Mark And Lucia's Guidebook
Sightseeing
Hartley’s allows visitors to Far North Queensland to get up close a personal with a wide range of Australian native animals. Even or grandson enjoys going there regularly to hand feed the animals and get up close and personal or stand back and watch.
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הרפתקאות תניני האגם של הארטלי
Captain Cook HighwayHartley’s allows visitors to Far North Queensland to get up close a personal with a wide range of Australian native animals. Even or grandson enjoys going there regularly to hand feed the animals and get up close and personal or stand back and watch.
This is a different spin on seeing a experiencing Australian wildlife, as you can book to have breakfast amongst the birds and animals.
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Rainforest Habitat Wildlife Sanctuary
This is a different spin on seeing a experiencing Australian wildlife, as you can book to have breakfast amongst the birds and animals.
This is a very special experience where a visitor is surrounded by wild butterflies. Children are able to learn about the butterfly lifecycle and what particular plants each butterfly loves to eat. Truely inspirational.
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Butterfly Sanctuary
8 Rob Veivers DrThis is a very special experience where a visitor is surrounded by wild butterflies. Children are able to learn about the butterfly lifecycle and what particular plants each butterfly loves to eat. Truely inspirational.
Experience the rainforest from beneath and above and learn about its history from the traditional Indigenous owners of Australia.
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קייבלווי יער הגשם סקיירייל
6 Skyrail DrExperience the rainforest from beneath and above and learn about its history from the traditional Indigenous owners of Australia.
This amazing tourist park will expose the visitor to the amazing history of the Tjapukai people - Far North Queensland’s Indigenous rainforest people. You will learn their creation stories, experience their tribal dance and music, and explore their traditions.
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Boomerang Restaurant, Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park
This amazing tourist park will expose the visitor to the amazing history of the Tjapukai people - Far North Queensland’s Indigenous rainforest people. You will learn their creation stories, experience their tribal dance and music, and explore their traditions.
This is a great way to soak in the scenery as you board the train at Freshwater station where the locomotive pulls its heavy load of train carriages and rattles past beautiful rainforest covering the hillside, slipping by steep cuttings and chugging through hand blasted tunnels to reach your final destination of Kuranda. You can then walk the lovely streets of Kuranda village experiencing all it has to offer before either hopping back on the train for its return journey or hopping on the Kuranda sky rail and arriving at Smithfield.
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Kuranda Scenic Railway Freshwater Station
This is a great way to soak in the scenery as you board the train at Freshwater station where the locomotive pulls its heavy load of train carriages and rattles past beautiful rainforest covering the hillside, slipping by steep cuttings and chugging through hand blasted tunnels to reach your final destination of Kuranda. You can then walk the lovely streets of Kuranda village experiencing all it has to offer before either hopping back on the train for its return journey or hopping on the Kuranda sky rail and arriving at Smithfield.
It is one of the amazing natural wonders of the world and is one of the only natural features to be visible from space. There are numerous tour boats offering everything from day trips to overnight trips snorkelling, scuba diving or just accessing the semi-submersible boats to view the reef without getting wet.
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Great Barrier Reef
It is one of the amazing natural wonders of the world and is one of the only natural features to be visible from space. There are numerous tour boats offering everything from day trips to overnight trips snorkelling, scuba diving or just accessing the semi-submersible boats to view the reef without getting wet.
Learn about the rainforest and see it through the eyes of the local Indigenous Kuku Yalanji people as you walk along ancient trails and experience life from the rainforest floor.
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מרכז מוסמן גורג'
212r Mossman Gorge RdLearn about the rainforest and see it through the eyes of the local Indigenous Kuku Yalanji people as you walk along ancient trails and experience life from the rainforest floor.
The tablelands, so named because it is the geographical name for the general flat arable land atop the great dividing range that forms the backdrop to Cairns. The tableland comprises townships by the name Kuranda, Mareeba, Tolga, Atherton, Malanda, Milla Milla and Lake Tinaroo. It is home to great coffee growers, fruit growers such as pawpaw, mango and avocados and holds such wonders as the curtain fig, lake Eacham and Lake Barrine and it’s amazing tea house and walking track where you can see Kauri pines that are many hundreds of years old. You can taste great chocolate, yogurt, cheeses and other dairy delights as well as wines and great cottage industry produce. There is far more than one hat I have mentioned so investigate further for all the sites and experiences of the tablelands.
