Welcome to Cairns
In 2012 flew from Orlando to Los Angeles, laid over 8 hours, and then flew 14 hours to Brisbane, laid over another 2 hours and then flew 3 hours to Cairns to start our tour of Australia and New Zealand.
We had a day and a half in Cairns before we met our tour group for a welcome dinner.
It was from Cairns that we snorkeled the Great Barrier Reef, Visited Green Island. and we went into the forest by cable car and back by train to Kuranda to interact with Koala’s
In 2025 Cairns as our first stop on the cruise after leaving Auckland. We were supposed to have two days, but Cyclone Alfred had other ideas and we only got one. We used the day to snorkel the Great Barrier Reef again. The condition of the reef is deteriorating for a variety of reasons and it is a sad thing to see.
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- Located in Queensland Territory
- Population 152,729(2018)
- Tourist area
- Jumping off point to the Great Barrier reef.
- Founded 1876
- Known for Fruit Bats that live in the trees by day and fly into the mountains at night.
- Cable car system to Kuranda
- Train system to Kuranda
City Overview
Cable Car to Kuranda
Sail In, Sail Away
Getting Ready to Snorkel
Snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef Part 1
Snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef Part 2
Views from a Submersible