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Cairns - Cities, Towns and Localities |
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Cairns offers plenty to see and do including a string of beautiful beaches
that stretch 50 km north. Just by making Cairns your base, you can
also arrange trips to the local and nearby destinations:
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Barron Gorge National Park
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North Queensland’s most popular park
with over 1,500 000 visitors each year, fantastic scenery, waterfalls, lush
rainforests, volcanic craters, native wildlife, massive trees, aboriginal
heritage, varied pioneer history and several unusual ways to explore this 2820ha
park situated between Cairns and Kuranda.
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Cairns Wildlife Dome
• Your Zoo in the City
• 35-41 Wharf St, CAIRNS QLD 4870 • Ph: 07 4031 7250 • Fax: 07 4031 5265 •
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The Cairns Wildlife Dome is a spectacular all-weather wildlife exhibit enclosed
by a 20 metre high glass dome on top of the iconic Reef Hotel Casino. You’ll be
immersed in a replicated rainforest environment whilst birds such as parrots,
cockatoos, lorikeets, doves and rosellas fly freely around you. Get up close to
cute pademelons as they roam freely through their enclosure. Observe curlews,
frogmouths and kookaburras along with other animals such as frogs, turtles,
pythons, freshwater crocodiles, lizards and the adorable bettong.
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Cairns Regional Gallery
• Corner Abbott & Shields Streets, CAIRNS QLD 4870
• Ph: 07 4031 6865 •
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Cairns Regional Gallery is
Queensland’s largest regional gallery and is located in the historic
former-Public Office Building in the heart of Cairns. One block from the popular
Cairns Esplanade, the Gallery boasts a diverse exhibition calendar featuring
artworks from local, national, international and indigenous artists.
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Cairns Tropical Zoo
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Wild World - The Tropical Zoo
• Captain Cook Hwy, PALM COVE QLD • Ph: 07 4055 3669 • Fax: 07 4059 1160 •
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Established in 1980, Cairns Tropical Zoo is the largest and most diverse
wildlife attraction in Tropical North Queensland, set amidst 6 hectares of
tropically landscaped gardens. Our zoo is home to hundreds of native and exotic
species, many of which are indigenous to our northern wet tropics. Located just
20 minutes north of Cairns.
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Flecker Botanic Gardens
• Ph: 07 4044 3398
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The only Wet Tropical Botanic Gardens
in Australia began in 1886 as a ‘Recreational Reserve’. Around 1888 Mr Eugene
Fitzalan, a botanical collector, moved to Cairns from Bowen and arranged with
the Cairns City Council to establish a small nursery near the present gardens
site.
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Hartley’s
Crocodile Adventures
• Ph: +61 7 4055 3576 • Fax: +61 7 4059 1017 •
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Situated on the magnificent coastal drive between Palm Cove and Port Douglas,
Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures is the best place to see crocodiles and native
wildlife in Tropical North Queensland. Set in the foothills of the MacAlister
Range, in a World Heritage listed area, Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures is home
to a range of habitat types including melaleuca wetlands, riverine rainforest
and eucalypt woodland. We provide an innovative approach to viewing and
interacting with wildlife, enabling visitors to become immersed in a natural
environment with safety. A series of timber boardwalks provide elevated viewing
of wildlife as visitors journey through a range of natural habitats.
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Mount Whitfield
Conservation Park
• Mount Whitfield at 364m high is one
of the highest points in the immediate Cairns area and located adjacent to the
Cairns Botanic gardens. The park consists of rainforest and open eucalypt areas
and is home to many Cassowary please be wary these large flightless birds can
get aggressive around humans especially during the mating season.
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R’n’R White Water Rafting
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R’n’R White Water Rafting,
Australia’s Number One Rafting Specialist, rafts daily on the world famous Tully
and Barron Rivers in addition to seasonal heli-rafting trips on the North
Johnstone River (as featured in National Geographic Adventures and Channel
Nine’s "Getaway" programme).
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Also check out some of the great attractions in nearby
Kuranda. |
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