help you find them.

This nirvana status will be cemented even further when the inaugural four-day mountain bike stage race, Reef to Reef, takes place from August 9 to 12.

The event promises to be an amazing spectacle, with the world’s best riding through rainforest to the coast. See reeftoreefmtb.com. If you want to try the sport yourself, saddle up with Cairns-based bespoke mountain bike hire, shuttle and tour specialists Tropic Rides. See tropicrides.com.

Air Niugini flies from Port Moresby to Cairns daily, except Fridays and Saturdays when there are two flights. See airniugini.com.pg.