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Cairns
Accommodation
Enquiry
Phone: (07)5500 0671 |
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Tropic
Towers |
Rydges
Esplanade |
Cairns Gateway |
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Regency
Palms |
Rydges
Plaza Hotel |
Crater Lakes |
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 Cairns
is a regional city and located in Queensland, Australia.
Originally settled in 1876, and named after William
Wellington Cairns (the then Governor of Queensland) to
serve miners heading for the Hodgkinson River goldfield,
the settlement declined when an easier route was
discovered from Port Douglas.
Cairns is a popular travel destination for foreign
tourists because of its tropical climate and proximity
to many attractions. The city has used its natural
surrounds to its advantage with the construction of
several small theme parks for tourists. Among them are
the Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park and the Kuranda
Skyrail Gondola Cableway, which extends for 7.5
kilometres over World Heritage rainforest.
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Local
Attractions |
Great
Barrier Reef
Barefoot
Bushman's
Wildlife Park
Ocean
rafting
Air Whitsunday
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