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Clean Up Australia Day at Cairns Machans Beach. SAVE THE DATE for this annual clean up of one of your favourite hangouts that needs some TLC.
Bad Fishy is just that. A Bad Bad Fishy that gets you very WET WET WET!! As a jet boat experience this is to be slightly expected, But when you’re in the Tropics of North Queensland it is slightly welcomed too.
I always like to gain some perspective of places that I visit. Cairns, my hometown, is no exception. I love the way the mountains meet the coastline
The Great Barrier Reef is home to a myriad of corals and sea life that it is undoubtedly one of the most visited destinations in the world.
Most people dream of spending a day chilling on a Tropical Island BUT when you have an active family you need more on offer than just pristine beaches and a blue ocean.
There’s something about going bush, out of digital range 📲📺📡 (we can only hope) and setting up camp 🏕, hanging out around a campfire 🔥 and chilling for a couple of days (at least).
Ask any Cairns local where are the best playgrounds and you’ll undoubtably hear Muddies, The Pirate Shop, Figtree and Goomboora park. These are certainly fantastic playgrounds, but…
It would be quite easy to spend a week in Palm Cove and not leave, such is the appeal of this little seaside village.
Thanks to this you’ll find a heap of activities in Cairns and its surrounds that will entertain you and your kids and guarantee you fond family memories for years to come!
Sugarworld Gardens will forever hold a special place in my heart because our little Edmonton Mothers Group began meeting there beneath the raintree each week once our term at the health clinic was completed.
Divers Den is seeking new recruits for its kids' scuba program and what better way to get started than with a fun series of Aquamissions!
Muddy's is amazing, don't get me wrong. I do love the generous selection of playground equipment suited to a variety of age ranges and abilities. But...
If you stand in Cairns and look towards the hills chances are you’ll find Glacier Rock hard to miss. From most places in Cairns you can spot the large slab of rock-face that sits like a sentinel
“Ahhh, the serenity” said Rob my partner whilst we were paddling down the creek with Babinda Kayaking. This was just before our kelpie Archie decided that being in the water was more fun than being on a kayak.
With two juddery steps backwards I was off the Stand Up Paddle Board and taking a swim in the cool rainforest waters of the Barron River. Moments later I was back on the board trying to redeem myself as the Pro Paddler I had thought I was!
It’s hard to get the concept of crocodiles out of your head as you swim in the inky black waterhole at the bottom of Hartley’s Creek Falls. It doesn’t help that Hartley’s Creek Crocodile Farm is just down the road.
It’s not very often that I feel obliged to go out and make a BIG purchase after an Adventure BUT after completing a day kayaking with Pacific Watersports, a sea kayak is now on my shopping list!!
If you want BIG views, then you often need to put the effort in and do some BIG walks. Cairns is no exception and around the city there are some excellent walks that will get you up high enough for some really superb Cairns views (and beyond).
Off the beaten track from the main tourist hub lies an island just South of Cairns, but that’s just one of its highlights. Here’s my 5 reasons to go to Frankland Islands…
“Can I do it again” were Charlie's first words after doing the Giant Jungle Swing (Minjin) at AJ Hackett Cairns for the first time. You certainly feel like once is not enough when you’ve completed this thrill ride.
There’s nothing like getting out on the water to get a view of the town you may be visiting. Spirit of Cairns Dinner Cruise allows you to do that.
“This is the best reef experience by far, because I went Scuba Diving” said Charlie, my 12 year old after a day out on Reef Experience.
Want to know a secret? I rarely visit the beaches during summer. WHY? Well when you live in Tropical North Queensland the creeks and waterfalls offer MUCH more during our official ‘wet’ season.
A couple of memories stand out for me as a kid holidaying in Cairns. Visiting the Great Barrier Reef, tubing down freshwater creeks and heading up Trinity Inlet on our very own ‘fishing’ boat.
Booking accommodation via Airbnb was a first for me but I thought it was about time I gave it a go.
Its hard not to get just a little bit excited when school holidays fall during winter in the tropics… This is our peak season for tourists and its easy to see why.
They see me rolling and they have NO idea at how ‘cool’ it really is. Personally I would never have rated cruising on a Segway – BUT…
Up on stage they were dancing, and you could see the twitch of a kangaroo’s ear, the stamp of a paw, and the cheeky attitude of the youngster as he stirred the big roo into action.
I’ve always been happy to go to the Pullman Cairns International. With its huge colonial style entrance, floor to ceiling arch windows, plush furniture, decadent fixtures and sweeping staircase
Imagine accommodation with Barramundi that lurk in amongst ponds that wind through a ‘jungle zone’ complete with secret paths, bridges and fountains AND a table tennis table! PLUS Cookies upon check-in!! It’s obvious that family fun with a sprinkle of quirkiness is part of DoubleTree Cairns mission.