Cairns Attractions

Fun, sun and photographs of a happy tropical vacation, these are ideal elements for a vacation of your life when you visit Cairns and the Tropical North.

Gifted with a holiday climate most of the year, boasting temperatures in the Summer months (October-April) of 29-33 degrees C, and Winter months (April-October) 25-29 degrees C, Cairns boasts some of the world’s most exciting natural tourist attractions, the barrier reef, the rainforest and the Australian Outback, and they are all here awaiting your visit.

The very friendly residents of Tropical North Queensland will display the kind of friendly and courteous hospitality that has become the standard to aspire to for other tourism destinations. Adventure tourism, night life, fine dining and shopping add to the variety and attraction of this unique place.

If you have been here before, welcome home. If you are here for the first time, bask in our attractions and make the most of your holiday.

Australia’s premier regional city, Cairns is the international entrance to Tropical North Queensland. It is a vibrant cosmopolitan city with warm, sunny tropical days balanced by cooling ocean breezes. Enjoy a stroll along the famous Esplanade or satisfy your lust for food in one of the city’s many multi-cultural, diverse and prize-winning restaurants.

Cairns provides entry to the World Heritage listed Great Barrier Reef and the Wet Tropics Rainforests along with the Australian Outback. Cairns, with its international and domestic airport, is the first stop for most visitors who want to see the real Australia.

Relax on the glorious beaches, dive on the reef and experience the unique tropical rainforests that date back to when Australia was part of ancient Gondwanaland, many thousands of years ago.

Take a swim in the relaxing Cairns Esplanade lagoon, then look across the serene waters of Trinity Inlet and you will discover coastal mountains and mangrove habitats that have changed little since the site was discovered by Captain James Cook in 1770.

The beautiful Esplanade Lagoon is the perfect place to spend a lazy day basking in the sun and wading in the lagoon’s cool and inviting water. There are many shady spots to escape from the sun in the heat of the day, as well as barbeque facilities. The boardwalk has unique displays of Cairns’s local history and has many exercise facilities for those keen on getting a bit of exercise.

Cairns is extremely well suited to walking, or travel by bicycle. Well trodden routes and dedicated walking tracks are abundant or a visit to the Cairns Botanical Gardens is not to be missed. 38 hectares of native Australian gardens are maintained to big city botanical garden standards, and many species found here cannot be seen elsewhere. Located among the plants is a coffee shop and restaurant, it is open every day for breakfast and lunch. Admission to the gardens is free.

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