Cairns Travel Guide

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Most Recent Cairns Travel Articles from BootsnAll

The Top 10 Destinations for Indie Travelers in 2012

Where are you going in 2012? We offer up our annual list of the best destinations for indie travelers for the coming year to help you decide or just inspire you to plan your own adventure.

What To Do in Tropical North Queensland – Australia

Tanie Sansey thinks North Queensland has it all - sun, rainforest, reef, sailing - and a taste of local Aussie culture, of course.

Adrenalin Rush in Cairns – Australia

Whitewater rafting, quad biking through hot mud pools are the celebratory choices for an unfit couple's 20th anniversary - one Lynne Turnbull and her husband survived and would do all over again.<

Upside Down, Down Under: Adventure in the Midst of Peace and Tranquility – Cairns, Australia

Jean Lutz is flying through the rainforest upside down and having the time of her life!

Our Trip to New Zealand and Australia: Part 4 – Cairns, Australia

This is Paradise, or as close to it as Tom Fisher has ever seen on planet Earth.

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Cairns Travel Guide Overview

Although not necessarily the most beautiful city in Australia, Cairns is a necessary evil if youÃ¢Â€Â™re wanting to head to the Great Barrier Reef. There isn't much to do in the city itself except swarm with the masses, but the topical rainforests are nearby, and the well-developed tourist infratstructure makes it just as easy to head out on land as it does on sea.