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We are a tour operator with the desire to make Cairns better because
we exist. We believe that fostering a positive attitude and appreciation
of sustainable environmental practice is vital to the development of
our student customers, will contribute towards the health of our
community, and reduce our impact on the Earth. Each one of our
tours includes the perspectives of Australia’s Traditional Owners,
an option for one or more community service projects, and
one-of-a-kind activities focused on sustainability and conservation
that exist nowhere else.

We have:

Supported the education of nearly 10,000 children, the majority
of whom are girls
Planted thousands of native trees in our region
Donated 5% of our nett profits to local charities – including over
$70,000 to the Fitzroy Island Turtle Rehab Centre alone
Cleaned up hundreds of kilos of waste in our waterways and on
our beaches
Employed dozens of local people and offered flexible hours,
employee volunteer and mental wellness incentives
Offset our carbon emissions since 2008 including all coach travel

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“This tour increased my awareness of my personal responsibility. I learned in ways both big and small [Small World Journeys is] doing what they can to help communities, the environment, and sustainability. I will step up in ways that are available to me and speak up for equality for peoples and the saving of the environment.”

– Craig Lore, student, San Jose State University, USA (Jan 2022)

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150
trees planted
last year

1020
corals surveyed for
health and bleaching

10
kilos of rubbish cleared
from mangroves

75
comfort packs made
for the homeless

10
pads sewn for
indigenous women

Awards and Certificates

Small World has always seen sustainability as both a necessity and a differentiator.
We are committed to continuously improving our systems to reduce our impact, which entails
reviewing our operations, benchmarking and setting goals. We strive to be a leader in best practices.
Recognition for our efforts have has included awards at the local and state level such as
The Cairns Chamber of Commerce 2021 Business Excellence Award for Sustainability,
Tourism Tropical North Queensland’s 2023 Sustainability Award, and the silver-level award
for the Steve Irwin Sustainable Tourism Award at the 2021 Queensland Tourism Industry Council Awards.

Our Sustainability Programs and Initiatives

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Awards & Certifications

Small World has always seen sustainability as both a necessity and a differentiator.
We are thrilled to be recognised for our efforts in sustainable tourism,
which has included awards at the local and state level such as
The Cairns Chamber of Commerce 2021 Business Excellence Award for Sustainability,
Tourism Tropical North Queensland’s 2023 Sustainability Award, and the silver award
for the Sustainable Tourism Award at the 2021 Queensland Tourism Industry Council Awards.

Rainforest Rescue Donation Program

Protecting Land & Wildlife

It is our policy to make a $25 donation on behalf of every group who visits the Daintree Rainforest. Each group receives a certificate stating that every $10 donated helps to propagate, grow, and maintain a native tree for one year through...
Rainforest Rescue's plant a rainforest project. The Daintree, part of the larger UNESCO Wet Tropics World Heritage area, hosts some of the greatest biodiversity on the planet. Rainforest Rescue works to re-establish degraded rainforest tracts in areas of the Daintree through seed-collection and propagation, planting, maintenance, and on-the-ground restoration programs. In 2023, we donated a little over $800 to Rainforest Rescue. Thanks in part to our donations, 11 properties have been connected in the Forest Creek Wildlife Corridor, providing protected habitat for the rare and threatened creatures that rely on the Daintree for their survival such as Southern Cassowaries, Spotted-Tail Quolls and Bennett’s Tree Kangaroos. Supporting The UN Sustainable Development Goal 13: Climate Action(Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts) and Goal 15: Life on Land(Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss)

Rainforest Rescue Donation Program

Protecting Land & Wildlife

Rainforest Rescue’s plant a rainforest project. The Daintree, part of the larger UNESCO Wet Tropics World Heritage area, hosts some of the greatest biodiversity on the planet. Rainforest Rescue works to re-establish degraded rainforest tracts in areas of the Daintree through seed-collection and propagation, planting, maintenance, and on-the-ground restoration programs. In 2023, we donated a little over $800 to Rainforest Rescue. Thanks in part to our donations, 11 properties have been connected in the Forest Creek Wildlife Corridor, providing protected habitat for the rare and threatened creatures that rely on the Daintree for their survival such as Southern Cassowaries, Spotted-Tail Quolls and Bennett’s Tree Kangaroos. Supporting The UN Sustainable Development Goal 13: Climate Action(Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts) and Goal 15: Life on Land(Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss)

Zero Food Waste Initiative

Reducing Our Waste

We know that on average 60% of landfill is rotting food, which emits the greenhouse gas methane into the atmosphere. In an effort to prevent food waste on our tours, we instigated a program in which all leftover food comes back to our...
office and is either donated or composted. In our orientation, we also encourage our guests to only take what they can eat to prevent food waste. Fruit, snacks, and camping food gets donated to Anglicare, Rosies Friends on the Street, Oz Harvest or Street Level Youth Care. Leftover food from student meals and snacks that cannot be saved go directly into our compost bins and into our worm farm. Supporting The UN Sustainable Development Goal 1: No Poverty (End poverty in all its forms everywhere), Goal 2: Zero Hunger (End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture) and Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production (Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns)

Zero Food Waste Initiative

Reducing Our Waste

office and is either donated or composted. In our orientation, we also encourage our guests to only take what they can eat to prevent food waste. Fruit, snacks, and camping food gets donated to Anglicare, Rosies Friends on the Street, Oz Harvest or Street Level Youth Care. Leftover food from student meals and snacks that cannot be saved go directly into our compost bins and into our worm farm. Supporting The UN Sustainable Development Goal 1: No Poverty (End poverty in all its forms everywhere), Goal 2: Zero Hunger (End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture) and Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production (Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns)

Addressing Food Security Through Aquaponics

Reducing "Food Miles"

As concern about global food security grows, we have made it a priority to teach hundreds of our customers how to grow their own food using aquaponics. Aquaponics is a form of agriculture that combines raising fish in tanks (recirculating aquaculture) with...
soil-less plant culture (hydroponics). Ways this is sustainability in action: it saves water, it overcomes the challenges of soil, it allows growing in places where things otherwise would not grow, it has a natural and constant fertiliser, no waste is produced, and it reduces "food miles" (the distance food has to travel to get to your plate). Students learn to construct their own “mini-system” and which are donated to people in the Cairns community who need them or use them as teaching tools. In addition, we have two larger systems at our office. The herbs and vegetables are harvested and eaten by our staff and wildflowers attract native bees and butterflies. Supporting The UN Sustainable Development Goal 2: Zero Hunger (End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture)

Addressing Food Security Through Aquaponics

Reducing "Food Miles"

soil-less plant culture (hydroponics). Ways this is sustainability in action: it saves water, it overcomes the challenges of soil, it allows growing in places where things otherwise would not grow, it has a natural and constant fertiliser, no waste is produced, and it reduces “food miles” (the distance food has to travel to get to your plate). Students learn to construct their own “mini-system” and which are donated to people in the Cairns community who need them or use them as teaching tools. In addition, we have two larger systems at our office. The herbs and vegetables are harvested and eaten by our staff and wildflowers attract native bees and butterflies. Supporting The UN Sustainable Development Goal 2: Zero Hunger (End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture)

Soft Plastics Recycling Policy

Reducing Our Waste

It is our policy to collect, clean, and recycle the soft plastic waste we produce in our office and on our trips. In 2023 after the collapse of Australia’s largest soft plastic recycling program (REDcycle), we began purchasing Zero Waste Boxes™ from Terracycle in order to recycle the soft plastic waste from all of our tours and office. Terracycle melts down the plastic...
and turns it into pellets that can be moulded and extruded to produce new products. According to ABC News, it's estimated Australia uses more than 70 billion pieces of soft plastic a year. Most of it still ends up in landfill or blows into streets and waterways, polluting our rivers and oceans. Supporting The UN Sustainable Development Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production (Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns)

Soft Plastics Recycling Policy

Reducing Our Waste

and turns it into pellets that can be moulded and extruded to produce new products. According to ABC News, it’s estimated Australia uses more than 70 billion pieces of soft plastic a year. Most of it still ends up in landfill or blows into streets and waterways, polluting our rivers and oceans. Supporting The UN Sustainable Development Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production (Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns)

“Care For A Coral” For Every Group That Goes to The Reef

Supporting Research

We are witnessing mass bleaching events on a regular basis at The Great Barrier Reef due increased sea temperatures. For every group that visits the reef, Small World Journeys pays $50 to adopt a coral through Reef Restoration...
Foundation’s (RRF) “Resilience & Recovery” Program. Our concern for the reef also inspired our sponsorship of a “coral tree” when RRF was first established. RRF is growing coral fragments in ocean-based nurseries to assist the natural process of recovery after disturbances that are increasing in frequency and severity because of global climate change. RRF is developing innovative approaches to help The Reef adapt to warmer waters. Supporting The UN Sustainable Development Goal 11: Life Below Water (Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development)

