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 Cairns, Australia travel tales
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02 July 2005 |
Stayed at Queens Court - Cairns, Australia.
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Cairns is beautiful! Wonderful family destination. We highly recommend the Rainforest/Kuranda all day excursion.
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05 May 2005 |
Stayed at Cairns Queenslander Apartments - Cairns, Australia.
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All of our tours out of Cairns were handled by APT Touring. The company was reliable and punctual and the driver/tour guides were amiable and informative - a definite thumbs-up. We did a day-trip to the Great Barrier Reef (awesome), Kuranda via the Skyrail and a return by the Kuranda Scenic Railway (interesting), and the lava tubes at Undara (fascinating - our tour guide was excellent, giving us an equivalent of Geology 101).
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| A Beale |
01 May 2005 |
Stayed at Coral Tree Inn Cairns - Cairns, Australia.
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Would recommend the On the Wallaby tour of Atherton tableland. Kurada skyrail trip is good. Reef is definitely recommended. Go with Reef Magic. Staff are excellent and you get a good amount of food. The tour is smaller so there aren't loads of you and you go to a pontoon for those who don't which to have to stay on a boat all day.
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| L Erkelens |
28 January 2005 |
Stayed at Pacific International Hotel Cairns - Cairns, Australia.
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Great scuba diving on live aboard boat - Spirit of Freedom. Cairns fun town to walk everywhere. Kuranda tram/train fun. Barron River rafting and hot air baloon ride over the Tablelands were both terrific.
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| D Mcdonnell |
21 November 2004 |
Stayed at Cairns Colonial Club Resort - Cairns, Australia.
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The Great Barrier Reef is the highlight of a visit to the area, but there are many other exciting places e.g Kurander and the lovely beaches north of Cairns, not to mention crocodile spotting on the River Daintree.
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| H Iinuma |
07 May 2004 |
Stayed at Holiday Inn Cairns - Cairns, Australia.
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Gorgeous rain forests, reef islands are located nearby in Cairns, so many sports activities are available around the area, i.e. snorkeling, diving, hiking, horse-riding, balloon-riding, and etc.
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| C Addiman |
03 December 2003 |
Stayed at Cairns Colonial Club Resort - Cairns, Australia.
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If you're reasonably fit, the walking trail up Mount Whitfield, the rainforest boardwalk, centennial lake and botanical gardens (all close together and within a mile of the Colonial Club) are all free and give a far better idea of the rainforest than the tourist trap of Kuranda - but because it's free and no one makes money, the tourist buses don't go there and the tourist office don't push it.
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| M Landt |
17 November 2003 |
Stayed at Breakfree Royal Harbour Resort - Cairns, Australia.
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We took several tours to the Great Barrier Reef to dive. Whether you are a diver or not, this is a must. We recommend an operating company called Quick Smart. They took us to Agincourt Reef, where we saw wrasse, turtle and reef sharks, and more while diving. Food on the boat was excellent too. We also took a tour to the rainforest and tablelands (Wildness Eco Safari or something) We spent $130 each for the day tour, but I personally did not think this was worth the money. Unless you are into eco system in the rainforest and tablelands, this will not be a fun tour. Not much excitement to it. However, in general, we had a wonderful time in Cairns!
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| C Harper |
01 October 2003 |
Stayed at Rainbow Inn - Cairns, Australia.
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Cairns is, despite the heavy tourism, quite a relaxed town. For music fans, a trip to Johnos is an absolute must.
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| E Chen |
31 August 2003 |
Stayed at Green Island Resort - Cairns, Australia.
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Diving and snorkeling are the activities of choice on the Great Barrier Reef. Definitely do a trip to the outer reef, where the coral and fish life are fantastic. I took a day trip with Great Adventures and while the day is a bit rushed, it was a convenient way to see the reef. You can do your choice of activities from their two-level pontoon, and can also eat lunch and shower there. It's 45 minutes from Green Island, or 1 1/2 hours from Cairns.
We also went to Kuranda; the activities at the city itself were not particularly impressive, but the train and skyrail trips offered stunning views and were very worthwhile.
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