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Take a
Barrier Reef trip from Cairns.
Take a 300 seater fast catamaran from Trinity
Wharf in Cairns to Green Island Marine National Park
less than 30km offshore, whilst there take a semi submersible tour,
ride in a glass bottomed boat, snorkel
or take a 40min walk around the island.
Or to Fitzroy Island (a continental island)
only 5 km off the mainland.
Why not charter a yacht island hopping, or a day spent snorkelling
or scuba diving from a local boat, anchored offshore from one of the Cays.
The city is a shoppers delight from malls to souvenir shops.
Don't miss the Nightmarkets for the variety of cuisine on offer in the cities many restaurants and places to eat.
From Thai to Chinese to Indian to Italian to Korean. Naturally seafood is widely available on many menus.
Around and about. 
Take the 7.5km long Kurunda Rainforest cableway and glide over the canopy.
Relax at the two stations midway. Else visit the
Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park -experience aboriginal culture maybe throw a boomerang.
Take a drive along the Captain Cook Highway 68km to Port Douglas passing numerous tropical fruit farms on the way, from
banana to mango, to avocado to tea and coffee. 'Port' as it is known by the locals has a friendly yet sophisticated feel-
with high class resorts, a marina and the famous four mile beach.
Continue north to the Daintree, Cape Tribulation and beyond Cape York best reached with a 5 day fly/drive safari.
North of Cairns is Hartley Crocodile Adventures. Dont miss beaches such as Trinity, Kewarra, and Palm Cove- its houses and apartments nestling amongst
the Palms.
Explore the
Daintree Rainforest unique for its high concentration
of plant and animal species all within the largest
remaining piece of untouched and pristine rainforest
wilderness remnant in Australia. Golden beaches, walking trails, look outs too.
Thornton Beach with its so white sand.
Cape Tribulation National Park remarkable diversity and sheer number of species of
plants and animals, Take the Marrdja Boardwalk through the rainforest mangroves.
Daintree Ferry.
Inland of Cairns are the Tablelands, away from the stifling heat of the coast. Visit a farm, maybe sample exotic fruits. Explore the rainforest- Lake Barrine with their crater lakes, the Millaa Millaa and Mungalli Falls at the end of the Wet. Twin Kauri Pines at Lake Barrine, the Cathedral Fig Trees or the Gadgarra Red Cedar- take the short walk down to this last remaining giant tree.
Beautiful Australia from the Rock to the Reef - a tourist guide with nice pictures.