Heather & Keiron

April 20, 2024

Heather & Keiron

April 20, 2024

Things to Do in Cairns...

If you are coming to Australia you might at well EXPLORE!!!

Millaa Millaa Falls

Picture of Millaa Millaa Falls
Millaa Falls Road, Millaa Milla, QLD

Picturesque 18-m. waterfall plunging into a swimming hole surrounded by tropical scenery.


Keiron and his parents and I went to Millaa Falls in April 2022 and swam to the waterfall!!

Daintree Rainforest

Picture of Daintree Rainforest
2333 Cape Tribulation Rd, Cape Tribulation QLD 4873, Australia
(07) 4098 9126

Tropical, lowland rainforest with a visitor centre, a 10m aerial walkway and a canopy tower.

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Cairns Esplanade Lagoon

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52/54 Esplanade, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia
1300 692 247

The lagoon is a 4800 sqm salt water swimming facility that offers an all-year round, safe, swimming location without stingers and crocodiles. The lagoon is monitored by Life Guards and includes changing areas, showers and toilets.

Walshs Pyramid Summit

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Wooroonooran QLD 4860, Australia

Pyramidlike mountain covered in trees, with challenging hiking trails winding to the summit.

The Australian Armour And Artillery Museum

Picture of The Australian Armour And Artillery Museum
2 Skyrail Dr, Smithfield QLD 4878, Australia
(07) 4038 1665

Museum with armoured and artillery vehicles dating back to the 1800s, including many WWII exhibits.

Skyrail Rainforest Cableway

Picture of Skyrail Rainforest Cableway
6 Skyrail Dr, Smithfield QLD 4878, Australia
(07) 4038 5555

Enclosed gondolas riding 7.5km over rainforest canopy, with walks at 2 stations along the way.

Cairns Tropical Zoo

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Captain Cook Hwy, Palm Cove QLD 4879, Australia
(07) 4055 3669

Tropical zoo with a collection of native Queensland species including Koalas, Crocodiles, Kangaroos, Wallabies and Pythons.

Cairns Aquarium

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5 Florence St, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia
(07) 4044 7300

The Cairns Aquarium has been developed to provide a world-class venue for seeing and interacting with the incredible plants, animals and habitats found only in Australia's wet tropics, a region which borders two World Heritage Sites: The Daintree Rainforest and the Great Barrier Reef.

Home to over 16,000 aquatic animals covering 71 habitats, and 11 ecosystems across Tropical North Queensland.