{"id":5370,"date":"2018-01-29T08:19:04","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T08:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.travelcenter.uk\/?p=5370"},"modified":"2025-03-26T09:55:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T09:55:17","slug":"a-backpackers-travel-guide-to-cairns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/a-backpackers-travel-guide-to-cairns\/","title":{"rendered":"A Backpacker’s Travel Guide to Cairns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Cairns<\/a><\/strong> is a city in the state of Queensland in Australia. Originally founded in 1876 to serve miners heading for the Hodgkinson River goldfield, it later became a railhead and a major port for exporting sugar cane, gold and other metals, minerals, and agricultural products from the surrounding areas. With a tropical climate, it is a popular tourist destination, and acts as a starting point for those visiting the Great Barrier Reef and Far North Queensland. Cairns benefits greatly from tourism, and it is a major part of the city\u2019s economy and attracts a large number of tourists every year. The city is a great entry point to the Great Barrier Reef, the Wet Tropics of Queensland and the Atherton Tableland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here are some of the top places to visit in Cairns<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Great Barrier Reef<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Cairns Botanical Gardens<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Kuranda Scenic Railway<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Palm Cove<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Daintree Rainforest<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Green Island<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Rusty’s Markets<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Reef Teach<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Cairns Aquarium<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Crystal Cascades<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    Things to do in Cairns<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Enjoy a refreshing swim at the Crystal Cascades<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Learn about indigenous culture at the Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Go on a Dolphin and whale-watching<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Visit the Tablelands<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Enjoy the hustle and bustle of the Night Markets or Rusty\u2019s Market<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. Hit the clubs at Lyquid Nightlife<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    7. Visit Cape Tribulation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    8. Enjoy a taste of paradise at Port Douglas<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    9. Visit the rainforest in style with the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    10. See lava up close and personal<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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      Cairns is a city in the state of Queensland in Australia. Originally founded in 1876 to serve miners heading for the Hodgkinson River goldfield, it later became a railhead and a major port for exporting sugar cane, gold and other metals, minerals, and agricultural products from the surrounding areas. With a tropical climate, it is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":332,"featured_media":40532,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[697,695],"tags":[756,755],"class_list":["post-5370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-must-try-activities","category-travel-insider","tag-australia-2","tag-cairns-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/332"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5370"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5370\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40534,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5370\/revisions\/40534"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}