Cairns

The city of Cairns is the heart of the Tropical North - a focal point for visitors and local inhabitants alike.

Founded in 1876 as a port for the Hodkinson River goldfield 60 miles inland, the settlement that served pioneers, fossickers and thousands of diggers has long outlived these shifts in fortune to become one of the world's most attractive vacation destinations.

Built on the banks of the Trinity Inlet in Far North Queensland, this coastal city resting along the world famous Great Barrier Reef puts out its welcome mat all year round.

With its traditional "pubs" - old time hotels, cosmopolitan eateries, outdoor living, homespun markets, exclusive boutiques and locally crafted wares offset by a mass of flowering shrubs and the backdrop of the forest-clad Whitefield Range; it is a city that will delight you visually and historically. General Information Ship will anchor at Trinity Wharf Points of Interest: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Botanical Gardens - displaying huge exotic blooms reflecting the rainforested area, and the bustling harbor with fleets of game fishing vessels, and dive boats that will take you to tropical spectacular reef sites and solitary coral cays for snorkeling.

Cruises Visiting Cairns

TROPICAL DREAMS over 10 nights...
Visiting: Sydney, Whitsundays, Cairns, Port Douglas, Willis Island, Brisbane, Sydney,

OCEAN GEMS over 10 nights...
Visiting: Newcastle, Whitsundays, Townsville, Cairns, Willis Island, Brisbane, Newcastle,

QUEENSLAND 6 PORTS CRUISE over 12 nights...
Visiting: Sydney, Whitsundays, Townsville, Cairns, Port Douglas, Cooktown, Willis Island, Brisbane, Sydney,

WEEK TROPIQUE over 7 nights...
Visiting: Brisbane, Whitsundays, Cairns, Port Douglas, Willis Island, Brisbane,

GREAT BARRIER REEF 7 NIGHT CRUISE over 7 nights...
Visiting: Townsville, Cooktown, Lizard Island, Cairns, Townsville,

ART OF ARNHEM LAND 8 NIGHT CRUISE over 8 nights...
Visiting: Darwin, Pirlangimpi, Melville Island, Maningrida, Elcho Island, Thursday Island, Cairns,