Tropic Days Backpackers can be your first point of call up north if you’re looking for work in Cairns or the surrounding regions. The hostel itself will be able to put you onto farms or recruiters to help with finding that harvest job. The hostel is two restored ” Queenslanders’ owned and managed by Kathy and Gabriel and there children. You can also join in on the weekly BBQ with kangaroo, crocodile, emu and fish or the all you can eat Pizza Nights.
Mareeba is the closest harvest based town 60km away but there are smaller towns in the surrounding area with harvest work opportunities . Want to know more about Mareeba?
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Rooms start from $24 in Low Season and $27 in High
Low Season: 1st October — 31 March
High Season: 1st April — 30 September
Typical Work in the Area
January to December – Paw paws, bananas, citrus
February to March – Longans
February to May – Avocados
October to February – Pineapples
November to January – Lychees
November to March – Mangoes
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