Cairns, Queensland
2 - 4 December 2019
Cairns, Queensland
2 - 4 December 2019
Famed for its first-class access to the nation’s biggest drawcards, the Great Barrier Reef and the Wet Tropics Rainforest, these world-heritage sites stamp Cairns on the map as Australia’s nature capital with some serious adventure game.
Cairns is the premier holiday spot for visitors from international destinations, other parts of Australia and a preferred stopover port for luxury cruise ships. Cairns, Australia, with its close proximity to the Great Barrier Reef and Wet Tropics Rainforest is a Mecca for scuba divers, snorkelers’, reef cruises, all types of fishing, rainforest walks, outback “bush” adventures, native bird and wildlife watching and tours of all shapes and sizes, adventure activities and accommodation to suit all types of budgets.
Cairns, with a population of approximately 160,000 is Australia’s 14th largest city and the 5th largest in Queensland. While now predominately a “tourist town” it is classified as a regional centre and supplies many outlying districts. Farming, especially the sugar industry, and mining are still important industries with a large percentage of the population employed in these fields.