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Cairns Travel Guide - Things To Do & Places To Go in Cairns

Below you'll find links to the Cairns related websites such the Cairns Tour Operators, parks and zoo's, reef trips, diving and diving courses, kayaking, adventure tours, fishing, etc. For more tourist information about getting around in Cairns, please visit our Cairns Tourist Information page.

CAIRNS TOUR OPERATORS

• Skyrail rainforest cableway to Kuranda
• Tropical Horizonstours - Tours to Daintree, Cape Tribulation, the Tablelands and Kuranda
• Daintree River Train - Unique tour to Daintree
• Billytea - Tours to Cape Tribulation
• Oztours - Tours to Cape Tribulation and extended tour to the Gulf Savannah and Cape York
• Adventure North - Tours to Cooktown via Cape Tribulation and the Bloomfield track
• Guurrbi Tours - Aboriginal Cultural tour from Cooktown, rock art, bush food and medicine
• Foaming Fury - Tours to Cape Tribulation and white water
• Downunder Tours - Tours to Daintree, Cape Tribulation, the Tablelands and Kuranda
• Tropic Wings - Tours to Daintree, Cape Tribulation, the Tablelands, Kuranda, Cooktown
• Wait-a-While - Night time tours into the rainforest to spotlight animals in there native habitat
• Australia Wild Life Tours- Night time tours into the rainforest to spotlight animals in there native habitat
• Wooroonooran Safaris - Rainforest trekking tour into Wooroonooran National Park
• Undara - Lava tubes in the Gulf Savannah

CAIRNS PARKS AND ZOO'S

• Hartley's Crocodile Adventures Park
• Wild World - wildlife park
• Rainforestation Nature Park Kuranda - 40 hectare tourist attraction in the midst of World Heritage rainforest

REEF TRIPS

• Bigcat Cruises - Green Island full and half day trips
• Passions Of Paradise - ideal for snorkelling and diving
• Reef Magic Cruises - good quality Outer reef trip
• Oceanspirit - quality reef trip to Michaelmas Cay (seabird habitat)
• Quicksilver Cruises - premium Outer reef trip
• Down Under Dive - ideal for snorkelling and diving
• Franklands - good quality reef close to islands

CAIRNS DIVING & DIVING COURSES

• Divers Den
• Tusa Dive
• Cairns Reef Dive
• Downunder Dive
• Reeftrip

KAYAKING IN CAIRNS

• Palm Cove Water Sports - 1/2 day sea kayaking
• Foaming Fury - white water rafting
• RnR Rafting - white water rafting
• Raging Thunder - white water rafting, ballooning, sea kayaking

CAIRNS ADVENTURE TOURS

• Hot Air - ballooning
• ATV Tours - All Terrain Vehicle tours (quad bikes)
• Sky Dive - skydiving
• Pauls Parachuting - skydiving
• Blazing Saddles - horse riding
• Cape York Air - air postal service to outback regions
• Cairns Heliscenic - helicopter scenic flights

FISHING

• Cairns Coastal Charters
• Fishing The Tropics
• All Tackle Sport Fishing

CLUBS

• Capeyork Hog Jenisys - Harley Owners Group, Cape York Chapter

RESTAURANTS

• Barnacle Bill's
  Licensed seafood restaurant located on the beautiful Esplanade of Cairns looking over the water.
• Buckin' Mex Mexican Restaurant
• Cairns RSL Club Ltd
  Located right on the Esplanade, the RSL welcomes members & visitors residing outside a 40km radius of the club. Proof of residency required. Poker machines, bistro & lounge. Only members can sign in local guests. Dress standards apply.
• Cest Bon French Restaurant
  C’est Bon is Cairns’ only French Restaurant. C’est Bon is a typically provincial styled restaurant with wooden floorboards, bentwood chairs, white linen… it has an intimately warm feel to it, quite similar to the French bistro interiors of Restaurants in New York and Paris. The menu features Michel’s original Classical French Dishes, which is unlike anything Cairns has experienced in years…
• Golden Boat Chinese Restaurant
  Situated right in the hart of the city centre, the elegant mixture of Western & Eastern designed dining rooms split into two levels and immersed in soft tranquil classical music. Golden Boat has the exquisite Chinese Cuisine and the friendliest service. Yum Cha Lunch & A-La-Carte Dinner are served 7 days a week.
• Dundees Licensed Grill
  Dundee 's Restaurant specialising in seafood, steak, crocodile, emu and buffalo. Seating capacity - 180 to 220.
• Kani's Restaurant
  Kani's Restaurant overlooking the Cairns Waterfront specialises in fine seafood and prime beef. Kani's has a variety of local and International Dishes available to suit every taste. Dine al fresco, on the terrace or in the fully air-conditioned upstairs section.
• Kuranda Rainforest View Restaurant
  Licensed, airconditioned, open deck all weather dining, 300 seating capacity, catering for domestic and Tour Groups. Enjoy a tropical dining experience on the verandah with a 270 degree view of the rainforest. A culinary delight, the buffet has a huge variety or there is a choice of a wide range of local and international dishes (seafood, grills, pasta, light or continental meals).
• Splash Seafood Restaurant
  Splash Seafood Restaurant - The best place to enjoy the bounty of the sea is by the sea. Splash Seafood Restaurant is the perfect place to enjoy the delightful marine cuisine of Tropical North Queensland. An 80 seat fully licensed seafood restaurant located on the prime Cairns Esplanade dinning strip overlooking the Coral Sea, Splash Seafood Restaurant serves up the freshest of ingredients 7 days a week with friendly flair.
• Verdi's Licensed Italian Restaurant
  Popular with locals and visitors for 15 years, offering indoor and al fresco dining. Renowned for its food, service and fun-loving staff. Specialising in Pastas, Wood-fired Pizzas, Seafood and Steaks. The bustling, casual and fun atmosphere has become Verdi's trademark and its Bar is a favourite with locals.
• Café China
  The most exciting Chinese restaurant in town featuring the biggest range of live seafood, chefs from Hong Kong produce the finest Cantonese cuisine. Choose from either Peking Duck and other traditional roasts, their extensive range of noodles and the noodle bar, or Sushi Bar and Yum Cha daily.
• Ochre Restaurant and Catering
  The taste of Australia. The Ochre Restaurant has brought Australian cuisine out of the outback and within reach of lovers of fine food along the way earning a reputation for truly capturing the taste of Australia - critically acclaimed, Award Winning Extensive Quality Catering Services.

If you're looking for more tourist information about getting around in Cairns, please visit our Cairns Tourist Information page.

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