CAIRNS & GREAT BARRIER REEF REGION
CAIRNS & GREAT BARRIER REEF REGION CAIRNS AND THE GREAT BARRIER REEF REGION IS UNLIKE ANYWHERE ELSE. THE ENVIRONMENT IS AS DIVERSE AS IT IS UNIQUE AND IS KNOWN FOR BEING HOME TO TWO WORLD HERITAGE-LISTED SITES: THE WET TROPICS, FEATURING THE DAINTREE RAINFOREST, THE OLDEST TROPICAL RAINFOREST IN THE WORLD, AND THE GREAT BARRIER REEF, THE WORLD’S LARGEST CORAL REEF SYSTEM. THE MAIN GATEWAY TO EXPLORE THE REGION IS CAIRNS, WITH CAIRNS AIRPORT SERVICED BY DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES. PORT DOUGLAS IS ANOTHER GATEWAY TO THE REGION AND IS A ONE-HOUR DRIVE NORTH OF CAIRNS. NO TRIP TO CAIRNS IS COMPLETE WITHOUT VISITING THE GREAT BARRIER REEF. THERE ARE MANY OPERATORS WHO OFFER DAY TRIPS FROM CAIRNS AND PORT DOUGLAS TO EXPERIENCE THE REEF. FOR A LONGER STAY, THERE ARE ‘LIVEABOARD’ DIVE AND SNORKEL TOURS. THE DAINTREE RAINFOREST AND CAPE TRIBULATION ARE AN EASY DRIVE NORTH OF CAIRNS AND THERE ARE MANY TOURS TO THE REGION DEPARTING FROM BOTH CAIRNS AND PORT DOUGLAS.
THINGS TO DO • Join Skyrail Rainforest Cableway to witness the thundering waterfall of Barron Falls and Kuranda Scenic Railway to visit the mountain village of Kuranda • Explore the breathtaking beauty of the iconic Great Barrier Reef by snorkelling, scuba diving or semi-submersible • Try white water rafting on the Barron River through stunning tropical rainforest • Experience the silence and wonder of a hot air balloon flight over the Atherton Tablelands • Meet and interact with the Tjapukai people as they demonstrate their ancient skills and knowledge of the natural world • Take a day cruise to Green Island or Fitzroy Island, two stunning coral cays in the Great Barrier Reef
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