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Tablelands Regional
The tablelands, so named because it is the geographical name for the general flat arable land atop the great dividing range that forms the backdrop to Cairns. The tableland comprises townships by the name Kuranda, Mareeba, Tolga, Atherton, Malanda, Milla Milla and Lake Tinaroo. It is home to great coffee growers, fruit growers such as pawpaw, mango and avocados and holds such wonders as the curtain fig, lake Eacham and Lake Barrine and it’s amazing tea house and walking track where you can see Kauri pines that are many hundreds of years old. You can taste great chocolate, yogurt, cheeses and other dairy delights as well as wines and great cottage industry produce. There is far more than one hat I have mentioned so investigate further for all the sites and experiences of the tablelands.
If your into everything old and things military then try this place which is right next to the Tjapukai tourist park and the Smithfield Cable Ski park.
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מוזיאון התרסיסים והתותחנים האוסטרלי
2 Skyrail DrIf your into everything old and things military then try this place which is right next to the Tjapukai tourist park and the Smithfield Cable Ski park.
If you want to experience the wildlife in the wild where the animals are free to roam and the humans are in a metal boat then this is for you.
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Daintree River Cruise Centre
If you want to experience the wildlife in the wild where the animals are free to roam and the humans are in a metal boat then this is for you.
An amazing place waterfall to include in your Atherton Tableland tour. Ellinjaa Falls is about 15 minutes drive from Milla Milla located on the Atherton Tablelands. For the perfect instagram photo look for the small rock ledge hidden behind the waterfall.
Ellinjaa Falls
1174 Theresa Creek RdAn amazing place waterfall to include in your Atherton Tableland tour. Ellinjaa Falls is about 15 minutes drive from Milla Milla located on the Atherton Tablelands. For the perfect instagram photo look for the small rock ledge hidden behind the waterfall.
Adventure and thrills
For the visitors who want to experience the Far North through their bodies
A great time for all the family especially on a hot day when you just want to cool off.
Cable Watersking Park
A great time for all the family especially on a hot day when you just want to cool off.
White water rafting down the mighty and at times treacherous Tully River. Not for the faint hearted or the couch potato. This activity is amazing but at the same time physically demanding, exhilarating and will test even the most adventurous of those out there.
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Raging Thunder Adventures
36 Barry StWhite water rafting down the mighty and at times treacherous Tully River. Not for the faint hearted or the couch potato. This activity is amazing but at the same time physically demanding, exhilarating and will test even the most adventurous of those out there.
A great way to see the Far North coast, The Tablelands, The rainforest and The Great Barrier Reef all in one go and all from a different perspective. Go the whole hog and experience the 15000ft skydive. You’ll be talking about the experience the rest of your life. Unforgettable. My kids gave me a skydive for my 40th birthday. Thanks kids. I loved every minute of it.
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Skydive Cairns
11 Spence StreetA great way to see the Far North coast, The Tablelands, The rainforest and The Great Barrier Reef all in one go and all from a different perspective. Go the whole hog and experience the 15000ft skydive. You’ll be talking about the experience the rest of your life. Unforgettable. My kids gave me a skydive for my 40th birthday. Thanks kids. I loved every minute of it.
If you’ve never dived the Great Barrier Reef then you’ve never seen it really. The perspective from the ocean floor and all the way down is mind blowing. A once in a lifetime event.
Liveaboard Diving
100 Abbott StIf you’ve never dived the Great Barrier Reef then you’ve never seen it really. The perspective from the ocean floor and all the way down is mind blowing. A once in a lifetime event.
If you love exploring, love challenges, love dirt, dust, rocks, mud, rainforest and bush tracks and you have a motorbike licence then this is for you.
Cape York Motorcycle Adventures
LOT 4 Captain Cook HighwayIf you love exploring, love challenges, love dirt, dust, rocks, mud, rainforest and bush tracks and you have a motorbike licence then this is for you.
If heights and rubber are not an issue for you then try the Smithfield bunji jump or minjin swing. It’s also a great place to experience even if you don’t plan on jumping. Visitors are welcome to climb to the top of the tower simply to watch other people throw themselves off of it.
