Cairns What to Pack

Luggage and bags: light weight backpack.

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Sturdy walking shoes.
Hat.
Poncho.
Sunglasses.

Toiletries and Medical Supplies: Basic first Aid Kit.
Insect repellent
Sunblock.
Always carry at least two litres of drinking water.

Photo Equipment: Camera and batteries.

Camping/Beach/Outdoor Gear: Sun block,Hat,water,pocket knife,area map,matches & lighter,torch,compass,tent and accessories.

Miscellaneous: Flagging tape,Mobile/cell phone,area map,energy snacks.
Always let the park rangers or the police or locals know where you are heading,many lives are saved when people go off the walking tracks and get lost.
The tropical cclimate is very hot and humid so please plan your day trip accordingly.
Be careful of some vegetation when hiking/walking as the forests have wait- a-while palms and the stinging trees that contain a toxin that stings and lasts for weeks.It is very painful.
Lots of plants,vines and fruits of the forest are poisonous and need to be handled with care. Be on the look out for snakes and other species including the Southern Cassowary,stay still or back off slowly and allow them to pass rather than trying to make contact with them,it is their natural habitat.
Please take your rubbish with you and if you need to go to the loo,make sure you cover it over with soil or leaves.During the wet season the tracks can be very muddy and slippery

Luggage and bags: Medium Bags

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Bathing suits/Cover-Ups
Sarongs/Sandals/FlipFlops/light Raingear/Running Shoes
Dress/Jeans / Scarf

Toiletries and Medical Supplies: Sunscreen / Insect Repellent / Toothbrushes / Toothpaste / Shampoo
Styling Product / Make-up / De-odorant / Shaving / Brush

Photo Equipment: Camera / Batteries / etc.

Camping/Beach/Outdoor Gear: Hats

Miscellaneous: Water Bottles

Luggage and bags: Due to the warm/hot climate - travel as lightly as possible whilst seeing the sights.

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Anything light and breezey in summer (cotton). Definitely bring a hat or buy one when you get here. Sandles are okay for shoes - just be careful, if your feet get tanned/sunburnt then the pattern of your sandle will stay on your feet.

Toiletries and Medical Supplies: I cannot stress enough the importance of sunscreen in Cairns! Especially if you are from a place where the climate isn't always so hot. Mosquito repellent will also come in useful in the summer months.

Miscellaneous: Water bottle!

Luggage and bags: Depends how long you decide to go, I would recommend packing light. A small suitcase would be good or even just a big bag.

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Dresses, t-shirts, skirts, shorts, bathers, sandles, maybe a light jacket which you probably won't use.

Toiletries and Medical Supplies: Normal stuff, Toothbrush, painkillers etc

Photo Equipment: Underwater camera for sure because if you visit Cairns you need to visit the The Great Barrier Reef and you need photos of course. Also a video camera and maybe a normal camera ( I reccomend a digital but if you don't have one a normal plain one would be good.) You can by underwater camera for around $15 dollars to around $30 dollars (disposable).

Camping/Beach/Outdoor Gear: Well since its beachy I would recommend sunscreen, hats, long t-shirts to keep the sun off but I do recommend LOTS AND LOTS OF sunscreen, sunglasses and hats.

Miscellaneous: Bring yourself and you adventureous nature.

Luggage and bags: Don't bring to much luggage, you won't need much in this tropical climate...

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Open shoes, shorts, t-shirts. In other words: everything you'd wear on a hot summer day.

Toiletries and Medical Supplies: Insect repellent

Photo Equipment: The usual stuff. Maybe an underwater camera for a boat trip to the reef. But you can always buy that in Cairns.

Camping/Beach/Outdoor Gear: 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!

Miscellaneous: 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.

Luggage and bags: Medium Bag and a toiletries bag should do it!

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: 1 x slip-ons/good shoes for the nightlife, 1 x sneakers for hiking, 1 x thongs for everything else.

As its mostly warm in Cairns .. pack your bikinis/boardies, shorts, tshirts, 1 or 2 going out outfits, 1 pair jeans, maybe 1 jumper just in case it rains or gets cool! Underwear, hat, sarong! Towel!

Toiletries and Medical Supplies: Just the usual - toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant, then suncream, insect repellent, moisturiser or Aloe cream.

Photo Equipment: MUST BRING A CAMERA!! And an underwater camera if you are diving.

Miscellaneous: Get ready to party and have a good time! See beautiful and amazing things .. dont worry about dressing up .. everyone is down to earth .. you're going to the beach/rainforest/canefields!!!