Cairns Region Travel Guides

Fitzroy Island National Park

Fitzroy Island is a high continental island, most of the 339ha is protected as national park. The fringing reef and coral beaches are protected as...

Cathedral Fig Tree

Located in the Danbulla State Forest, the Cathedral Fig has the reputation of being the best place to hear an early morning bird 'singing'...

Emerald Creek Falls, Dinden State Forest

The waters of Emerald Creek tumble down a granite rock face, forming placid pools below. Smooth-barked water gums with interesting twisted trunks...

Barron Falls

Barron Falls is one of the most visited sites in the World Heritage Area, with visitors choosing between several modes of transport through the...

Barron Gorge National Park

Rugged mountain scenery, magnificent rainforests, volcanic crater lakes, rich and varied wildlife, a fascinating past and easy access make Barron...

Flecker Botanic Gardens

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Flecker Botanic Gardens, located just 4 klms out of Cairns City, will open your eyes to their diverse plants from the steamy jungles of South East...

Josephine Falls

Located with the large tropical rainforest park Wooroonooran National Park are the beautiful Josephine Falls. Queensland's highest peak, Mt...

Bartle-Frere Trail (East)

Towering above the fertile coastal plain within the Wooroonooran National Park, 70 kilometres south of Cairns are the highest mountains in...

Diving and Snorkelling Reefs

The Northern part of the Great Barrier Reef provides some simply magical reefs for snorkelling and diving. From mid-August to mid-October you can...

Lake Barrine Circuit

This 6 kilometres circuit around Lake Barrine, a volcanic crater lake in Crater Lakes National Park, has recently been upgraded and is a peaceful...

Bartle Frere Trail (West)

Towering above the fertile coastal plain 70 kilometres south of Cairns in Wooroonooran National Park are the highest mountains in Queensland...

Danbulla National Park and State Forest

Danbulla State Forest is a spectacular part of the Atherton Tableland. Covering 12,000 hectares between Tinaroo and Lamb ranges and bordering Lake...

Crater Lakes National Park

The park contains two volcanically-formed lakes, Lake Barrine and Lake Eacham. In geological terms, the lake is a maar, a volcanic crater formed...

Beaver Reef Dive Site

Located in the protected Beaver Cay Marine Sanctuary off Mission Beach, Beaver Reef is an unspoiled fringing reef surrounding a sandy cay and...

Dunk Island National Park

Dunk Island National park, is one of the national parks in the Family Islands group, and is the largest and most northerly of the islands. The...

Chillagoe-Mungana Caves National Park

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Located 215km west of Cairns, the Chillagoe caves contain marvelous mud and coral reefs and impressive limestone towers up to 70m tall. The...

Balgal Beach

Balgal Beach features an excellent boat ramp with easy access to the Palm Island Group.

Balgal is a superb sand beach with a wide creek...

Paluma Range National Park

Paluma Range National Park is a mountainous park on the Paluma Range north-west of Townsville. The park offers dense rainforest, open forest...

Lizard Island National Park

The Lizard Island Group is a continental (high) island group close to the outer barrier reefs on the edge of the continental shelf. The stark...

Michaelmas and Upolu Cays National Park

Michaelmas and Upolu Cays National Park are one of the most important seabird breeding sites on the Great Barrier Reef. It is a unique nesting...