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CAIRNS, AUSTRALIA

All You Need to Travel Cairns Confidently

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Best Tours & Activities

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Top Restaurants & Bars

Currency and Culture Tips

Currency & Culture Tips

Hotels

TOP HOTELS

Top 3 Luxury Hotels in Cairns

Top 3 Mid-Tier Hotels in Cairns

Top 3 Budget Hotels/Hostels in Cairns

Activities

TOP TOURS & ATTRACTIONS

Tours

Great Barrier Reef Snorkel and Dive Cruise

Experience the Great Barrier Reef by snorkel or scuba in this adventure of a lifetime!

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Duration:

9 hours

Daintree Rainforest, Cape Tribulation, and Wildlife tour

Explore the iconic area of the Daintree and Cape Tribulation on this Cairns Daintree Tour. This tour includes a daintree river cruise, a stop at a wildlife habitat, a scenic coastal drive, and a guided rainforest walk.

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Duration:

12 hours

Rainforestation and Kuranda Scenic Railway

Enjoy a Kuranda day tour with Rainforestation Nature Park, Koala and Wildlife Park, Pamagirri Aboriginal experience, Kuranda Village, and Kuranda Scenic Railway!

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Duration:

9 hours

Wooroonooran National Park Tour

Wooroonooran National Park is a stunning World Heritage Area home to an abundance of Wet Tropics Rainforest, tumbling waterfalls and the two tallest mountains in queensland. Explore this beautiful area with Wooroonooran Safaris and enjoy stunning rainforest swimming holes, rare wetland ecosystems and rainforest wildlife spotting opportunities on land and in water.

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Duration:

10 hours

Attractions

Butterfly Sanctuary

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Palm Cove

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Cape Tribulation

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Great Barrier Reef

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CURRENCY, CULTURE, & LANGUAGE TIPS
Currency & Tipping Info
Tipping Etiquette

Tipping Etiquette

Restaurants: Tipping is not common (service charge is included) Bellhops: Not expected, but $1/bag is appreciated Housekeepers: Not expected, but $1/night is appreciated

Cash vs. Credit Rating

Cash vs. Credit Rating

7 on scale of 1 to 4 (Credit Widely Accepted)

Availability of ATMs

Availability of ATMs

Widely Available

Exchange Rate

Exchange Rate

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Purchasing Power Rating

Purchasing Power Rating

$$$ (Moderately Expensive City)

Currency Name

Currency Name

Australian Dollar (AUD)

Culture Tips
Government Safety Rating
Government Safety Rating
1: Exercise Normal Precautions
Percentage of English Speakers
Percentage of English Speakers
97%
Prevalance of Tourism
Prevalance of Tourism
3: Moderately High
Experience Level Needed
Experience Level Needed
1: Little Experience Needed
Taxi Availability
Taxi Availability
4: Widely Available
Population Size
Population Size
160,000
Airports
Airports
Main: Cairns Airport (CNS)
Type of Outlets
Type of Outlets
Two flat pins shaped like an upside-down "V" with a third flat pin in the center
Train Stations
Train Stations
Cairns Railway Station
Vaccinations Needed?
Vaccinations Needed?
No
Time Zone
Time Zone
Australian Eastern Standard Time (GMT+10)
Visa Needed?
Visa Needed?
Visa or Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) required with US Passport
Language & Culture
Language Assistance
English
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