Air

The Cairns International Airport is the main airport to-and-from Cairns. Qantas operates daily flights to Cairns from many cities across Australia. Silkair, Thai Airways, Cathay Pacific and Singapore Airlines operate flights from India to Cairns with stop overs.

Great Barrier Reef

Australia's most remarkable natural gifts, the Great Barrier Reef is blessed with the breath-taking beauty of the world's largest coral reef. The reef contains an abundance of marine life and comprises of over 3,000 individual reef systems and coral cays and literally hundreds of picturesque tropical islands with some of the world’s most beautiful sun-soaked, golden beaches. This reef structure is composed of and built by billions of tiny organisms, known as coral polyps. It supports a wide diversity of life and was selected as a World Heritage Site in 1981. Tropical North Queensland is the closest destination to the Great Barrier Reef. A visitor to the Great Barrier Reef can enjoy many experiences including snorkelling, scuba diving, helicopter tours, bare boats, glass-bottomed boat viewing, semi-submersibles, cruise ship tours, whale watching and swimming with dolphins.

Kuranda Rainforest

Kuranda is well known as the village in the rainforest and has been attracting visitors for over a century. Initially people came to admire the mighty Barron Falls, while artisans were attracted to the region's natural beauty creating a vibrant arts and craft culture. Lush tree ferns line the roadside on the way into the village and numerous walking tracks and trails take you into the green surrounds, offering running streams, wide rivers and views over waterfalls and gorges. You can see koalas and take the opportunity to cuddle a koala in Koala centre, a boutique wildlife attraction situated in Kuranda Heritage Markets.

Daintree Forest

The Daintree Rainforest is a tropical rainforest region on the north east coast of Queensland, Australia, north of Mossman and Cairns. It is the largest area of tropical rainforest on the Australian continent and is one of the most diverse and beautiful examples of Mother Nature’s work in the world. This ecologically unique rainforest is home to the most extensive range of rare plants and animals on earth, and all are found within an area of approximately 1200 square kilometres. The Daintree Cape Tribulation rainforest is a World Heritage site.

Barron Falls

Barron Falls is a massive cascading waterfall along the Barron River just outside the city of Cairns. It consists of four main parts, the largest of which is a 400 foot wide, 900 foot long cascade dropping about 350 feet. The falls are usually claimed to stand 853 feet tall from top to bottom but it flows with force only during the wet season.

Sunlover Reef Cruise

Sunlover Reef Cruises operates a fast catamaran to a large pontoon located at pristine Moore Reef. It is ideal for snorkelling, glass bottom boat ride, semi-submersible coral reef viewing, marine life touch tank, and optional extras including scuba diving, guided snorkelling safari and Sea Walker Helmet Diving.

Jungle Surfing Canopy

This shows visitors a unique way of looking at and interacting with the Cape Tribulation rainforest in an ecological way and at the same time you can experience flying free as a bird from platform to platform. Seated comfortably in full body harnesses tour where your feet don't touch the ground. You will be seated comfortably in a full body harnesses while flying through fox zip lines. Stop overs at five eco-friendly tree platforms will give you a chance to have a spectacular bird's eye view over the treetops down to cascading streams and out to the Great Barrier Reef. As the sun sets over the trees, the animals stir and the forest comes to life. Jungle Adventures also offer a night walk to experience the dark side of the Daintree.

Quicksilver Cruises

For a lifetime experience, discover a world of beauty, vibrant coral gardens and diverse marine life when you cruise to the outer Great Barrier Reef with Quicksilver. They will take you to Agincourt Reef, a jewel-like ribbon reef on the edge of Australia's Continental Shelf. The Agincourt ribbon reef systems showcase spectacular coral formations, colourful marine life and exceptional underwater visibility. From the spacious activity platform, guests of all ages, swimmers and non-swimmers can experience this stunning reef world in comfort, whether you choose to get wet and snorkel or stay dry and observe. You can also explore the reef from the comfortable underwater observatory and dive in the beautiful coral gardens.

Big Cat Green Island Reef

Green Island is reputed to be the most popular island National Parks within Australia's Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. The Big Cat Green Island Reef Cruises operates half-day and full-day reef trips to the tropically enchanted Green Island. It is an idyllic and lush coral cay on Australia's Great Barrier Reef, situated off the divine tropical coast of North Queensland. The activities include snorkelling, semi-submersible and glass bottom boat coral viewing tours, scuba diving, helmet diving and buffet lunch on white sandy beaches.

Hot Air Ballooning

Hot Air Balloon tours depart daily from Cairns, Palm Cove, Port Douglas, Yungaburra, Trinity Beach, Cairns Beaches and the Atherton. This activity has been featured on TV, magazines and newspapers worldwide with visitors ranking a Hot Air Balloon ride in their Top Three Things to Do in Cairns, alongside the Great Barrier Reef and Kuranda. Balloons gently rise from the ground at daybreak as the silence of night is interrupted by the first birds of the morning. The view from a hot air balloon is undoubtedly spectacular, and the experience is one you will remember for your lifetime.

Fitzroy Island

Fitzroy Island is a continental island out from Djujbirri, 29 km south-east of Cairns, Queensland, Australia. It is a large tropical island, with a rainforest covering and its own fringe coral reef system. It is a tropical paradise of rainforest and beaches within the calm sheltered waters of the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland.
The island facilities include a diving school, conference and wedding venue, restaurant, Foxy's Bar, walking trails, glass bottom tours, kayaking and snorkelling.

Crater Lake

Crater Lakes National Park comprises of two separate sections—Lake Barrine and Lake Eacham. Both sections protect clear, blue crater lakes surrounded by cool rainforest. At Lake Barrine a walking track, giant bull kauri pine trees and privately-owned teahouse and boat cruises make it a popular stop for visitors. Lake Eacham, a favourite of locals and visitors alike, offers swimming, birdwatching, picnic areas and shady walking tracks.

Cairns Night Markets

The Night Markets boasts 130 stalls and a food court. The centre is also air conditioned. This is the perfect place to get handmade local gifts and souvenirs. It is one of the North Queensland’s most popular tourist attractions.

The Pier

The Pier offers a huge range of local fashion labels, beauty treatments, funky footwear, and an array of specialty shops to suit all your needs. You can pick up a bargain or just relax and dine overlooking the marina.

Cairns Central

There are over 180 stores at Cairns Central Shopping Centre which makes it the largest shopping centre in Far North Queensland. You can shop all day and stop off at the food court which has a range of cuisines for you to choose from.

Orchid Plaza

Orchid Plaza Shopping Centre was built in 1985, as Cairns’ newest and most prestigious shopping complex. Launched with fanfare and to acclaim, the two-storey complex was a hub for locals and visitors alike, who appreciated the ambience, design, convenient location and diversity of experiences available.

DFS Galleria

DFS Galleria offers the ultimate in high-end luxury shopping. Located in the heart of Cairns CBD, DFS Galleria consists of two floors of mini boutiques offering duty free shopping for international guests.

Marinades Indian Restaurant

43 Spence Street, Cairns, Queensland 4870, Australia
Cuisines: Indian

Spicy Bite

Shop 6/ 53 The Esplanade, Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Cuisines: Indian

Bombay Kitchen

62B Shields St Cairns, Cairns, Queensland 4870, Australia
Cuisines: Indian

Delhi Tadka Indian Restaurant

477 Mulgrave Rd, Earlville QLD 4870, Australia
Cuisines - Indian

Indian Brother Restaurant Cairns

14/58-70 Lake St, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia
Cuisines - Indian

Tandoori Oven

33 Spence St, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia
Cuisines - Indian