“Care For A Coral” For Every Group That Goes to The Reef

Supporting Research

Foundation’s (RRF) “Resilience & Recovery” Program. Our concern for the reef also inspired our sponsorship of a “coral tree” when RRF was first established. RRF is growing coral fragments in ocean-based nurseries to assist the natural process of recovery after disturbances that are increasing in frequency and severity because of global climate change. RRF is developing innovative approaches to help The Reef adapt to warmer waters. Supporting The UN Sustainable Development Goal 11: Life Below Water (Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development)

Mangrove Love Initiative

Protecting Our Resources

Mangroves act as the nurseries of the Great Barrier Reef, providing shelter to important aquatic creatures. In trying to protect these critical ecosystems, Small World Journeys developed an initiative to teach visitors about how important mangroves are...
and get involved in a mangrove clean-up. Both our visiting groups and our office staff have gotten involved. In the 23-24 financial year so far, we have cleaned 65kgs of landfill and 8kgs of recyclables from the mangroves. Supporting The UN Sustainable Development Goal 11: Life Below Water (Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development)

Mangrove Love Initiative

Protecting Our Resources

and get involved in a mangrove clean-up. Both our visiting groups and our office staff have gotten involved. In the 23-24 financial year so far, we have cleaned 65kgs of landfill and 8kgs of recyclables from the mangroves. Supporting The UN Sustainable Development Goal 11: Life Below Water (Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development)

Offsetting Customer Flight Emissions

Offsetting Carbon Emissions

We understand that air travel is one of the most carbon intensive things our customers can do. This is why beginning in the 2024-25 financial year, we will pay to offset the carbon emissions from our all of our customers' flights to Cairns. While we...
are not a travel agency and our programs do not include flights, all of our customers travel by plane to participate in our programs. We are asking our customers on our Booking Form to list their flight path so we can calculate the carbon footprint of their flights. We then will submit this data to EarthCheck and pay to offset it. Supporting The UN Sustainable Development Goal 13: Climate Action (Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts)

Offsetting Customer Flight Emissions

Offsetting Carbon Emissions

are not a travel agency and our programs do not include flights, all of our customers travel by plane to participate in our programs. We are asking our customers on our Booking Form to list their flight path so we can calculate the carbon footprint of their flights. We then will submit this data to EarthCheck and pay to offset it. Supporting The UN Sustainable Development Goal 13: Climate Action (Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts)

Supporting Cairns Community Schools

Promoting Education

Small World Journeys is all about the education of young people. Not only do we promote the education of our students travelling from out-of-state, but we regularly donate books, gift baskets, and cash prizes to the Paramatta Park State Primary...
School (a low socio-economic area of Cairns) Year 6 top students in science. Small World Journeys also donated $250 this year to help Edge Hill State Primary School (Cairns) get a cold water bubbler in 2024. Supporting The UN Sustainable Development Goal 4: Quality Education (Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all)

Supporting Cairns Community Schools

Promoting Education

School (a low socio-economic area of Cairns) Year 6 top students in science. Small World Journeys also donated $250 this year to help Edge Hill State Primary School (Cairns) get a cold water bubbler in 2024. Supporting The UN Sustainable Development Goal 4: Quality Education (Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all)

Donating 5% of our Nett Profits to Local Charities

Supporting Environment & Community

It is our policy to donate at least 5% of our nett profits to local community and environmental not-for profit organisations. Each year, employees get to decide how this is allocated, with each team member choosing their favourite charity that...
is based in the Cairns region. Past recipients have included the Tolga Bat Hospital, the Endeavour Foundation, YAPS Animal Care, Kuranda Envirocare, and Daintree Life. Our monthly donations have earned us the status of “Eco Star” at the Cairns and Far North Environment Centre (CAFNEC). Small World Journeys provides vital reliable funds that help continue to strengthen the Cairns region’s capacity for conservation and ensure the voices of our community and environment are strong and independent. Supporting The UN Sustainable Development Goal 11: Life Below Water (Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development) and Goal 15: Life on Land (Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss)

Donating 5% of our Nett Profits to Local Charities

Supporting Environment & Community

is based in the Cairns region. Past recipients have included the Tolga Bat Hospital, the Endeavour Foundation, YAPS Animal Care, Kuranda Envirocare, and Daintree Life. Our monthly donations have earned us the status of “Eco Star” at the Cairns and Far North Environment Centre (CAFNEC). Small World Journeys provides vital reliable funds that help continue to strengthen the Cairns region’s capacity for conservation and ensure the voices of our community and environment are strong and independent. Supporting The UN Sustainable Development Goal 11: Life Below Water (Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development) and Goal 15: Life on Land (Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss)

Regular Giver

Supporting Local Conservation Efforts

Small World Journeys is a monthly donor to both the Cairns and Far North Environment Centre (CAFNEC) (with which we are an "Eco Star" donor) and to Rainforest Rescue (in addition to our per-group donations as described above). CAFNEC is the peak regional...
non-government environmental organisation for Far North Queensland. The centre works to protect the environment by enhancing the capacity of local groups and community members to act for conservation, strengthening networks within Far North Queensland, facilitating region-wide cooperation to identify and coordinate action on issues of regional significance, and when necessary, engaging in campaigns that are strategically important for the region. Supporting The UN Sustainable Development Goal 15: Life on Land (Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss) and Goal 13: Climate Action (Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts).

Regular Giver

Supporting Local Conservation Efforts

non-government environmental organisation for Far North Queensland. The centre works to protect the environment by enhancing the capacity of local groups and community members to act for conservation, strengthening networks within Far North Queensland, facilitating region-wide cooperation to identify and coordinate action on issues of regional significance, and when necessary, engaging in campaigns that are strategically important for the region. Supporting The UN Sustainable Development Goal 15: Life on Land (Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss) and Goal 13: Climate Action (Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts).

Coral Watch Reef Monitoring Program

Raising Awareness About Climate

Visiting school groups assist in the citizen science project CoralWatch, to monitor the health of The Great Barrier Reef and the presence of coral bleaching. We have committed to involve as many of our groups in this program, as almost every one of...
our groups visit the reef. In 2023 alone, our customers surveyed almost 3,000 corals through primary data collection at the reef. This data has then been put into CoralWatch’s global database which monitors reefs all around the world. This is just one way we are seeking to raise awareness about the climate crisis and its effect on this World Heritage site. Supporting The UN Sustainable Development Goal 11: Life Below Water (Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development)

Coral Watch Reef Monitoring Program

Raising Awareness About Climate

our groups visit the reef. In 2023 alone, our customers surveyed almost 3,000 corals through primary data collection at the reef. This data has then been put into CoralWatch’s global database which monitors reefs all around the world. This is just one way we are seeking to raise awareness about the climate crisis and its effect on this World Heritage site. Supporting The UN Sustainable Development Goal 11: Life Below Water (Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development)

Tree Planting Program

Regenerating Land

We understand that creating carbon sinks is one way to offset some of the emissions created by our company and tours. This is why Small World Journeys is intent on planting as many trees as possible. We have teamed up with Kuranda Envirocare to revitalise a buffer zone to the UNESCO Wet Tropics World Heritage area, where the...
endemic Myola frog is endangered. Our customers have planted thousands of trees here – over 350 in 2023 alone. This has helped regenerate an area that was degraded and served as a vital riparian zone to countless rainforest species. Our donations (nearly $8,000 in 2023-24) go to maintenance of the trees long after our customers have gone, and we are proud to say that a large tract of land is now self-sustaining and no longer requires staff to nurture the trees. Supporting The UN Sustainable Development Goal 15: Life on Land (Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss) and Goal 13: Climate Action (Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts)

Tree Planting Program

Regenerating Land

endemic Myola frog is endangered. Our customers have planted thousands of trees here – over 350 in 2023 alone. This has helped regenerate an area that was degraded and served as a vital riparian zone to countless rainforest species. Our donations (nearly $8,000 in 2023-24) go to maintenance of the trees long after our customers have gone, and we are proud to say that a large tract of land is now self-sustaining and no longer requires staff to nurture the trees. Supporting The UN Sustainable Development Goal 15: Life on Land (Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss) and Goal 13: Climate Action (Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts)

“Moon Sick Pads” Program

Empowering Women

We adopted this program to help young Indigenous women during their menstrual cycle. We teach our student customers some basic sewing skills in order to create reusable sanitary pads for young women in remote Indigenous communities. During this activity students also gain an understanding...
of the complex cultural barriers that affect women in remote communities and learn about the environmental and social benefits of reusable sanitary products. The pads are then donated to the Indigenous Health Unit of Queensland Health or to Gindaja in the community of Yarrabah to provide girls and women with free, reusable pads. In 2023, students painstakingly assembled and sewed 44 of these pads. (“Moon Sick” is a term from Papua New Guinea to refer to a woman’s time of the month... The moon sick care bag initiative was founded by Gay Muller originally to give girls and women in Papua New Guinea access to basic feminine hygiene products). Supporting The UN Sustainable Development Goal 5: Gender Equality (Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls)

