Cairns city is your gateway to far North Queensland…a vibrant and relaxed city with also a gateway to the Great Barrier Reef. Cairns has it all not only do we have the most spectacular reef destinations in the world but we have World Heritage rainforest and Great Outback. Once you arrive in Cairns you will warm to the locals and the friendly atmosphere and find there is plenty to do on water and on land. In Cairns we have something for everyone weather it be tours, accommodation, fine dining, shopping or to simply take in the serenity.

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Not only do we have the Great Barrier Reef and the World Heritage Rainforest we also have beautiful tropical beaches along our coast with award winning accommodation andrestaurants to choose from. The Northern Beaches provide Boutique Shopping and many more services for your stay within the Northern Beaches location. Our local bus service SUNBUS have a regular bus timetables from all our Northern Beaches suburbs, which you can obtain from your hotel. The following our names of our tropical beaches: Machans Beach, Holloway's Beach, Yorkeys Beach, Trinity Beach, Kewarra Beach, Clifton Beach, Palm Cove and Ellis Beach take your pick!

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Palm Cove is a luxury destination of it's own, the winner of the Australian Cleanest Beach Award for 2002. Only 30 minutes from Cairns city centre Palm Cove is one of the finest beaches within Australia with reef and tropical surroundings. Palm Cove has a wide range of activity and award winning restaurants for you to enjoy during your stay. With Boutique shopping and water and land activities to keep your holiday an active one. With friendly service from the local business's. Staying in Palm Cove will suit a budget stay or a 5 star holiday with beach side paradise of your choice. Most Tour operators will collect and drop you off at your accommodation.
Activities in Palm Cove: Fishing of the jetty, Watersports, Kayaking Tours to Islands off Palm Cove, plenty of water activities for the kids, art galleries, reef tours depart from Palm Cove Jetty and much more.

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Keep travelling north past the Cairns coastal beaches, for 45 minutes, 60 km you will reach a spectacular town called Port Douglas. Port Douglas is a tropical haven for visitors from all over the world a laid back fishing village that is a favourite for a holiday destination. There is no destination closer to the Great Barrier Reef and the great Daintree National Park, the home town of the world renowned Quicksilver Outer Barrier Reef Cruise with the finest restaurants, budget to 5 star accommodation, world class shopping. Visit the majestic Four Mile Beach and An easy stroll through the main street Macrossan Street. Every Sunday the locals put on Sunday markets filled with souvenirs, art & crafts, plants, vegetable & fruit stores and entertainment. Port Douglas offers style and charm with plenty of activities from reef trips to 4WD tours.
Activities: Reef Cruises with Quicksilver, Cape Tribulation Day Tours, Rainforest Habitat andMuch more.

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Continue travelling north of Port Douglas another 30 minutes away and 105km away from Cairns On the Cook Highway, you will pass through the tourist town Mossman where the famous Mossman Gorge is situated and then eventually coming into the unspoilt World Heritage of Daintree a tiny village in the rainforest with rainforest settings. Daintree and Cape Tribulation is where the reef meets the rainforest which offers a great selection of accommodation and activities to truly experience a rainforest experience with ecosystem and scenic drives. Visitors can cruise the Daintree river on board a Daintree river cruise spotting crocodiles and birdlife. At Cape Tribulation have beautiful coastlines with clear creeks 34 km from Daintree Village, Popular sightseeing spots include Alexandra Lookout, Daintree Environment Centre, and Marrja Botanical walk and Cape Tribulation boardwalk and much more to see and do.

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Only one hour's drive from Cairns there is a whole new world away with lush tropical rainforest metres above sea level. You can access this countryside by travelling up the Kuranda range 20minutes north of Cairns or via the Kennedy Highway south of Cairns. The Tablelands has a number of hot spots for you to visit such as Tinaroo, Lake Eacham, Lake Barrine, Yungaburra, Malanda the famous Curtain Fig Tree, The Craters and much more. The Tablelands is surrounded by World Heritage of national parks, mountains, rivers, lakes, and waterfalls. With historical buildings, old hotels, homesteads and charming and friendly locals await you. If you travel for another hour away from the tablelands you will come across outback bush territory with history and wildlife. Land with beauty and adventure the Outback offers many must see locations such as the Undara National Park and the spectacular Lava Tubes.

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Travelling 2 hours South of Cairns, Mission Beach is 150km away with settings of pristine sun-kissed Beaches and World Heritage rainforest. A beautiful resort Village Mission Beach offers resorts and resort style accommodation, visit the gorgeous Dunk Island OR Bedarra Island just off Mission Beach. Islands of paradise day-trippers or overnight for a day or two with spectacular cays and reefs surrounding the Tropical Islands. You can access ferries and water taxis from Mission Beach to Dunk Island daily. 40km off Mission Beach you can spend a day at the Outer Barrier Reef with unforgettable reef, snorkelling and diving activities. Just 25 Km off Cairns we have Green Island and Fitzroy Island that is surrounded by coral reefs and lush rainforest with resort style accommodation, sandy beaches and plenty of land and water activities. What ever your needs are Cairns offers you numerous Islands to select from.

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