Sightseeing In Cairns

Location: The Cairns city is located some 2500 km from Sydney and is regional city in Queensland Australia.

Accessibility: Cairns can be reached by air, roadway or waterway. The Cairns International Airport links it to all the major parts of the country. The Railways also play a vital role in bringing outsiders to this place.

Getting Around: Moving to and fro in the city is not a problem as Cairns has a very good public transport system. The SunBus agency runs the entire bus service in the city. There are taxis also available from the main taxi rank.

Major sites to be visited : The cities major sites which lures tourists in large numbers are:

• Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park: A specialty museum that has exhibits delineating the history and culture of the Tjapukai tribe. Live dance performances by local tribal are extremely entertaining.
• Cairns Convention Centre: The building was the first of its kind in Australia that provides international standard of services outside a capital city. The two big halls and several meeting rooms with plush interiors and quality services make it's a favorite venue for convention and meetings of international level.
• Cairns Esplanade: Fringed with trimmed palms on both sides the Cairns Esplanade is worth visiting for the tourists. The exotic birdlife here, fed along the mudflats and the Australian people barbecuing with friends and family make the square thrive with life throughout the day. The Cairns Esplanade lagoon that overlooks the Trinity Inlet gives a picturesque background to a family outing.
• Cairns Museum: The Museum depicts the evolution of the modern cosmopolitan Cairns city through its exhibits.
• Cairns Reef Casino: Gear up those who want to try their luck and earn some easy bucks whilst on a pleasure trip. This casino right at the city's heart may fetch you some extra money to splurge in.
• Great barrier Reef: Feel the wonder of nature amongst the azure water of the Queensland and now with the advanced technologies in hand the tourists are taken to the remote corners of the reef to have a stupefying view of the exotic corals.
• Cairns Regional Art Gallery: A storehouse of ethnic paintings, jewelry, photography, sculptures etc.
• Cairns Civic theatre
• Flecker Botanical Garden: A wonderful arboretum in the suburbs of Edge Hill
• Royal Flying Doctor's Service
• Crystal Cascades: Explore the sparkling plunge pool with pristine water and impeccable nature around in the isolated part of the city
• Centenary Lakes
• Copperload Dams

Beaches: The city has a few white sandy beaches to freak out. The Trinity Beach and the Palm Cove beach are the highest crowd pullers. Machan's Beach, Holloways Beach, Yorkey's Knob and Ellis beach are quieter. The tourists are advised not to go beyond the enclosures or lifeguard flags while swimming.

Things to do: With the Great Barrier Reef nearby the tourists can go for scuba diving, rafting, snorkeling, reef cruising, and fishing in the cobalt waters of the sea. The place becomes a paradise for the scuba divers especially in the coral spawning season, when millions of eggs are released from the coral reef creating an underwater sparkler, an exhibition which is looked upon by man in wonder. Balloon flight in the early mornings is refreshing and lifts the spirits.

Shopping: Shopping is an indispensable component of Sightseeing in Cairns. The Cairns Centre Shopping Centre and Stockland shopping centre if not a shoppers paradise but accommodate a large number of branded stores and fashion souvenir shops within them.