“Moon Sick Pads” Program

Empowering Women

of the complex cultural barriers that affect women in remote communities and learn about the environmental and social benefits of reusable sanitary products. The pads are then donated to the Indigenous Health Unit of Queensland Health or to Gindaja in the community of Yarrabah to provide girls and women with free, reusable pads. In 2023, students painstakingly assembled and sewed 44 of these pads. (“Moon Sick” is a term from Papua New Guinea to refer to a woman’s time of the month… The moon sick care bag initiative was founded by Gay Muller originally to give girls and women in Papua New Guinea access to basic feminine hygiene products). Supporting The UN Sustainable Development Goal 5: Gender Equality (Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls)

Hygiene Helper Program

Supporting the Community

We created this program to inspire our customers to give back to the community they are travelling in, and to lend comfort and dignity to the homeless population of Cairns. The activity involves creating comfort packs full of essential hygiene...
hygiene items and then donating them to the homeless and those in need in Cairns. Last year alone our customers created over 1,000 packs with both donated items and items Small World Journeys purchased, including bamboo toothbrushes and wheatgrass shaving razors. On student's trip packing list, each group is asked if they have hygiene items around their home (shampoo, toothpaste, etc.) that could be donated for our Hygiene Helper Packs. These packs are donated to Rosie’s Friends on the Street, Hambledon House Community Centre, Cairns Flood Relief (in December 2023) and Gindaja in Yarrabah, an Indigenous community just south of Cairns. Supporting The UN Sustainable Development Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities (Reduce inequality within and among countries)

Hygiene Helper Program

Supporting the Community

hygiene items and then donating them to the homeless and those in need in Cairns. Last year alone our customers created over 1,000 packs with both donated items and items Small World Journeys purchased, including bamboo toothbrushes and wheatgrass shaving razors. On student’s trip packing list, each group is asked if they have hygiene items around their home (shampoo, toothpaste, etc.) that could be donated for our Hygiene Helper Packs. These packs are donated to Rosie’s Friends on the Street, Hambledon House Community Centre, Cairns Flood Relief (in December 2023) and Gindaja in Yarrabah, an Indigenous community just south of Cairns. Supporting The UN Sustainable Development Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities (Reduce inequality within and among countries)

Christmas Cheer Program for The Elderly

In-Kind Donations

We recognise that around Christmas time, many people don’t have family or friends with whom to celebrate the day. This is why we have donated our buses (and volunteer time) to pick up elderly folks in town and bring them to the annual...
Merry Hearts Happy Souls celebration in Cairns. This grand lunch is free for people in the community who are alone or lonely, and we travel around town each year to bring people to this special gathering.

Christmas Cheer Program for The Elderly

In-Kind Donations

Merry Hearts Happy Souls celebration in Cairns. This grand lunch is free for people in the community who are alone or lonely, and we travel around town each year to bring people to this special gathering.

Cyclone Jasper & Flood Recovery Support

Assisting Our Community

After the devastating floods following Cyclone Jasper in December 2023, staff pitched in with multiple recovery efforts – from clean up support to boxing up food parcels. Small World Journeys also donated food, sleeping bags, water bottles and...
tents for those whose homes were destroyed in the flooding. Additionally, Small World Journeys made a donation to Mayi Market (a not-for-profit Indigenous enterprise delivering fresh food to remote Cape York communities) in order to get fresh food to the flooded community of Wujal Wujal. Supporting The UN Sustainable Development Goal 2: Zero Hunger (End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture) and Goal 3: Good Health & Well-Being (Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages)

Cyclone Jasper & Flood Recovery Support

Assisting Our Community

tents for those whose homes were destroyed in the flooding. Additionally, Small World Journeys made a donation to Mayi Market (a not-for-profit Indigenous enterprise delivering fresh food to remote Cape York communities) in order to get fresh food to the flooded community of Wujal Wujal. Supporting The UN Sustainable Development Goal 2: Zero Hunger (End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture) and Goal 3: Good Health & Well-Being (Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages)

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Vision

To be Australia’s premier provider of education for youth outside the classroom.

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How We Have Committed to People, Profitability & Planet

Through financial and in-kind support, we have revitalised areas like the mangroves systems and riparian zones that host some of our region’s unique biodiversity. Our tours have also benefitted some of its most vulnerable people: Indigenous women, a Palestinian refugee, young people with disabilities and people living on the street.

Our tours encourage young people to deeply appreciate and support the community they are travelling in. Customers learn how to have fewer negative impacts and how to enjoy the beauty of this region without wrecking it. By travelling with us, young people transform from “regular” tourists to travellers who contribute and work towards a better world.

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Through our tours and operations we are working to promote these UN Sustainable Development Goals:

End poverty in all its forms

Achieve food security

Promote well-being for all at all ages

Inclusive and equitable quality education

Empower all women and girls

Sustainable and modern energy for all

Promote decent work for all

Reduce inequality within countries

Ensure sustainable consumption and production

Take urgent action to combat climate change

Conserve and sustainably use marine resources

Prevent biodiversity loss

Promote peaceful and inclusive societies

Who we sponsor and support (and sometimes kiss)

Our goal is to leave our community better because we exist, not despite it. We want to ensure the sustainability of the communities in which our guests travel. This is why Small World Journeys has committed at least 5% of net profits each year to support non-profit community and environmental organisations. We also give kisses for free.

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Rosies Friends on The Street

Small World Journeys’ groups participate in a community service project to help patrons of Rosies. Rosies Friends on The Street...

Small World Journeys’ groups participate in a community service project to help patrons of Rosies. Rosies Friends on The Street is a not-for-profit organisation that reaches out to those most in need, those people who are abandoned, marginalised, socially isolated within our community.

Rosies patrons are in need of food, hygiene items and perhaps most importantly, someone to talk to who will be a non-judgemental friend.

Small World Journeys’ students create comfort packs for these patrons that both they and Small World have donated, and they also learn how to upcycle materials into tote bags to hold the hygiene items. Small World staff has also regularly volunteered for the Centre. See rosies.org.au to see you you can help.

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Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre

Since 2012, Small World Journeys has given over $50,000 to The Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre on Fitzroy Island to support...

Since 2012, Small World Journeys has given over $50,000 to The Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre on Fitzroy Island to support the continued care of sick and injured sea turtles in the Cairns region. Every group who visits the Centre receives a certificate detailing the donation Small World Journeys has made on their behalf.

Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre on Fitzroy Island (CTRC) is a volunteer operated, non-profit organisation dedicated to the rehabilitation of sick and injured turtles. The Great Barrier Reef is home to six of the world’s seven species of marine turtles. A number of these are seriously threatened by a diverse range of natural and, more significantly, human induced factors. Small World staff has also regularly volunteered for the Centre. See www.cairnsturtlerehab.org.au to see how you can help.

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Reef Restoration Foundation

We are a proud sponsor of a coral propagation tree at The Great Barrier Reef through Reef Restoration Foundation (RRF)....

We are a proud sponsor of a coral propagation tree at The Great Barrier Reef through Reef Restoration Foundation (RRF). Additionally every one of our groups that visits the reef at Fitzroy Island gets a coral adopted in their name by Small World. RRF is a not-for-profit social enterprise creating optimism for the Great Barrier Reef through innovative coral reef restoration techniques. RRF established the very first ocean-based coral nursery in the Great Barrier Reef to regenerate damaged coral reefs in December 2017 at Fitzroy Island, Cairns and have plans to install a series of other nurseries throughout the Great Barrier Reef.

Cuttings of corals that survived the two recent bleaching events were harvested from a nearby reef and attached to coral tree frames – one of which Small World Journeys sponsored – which accelerates the growth of the corals. This is an unprecedented project on The Great Barrier Reef. The work of the team at RRF and its many volunteers are giving hope to the future of the reef. Small World staff has also regularly volunteered for the Foundation. See rrf.org.au to see how you can help.

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Rainforest Rescue

Small World Journeys has given over $5,000 to Rainforest Rescue to support the adoption of rainforest land at risk. Every...

Small World Journeys has given over $5,000 to Rainforest Rescue to support the adoption of rainforest land at risk. Every group that visits the Daintree Rainforest receives a certificate detailing the adoption of a plot of land.

