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Barron Falls Lookout Track Cairns - There are several modes of transport through Barron Gorge National Park, including the historic Kuranda train and the Skyrail cableway. They provide spectacular... More

Bartle Frere Trail (West) Cairns - Towering above the fertile coastal plain 70 kilometres south of Cairns in Wooroonooran National Park are the highest mountains in Queensland, Bartle Frere... More

Cairns Golf Club Woree - The Cairns Golf Club has an 18 hole golf course with full amenities available from the professional shop including hire equipment. The air-conditioned... More

Cobia Hole Dive Site Cairns - Located off Lizard Island, on the Great Barrier Reef near Cairns, Cobia Hole is a pinnacle of rocks covered with marine organism including sponges, soft... More

Cod Hole Dive Site Cairns - Cod Hole, located on Ribbon Reef no.10 on the Great Barrier Reef, is best accessed from Cairns or Port Douglas. Internationally recognised underwater photographers... More

Coral Gardens Dive Site, Flynn Reef Cairns - Coral Gradens, on the the Great Barrier Reef off Cairns, features a wall that stretches from 5m to the surface along the reef edge, dropping away down... More

Douglas Track Cairns - Barron Gorge is the traditional home of the Djabaguy people who have many special connections to this place. The Douglas and Smiths tracks, traditional... More

Fish Bowl Dive Site Cairns - Hastings Reef in the Great Barrier Reef off Cairns is a large, popular diving and snorkelling reef and home to the "Fish Bowl". This site offers great... More

Fitzroy Island Summit Circuit Cairns - This walk in Fitzroy Island National Park travels through rainforest and open woodland, on route to a disused, wartime lighthouse. At the lighthouse, interpretational... More

Flecker Botanic Gardens Edge Hill - Welcome to Flecker Botanic Gardens, the only wet tropic botanic gardens in Australia. At Flecker Botanic Gardens, the collections reflect their tropical... More

Flinders Group National Park Cairns - Flinders Group National Park protects seven remote and ruggedly attractive islands with a rich cultural landscape and heritage. The islands contain important... More

Frankland Group National Park Cairns - Frankland Islands National Park covers five islands, all popular for their relatively untouched rainforest, mangroves and surrounding reefs. A colony of... More

Goldfield Track Cairns - The Goldfield Track in Wooroonooran National Park leaves Babinda Boulder and makes its way over the saddle between Mount Bellenden Ker and Mount Batle... More

Goldsborough Valley, Wooroonooran National Park Cairns - Goldsborough Valley, Wooroonooran National Park is that section of the park nestled at the base of the rugged Bellenden Ker Range, protecting World Heritage-listed... More

Great Detached Reef Dive Site Cairns - Located off Cairns on the Great Barrier Reef, the Great Detached Reef is a large complex of several reefs on an older fossil surface. This reef has about... More

Green Island Fringing Reefs Cairns - Green Island, located off Cairns on the Great Barrier Reef, is a true coral island surrounded by sandy beaches and a huge coral reef system. 4m above sea... More

Hartleys Crocodile Adventures Palm Cove - Hartley's Crocodile Adventures is simply the best place to see crocodiles and local wildlife in the North. With over 2100 metres of timber boardwalks and... More

Iron Range National Park Cairns - Iron Range National Park is a remote coastal park in northern Cape York Peninsula, protecting the largest area of lowland tropical rainforest in Australia.... More

Jardine River National Park and Heathlands Resources Reserve Cairns - Jardine River National Park and Heathlands Resources Reserve is a true wilderness at the tip of remote Cape York Peninsula. It includes much of the catchment... More

Kauri Creek Circuit Cairns - This walking track in Danbulla State Forest and Forest Reserve follows the creek to Danbulla Drive and the Day Use area by the road. You can walk from... More

Kuranda Scenic Railway Cairns - The original Kuranda Scenic Railway is a spectacular journey comprising unsurpassed views of dense rainforest, steep ravines and picturesque waterfalls.... More

Michaelmas and Upolo Cays National Park Cairns - Part of Michaelmas and Upolo Cays National Park, Michaelmas Cay is one of the most important seabird breeding sites on the Great Barrier Reef. Michaelmas... More

Michaelmas Cay Dive Site Cairns - Michaelmas Cay, on the Great Barrier Reef off Cairns, is 10km long reef with a sand cay. Explore the bommies, walls, swim-throughs, gullies, small caves... More

Moore Reef Dive Site Cairns - At Moore Reef, on the Great Barrier Reef off Cairns, you can dive over staghorn thickets on sand that slopes and drops to 22m. Explore around the bommies... More

Mount Whitfield Conservation Park Cairns - Mount Whitfield Conservation Park protects the closest rainforest to Cairns. The rainforested slopes of the Whitfield Range form a dramatic backdrop to... More

Norman Reef Dive Site Cairns - Off Cairns on the Great barrier Reef lies Norman Reef, where Maori Wrasse, moray eels, giant clams, anemones and their commensals are permanent features.... More

Normanby Reef Cairns - Normanby Reef is located in the Frankland Islands on the Great barrier Reef, a group of relatively untouched national parks about 12 km off the coast near... More

Northern Great Barrier Reef Cairns - Cairns and Tropical North Queensland is the closest point in Australia to experience the Great Barrier Reef. When travellers visualise themselves on the... More

Osprey Reef Cairns - Osprey Reef is one of the most spectacular dive sites in the world, located off Cairns in the Coral Sea. The North Horn site on the reef is a remote sea... More

Pixie Pinnacle Dive Site Cairns - On the Great Barrier Reef off Cairns, rising 30m and about 15m across, Pixie Pinnacles is a huge cone shaped 'pyramid' that is covered in corals hard and... More

Skyrail Rainforest Cableway Smithfield - Skyrail Rainforest Cableway is a unique rainforest experience taking you on an unforgettable journey over Australia's World Heritage protected Tropical... More

Southern Small Detached Reef Dive Site Cairns - Divers will see turtles, reef sharks, eagle rays, pelagic fish and occasional manta rays cruising the walls which encircle Southern Small Detached Reef,... More

Steve's Bommie Dive Site Cairns - Located off Cairns on the Great Barrier Reef, an isolated pinnacle known as Steve's Bommie attracts schools of bigeye trevally, barracuda, blue-lined snapper... More

The Three Sisters Dive Site Cairns - The Three Sisters, located off Cairns on the Great Barrier Reef, is a series of three large bommies. The first "Gorgonian Gorge"; the second and third... More

The Whale Dive Site Cairns - The Whale, located off Cairns on the Great Barrier Reef, is a large isolated coral bommie with abundant marine life. On a low tide, waves break at the... More

Thetford Reef Dive Site Cairns - Thetford Reef, off Cairns on the Great Barrier Reef, is almost 2 kilometres long with scattered coral heads, sandy floor in-between and lots of swim-throughs.... More

Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park Smithfield - Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park showcases the "People of the Rainforest's" indigenous culture, allowing you to watch theatrical performances and engage... More

Turtle Bay Dive Site Cairns - At Turtle Bay, off cairns on the Great Barrier Reef, you can come face to face with 'Killer' a giant 35kg Maori Wrasse who expects the Divemaster to feed... More

Undara Volcanic National Park Cairns - In Undara Volcanic National Park, ribbons of emerald-green vine thicket contrast with surrounding dry savanna woodland to mark the courses of some of the... More

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