Top Activities and Tours in Cairns
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🎯 Activities and Tours in Cairns
- Great Barrier Reef Snorkeling and Diving Cruise from Cairns — Experience one of the wonders of the natural world up close and personal on this snorkeling and diving cruise on the Great Barrier Reef. This 35-metre luxury fast superyacht departs Cairns with 5 hours spent exploring 2 spectacular and exclusive outer Great Barrier Reef locations
- Whale Watching Tour & Fitzroy Island From Cairns — There are few more engaging experiences in nature than witnessing the spectacular surface behaviour of majestic Humpback Whales. Activity in Cairns peaks between mid July and the end of August and forms part of an annual 10,000km migration from the freezing, food-rich waters of A
- Snorkelling or Glass Bottom Boat at Green Island from Cairns — With the choice of three daily departures from Cairns, this Green Island cruise is perfect for visitors with limited time, offering a half or full day experience (up to 7 hours). You will have the choice of a glass bottom boat coral viewing tour or snorkelling equipment. As a G
- Ocean Free: Small Group Great Barrier Reef & Green Island Tour — With only a maximum of 25 passengers this makes our Great Barrier Reef & Green Island tour very guest focussed! .In fact we are the only sail, reef and tropical island experience in Cairns catering for such a low guest number . Swim, snorkel or dive straight off the boat onto an
- Great Barrier Reef 40 Minute Scenic Flight from Cairns - Reef Hopper — See the best of the Great Barrier Reef on this 40-minute scenic flight in our high wing aircraft. You'll see Cairns, Green Island, Arlington Reef, Upolu Reef, Double Island and Palm Cove. After exploring the Reef you’ll head back toward the mainland, with views of the North Queen
- Classic Kuranda by Skyrail and Scenic Railway, Rainforestation & lunch. CKB — Join a full day tour to Kuranda, in World Heritage-listed rainforest. Experience the award-winning Rainforestation Nature Park including Army Duck tour, the Koala and Wildlife Park, the Pamagirri Aboriginal Experience, lunch, the Kuranda Scenic Railway and Skyrail Rainforest Cabl
- Cairns Aquarium Admission Ticket — Cairns Aquarium is an exciting, new all-weather visitor attraction located in the heart of Cairns, open daily. Guests of all ages will have guaranteed interaction with the spectacular beauty of over 16,000 marine and land animals from two World Heritage listed areas; the Great Ba
- Half Day Great Barrier Reef Snorkeling Tour — Pure Snorkelling offers a half day tip to the Great Barrier Reef. It is the fastest boat in Cairns allowing you to spend more time snorkelling and less time travelling. Newly launched in Cairns by two established operators, Pure Snorkelling offers experienced local knowledge coup
- Kuranda Highlights including Rainforestation Aboriginal Culture and Wildlife R1B — Join a full day tour to Kuranda, in World Heritage-listed rainforest. Experience the award-winning Rainforestation including Army Duck tour, the Koala and Wildlife Park and the Pamagirri Aboriginal Experience. Roundtrip transport by air-conditioned coach from Cairns to Kuranda is
- Cape Tribulation, Mossman Gorge, and Daintree Rainforest Day Trip — Step into one of the world’s oldest living ecosystems with this full-day Daintree Rainforest Tour. This immersive experience takes you deep into the heart of the World Heritage-listed Daintree Rainforest, where ancient landscapes, rare wildlife, and rich Indigenous culture come t
- Night Wildlife Walk in the Cairns Botanic Gardens — Most people walk through Cairns Botanic Gardens and see plants. Expert local macro-photographer Bridgette Gower walks through and sees a thousand tiny creatures. With over 2,000 hours in these gardens, she knows where White-lipped Tree Frogs shelter, where Net-casting Spiders se
- Skip the Line Kuranda Scenic Railway Gold Class and Skyrail Rainforest Cableway — Experience the ultimate Kuranda visit with a skip-the-line ticket for the Kuranda Scenic Railway and Kuranda Skyrail, plus Gold Class service on the Kuranda Scenic Railway. Be amazed at the views of the rainforest and Cairns' beautiful coastline as you glide along the Kuranda Sky
- Grand Kuranda including Skyrail and Kuranda Scenic Railway — Join a full day tour to Kuranda, in World Heritage Rainforest. Experience the largest flight aviary in Australia at the Australian Butterfly Sanctuary, the award-winning Rainforestation including Army Duck tour, the Koala and Wildlife Park, the Pamagirri Aboriginal Experience, lu
- Green Island Reef Cruise - Half-Day Trip from Cairns — Explore the tropical paradise of Green Island on a half day trip from Cairns. Enjoy around two hours exploring the Great Barrier Reef island with plenty of time to snorkel. You can even take an optional semi-submersible submarine tour to get close to the reef without getting wet.
- Bungy Jump & Giant Swing Combo in Skypark Cairns Australia — Skypark Cairns is the only place in Australia, and one of very few places on Earth, where you can do both of these things in the same day. The Bungy Jump is Australia's only commercial Bungy, operated by AJ Hackett since 1990 at the world's first purpose-built Bungy Tower. The G
- Authentic Indigenous Cultural Tour Including Scenic River Cruise — Spend 3 hours with the fun and informative Mandingalbay Yidinji Rangers on their traditional lands at East Trinity Reserve, a unique Indigenous Protected area just 15 minutes by boat from the Cairns Marina. This business is 100% Indigenous owned and operated and is an Eco-Certif
- 2 Day Great Barrier Reef and Kuranda Scenic Train & Skyrail Tour — Save with this 2-day Package! Experience a full-day Great Barrier Reef cruise and then enjoy a full day travelling to Kuranda by Skyrail, free time in Kuranda and then the Kuranda Scenic Railway back to Cairns. Evolution departs Cairns daily offering an award-winning full-day re
- Fitzroy Island Transfers and Tours from Cairns — Enjoy the picturesque surrounds of Fitzroy Island and kick back in paradise! Book a transfer only, or opt for a package building your day by selecting from options of picnic lunch box, snorkelling equipment hire and / or glass bottom boat tour! Fitzroy Island is a favourite t
- Full Day Tour to Sunlover Cruises Moore Reef and Fitzroy Island — The ultimate 1-day adventure combining Sunlover Cruises 2 top selling tours. Moore Reef pontoon + Fitzroy Island stop over in a day! Moore Reef has all of our standard inclusions including snorkelling, glass bottom boat & semi tour, waterslide & more. The added stop at Fitzroy
- Silverswift 3 Great Barrier Reef Sites in 1 Day from Cairns — View the colorful underwater world of the Great Barrier Reef on this full-day trip from Cairns. Whether you are a snorkeler or a scuba diver, experienced or a novice, this snorkel and dive cruise from Cairns is the perfect day out on the Great Barrier Reef. Visiting three differe
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