Rainforest Rescue is a not-for-profit organisation that has been protecting and restoring rainforests in Australia and internationally since 1998. Their projects re-establish rainforests through planting, maintenance and restoration programs, as well as purchasing and protecting high conservation value rainforest and preserving its biodiversity. See www.rainforestrescue.org.au to see how you can help

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Acknowledgement of Traditional Owners

We humbly acknowledge Aboriginal People and Torres Strait Islander People as the first inhabitants of Australia and acknowledge Traditional Owners of the lands where we work and our groups travel, which include the Yirrganydji, Yidinji, Kuku Yalanji, Gimuy Walubara Yidinji and Djabugay people.

We were inspired by the beautiful artwork of local indigenous artist Colin Higgins – painter and musician from Yarrabah. We commissioned Colin for the use of his painting (symbolising the world in the dry season) and are grateful for his contribution to Small World Journeys

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We urge you to check the details we send you carefully and to contact us immediately if there is any incorrect information.

Please note that before we can accept your booking it is a mandatory requirement that you accept these terms and conditions.

If you are the parent/guardian of a minor student, you will need to e-sign the Release, Discharge and Indemnity Form BEFORE remitting any payment to Small World Journeys. You are agreeing to the terms and conditions of this agreement and that it is a legally binding agreement between Small World Journeys and you.

If you are an adult participant, you understand that you are entering into this agreement electronically and that by clicking “Submit Form”, you are agreeing to the terms and conditions of this agreement and that it is a legally binding agreement between Small World Journeys and you. You must agree to these terms and conditions BEFORE remitting any payment to Small World Journeys.

PAYMENT

At time of booking…………………………$150 per person non-refundable deposit

60 days prior to departure……………… Balance is due

If you sign up for a trip within 60 days of trip departure, full payment is due at the time of booking. If your payment is not received when due, Small World Journeys reserves the right to consider the reservation cancelled and you will be forfeiting your deposit.

We accept direct deposits, Australian bank cheques, and international cheques in Australian dollars or international wire transfers in Australian dollars. Our bank details are listed on your invoice. We also take payments on line with MasterCard and Visa but please note group payments by these credit cards will attract a 1.5% surcharge.

CANCELLATIONS

IF YOU CANCEL

Accidents happen; emergencies occur. For this reason we strongly recommend travel insurance. Travel insurance will protect you should an emergency happen that prevents you from participating on your Small World Journeys trip.

If it is necessary for you to cancel your trip, you must notify us in writing by email or letter immediately. If we are unable to find a suitable alternative trip or trip date, we will refund you the cost of your trip less the following, per person charges:

61 days or more prior to departure………………………………….$150 per person

60-31 days prior to departure………………………………………….50% of total price

30 days or less prior to departure…………………………………….No Refund

Your refund will be calculated on the day we receive your written cancellation.

COVID-19 special policy:

If an individual on a group trip must cancel his or her trip up to the date of departure due to a positive COVID-19 diagnosis (or having been required to quarantine because of exposure to someone who has tested positive to COVID-19), then Small World Journeys shall refund the trip cost to that individual, less the $150 per person deposit. A letter from a doctor or clinic will be requested, and refund will be issued once the letter has been emailed to Small World Journeys. If an individual discovers s/he has COVID-19 during the course of the Small World Journeys trip, then we will attempt to refund any unused portion, keeping in mind most payments are made to suppliers in advance so we therefore cannot guarantee any refund once the trip has begun.

TRANSFERS

If you postpone your trip more than 60 days prior to trip departure date we will be happy to transfer 100% of your monies paid to another Small World Journeys trip or different departure date within 12 months of the original trip start date. If canceling, the cancellation fees above apply.

From 31 to 60 days prior to departure—50% of the cost of Small World Journeys scheduled trip is non-transferable and non-refundable.

Less than 30 days prior to departure – all amounts paid to Small World Journeys scheduled trip are non-transferable and non-refundable.

COVID-19 special policy:

If you postpone your trip more than 48 hours prior to trip departure date because Queensland and or/your home state impose state border or regional border restrictions that make it not feasible to travel, we will be happy to transfer your monies paid less the deposit to another Small World Journeys trip or different departure date within 12 months of the original trip start date. If cancelling completely, the cancellation fees above will apply.

IF YOU ARE AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT TRAVELLING INDIVIDUALLY ON ONE OF OUR HOLIDAY PROGRAMS:

          BOOKINGS (For Individual International Students)

Please read all of the terms and conditions on this page to decide if you want to participate. Please note that before we can accept your booking it is a mandatory requirement that you accept these terms and      conditions.

Then we will need from you & your HOME COUNTRY PARENTS no later than 35 days before the trip start:

1) BOOKING FORM (accessed on our website)

2) SIGNED RELEASE, DISCHARGE AND INDEMNITY FORMS (also accessed on our website) HOME COUNTRY parents must read and e-sign before any money is paid.

3) PAYMENT OF $200 DEPOSIT.  This amount comes off the total balance due. Until this deposit is received, your place on the trip is not confirmed. We advise you not to make any travel plans or book flights until you have received our confirmation.

4) Once the trip is confirmed at 30 days prior to the trip, you then PAY THE BALANCE DUE.

If you are the home country parent/guardian of a minor student, you will need to e-sign the Release, Discharge and Indemnity Form BEFORE remitting any payment to Small World Journeys. You    are agreeing to the terms and conditions of this agreement and that it is a legally binding agreement between Small World Journeys and you.

If you are a participant 18 years old or over, you understand that you are entering into this agreement electronically and that by clicking “Submit Form”, you are agreeing to the terms and conditions of this agreement   and that it is a legally binding agreement between Small World Journeys and you. You must agree to these terms and conditions BEFORE remitting any payment to Small World Journeys.

          PAYMENT (For Individual International Students)

At time of reservation…………………….$150 AUD deposit due (If you cancel before 35 days before the trip, this deposit is refunded. Within 35 days of the trip, the deposit is non-refundable)

30 days prior to departure………………Balance is due

If your balance payment is not received when due, Small World Journeys reserves the right to consider the reservation cancelled and you will be forfeiting your deposit.

For payment, we accept direct deposits, MasterCard and Visa.

          CANCELLATIONS (For Individual International Students)

            IF YOU CANCEL

Accidents happen; emergencies occur. For this reason we strongly recommend travel insurance. Travel insurance will protect you should an emergency happen that prevents you from participating on your Small World Journeys trip.

If it is necessary for you to cancel your trip, you must notify us in writing by email or letter immediately. If we are unable to find a suitable alternative trip or trip date, we will refund you the cost of your trip less the following, per person charges:

            35 days or more prior to departure………………………………..full refund of $150 deposit

            34-30 days prior to departure…………………………………………$150 deposit retained

            30 days or less prior to departure…………………………………..No Refund

Your refund will be calculated on the day we receive your written cancellation.

            COVID-19 special policy:

If you postpone your trip more than 1 day prior to trip departure date because Queensland and or/your home state impose state border or regional border restrictions that make it not feasible to travel, we will be happy to transfer 100% of your monies paid to another Small World Journeys trip or different departure date within 12 months of the original trip start date. If cancelling completely, the cancellation fees above will apply.



FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS (GROUP OR INDIVIDUALS):

IF YOU CANCEL

Accidents happen; emergencies occur. For this reason we strongly recommend travel insurance. Travel insurance will protect you should an emergency happen that prevents you from participating on your Small World Journeys trip.

If it is necessary for you to cancel your trip, you or your organising teacher notify us in writing by email immediately. We will refund you the cost of your trip less the following, per person charges:

61 days or more prior to departure………………………………….$150 per person

60-31 days prior to departure…………………………………………..50% of total price

30 days or less prior to departure…………………………………….No Refund

Your refund will be calculated on the day we receive your written cancellation.

COVID-19 special policy:

If an individual on a group trip must cancel his or her trip up to 48 hours before departure due to a positive COVID-19 diagnosis (or having been required to quarantine because of exposure to someone who has tested positive to COVID-19), then Small World Journeys shall refund the trip cost to that individual less the $150 deposit. A letter from a doctor or clinic will be requested, and refund will be issued once the letter has been emailed to Small World Journeys. If an individual discovers s/he has COVID-19 during the course of the Small World Journeys trip, then we will attempt to refund any unused portion, keeping in mind most payments are made to suppliers in advance so we therefore cannot guarantee any refund once the trip has begun.

IF WE CANCEL YOU TRIP

Small World Journeys may cancel a trip due to logistical or operational issues, insufficient sign-ups or any other cause that makes the trip unfeasible for us to operate. If we do not find an alternative for you that is acceptable, you are entitled to a full refund and that will constitute full settlement.

We may also cancel departures if forced to do so by circumstances such as war, civil or political unrest or what is commonly referred to as force majeure.

