Summer clothes are required all year round
by coolbananas
Don't bring to much luggage, you won't need much in this tropical climate... Open shoes, shorts, t-shirts. In other words: everything you'd wear on a hot summer day. Insect repellent The usual stuff. Maybe an underwater camera for a boat trip to the reef. But you can always buy that in Cairns. No beach in Cairns, but since November 2002 there's a lagoon with a man-made beach. Most hotels and hostels have a swimming pool, so bring your beach towel and swimmers! Be prepared for a hot climate, especially in the wet season (November/December till March/April). The biggest problem about the climate is the humidity in the wet season. The best time to visit Cairns is between May and October.
Good fun doesn't have to be expensive
by coolbananas about Woolshed
It's the most popular backpackers bar in Cairns. From 6 PM till 9 PM you can have a cheap meal, in combination with a voucher from one of the many hostels. After 9 PM the place changes into a bar dancing filled with backpackers.
There's a couple of special nights where you can get good drinking deals. On Tuesday night it's 5 for 9 night (five drinks for 9 AUD) and the best night is Thursday: 3 for 5 (3 drinks for 5 AUD). On both nights this is your entrance fee too. You pay the money and get a voucher for the drinks with it, that is if you come in before twelve. After twelve there's no vouchers on sale anymore. The vouchers are valid all night for all kinds of drinks, from a soda to beer to the stronger stuff (e.g. Vodka or Bacardi)
My special tip: on Thursday you can buy more than one voucher. This means you can drink cheap drinks all night if you buy a couple of vouchers at the start of the night. and drink cheap drinks for the rest of the night! Practically anything is allowed in this place, even flip flops.
Great place to meet friends
by tropicrd about Salt House
Salt House in Cairns is a great place to meet friends--it is right on the point at the end of Marlin Marina and overlooks the Coral Sea.The design for the buildings it is situated in has recently won the Nth QLD architects design award.
The tropical gardens are relaxing and cool as you enjoy a cool drink on the balinese style cushioned seats amidst the water feature ponds surrounding the walkways.
The restaurant offers local tropical food including fresh coral seafood.
They are open for breakfast,lunch and dinner but also offer guests a place to have coffee and read the daily newspaper. The local reef fish served on a tropical salad was fresh and light.
Scuba Diving
by kookaburra1993
Cairns Situated In the North eastern region of Australia and Is the Gateway to the Barrier reef, So if You like to Dive or to see the Reef why not take an Excursion with friends or family by boat about 1 hour promises truely Breathtaking Coral and colourful fish and Underwater Fauna.
If your Looking for a beach Cairns is a no no it is Mostly salt marsh, Yes and it does have a lot of salt water crocs so becareful when walking on the outskirts of the city at Night.
Having said that the fireflys are very Wonderful to see.
If You Like Opals Why Not by Her a Ring or pendant Lots of tax free Shops in the city.
Atherton tablelands - Cairns hinterland
by Myndo
Atherton-Tablelands, green soft flowing hills and many waterfalls.
The Landscape feels very familiar to me, like the Jura in Switzerland.
But the climate is a lot warmer, so the forests around here are more like Rainforests.
To see:
- Barron Falls (very big, expressive especially in the wet time)
- Milaa Milla Falls (like on a tropical island-kitchy)
- Dinner Falls (the typical Waterfall)
- more: Zillie Falls, Ellinja Falls ..
- Mt Hypipamee Crater: a hole in the stone with a lake on the ground - the way to it goes through a forest, beware of the leeches here!
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The boardwalk to the Botanical Gardens
Weeping paper bark tree on the jungle boardwalk
View from Lake Barrine Tea House
Tropic Days Backpackers Cairns
