Welcome to Cairns & Great Barrier Reef!

 

The jewel of Tropical North Queensland invites you to pack an additional suitcase and spend a few extra days exploring this magnificent region!

 

Your adventure, tucked between two World Heritage-listed natural playgrounds - the Great Barrier Reef and Wet Tropics Rainforest offers an incredible selection of activities in one of the most unique and diverse regions in Australia! 

 

Cairns & Great Barrier Reef offers visitors an incredibly diverse must-do list of eco-certified touring experiences, local breweries and distilleries, fresh local produce and a relaxed, tropical lifestyle only found in the tropical north.

 

Get wet on the Great Barrier Reef snorkelling or diving the largest coral reef system in the world, luxuriate on a palm-fringed island on golden sands or venture into the lush, green rainforest of the Wet Tropics with an indigenous guide to learn about bush medicines and native foods.  Take a bird’s eye view of the world’s oldest living rainforest from a glass gondola, or if adventure is what you're looking for, take a leap Skydiving or Bungee Jumping, float over the Tablelands in a Hot Air Balloon, jump on a jetboat or rocket down the rapids white water rafting!

 

In the evening, enjoy a leisurely walk along the 2.5km Cairns Esplanade, or start your morning with a power walk on one of the four, challenging Arrow tracks. Those looking to truly immerse themselves in nature can explore some of the region’s hiking and walking trails.  

 

Experience Australia’s unique wildlife up close and personal.  Breakfast with Koalas, hand feed kangaroos, pose with a python or get the adrenalin pumping watching Australia’s very own dinosaur – the crocodile – launch out of the water during a feeding demonstration.

 

 

Cairns & Great Barrier Reef welcomes over 2.4 million visitors each year. Cairns Airport is Australia’s northern gateway and only 10 minutes from the CBD, 25 minutes to the relaxed enclave of Palm Cove, and 55 minutes along the stunning, scenic, Great Barrier Reef Drive to the seaside village of Port Douglas.

 

The world’s warmest welcome is waiting for you – fringed by the reef, enveloped by rainforest and ringed by the red dirt of the Outback, Cairns & Great Barrier Reef invites you to arrive early or stay on after your business event in Australia’s Tropical Gateway and enjoy everything our incredible destination has to offer. 

 

Jump on to the Cairns & Great Barrier Reef Deals page to find your next adventure!

 

Cairns & Great Barrier Reef is a tropical region encouraging genuine connections to nature and each other. Five-star hotels and resorts line the waterfront of Cairns, Palm Cove, Port Douglas, and our tropical islands. Create great moments in the oldest rainforest, choose your own adventure on the largest coral reef and learn from two indigenous cultures.

 

Cairns & Great Barrier Reef is the natural place to meet; a tropical region encouraging genuine connections to nature and each other. Five-star hotels and resorts line the waterfront of Cairns, Palm Cove, Port Douglas, and our tropical islands. Create great moments in the oldest rainforest, choose your own adventure on the largest coral reef and learn from two indigenous cultures.

Cairns Airport ensures easy access to the region; direct services from all Australian capital cities and Asian gateways providing connectivity to Europe and the USA. Our award-winning Cairns Convention Centre was upgraded in 2020 and has expanded with an additional 10,000sqm in 2023. Dine under swaying palms, in cane fields, on historic wharves, and in a World War II oil tank. We know that surrounding your team with great, makes your business greater.

Business Events Cairns & Great Barrier Reef assist event planners considering Cairns, Palm Cove, and Port Douglas for meetings, conferences, exhibitions, and incentives. We invite you to embrace the spirit of this place, where stories are shared and memories are created.

Click here to access the Tropical North Queensland website which offers plenty of ideas for pre and post stays, and also has a deals page