Whether you wish to make your own tracks with a rental car, bicycle or get around on foot or take up the option of joining one of the many Cairns tours that you can do while holidaying in Cairns, there are numerous ways to take in the sights. Cairns is a large city in far north Queensland with much to see and do, so allowing a few days to take it all in is always best. Visited by thousands of tourist each year from all over the world, they come to experience the many world famous attractions that Cairns is known for such as Skyrail, the Great Barrier Reef, the Daintree Rainforest, Atherton Tablelands and many other surrounding attractions and locations.
Join one of the tours, cruises or charters that will let you experience many of Cairns well known attractions for yourself, where you can get up close and personal to many wildlife species both on land and in the water. Book onto diving and fishing charters, snorkelling and glass bottom boat rides, luxury sailing trips, white water rafting tours and sky diving adventures. You can enjoy horse riding, bungy jumping, cycling tours and rainforest hiking trips. Kick back and let someone else do all of the driving for you as you set out on a tour, four wheel driving adventure, scenic flight, helicopter ride or cruise or make your own tracks when you book a rental option when you arrive into Cairns.
TOURS DEPARTING CAIRNS
- Wilderness Challenge – 12 Day Cape York Advanced
- Skyrail
- Gray Line – Rainforest Wilderness Tours
- Gray Line – Cairns Highlights
- Gray Line – Green Island Tours
- Gray Line – Cairns Highlights + Zoo and Wildlife Dome
- Flames of the Forest
- Cape Trib Connections
- Wilderness Challenge – 5 Day Cape York Compact
- Wilderness Challenge – 7 Day Cape York Frontier
- Wilderness Challenge – 9 Day Gulf Savannah Wanderer
- Wilderness Challenge – 7 Day Cape York Adventurer
- Wilderness Challenge – 12 Day Cape York Complete
- Wilderness Challenge – 14 Day Gulf & Kakadu Overlander
- Adventure Tours Australia – Queensland
- 14 Day Cairns to Sydney [Adventure Tours]
- Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park
- AAT Kings – Queensland
- 14 Day Tropical Discovery [AAT Kings]
- 12 Day East Coast Explorer [AAT Kings]
- 10 Day Barrier Reef Explorer [AAT Kings]
- Cairns Day Tours [AAT Kings]
- 4 Day Cairns and Great Barrier Reef Tour [AAT Kings]
- 1 Day Go Wild Tour [Adventure Tours]
- 2 and 3 Day Go Wild – Cape Tribulation [Adventure Tours]
- Gray Line Cairns
Tour the highlights of Cairns then visit the tropical Botanic Gardens and Palm Cove. Resorts, white sand beaches, and an azure tropical sea make the Coral Coast one of Australia’s foremost destinations.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Cairns’s new beachside development
- Cairns Esplanade paralleling the harbor
- Historic Courthouse Hotel
- Reef Casino Hotel
- Grand verandahed pubs and heritage buildings
- Pockets of dense rainforest
- Bats and water birds
- Enjoy an afternoon tea of Genovese coffee/tea/hot chocolate with scones, gourmet jam, and cream at Edge Deli in trendy Edge Hill
- Tropical homes and suburbs
- St Monica’s Cathedral – admire the incredible ‘Creation Windows’
- Visit Surprise Creek Waterfall in Barron Gorge – an inspiration to set designers on the hit movie ‘Avatar’
- Panoramic views over Cairns and surrounds from Copperlode Lookout
- Take a guided walk through Flecker Botanic Gardens – a breathtaking collection of lush native and exotic tropical plants…
- Orchids, palms, heliconia, bamboo, tropical fruits, and vines
- Palm Cove – an idyllic tropical resort town
- Stroll along the glorious beachfront Williams Esplanade of Palm Cove.