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AJ Hackett Cairns
McGregor RoadIf heights and rubber are not an issue for you then try the Smithfield bunji jump or minjin swing. It’s also a great place to experience even if you don’t plan on jumping. Visitors are welcome to climb to the top of the tower simply to watch other people throw themselves off of it.
Running out of activities for the kids or just want to fill in some time, we’ll try these activities.
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Cairns Kart Hire & Lasertag
Running out of activities for the kids or just want to fill in some time, we’ll try these activities.
This is a epic view to add to your instagram page and just wait until you start receiving all those “likes” as people viewing your Instagram post view your post with unbelievable jealousy.
It does include a 2 hour walk along the “Old Cairns Track” across the Gillies Range and then a 2 hour walk back. Not for the faint hearted. Best seen in the wet season as you’ll be assured that the falls are flowing. Once at the Falls you’ll be treated to amazing views out across the “World Heritage-listed Wet Tropics Rainforest”.
Remember to take a backpack or something to carry water and food for snacking.
Windin Falls
This is a epic view to add to your instagram page and just wait until you start receiving all those “likes” as people viewing your Instagram post view your post with unbelievable jealousy.
It does include a 2 hour walk along the “Old Cairns Track” across the Gillies Range and then a 2 hour walk back. Not for the faint hearted. Best seen in the wet season as you’ll be assured that the falls are flowing. Once at the Falls you’ll be treated to amazing views out across the “World Heritage-listed Wet Tropics Rainforest”.
Remember to take a backpack or something to carry water and food for snacking.
Great way to burn up energy if you have children but it’s too hot or raining heavily to enjoy outdoor activities.
Inflatable Kingdom at Cairns Indoor Sports
164 Mayers StGreat way to burn up energy if you have children but it’s too hot or raining heavily to enjoy outdoor activities.
This is another great activity to burn up your children’s energy on those rainy days when you’re trapped indoors and the kids are going stir crazy.
Jump Mania Trampoline Park
Corner Koch, Alfred StreetThis is another great activity to burn up your children’s energy on those rainy days when you’re trapped indoors and the kids are going stir crazy.
Rainy days and stinking hot days
If it’s a rainy day and you’re looking for something to do rather than sitting around doing nothing waiting for the rain to stop, which sometime it won’t do for days then try a visit to the Cairns Museum and learn about the history of this cane growing and gold mining port.
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Cairns Museum
105 Lake StIf it’s a rainy day and you’re looking for something to do rather than sitting around doing nothing waiting for the rain to stop, which sometime it won’t do for days then try a visit to the Cairns Museum and learn about the history of this cane growing and gold mining port.
When it’s stinking hot outside or it’s bucketing down and you want some relief then visit Cairns’s Art Gallery.
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Cairns Art Gallery
40 Abbott StWhen it’s stinking hot outside or it’s bucketing down and you want some relief then visit Cairns’s Art Gallery.
This is a great place to visit particularly if you can’t afford to pay for the whole family to visit the reef. You get to see and learn all about the reef and it’s inhabitants while at the same time keeping cool and dry in the air conditioned comfort. They also have an amazing restaurant attached to the aquarium.
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אקווריום קיירנס
5 Florence StThis is a great place to visit particularly if you can’t afford to pay for the whole family to visit the reef. You get to see and learn all about the reef and it’s inhabitants while at the same time keeping cool and dry in the air conditioned comfort. They also have an amazing restaurant attached to the aquarium.
For all the nature lovers out there who want to learn about the flora that surrounds this beautiful city then look no further than the botanic gardens.
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גני הבוטניקה של קיירנס
78-96 Collins AveFor all the nature lovers out there who want to learn about the flora that surrounds this beautiful city then look no further than the botanic gardens.
This is a great activity for young children and families looking for some adventure close to cairns and indoors.
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קיירנס זום ווילדלייף דום
35-41 Wharf StThis is a great activity for young children and families looking for some adventure close to cairns and indoors.
Great activity for the family on rain soaked days or days where it is stinking hot and the humidity is overwhelming.
