Cairns Region Travel Guides

Eubenangee Swamp National Park

Although not part of the World Heritage Area, the freshwater Eubenangee wetlands are a very important part of the regional ecosystem. They are a...

Batreach

Our main focus here at Batreach wildlife centre, is to care for bats, flying foxes and other wildlife in need of some TLC. Owner and creator of...

Cairns Wildlife Safari Reserve

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The Cairns Wildlife Safari Reserve is located only 9 klms west of Kuranda and is not your everyday wildlife park. It is home to exotic animals...

Douglas Track

Barron Gorge is the traditional home of the Djabaguy people who have many special connections to this place. The Douglas and Smiths tracks were...

Frankland Islands National Park

Halfway between Cairns and Innisfail is the Frankland Islands, a group of five continental islands - High, Normanby, Mabel, Round and Russell...

Kuranda National Park

Kuranda National Park and the adjacent Mowbray National Park are entirely within the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area in Queensland. They feature...

Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park

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Tjapukai, located at Caravonica in Cairns, is a wonderful attraction and a milestone accomplishment.

This beautiful 25-acre park combines...

Carrowong Fauna Sanctuary

Carrowong Sanctuary is a 90 acre pristine property completely surrounded by World Heritage listed rainforest. This unlogged rainforest gives...

Blue Arrow Walk

The adventurous Blue Arrow track loops through the Mt Whitfield Conservation Park. It is a continuation of the Red Arrow walk and branches off...

Fitzroy Island Summit Circuit

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

Cairns International Airport

Cairns International Airport is located 8km north of the city centre.

Nestled between mountains, mangroves and the shores of the Coral...

Green Island National Park

Green Island has been a popular tourist resort for more than a century. The island became a national park in 1937, a marine park in 1974 and part...

Nandroya Falls Circuit

Nandroya Falls Circuit is part of a network of walks in the Palmerston section of Wooroonooran National Park. The park is an integral part of the...

Russell River National Park

Russell River National Park is a coastal park near Russell and Mulgrave River estuaries. Lowland rainforest and paperbark and mangrove swamps....

Cairns Port Authority

The Cairns Port Authority operates the Cairns International Airport and Seaport in one of the world's most magnificent environments. Most...

Getting to Cairns

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Coral Coaches, Trinity Wharf Coach Terminal Phone: +61 7 4031 7577, White Car Coaches, Trinity Wharf Coach Terminal Phone: +61 7...

Wooroonooran National Park

Located south of Cairns is the Wooroonooran National Park. It covers 79 500ha of forest and includes the impressive Bellenden Ker Range. Mt Bartle...

Jumrum Creek Track

This circuit walk leads through Jumrum Creek Conservation Park, connecting with the Jungle Walk and then the Esplanade Walk.

In Jumrum...

Mount Whitfield Conservation Park

The rain-forested slopes of the Whitfield Range protect the closest rainforest to Cairns and form the city's backdrop. Walking tracks climb...

Davies Creek National Park

Rugged granite outcrops in open eucalypt forest setting. Waterfall. Spring wildflowers. Self-registration camping. East of Mareeba.

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