Cairns is a leading travel destination in Australia, known for its accessibility and popularity among millions of visitors each year who are drawn by the region’s remarkable natural attractions.
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Cairns is highly accessible and attracts over two million domestic and international visitors annually. To accommodate this influx, the city offers more than 8,000 hotel rooms, ranging from affordable hostels to upscale five-star hotels and resorts. Many accommodation options are centered in downtown Cairns, with a variety of choices within walking distance of the conference center, where room rates generally fall between 100 and 400 AUD per night. For those staying farther from the city center, Translink’s bus network connects hotels in outlying areas, ensuring easy access across the greater Cairns region.
Over 600 tours depart daily for visits to the Great Barrier Reef, tropical rainforest, palm fringed tropical islands and the alluring outback, all offering outstanding opportunities for lasting memories.
Indigenous culture
Venture into the rainforest and enter a world steeped in ancient Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture. Learn the secrets of bush medicine, or try your hand at boomerang throwing.
Food and wine trails
Our region offers a smorgasbord of culinary experiences. Enjoy a food and wine experience in the highlands of the Atherton Tablelands. You will find coffee and tea plantations, dairies, tropical fruit wineries and award-winning distilleries.
Wildlife
On the reef, dive with turtles, swim with whales and spot Nemo amongst the corals. Get up close and personal with the local residents of one of the region’s wildlife parks by cuddling a koala or hand-feeding kangaroos.
Adventure
There are numerous opportunities for thrill seekers to get the ultimate adrenaline rushwhile taking in the views skydiving or on the water on a high-speed jet boat, plus mountain biking and canyoning adventures.
Art
Discover a variety of art forms on show from oil on canvas, ceramics, glassware, sculpture & photography.
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