Go Bowling Cairns
93 Pease StGreat activity for the family on rain soaked days or days where it is stinking hot and the humidity is overwhelming.
Great family activity for families to cool off and for older kids who need a challenge.
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Tobruk Memorial Pool
370 Sheridan StGreat family activity for families to cool off and for older kids who need a challenge.
Great day out to see more of the Far North with the possibility of seeing a cassowary in the wild. Along the way when driving from cairns you can stop a check out a number of waterfalls and have a swim. But be mindful of some of the dangers around swimming or sliding in the waterfalls. Read all signs.
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פארונלה פארק
1671 Innisfail Japoon RdGreat day out to see more of the Far North with the possibility of seeing a cassowary in the wild. Along the way when driving from cairns you can stop a check out a number of waterfalls and have a swim. But be mindful of some of the dangers around swimming or sliding in the waterfalls. Read all signs.
Sugarworld Waterpark
Hambledon DriveGreat for a family day out. Phone to make sure it is open.
Great place to swim on a hot summer’s day. Freshwater creek and children’s adventure playground. Great for families.
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Goomboora Park
Shale StreetGreat place to swim on a hot summer’s day. Freshwater creek and children’s adventure playground. Great for families.
מפלי הקריסטל
Redlynch Intake RoadGreat place to cool down and relax on hot summer days.
Close to Cairns, about 1 hour drive south, but you can incorporate the drive into a trip to see Paronella Park near Innisfail.
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באבינדה בולדרס
1 Munro StClose to Cairns, about 1 hour drive south, but you can incorporate the drive into a trip to see Paronella Park near Innisfail.
Behana Creek
Moller RoadSee another loving swimming spot.
Extinct volcanic cater lake. Lake Barrine is a lovely place to swim, walk around the lake which takes approximately 2 hours or sit in the tea house and enjoy a lovely bite to eat.
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Lake Barrine
Extinct volcanic cater lake. Lake Barrine is a lovely place to swim, walk around the lake which takes approximately 2 hours or sit in the tea house and enjoy a lovely bite to eat.
Great place to cool off as part of your sight seeing tour of the Atherton Tablelands. Lake Eacham is another extinct volcanic cater lake very close to Lake Barrine. It is about 80minutes drive from Cairns and you can get there driving up the Gillies highway or the other way is to drive up the Kuranda range road. There are coin operated BBQs, picnic areas, walking trails and a turtle viewing platform.
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Lake Eacham Picnic- Swimming Area
Lakes DriveGreat place to cool off as part of your sight seeing tour of the Atherton Tablelands. Lake Eacham is another extinct volcanic cater lake very close to Lake Barrine. It is about 80minutes drive from Cairns and you can get there driving up the Gillies highway or the other way is to drive up the Kuranda range road. There are coin operated BBQs, picnic areas, walking trails and a turtle viewing platform.
Josephine Falls is a great place to cool off as you sight see around the Far North. It’s about 60 minutes south of Cairns on the way to Innisfail. The top pool is closed to swimmers but the bottom pool below the falls is open to swimming.
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מפלי ג'וזפין
LOT 1 Josephine Falls WalkJosephine Falls is a great place to cool off as you sight see around the Far North. It’s about 60 minutes south of Cairns on the way to Innisfail. The top pool is closed to swimmers but the bottom pool below the falls is open to swimming.
The Cairns locals love this swimming hole. It is in Cairns itself, so only about 10-15 minute drive depending on where in Cairns you are staying.
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Stoney Creek Car Park
Stoney Creek RoadThe Cairns locals love this swimming hole. It is in Cairns itself, so only about 10-15 minute drive depending on where in Cairns you are staying.
Although the title says Muddy’s Cafe, The cafe is surrounded by kids water play activities and all sorts of adventure play equipment. Great activity place for the family with young children where mum and dad can enjoy a Latte while the kids play in the water or climb all over the adventure equipment.
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Muddy's Cafe
174 EsplanadeAlthough the title says Muddy’s Cafe, The cafe is surrounded by kids water play activities and all sorts of adventure play equipment. Great activity place for the family with young children where mum and dad can enjoy a Latte while the kids play in the water or climb all over the adventure equipment.
Cairns Skating Centre
44 Behan StAnother good indoor activity to keep bored children occupied.