Fun, sun and memories of a carefree beach holiday, these are perfect ingredients for a vacation of a lifetime when you visit Cairns and tropical North Queensland.
Gifted with an ideal 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 engaging natural 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 efficient hospitality that has become the envy of other tourism destinations. Adventure tourism, night life, fine dining and shopping add to the variety and attraction of this unique city.
If you have been here previously, welcome back. If you are here for the first time, bathe in our tourist offerings and enjoy your vacation.
Australia’s finest regional city, Cairns is the international front door to Tropical North Queensland. It is an exciting cosmopolitan city with warm, sunny tropical days contrasted by cooling onshore 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 eateries.
Cairns gives 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 most visitors who want to see the authentic Australia.
Relax on the tropical beaches, dive on the reef and experience the unique tropical rainforests that date back to when the continent was part of ancient Gondwanaland, thousands of years ago.
Take a swim in the ultra-modern Cairns Esplanade lagoon, then look across the serene waters of Trinity Inlet and you will see coastal mountains and mangrove habitats that have changed little since the site was branded by Captain James Cook in 1770.
The beautiful Esplanade Lagoon is the perfect place to spend a sultry day basking in the sun and wading in the lagoon’s cool and seductive shallows. There are many shaded spots to escape 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 of exercise.
Cairns is extremely well suited to walking, or travel by bicycle. Well trodden routes and dedicated walking tracks abound or a visit to the Cairns Botanical Gardens is not to be missed. 38 hectares of native Australian gardens are maintained to lush 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.
Interested in Cairns attractions? Check out what’s available at http://www.attractionscairns.com.au
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