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Cairns is an excellent base for day trips and longer tours in the highlands to the southwest (Atherton Tableland, with rain forest reserves, waterfalls and fine viewpoints). A trip on the steep historic railroad line through the Barron Gorge to Kuranda is a memorable experience.

Since the Great Barrier Reef runs very close to the coast in the far north of Queensland, making the reef and its islands (Green, Fitzroy and Frankland Islands) easy to access, Cairns is a favorite starting point for visits to the reef. A variety of boats, fast catamarans, hydrofoils and helicopters ferry hosts of day trippers, holidaymakers, scuba divers and snorkellers every day. There are also occasional cruises to Cooktown in the inaccessible north and
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Hobbies & Activities category: Cruises - sightseeing by boat;  Waterfall, cascades;  Swimming & water activities;  Minerals, geology attraction, mining;  Natural area;  Scenic site or route
Tips
During the summer, cyclones, heavy monsoon rain and high temperatures are to be expected. A trip into the uninhabited Cape York Peninsula is still an adventure which calls for careful preparation. The safest way to travel in territory of this kind is to join one of the safari tours run by agencies in Cairns. On many beaches you have to watch out for saltwater crocodiles.
Tours by arrangement.
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