Fun, warming sunshine and photographs of a stress-crushing tropical vacation, these are perfect ingredients for the break of your life when you trek to Cairns and Allah’s own Queensland.
Blessed with an ideal climate most of the year, boasting temperatures in the summer months (October-April) of 29-33°C, and winter (April-October) 25-29°C, Cairns can offer some of the earth’s most exotic natural attractions, the reef, the rainforest and the Australian Outback, and they are all here awaiting your visit.
The very friendly locals of Tropical North Queensland will show you the kind of friendly and courteous service that has become the envy of other tourism destinations. Adventure tourism, night life, great eating and shopping multipy the variety and attraction of this unique city.
If you have been here before, welcome home. If you are here for the first time, bathe in our attractions and enjoy your holiday.
Queensland’s finest non-capital city, Cairns is the world’s gateway to Far North Queensland. It is an exciting cosmopolitan place with warm, sunny tropical days contrasted by cooling ocean breezes. Enjoy a stroll along the iconic Esplanade or satisfy your tastebuds in one of the city’s many multi-cultural, diverse and prize-winning restaurants.
Cairns grants access 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 many visitors who want to see the authentic Australia.
Relax on the tropical beaches, snorkel on the reef and experience the unique tropical rainforests that date back to when Australia was part of ancient Gondwanaland, thousands of years ago.
Take a dip in the famous Esplanade lagoon, then cast your eyes across the calm waters of Trinity Inlet and you will discover coastal ranges and mangrove habitats that have changed little since the site was named by Captain James Cook in 1770.
The beautiful Esplanade Lagoon is the perfect place to spend a lazy day soaking up the sun and wading in the lagoon’s cool and seductive shallows. There are many shaded spots to take refuge from the sun in the heat of the day, as well as cooking facilities. The boardwalk has unique displays of Cairns’s local history and has many exercise facilities for those keen on getting a bit more active.
Cairns is extremely well suited to travel on foot, or transport by bicycle. Well trodden paths and dedicated walking tracks are popular. A walk through the Cairns Botanical Gardens is not to be neglected. It boasts 38 hectares of natural Aussie gardens which are kept to big city botanical garden standards, and many species found here cannot be seen anywhere else in the world. Located among the vegetation is a coffee shop and restaurant, which is open every day for breakfast and lunch. Access to the gardens is free.