Force Majeure
In the case of Force Majeure (meaning a circumstance beyond Small World Journeys’ reasonable control including, but not limited to, war or threat of war, riot, civil strife, terrorist activity, industrial dispute, disease, industrial or nuclear disaster, adverse weather conditions, fire and strikes), Small World Journeys will not be liable for any delay, change or cancellation of trips.

Small World Journeys normally makes significant payments to its suppliers (hotels, outfitters, etc.) far in advance of the scheduled departure date. If a trip is cancelled due to force majeure, Small World Journeys will promptly refund the portion of the trip cost not already advanced to suppliers. Small World Journeys may, in its discretion, recover from its suppliers a refund of money paid in respect of any trip cancelled due to Force Majeure. Where this occurs, a refund will be given. Otherwise, Small World Journeys will not be liable to refund money paid in respect of a cancelled trip.

Please note Small World Journeys is also not responsible for expenses incurred while preparing for a cancelled trip (e.g., nonrefundable advance purchase air tickets, special equipment, visa fees, loss of enjoyment, etc.) or for any additional arrangements made before or after the cancelled trip.

REFUNDS

Prices are quoted as a package, and in many cases are based on group participation. Therefore, Small World Journeys does not give refunds for unused services, activities or meals. Additionally, no refund will be given if you voluntarily leave a trip for any reason after the trip has begun. Refunds will be at the discretion of Small World Journeys should you be forced to leave a trip for any reason. No refunds will be given to a participant in a group who cancels less than 30 days prior to the trip (please consider travel insurance for this reason)

CHANGES TO ITINERARY

Once you have accepted our formal itinerary proposal, we will require a $150 per person deposit fee to secure your trip booking. If you want to make further changes after the itinerary has been finalised, we will at this point require a non-refundable $50 AUD Change Fee for every itinerary change you ask from us. We reserve the right to refuse repeated itinerary changes once the final itinerary has been agreed upon and the admin fee has been paid.

PRICING

We reserve the right to change our prices without prior notice, due to factors beyond our control. Price increases are not passed on to participants who have already paid a deposit, unless the trip is postponed to a new tourism year (which starts 1 April).

Pricing is based on the age of the students when they will be travelling with Small World Journeys.

ITINERARIES & CHANGES

We will take every measure to ensure the accuracy of the website, promotional literature, itineraries and prices, but conditions can change and errors can occur. Circumstances beyond our control may also necessitate changes to our itineraries. In this case, guests should refer to the tour itinerary included in the Pre-Departure packet with the updates. Changing conditions in the field may also necessitate itinerary modifications after the trip has departed.

PRE-TRIP MATERIALS

Once you have signed up for a trip, Small World Journeys will send you a link to a special website with additional information to help you prepare for your trip.

You will have access to a special website with the following information:

General Information document which includes visa, travel agent and travel insurance information, reading list, information on climate, cultural etiquette, and other helpful information

Suggested Packing List

Videos and other educational resources

COMPLAINTS

Small World Journeys takes guest satisfaction and feedback quite seriously. This is why we give every guest who travels with us an Evaluation Form so that he or she may give us honest feedback, and if applicable, lodge a formal complaint with Small World Journeys.

Before you enter the state of Queensland, and as a condition of booking, we ask you to read our Complaints Policy, found in our Terms & Conditions document. We will provide a copy of this Policy in your first language if requested.

Should you have any complaints about any aspect of Small World Journeys’ operations or our suppliers, please inform us in writing. We will address your complaint in a prompt and professional manner within 5 working days of having received the complaint, and if appropriate, take remedial action.

You may contact us by email: info@smallworldjourneys.com.au or by post: PO Box 6267, Cairns, QLD 4870. If you are dissatisfied with the conduct of Small World Journeys, you may contact the Commissioner of the Office of Fair Trading on 131 304 or via email at www.fairtrading.qld.gov.au/complaint-general.htm.

At no point will this dispute resolution process affect you from exercising your rights to other legal remedies.

INSURANCE

We strongly recommend you purchase insurance coverage to protect you in the event of trip cancellation, protection to baggage, possessions and valuables and to cover against personal accident. Travel insurance should cover you if you become sick or injured before your trip, thus preventing you from travel.

For more information on travel insurance, please contact our travel agent Sandy Siriani at MTA Travel or by email: ssirianni@mtatravel.com.au

We will not be responsible for any loss, damage, or theft of your baggage, possessions or valuables under any circumstances.

RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CLIENT

You are responsible for:

Choosing a trip appropriate to your physical abilities and interests. Guests are responsible for being in sufficiently good health to participate on their trip and may be required to obtain a medical practitioner’s clearance. Once a trip has been confirmed medical circumstances will not be considered as exceptions to our cancellation policy. Small World Journeys takes no responsibility regarding medical advice, medications or vaccinations that you or your doctor feel is necessary for your safe participation. All journeys are undertaken at your own risk and we reserve the right to refuse your participation in a particular activity or a complete journey if we believe it is for your own safety and the safety of other passengers.

Having a valid passport for international travel. Your passport should be valid for at least six months beyond the date which you expect to return home. You are responsible for arranging visas or travel permits, if applicable. We regret we cannot accept any liability if you are refused entry to Australia.

Providing Small World Journeys with correct information regarding your personal details. This includes name, address, email, medical conditions and flight details. We will not be responsible for losses incurred due to incorrect, incomplete or inaccurate information.

Providing Small World Journeys with a signed Release, Discharge and Indemnity Waiver prior to trip departure (You will not be permitted to join a trip without this information on file)

Studying the pre-departure information sent to you, and arriving at the trip start with the recommended clothing and gear as specified on the Packing List.

Respecting the laws and customs of Australia.

Following the leader’s directions in accordance with environmental guidelines and regulations. This includes abiding by Leave No Trace Environmental Ethics as instructed by the trip leader.

Appreciating that in Australia, level of service, local customs, etiquette, food, living standards and accommodation may differ from those in the your home country. In Cairns especially, the pace of life and service can differ significantly from other Westernized nations.

Respecting the rights and privacy of other trip members. Any cause of danger, distress or annoyance to the group will be acted upon. You may be asked to leave a trip if the guide feels that your continuing participation may prove detrimental to yourself or to the safety or well-being of other guests. Any expenses incurred from removal from a tour will be your responsibility.

Informing Small World Journeys if–either whilst ON the trip or any time in the two weeks prior to the trip–you are feeling unwell; if you have any flu-like symptoms; if you have been exposed to anyone known to be infected with COVID-19, if you have been advised to self-isolate; or if you suspect you may have COVID-19. You will then be recommended not to attend the trip until QLD Health advises it is safe to do so.

You also need to inform Small World Journeys if you are considered vulnerable or “at-risk” to COVID-19. Vulnerable customers (those who identify as ‘at-risk’) are recommended not to attend the trip until QLD Health advises it is safe to do so. Vulnerable (those who are considered “at risk”) customers who are comfortable participating on the trip are advised to take your own additional safety precautions, understanding that Small World Journeys cannot guarantee your safety.

RESPONSIBILITY OF SMALL WORLD JOURNEYS

LIMIT OF LIABILITY

Small World Journeys will take all reasonable steps expected of a tour operator to ensure your safety and well being.

Some days or activities and certain trips listed in this catalog are operated by local tour operators contracted with Small World Journeys. We assume no liability or responsibility in connection with any injury, death, loss, accident, damage, cancellation, delay or inconvenience to person or property which may result through the acts of any company or person engaged in carrying out arrangements of the trip or resulting directly from the following: acts of God, detention, annoyance, terrorism, thefts, pilferage, force majeure, civil disturbances, government restrictions or regulations, strikes, delays and expenses arising from quarantine, failure of any means of conveyance to arrive or depart as scheduled, discrepancies or change in transit or hotel services beyond the control of Small World Journeys.

Extreme care is taken in the contracting of all services, however we cannot be responsible for the errors or omissions of the suppliers or services. In the unlikely event that a supplier fails to honour their contract with us, we reserve the right to alter, change or cancel such services which are outlined in our website and promotional material. If and when such a change occurs, we will attempt to substitute a comparable service. However, we will not be liable for any difference in the quality or enjoyment.

Small World Journeys reserves the right and trip participants agree to allow Small World Journeys to take photographic or film records of any of our trips and trip participants, and may use any such records for promotional and/or commercial purposes. You acknowledge that during the trip which you are choosing to participate in you are subjecting yourself to certain risks including, but not limited to: forces of nature, travel in remote areas and wilderness terrain, and transportation by coach. You recognise that such risks may be present at any time during the trip.

Small World Journeys reserves the right and trip participants agree to allow Small World Journeys to take photographic or film records of any of our trips and trip participants, and may use any such records for promotional and/or commercial purposes.

COVID-19 Safety Clause

The novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has been declared a worldwide pandemic by the World Health Organization. COVID-19 is extremely contagious and is believed to spread mainly from person-to-person contact. As a result, federal, state, and local governments and federal and state health agencies recommend social distancing.

