RAIN 61 MM · DAYLIGHT 12.5 H
Oceania
Cairns
Australia
Best time June – October
Best for Nature · Beaches · Food
19:30
SPRING · 28° / 19°C
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The Place
Cairns, Australia
City introduction
The Great Barrier Reef's gateway — dive boats and Daintree rainforest. Cairns is the reef's launchpad: outer-reef snorkel and dive boats, the Daintree — the world's oldest rainforest — an hour north, Kuranda's skyrail over the canopy, and a warm Esplanade lagoon in town. The reef town that justifies the long flight.
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Explore Cairns
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Things to see in Cairns
Attractions
01Cairns Esplanade Lagoon
4800-square-metre saltwater swimming lagoon on the Esplanade waterfront, open free to the public year-round.
Type Landmark
Admission Free entry
Best time (city) Jun-Oct
Suggested city stay 4 days
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02Cairns Museum
Local history museum housed in the 1930 School of Arts building on the Esplanade.
Type Museum
Best time (city) Jun-Oct
Suggested city stay 4 days
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03Palm Cove
Palm-fringed beach village about 25 minutes north of Cairns, backed by headland and a resort strip.
Type Neighbourhood
Admission Free entry
Best time (city) Jun-Oct
Suggested city stay 4 days
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04Green Island
Coral cay national park about 27 km offshore, ringed by reef shallows and covered in rainforest.
Type Park
Best time (city) Jun-Oct
Suggested city stay 4 days
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05Fitzroy Island
Continental island national park with rainforest walking tracks and a fringing reef southeast of Cairns.
Type Park
Best time (city) Jun-Oct
Suggested city stay 4 days
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06Kuranda Village
Rainforest village on the Atherton Tableland known for its markets, art galleries and Barron Falls lookout.
Type Neighbourhood
Admission Free entry
Best time (city) Jun-Oct
Suggested city stay 4 days
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