Australian Wonders: TOP 7 Interesting Places in Cairns

Cairns is rather plain Australian city. Nevertheless, it offers lots of interesting and exciting touristic routs to all travelers. Some of them are strange and unusual. There are many tourists, who do not want to spend lots of money for having excursions. They try to visit as many interesting places as they can on their own. It can be interesting! You can meet many special secret places, where people do not usually go. It is all about Australian specific of aborigines’ culture. Let us find what is what!

Aborigines Village Kuranda

You can easily get to the village with the help of old local train, going among the trees and mountains. The train goes very slowly, offering tourists to admire the green forests and other beauties of nature. It is really picturesque place! There is nothing better than meet old forests, birds, little noisy waterfalls, flowing down the mountains. The trip lasts no more than 40 minutes. The one-way ticket costs about 50 USD. It is no surprising, but many tourists prefer come back to the hotel by cable road. The price of this footing route is about 40 USD.

The village is rather admirable. It is not big, but beautiful and very kind. You can meet the culture of aborigines, local traditions, and interesting places.

National Park Tropical Forest

Probably, it is really hard to find other beautiful place in Australia. The aborigines’ village is situated 5 minutes far from the tropical forest. The park territory looks like a real wild forest, where you can meet small and big animals, like koalas, kangaroo, crocodiles, and dingo dogs. Try to explore forests driving the old amphibian-car. There is also a big center of aborigines’ life, where you can easily learn their cultural and historical characteristics. As a matter of fact, you should learn national dances, play national games and flinging spears.

Birdworld

There is a big shed in the village, where Australian birds live. For example, parrots, doves, quails and many others. There are many aviaries with cassowaries. To see birds you have to pay 13-15 USD for adults and 5 USD for kids.

Koalas Gardens

This is a little zoo of wild Australian nature. You can meet not only kangaroo, but snakes, lizards and koalas. What is more, visitors can touch koala and take pictures. The entrance ticket is about 15 USD, taking pictures with koala is also 15 USD.

Butterfly Shelter

This is the right place for your kids. It looks like a roomy cage, full of bright tropical butterflies. Traditionally, parents like butterflies not less and sometimes more than children.

Daintree Rain Tropical Forest

Tropics…This is a unique place, where you can go travelling for several days. This is amazing place, which is more than 135 millions of years. You can meet many disappearing and rare kinds of plants and animals. There is nothing better that birds’ singing in the aromatic wild forest. It is rather romantic! If you do not like to spend your night in tents, you can stay in the house in the village territory, straight at the river bank.

If you like swimming, you are offered to visit wild beaches to enjoy the colorful sunrise. In short, this is a real tropical paradise, where you can spend time with pleasure. What is more, the forest is included into the list of Worlds Heritage. The forest neighbors with the Great Barrier Reef. All these natural sights make Australia interesting for all tourists. The unique combination of natural components attracts not only birds and animal lovers to Australia, but divers, snorkelers. What do you know about the Big Reef?

 

Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef is spread out between New Guinea and Australia for many kilometers. It is considered to be one of the most popular national monuments in the world. It is really difficult to find the right words to describe the beauty of underwater world in this place. Probably, this is the most beautiful and unique underwater system on Earth.

The national park was founded in 1979. You can see corals and many different sea inhabitants: turtles, whales, fish-parrots, reef sharks and many others. The Reef is a wonder of nature! Cairns is situated close to this place. Thus, this fact attracts more and more tourists every year. As a matter of fact, this city is worth visiting at least once in your life. The more the better!

Cairns Travelling From the Start

It is very popular for tourists and city guests to use specific transport to travel the city. It is said about bicycles. The price for rental bicycles per day is 11-17 USD. It is going to be rather interesting. If you do not want to travel by bicycle for a long distance, it is better to hire a care in Cairns. The cars are worth travelling for long distances in all weather and seasons.

The Cairns sea shore is not really attractive - muddy and bed-smelling. It is not recommended to walk here from November till May - the rain season. This is a season of poisonous jellies - dangerous and harmful. If you have a strong desire to swim, you can do this in special places. You can find many warning protection all over the shore to keep you safe. The only one place that is always safe to swim in is The Lagoon. Actually, this is the comfortable beach, specially created to protect people from the sea dangers.

The pool is really huge. It is available to swim with little kids. The lagoon territory is full of fountains, sand, cozy chairs and sun shadows. The water is clean and fresh. The beach looks like a real shore. The beach territory is well-equipped with cafes, restaurants, WC, life savers. Obviously, the bigger part of tourists goes to cairns not only to lie in the sun in the lagoon, but learn the Australian nature and take pictures of the Great Barrier Reef. What about you? What is your ultimate goal?