Small World Journeys has put in place preventative measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19; however, Small World Journeys cannot guarantee that you or your child(ren) will not become infected with COVID-19. Further, participating in a Small World Journeys tour could increase your risk and your family’s risk of contracting COVID-19. Vulnerable (those who are considered “at risk”) customers who are comfortable participating on the trip are advised to take your own additional safety precautions, understanding that Small World Journeys cannot guarantee your safety.

By agreeing to these terms & conditions, I acknowledge the contagious nature of COVID-19 and voluntarily assume the risk that my child(ren) and I may be exposed to or infected by COVID-19 by participating in a Small World Journeys tour and that such exposure or infection may result in personal injury, illness, permanent disability, and death. I understand that the risk of becoming exposed to or infected by COVID-19 on a Small World Journeys tour may result from the actions, omissions, or negligence of myself and others, including, but not limited to, Small World Journeys’ employees, volunteers, and program participants and their families.

Payment of your deposit represents your acceptance of the above terms and conditions.

Student Waiver

Small World Journeys Pty Ltd.

ATF SWJ Family Trust

ABN 95 062 644 604

WAIVER, RELEASE AND INDEMNITY

In consideration of Small World Journeys Pty Ltd, ATF SWJ Family Trust, trading as Small World Journeys (referred to as “SWJ”) permitting me to participate in the activities, including transit to or from the activities or instruction in the activities (such participation, instruction and transit referred to as “Activities”), I acknowledge and agree as follows:

Risk Warning & Acknowledgement

I acknowledge that the services provided may involve travel and activities undertaken offshore or in remote locations where medical treatment and evacuation may be delayed or unavailable.

The Activities comprise sporting activities or similar leisure time pursuits and I am participating in the Activities for the purpose of enjoyment, leisure or recreation. I acknowledge that the Activities may be dangerous and involve a significant degree of physical exertion or physical risk. I voluntarily choose to participate in the Activities, fully accepting that the materialisation of those risks may cause personal injury, death, property damage or economic loss.

The business of SWJ involves the coordination, packaging and supply of tourism and recreational services which may be provided by an independent contractor who is not an agent of SWJ. I have not relied on nor has SWJ given any representation or warranty (whether express or implied) about the quality of the services of the independent contractor. I solely rely on the skill, judgment, expertise and explanation and advice about risks of the Activities of the independent contractor in respect of the service provided by an independent contractor.

Waiver & Release

Section 139A of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 permits SWJ, as a supplier of recreational services, to ask you to agree that the statutory guarantees under the Australian Consumer Law do not apply to you (or a person for whom or on whose behalf you are acquiring the recreational services).

To the greatest extent permitted by law (including section 139A of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010) I unconditionally release, discharge and agree not to sue SWJ in respect of all liabilities, claims and causes of action that may arise from any act, omission, default, failure or error on the part of SWJ (including any negligent act, omission, default, failure or error) occurring wholly or partially and whether before, during or after the Activities.

To the greatest extent permitted by law (including section 139A of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010) I indemnify and will keep indemnified SWJ from any liability, claim or cause of action that may be brought against SWJ as a result of or in connection with any act, omission, default, failure or error on the part of SWJ (including any negligent act, omission, default, failure or error) occurring wholly or partially and whether before, during or after the Activities.

To the greatest extent permitted by law (including section 139A of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010), in the event of my death, caused wholly or partially by the Activities, my estate and my personal representatives, executors or administrators indemnify and will keep indemnified SWJ from any liability, claim or cause of action that may be brought against SWJ by my personal representatives, executors, administrators, dependants or any other person entitled to claim damages in respect of my death.

Clauses 5, 6 and 7 are limited to liability for:

death; or

a physical or mental injury (including the aggravation, acceleration or recurrence of such an injury); or

the contraction, aggravation or acceleration of a disease; or

the coming into existence, the aggravation, acceleration or recurrence of any other condition, circumstance, occurrence, activity, form of behaviour, course of conduct or state of affairs:

that is or may be harmful or disadvantageous to you or the community; or

that may result in harm or disadvantage to you or the community.

I have read and understood the matters set out in this document and affirm that I am over the age of 18 and legally competent to give this waiver, release and indemnity. I understand that this document is contractual in nature, has legal effect and is not merely a warning nor provided for information purposes. I have signed this document of my own free will and without any representation or inducement by SWJ, its agents or employees. I acknowledge that SWJ has relied on this document in allowing me to participate in the Activities.

Where this document is signed for a participant under 18 years of age, then the parent/guardian signing this document covenants in terms of clauses 5 to 9, and 11, in respect of any claim, liability or cause of action that arises out of or is incidental to the child’s participation in the Activities.

I agree that the law of the State of Queensland, Australia, will apply to my participation in the Activities and the contract concluded by my signing this document, irrespective of where I sign this document. The courts of Queensland, Australia, and courts of appeal from those courts will have jurisdiction to determine any claim or dispute arising out of my participation in the Activities and this document and I submit to that jurisdiction.

Photographs

I give to SWJ and its directors, officers, proprietors, employees, representatives or agents the irrevocable right and permission to take photographs of me and/or my child for use in any publication such as advertising, direct mail, brochures, newsletters and magazines advertising SWJ’s business and to use those photographs in electronic versions whether on the world wide web or in other electronic forms of media.

I waive any right to inspect or approve proofs or finished photographs or printed or electronic material displaying images of me and/or my child and indemnify and agree to keep indemnified SWJ, its directors, officers, employees, representatives and agents against any liability, claim or cause of action that may be brought against SWJ by me in respect of such publication.

Terms and Conditions

PLEASE ENSURE PARENTS READ AND UNDERSTAND THIS.

IF YOU ARE A TEACHER BOOKING A GROUP TRIP (Or an indidvidual on that trip):

BOOKINGS

IF YOU ARE A TEACHER BOOKING A GROUP TRIP

The booking of any trip requires a $150 AUD per person non-refundable deposit. This amount comes off the total balance due. Until this deposit is received, no trip is confirmed. We advise you not to make any travel plans or book flights until you have received our confirmation.

For student groups, we must then receive the following:

1) BOOKING FORM (accessed on our website) NO LATER THAN 60 DAYS PRIOR TO THE TRIP

2) SIGNED RELEASE, DISCHARGE AND INDEMNITY FORM (also accessed on our website) Parents must read and e-signed before any money is collected from parents. NO LATER THAN 60 DAYS PRIOR TO THE TRIP

We urge you to check the details we send you carefully and to contact us immediately if there is any incorrect information.

Please note that before we can accept your booking it is a mandatory requirement that you accept these terms and conditions.

If you are the parent/guardian of a minor student, you will need to e-sign the Release, Discharge and Indemnity Form BEFORE remitting any payment to Small World Journeys. You are agreeing to the terms and conditions of this agreement and that it is a legally binding agreement between Small World Journeys and you.

If you are an adult participant, you understand that you are entering into this agreement electronically and that by clicking “Submit Form”, you are agreeing to the terms and conditions of this agreement and that it is a legally binding agreement between Small World Journeys and you. You must agree to these terms and conditions BEFORE remitting any payment to Small World Journeys.

PAYMENT

At time of booking…………………………$150 per person non-refundable deposit

60 days prior to departure……………… Balance is due

If you sign up for a trip within 60 days of trip departure, full payment is due at the time of booking. If your payment is not received when due, Small World Journeys reserves the right to consider the reservation cancelled and you will be forfeiting your deposit.

We accept direct deposits, Australian bank cheques, and international cheques in Australian dollars or international wire transfers in Australian dollars. Our bank details are listed on your invoice. We also take payments on line with MasterCard and Visa but please note group payments by these credit cards will attract a 1.5% surcharge.

CANCELLATIONS

IF YOU CANCEL

Accidents happen; emergencies occur. For this reason we strongly recommend travel insurance. Travel insurance will protect you should an emergency happen that prevents you from participating on your Small World Journeys trip.

If it is necessary for you to cancel your trip, you must notify us in writing by email or letter immediately. If we are unable to find a suitable alternative trip or trip date, we will refund you the cost of your trip less the following, per person charges:

61 days or more prior to departure………………………………….$150 per person

60-31 days prior to departure………………………………………….50% of total price

30 days or less prior to departure…………………………………….No Refund

Your refund will be calculated on the day we receive your written cancellation.

COVID-19 special policy:

If an individual on a group trip must cancel his or her trip up to the date of departure due to a positive COVID-19 diagnosis (or having been required to quarantine because of exposure to someone who has tested positive to COVID-19), then Small World Journeys shall refund the trip cost to that individual, less the $150 per person deposit. A letter from a doctor or clinic will be requested, and refund will be issued once the letter has been emailed to Small World Journeys. If an individual discovers s/he has COVID-19 during the course of the Small World Journeys trip, then we will attempt to refund any unused portion, keeping in mind most payments are made to suppliers in advance so we therefore cannot guarantee any refund once the trip has begun.

