With an international airport, a good infrastructure and attractions like the Great Barrier Reef, tropical rainforests, the outback and the Atherton Tablelands nearby, Cairns is the tourist capital of northern Queensland. Cairns has a lot of hotels, hostels, resorts, souvenirshops, restaurants, pubs and clubs. There are also a lot of touroperators offering many excursions to Cairns amazing surroundings. Cairns is one of the best places to access the Great Barrier Reef and to visit Daintree National Park.
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Introduction
Cairns used to be a small fishing village until gold was found in the north in 1876. This, together with the production of tin and timber from the Atherton Tablelands.
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Diving
Cairns is one of the best places to enter the Great Barrier Reef. This Reef is one of the seven natural wonders of the world and was world heritage listed in 1981.
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Esplanade
The Cairns Esplanade has been the place to meet since 1800. This long boulevard has shops, cafes and bars at the one end and the water of Trinity Bay at the other.
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Nightlife
With all those backpackers in Cairns there must be a wild nightlife. And there is! You can start drinking early on in the evening and go on till morning if that if you want.
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Bungee jumping
Attached only with a rubber band to your ankles you throw yourself off a very high tower. Just before you think you're going to die...
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Atherton Tablelands
The Atherton Tablelands are Cairns beautiful backyard. This tropical North Queensland highland getaway is just gorgeous with its volcanic lakes...
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Daintree National Park
Cairns is a great starting point for trips to the stunning Daintree National Park. This park in the Tropical North is one of the oldest rain forests...
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