Fun, sun and images of a relaxing Queensland vacation, these are perfect components for a vacation of your life when you holiday in Cairns and tropical North Queensland.
Blessed with an ideal climate all year-round, featuring 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 earth’s most engaging natural tourist 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 display the kind of warm and efficient hospitality that has become the envy of other tourism destinations. Adventure tourism, night life, fine dining and shopping add to the charm and attraction of this fabulous destination.
If you have been here before, welcome back. If you are here for the first time, bathe in our tourist offerings and enjoy your vacation.
Australia’s premier regional city, Cairns is the world’s front door to Tropical North Queensland. It is a vibrant cosmopolitan destination with warm, sunny tropical days balanced by cooling onshore breezes. Enjoy a stroll along the famous Esplanade or satisfy your hunger in one of Cairns’ many multi-cultural, diverse and award-winning eateries.
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 glorious beaches, dive on the reef and experience the unique tropical rainforests that date back to when Australia was part of ancient Gondwanaland, many thousands of years ago.
Take a swim in the modern Cairns Esplanade lagoon, then look across the calm waters of Trinity Inlet and you will view coastal mountains and mangrove areas that have not changed 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 dipping in the lagoon’s cool and seductive water. There are many shady 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 of exercise.
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 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 tours? Check out what’s available at http://www.attractionscairns.com.au