TRANSFERS

If you postpone your trip more than 60 days prior to trip departure date we will be happy to transfer 100% of your monies paid to another Small World Journeys trip or different departure date within 12 months of the original trip start date. If canceling, the cancellation fees above apply.

From 31 to 60 days prior to departure—50% of the cost of Small World Journeys scheduled trip is non-transferable and non-refundable.

Less than 30 days prior to departure – all amounts paid to Small World Journeys scheduled trip are non-transferable and non-refundable.

COVID-19 special policy:

If you postpone your trip more than 48 hours prior to trip departure date because Queensland and or/your home state impose state border or regional border restrictions that make it not feasible to travel, we will be happy to transfer your monies paid less the deposit to another Small World Journeys trip or different departure date within 12 months of the original trip start date. If cancelling completely, the cancellation fees above will apply.

IF YOU ARE AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT TRAVELLING INDIVIDUALLY ON ONE OF OUR HOLIDAY PROGRAMS:

          BOOKINGS (For Individual International Students)

Please read all of the terms and conditions on this page to decide if you want to participate. Please note that before we can accept your booking it is a mandatory requirement that you accept these terms and      conditions.

Then we will need from you & your HOME COUNTRY PARENTS no later than 35 days before the trip start:

1) BOOKING FORM (accessed on our website)

2) SIGNED RELEASE, DISCHARGE AND INDEMNITY FORMS (also accessed on our website) HOME COUNTRY parents must read and e-sign before any money is paid.

3) PAYMENT OF $200 DEPOSIT.  This amount comes off the total balance due. Until this deposit is received, your place on the trip is not confirmed. We advise you not to make any travel plans or book flights until you have received our confirmation.

4) Once the trip is confirmed at 30 days prior to the trip, you then PAY THE BALANCE DUE.

If you are the home country parent/guardian of a minor student, you will need to e-sign the Release, Discharge and Indemnity Form BEFORE remitting any payment to Small World Journeys. You    are agreeing to the terms and conditions of this agreement and that it is a legally binding agreement between Small World Journeys and you.

If you are a participant 18 years old or over, you understand that you are entering into this agreement electronically and that by clicking “Submit Form”, you are agreeing to the terms and conditions of this agreement   and that it is a legally binding agreement between Small World Journeys and you. You must agree to these terms and conditions BEFORE remitting any payment to Small World Journeys.

          PAYMENT (For Individual International Students)

At time of reservation…………………….$150 AUD deposit due (If you cancel before 35 days before the trip, this deposit is refunded. Within 35 days of the trip, the deposit is non-refundable)

30 days prior to departure………………Balance is due

If your balance payment is not received when due, Small World Journeys reserves the right to consider the reservation cancelled and you will be forfeiting your deposit.

For payment, we accept direct deposits, MasterCard and Visa.

          CANCELLATIONS (For Individual International Students)

            IF YOU CANCEL

Accidents happen; emergencies occur. For this reason we strongly recommend travel insurance. Travel insurance will protect you should an emergency happen that prevents you from participating on your Small World Journeys trip.

If it is necessary for you to cancel your trip, you must notify us in writing by email or letter immediately. If we are unable to find a suitable alternative trip or trip date, we will refund you the cost of your trip less the following, per person charges:

            35 days or more prior to departure………………………………..full refund of $150 deposit

            34-30 days prior to departure…………………………………………$150 deposit retained

            30 days or less prior to departure…………………………………..No Refund

Your refund will be calculated on the day we receive your written cancellation.

            COVID-19 special policy:

If you postpone your trip more than 1 day prior to trip departure date because Queensland and or/your home state impose state border or regional border restrictions that make it not feasible to travel, we will be happy to transfer 100% of your monies paid to another Small World Journeys trip or different departure date within 12 months of the original trip start date. If cancelling completely, the cancellation fees above will apply.



FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS (GROUP OR INDIVIDUALS):

IF YOU CANCEL

Accidents happen; emergencies occur. For this reason we strongly recommend travel insurance. Travel insurance will protect you should an emergency happen that prevents you from participating on your Small World Journeys trip.

If it is necessary for you to cancel your trip, you or your organising teacher notify us in writing by email immediately. We will refund you the cost of your trip less the following, per person charges:

61 days or more prior to departure………………………………….$150 per person

60-31 days prior to departure…………………………………………..50% of total price

30 days or less prior to departure…………………………………….No Refund

Your refund will be calculated on the day we receive your written cancellation.

COVID-19 special policy:

If an individual on a group trip must cancel his or her trip up to 48 hours before departure due to a positive COVID-19 diagnosis (or having been required to quarantine because of exposure to someone who has tested positive to COVID-19), then Small World Journeys shall refund the trip cost to that individual less the $150 deposit. A letter from a doctor or clinic will be requested, and refund will be issued once the letter has been emailed to Small World Journeys. If an individual discovers s/he has COVID-19 during the course of the Small World Journeys trip, then we will attempt to refund any unused portion, keeping in mind most payments are made to suppliers in advance so we therefore cannot guarantee any refund once the trip has begun.

IF WE CANCEL YOU TRIP

Small World Journeys may cancel a trip due to logistical or operational issues, insufficient sign-ups or any other cause that makes the trip unfeasible for us to operate. If we do not find an alternative for you that is acceptable, you are entitled to a full refund and that will constitute full settlement.

We may also cancel departures if forced to do so by circumstances such as war, civil or political unrest or what is commonly referred to as force majeure.

Force Majeure
In the case of Force Majeure (meaning a circumstance beyond Small World Journeys’ reasonable control including, but not limited to, war or threat of war, riot, civil strife, terrorist activity, industrial dispute, disease, industrial or nuclear disaster, adverse weather conditions, fire and strikes), Small World Journeys will not be liable for any delay, change or cancellation of trips.

Small World Journeys normally makes significant payments to its suppliers (hotels, outfitters, etc.) far in advance of the scheduled departure date. If a trip is cancelled due to force majeure, Small World Journeys will promptly refund the portion of the trip cost not already advanced to suppliers. Small World Journeys may, in its discretion, recover from its suppliers a refund of money paid in respect of any trip cancelled due to Force Majeure. Where this occurs, a refund will be given. Otherwise, Small World Journeys will not be liable to refund money paid in respect of a cancelled trip.

Please note Small World Journeys is also not responsible for expenses incurred while preparing for a cancelled trip (e.g., nonrefundable advance purchase air tickets, special equipment, visa fees, loss of enjoyment, etc.) or for any additional arrangements made before or after the cancelled trip.

REFUNDS

Prices are quoted as a package, and in many cases are based on group participation. Therefore, Small World Journeys does not give refunds for unused services, activities or meals. Additionally, no refund will be given if you voluntarily leave a trip for any reason after the trip has begun. Refunds will be at the discretion of Small World Journeys should you be forced to leave a trip for any reason. No refunds will be given to a participant in a group who cancels less than 30 days prior to the trip (please consider travel insurance for this reason)

CHANGES TO ITINERARY

Once you have accepted our formal itinerary proposal, we will require a $150 per person deposit fee to secure your trip booking. If you want to make further changes after the itinerary has been finalised, we will at this point require a non-refundable $50 AUD Change Fee for every itinerary change you ask from us. We reserve the right to refuse repeated itinerary changes once the final itinerary has been agreed upon and the admin fee has been paid.

PRICING

We reserve the right to change our prices without prior notice, due to factors beyond our control. Price increases are not passed on to participants who have already paid a deposit, unless the trip is postponed to a new tourism year (which starts 1 April).

Pricing is based on the age of the students when they will be travelling with Small World Journeys.

ITINERARIES & CHANGES

We will take every measure to ensure the accuracy of the website, promotional literature, itineraries and prices, but conditions can change and errors can occur. Circumstances beyond our control may also necessitate changes to our itineraries. In this case, guests should refer to the tour itinerary included in the Pre-Departure packet with the updates. Changing conditions in the field may also necessitate itinerary modifications after the trip has departed.

PRE-TRIP MATERIALS

Once you have signed up for a trip, Small World Journeys will send you a link to a special website with additional information to help you prepare for your trip.

You will have access to a special website with the following information:

General Information document which includes visa, travel agent and travel insurance information, reading list, information on climate, cultural etiquette, and other helpful information

Suggested Packing List

Videos and other educational resources

COMPLAINTS

Small World Journeys takes guest satisfaction and feedback quite seriously. This is why we give every guest who travels with us an Evaluation Form so that he or she may give us honest feedback, and if applicable, lodge a formal complaint with Small World Journeys.

