Cairns

Cairns is situated in tropical North Queensland, Australia and is the gateway to two world heritage sites - the Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree Rainforest. There is a magical world of undersea wonder that you can see and enjoy in many ways. In Cairns, you can catch a boat to the reef, swim with the fish, walk through some of the oldest rainforests in the world or escape to an island off the coast to shut out the world for a while. This is a place of extreme contrasts and beauty with its lava tubes, hidden gorges, contrasting terrain, mining relics, incredible beaches and hot springs. Cairns is a place to share in the culture of the original owners of the land. Listen to the stories of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders whose culture has survived 40 000 years.