Why visit Cairns in Far North Queensland?

With lots of extreme activities to do here in far north Queensland, including Bungy jumping, skydiving, and rafting. A visit to Cairns ticks off some big items on your travel bucket list.

This town is the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef and there is every manner of reef trips available, from day trips, to overnight, dive courses, to glass-bottom boat trips. Only an hour from Cairns, the reef is at its most accessible here.

What can I do in a few days in Cairns?

Heading North you have the Daintree Rainforest, the oldest rainforest in the world. Full of wildlife and nature, a river teeming with crocodiles and ending in Cape Tribulation where the rainforest meets an endless long beach. The seaside resort town of Port Douglas between Cairns and Cape Tribulation is also well worth a stop. Similar to Noosa or Airlie Beach it is a great place to spend a few nights.

Check out our Cape Tribulation tours:

1 Day Cape Tribulation Tour

1 Day Go Wild Cape Tribulation Tour

1 Day Cape Tribulation and Daintree Rainforest tour

Even further North is Cooktown, 4wd territory and this far north aboriginal culture is evident everywhere.

1 Day Cooktown Discovery Tour

3 Day Cape Tribulation and Cooktown tour

Or stay overmight in Cape Tribulation on our overnight tours.

Cape Tribulation 2 day Tour

Kuranda Rainforest and Atherton Tablelands

Inland from Cairns there are two other rainforests worth a mention. Kuranda is the village in the rainforest. Like a mini Byron Bay high up in the mountain area above Cairns you access it by the scenic railway or by the cable cars which connect it to Cairns. There is plenty of aboriginal culture there as well as wildlife and some awesome markets.

Check out our Kuranda day tours.

1 Day Kuranda tour

Atherton Tablelands, more of a wetlands than a rainforest. This area is all about waterfalls; jumping off them, swimming in them, kayaking through them. It’s also the place to spot some more elusive Australian native wildlife the Platypus and the tree Kangaroo.

Check out our Atherton Tableland day tour.

See the Great Barrier Reef.

How about an overnight Great Barrier Reef tour?

2 Day, 1 Night Dive and Snorkel Adventure

If you are keen to learn to dive you could even incorporate a PADI course whilst you are in Cairns. Where better to learn to dive than on the Great Barrier Reef.

Check out our 5 day PADI Open Water Dive Course from Cairns. 

Read a review of our PADI course here: Review of Learn to dive course in Cairns