Cairns, Australia, is a small town in northeast Australia. The population was counted no more than 130,000 people. The city is located in the state of Queensland. Queensland alone covers a very wide area in the northeastern part of the continent of Australia, the easiest way to remember it visually is part of a peninsula that juts into the direction of the island of Papua. Because it is more to the far north, the area where Cairns is often referred to as "Far North Queensland". Cairns was originally established as a buffer for a mine in the river Hodgskin, then evolved into the port city for several industries in the area.
Cairns today is a city dedicated to tourism coastal / marine. This city is one of the entrances to enjoy a series of coral of the Great Barrier Reef, the largest coral ecosystems in the world. He is also a quieter alternative to visit and quiet than the Gold Coast. Volume of the highest foreign visitors are from Japan, because there are direct flights from here to Tokyo and other cities in Japan. Many shops that install the Japanese language as a companion.
Many domestic tourists who visited Cairns because the climate is similar to the tropical climate, but not too hot as Darwin. In the summer, the temperature of the lower limit is 24 ° C, the upper limit of 32 ° C. In the winter, the lower limit can reach 17 ° C, while the upper limit is about 26 ° C. Cairns is located quite far from the large deserts of Australia. The air is very clean. City environment itself is also very clean and orderly. Imagine Bali, quieter and cleaner version, when the summer. When winter temperatures similar to Bandung, but never dry weather and rain. Quite comfortable, is not it?Its main industry was tourism coastal / marine. In addition there are several shopping centers in the city. Here are the things you can do in Cairns:
Visit the Great Barrier Reef. This is mandatory. For those of you who like snorkeling, diving, or simply enjoys the beach, ferries to nearby islands, such as Green Island, about an hour's drive and start wearing bathing suits / diving. You can also use a submarine or ship based on transparent glass for underwater observation (as in Bali, and some maritime tourism destination in Indonesia).
Eating in restaurants roadside or a casual drink at the bar around it. There are plenty of places to eat ranging from coffee shops to expensive restaurants that provide lobster. Sentranya around The Esplanade. In fact, he says you can also enjoy a barbecue around the coast.
Swimming or sunbathing in the lagoon around The Esplanade. The Esplanade is an area on the beach, close to the town center, which has an artificial lagoon for use by the public. Around a lot of bars and restaurants. Quite safe and comfortable for families and children!
Natural tourism. A little out of town, you can see the Daintree Forest, garden tropical rain forests, walking or trekking, or see the native fauna of Australia like koalas, birds frogmouths, kookaburra, rainforest wallaby (like a kangaroo, but smaller!), Crocodiles, turtles -kura and pythons. There is also a cassowary to tree kangaroos.
Shopping. Of course, but be careful with your wallet. In the town itself there is a cheap souvenir shopping until Louis Vuitton. There is also a mall like Cairns Central. Want to get out further, you can drop in to Port Douglas, a small town that many stores cinderamatanya.
Extreme sports tourism. Among such as rafting and skydiving. The price could be hundreds of dollars. You can choose to dive alone or tandem (together experts).
Tourism children and families. The choices are many, can swim at The Esplanade, boarded a ship to one of the islands in the Great Barrier Reef, to the zoo or traveling out of town.
The entrance to the outback or the Australian outback travel. If you dare, you can take the train or rent a car to Alice Springs or Broome in the west of Australia!
For lodging itself, is quite varied. There are several options:
Cheap rate accommodation, for backpackers. Cairns was one of the goals backpacker from all over the world. The price is relatively inexpensive, ranging from $ 15 for a dorm bed newfangled.
Accommodation intermediate rate, three-star hotel. A range in price from $ 60 - $ 200.
Luxury accommodation, five-star hotel. The price ranges from $ 200 upwards.
Access own flights to Cairns from Indonesia to go through several transit points. You must first fly to one of the major cities in Australia such as Brisbane, the Gold Coast or Sydney. From Sydney, Cairns can be reached within three hours by domestic flights. There are also flights from Denpasar, Bali and Timika, Papua. We suggest you fly using cost-effective flight to Denpasar, Bali, and then connect to Cairns with other frugal fare airlines. If you want more adventure, Airfast Indonesia provides flights from Timika, Papua, direct to Cairns, just how do you plan to Timika first flight.
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