Cairns Queensland Australia is a Tropical Paradise |
Cairns is the international gateway into Tropical North Queensland and Australia’s premier regional city. It is a vital cosmopolitan city whose 120.000 residents enjoy an enviable tropical lifestyle. It has become known as the safest Tropical city in the World. Cairns International Airport is the nation’s sixth busiest in terms of international and domestic passenger movements, and the city also is rated the third most popular tourist destination in the country after Sydney and Brisbane. More than three million international and domestic passenger movements were recorded during 2003/04.tropical city in the world. Two of the world’s greatest natural treasures – the Great Barrier Reef and the Wet Tropics Rainforests surround Cairns, both are World Heritage listed. Cairns accommodation is plentiful with plenty of choices to suit all budgets. You can stay at a 5 star resort, motel, hotel, backpackers or caravan park or for the families there are lots of self contained apartments to choose from as well. Cairns is the perfect location to head out into the Coral Sea for a visit to the Great Barrier Reef. Every day a wide range of dive charter vessels and daily reef boats depart from Marlin Jetty (in the centre of Cairns) carrying first time snorkelers and divers out to the Great Barrier Reef and beyond. There are also plenty of land based tours that depart Cairns and head north, south, east or west into the tropical rainforests or up to the Atherton Tablelands. For personalised help with organising your ‘Cairns Experience’ please contact us |