Before you enter the state of Queensland, and as a condition of booking, we ask you to read our Complaints Policy, found in our Terms & Conditions document. We will provide a copy of this Policy in your first language if requested.

Should you have any complaints about any aspect of Small World Journeys’ operations or our suppliers, please inform us in writing. We will address your complaint in a prompt and professional manner within 5 working days of having received the complaint, and if appropriate, take remedial action.

You may contact us by email: info@smallworldjourneys.com.au or by post: PO Box 6267, Cairns, QLD 4870. If you are dissatisfied with the conduct of Small World Journeys, you may contact the Commissioner of the Office of Fair Trading on 131 304 or via email at www.fairtrading.qld.gov.au/complaint-general.htm.

At no point will this dispute resolution process affect you from exercising your rights to other legal remedies.

INSURANCE

We strongly recommend you purchase insurance coverage to protect you in the event of trip cancellation, protection to baggage, possessions and valuables and to cover against personal accident. Travel insurance should cover you if you become sick or injured before your trip, thus preventing you from travel.

For more information on travel insurance, please contact our travel agent Sandy Siriani at MTA Travel or by email: ssirianni@mtatravel.com.au

We will not be responsible for any loss, damage, or theft of your baggage, possessions or valuables under any circumstances.

RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CLIENT

You are responsible for:

Choosing a trip appropriate to your physical abilities and interests. Guests are responsible for being in sufficiently good health to participate on their trip and may be required to obtain a medical practitioner’s clearance. Once a trip has been confirmed medical circumstances will not be considered as exceptions to our cancellation policy. Small World Journeys takes no responsibility regarding medical advice, medications or vaccinations that you or your doctor feel is necessary for your safe participation. All journeys are undertaken at your own risk and we reserve the right to refuse your participation in a particular activity or a complete journey if we believe it is for your own safety and the safety of other passengers.

Having a valid passport for international travel. Your passport should be valid for at least six months beyond the date which you expect to return home. You are responsible for arranging visas or travel permits, if applicable. We regret we cannot accept any liability if you are refused entry to Australia.

Providing Small World Journeys with correct information regarding your personal details. This includes name, address, email, medical conditions and flight details. We will not be responsible for losses incurred due to incorrect, incomplete or inaccurate information.

Providing Small World Journeys with a signed Release, Discharge and Indemnity Waiver prior to trip departure (You will not be permitted to join a trip without this information on file)

Studying the pre-departure information sent to you, and arriving at the trip start with the recommended clothing and gear as specified on the Packing List.

Respecting the laws and customs of Australia.

Following the leader’s directions in accordance with environmental guidelines and regulations. This includes abiding by Leave No Trace Environmental Ethics as instructed by the trip leader.

Appreciating that in Australia, level of service, local customs, etiquette, food, living standards and accommodation may differ from those in the your home country. In Cairns especially, the pace of life and service can differ significantly from other Westernized nations.

Respecting the rights and privacy of other trip members. Any cause of danger, distress or annoyance to the group will be acted upon. You may be asked to leave a trip if the guide feels that your continuing participation may prove detrimental to yourself or to the safety or well-being of other guests. Any expenses incurred from removal from a tour will be your responsibility.

Informing Small World Journeys if–either whilst ON the trip or any time in the two weeks prior to the trip–you are feeling unwell; if you have any flu-like symptoms; if you have been exposed to anyone known to be infected with COVID-19, if you have been advised to self-isolate; or if you suspect you may have COVID-19. You will then be recommended not to attend the trip until QLD Health advises it is safe to do so.

You also need to inform Small World Journeys if you are considered vulnerable or “at-risk” to COVID-19. Vulnerable customers (those who identify as ‘at-risk’) are recommended not to attend the trip until QLD Health advises it is safe to do so. Vulnerable (those who are considered “at risk”) customers who are comfortable participating on the trip are advised to take your own additional safety precautions, understanding that Small World Journeys cannot guarantee your safety.

RESPONSIBILITY OF SMALL WORLD JOURNEYS

LIMIT OF LIABILITY

Small World Journeys will take all reasonable steps expected of a tour operator to ensure your safety and well being.

Some days or activities and certain trips listed in this catalog are operated by local tour operators contracted with Small World Journeys. We assume no liability or responsibility in connection with any injury, death, loss, accident, damage, cancellation, delay or inconvenience to person or property which may result through the acts of any company or person engaged in carrying out arrangements of the trip or resulting directly from the following: acts of God, detention, annoyance, terrorism, thefts, pilferage, force majeure, civil disturbances, government restrictions or regulations, strikes, delays and expenses arising from quarantine, failure of any means of conveyance to arrive or depart as scheduled, discrepancies or change in transit or hotel services beyond the control of Small World Journeys.

Extreme care is taken in the contracting of all services, however we cannot be responsible for the errors or omissions of the suppliers or services. In the unlikely event that a supplier fails to honour their contract with us, we reserve the right to alter, change or cancel such services which are outlined in our website and promotional material. If and when such a change occurs, we will attempt to substitute a comparable service. However, we will not be liable for any difference in the quality or enjoyment.

Small World Journeys reserves the right and trip participants agree to allow Small World Journeys to take photographic or film records of any of our trips and trip participants, and may use any such records for promotional and/or commercial purposes. You acknowledge that during the trip which you are choosing to participate in you are subjecting yourself to certain risks including, but not limited to: forces of nature, travel in remote areas and wilderness terrain, and transportation by coach. You recognise that such risks may be present at any time during the trip.

Small World Journeys reserves the right and trip participants agree to allow Small World Journeys to take photographic or film records of any of our trips and trip participants, and may use any such records for promotional and/or commercial purposes.

COVID-19 Safety Clause

The novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has been declared a worldwide pandemic by the World Health Organization. COVID-19 is extremely contagious and is believed to spread mainly from person-to-person contact. As a result, federal, state, and local governments and federal and state health agencies recommend social distancing.

Small World Journeys has put in place preventative measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19; however, Small World Journeys cannot guarantee that you or your child(ren) will not become infected with COVID-19. Further, participating in a Small World Journeys tour could increase your risk and your family’s risk of contracting COVID-19. Vulnerable (those who are considered “at risk”) customers who are comfortable participating on the trip are advised to take your own additional safety precautions, understanding that Small World Journeys cannot guarantee your safety.

By agreeing to these terms & conditions, I acknowledge the contagious nature of COVID-19 and voluntarily assume the risk that my child(ren) and I may be exposed to or infected by COVID-19 by participating in a Small World Journeys tour and that such exposure or infection may result in personal injury, illness, permanent disability, and death. I understand that the risk of becoming exposed to or infected by COVID-19 on a Small World Journeys tour may result from the actions, omissions, or negligence of myself and others, including, but not limited to, Small World Journeys’ employees, volunteers, and program participants and their families.

Payment of your deposit represents your acceptance of the above terms and conditions.

Privacy Policy

Small World Journeys respects all privacy rights of people who visit this site or make enquiries.

Small World Journeys will need to collect certain information from you, some of which may be of a personal nature. We may also request information about those traveling in your party. The information may be disclosed to our service providers to enable the services to be provided, but will not be used by them for any other purpose.

We do not make any personal information available to 3rd parties, or sell any names or email addresses.

We do not share any past or current client names, emails and postal addresses with any other companies or organizations.

We do not release your credit card or financial information with any other companies or organizations except to process your credit card for your Small World Journeys trip.

Small World Journeys links to a number of affiliate websites who offer services that may be of interest to our visitors for additional service, for example, travel insurance. All external links open in separate browser windows. Small World Journeys is not responsible for the content, products or services offered by websites linked to our pages. A link to a non-Small World Journeys website does not constitute or imply an endorsement or recommendation by Small World Journeys.

Should you have other questions or concerns about your privacy, please call us at + 61 7 4053 2878 or send us an email at info@smallworldjourneys.com.au

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If you are signed up for a trip or currently on a Small World Journeys trip and need to contact us outside of office hours you may call our 24/7 emergency number.

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International Phone:
+61 7 4054 6693

Phone Within Australia:
1800 959 880

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Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 6267
Cairns, QLD 4870
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Physical Address:

3 Kidston Street
Bungalow, QLD 4870

ABN: 95 062 644 604

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Our Sustainability

Sustainable Tourism

Awards and Certificates

Our Sustainability Programs and Initiatives

Awards & Certifications

our Vision

To be Australia’s premier provider of education for youth outside the classroom.

How We Have Committed to People, Profitability & Planet

Through our tours and operations we are working to promote these UN Sustainable Development Goals:

Who we sponsor and support (and sometimes kiss)

Rosies Friends on The Street

Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre

Reef Restoration Foundation

Rainforest Rescue

Acknowledgement of Traditional Owners

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Vision