Fun, sun and images of a blissful beach vacation, these are perfect ingredients for a vacation of a lifetime when you come to Cairns and tropical North Queensland.
Blessed with a holiday weather pattern all year-round, boasting temperatures in the Summer months (October-April) of 29-33 degrees C, and Winter months (April-October) 25-29 degrees C, Cairns can offer some of the world’s most vibrant 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 envy of other tourism areas. Adventure tourism, night life, fine dining and shopping add to the charm and attraction of this unique city.
If you have been here before, welcome back. If you are here for the first time, bathe in our tourist offerings and make the most of your stay.
Queensland’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 tempered by cooling onshore breezes. Enjoy a stroll along the famous Esplanade or satisfy your tastebuds in one of the city’s many multi-cultural, diverse and prize-winning restaurants.
Cairns provides 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 glorious beaches, dive on the reef and experience the unique tropical rainforests that date back to when Australia was part of ancient Gondwanaland, thousands of eons ago.
Take a swim in the relaxing Cairns 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 branded by Captain James Cook in 1770.
The beautiful Esplanade Lagoon is the perfect place to spend a sultry day soaking up the sun and dipping 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 barbeque 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 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 plants 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
