Best Cairns Tours & Holidays 2025/2026

Cairns is hot, hot, hot – and we are not just talking about the weather

Once considered little more than a convenient jumping-off point for the Great Barrier Reef, the unofficial capital of Tropical North Queensland has become a bucket list destination in its own right. Take a boat tour to the outer reef or Fitzroy Island, go on a day trip from Cairns to the tropical rainforest at Cape Tribulation, take a full day tour to see native wildlife, visit Mossman Gorge, or marvel at the mighty Barron Falls. This friendly tropical tourist town is ever-changing and offers something for travellers of all ages with loads of natural wonders to explore.

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Atherton Tablelands

Walk the Atherton Tablelands with Intrepid Travel and you’ll be introduced to a side of this beautiful destination that few get to see, from local legends to unique insight into the region’s flora and fauna. You’ll also have a friendly four-legged companion to carry your bags.

Join a day trip

Take a day trip to see sights such as Millaa Millaa Falls, Mamu Tropical Skywalk, Josephine Falls, Paronella Park, Babinda Boulders or beautiful Lake Barrine. This deep rainwater lake is home to amethystine pythons, eastern water dragons and other native wildlife.

Female scuba diver swims with hawksbill turtle above coral reef in Queensland, Australia

Explore the outer reef

Pack your swimmers and get ready for an aquatic adventure as you explore the outer reef on one of the many boat tours which include snorkelling. Sunlight sparkles on the ocean, the sun warms your back, and colourful fish tempt you to jump in the water.

Best of Cairns, Great Barrier Reef & Daintree

Sunset at Mossman Gorge river in Daintree National Park, north Queensland, Australia

See Mossman Gorge

Experience the beauty of Mossman Gorge in Daintree National Park. This wilderness area is home to the oldest, continuously surviving rainforest on earth and has stunning swimming holes surrounded by towering trees and bright blue Monarch butterflies.

A cassowary bird in the wild with it bright blue head and horned bill

Spot native animals

Keep an eye out for native animals such as koalas high in the trees, rock wallabies which can often be seen at Granite Gorge, Lumholtz Tree Kangaroos and cassowaries which are regularly spotted around the ranger stations when you’re riding the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway.

Daintree & Cape Tribulation Adventure

A misty rainforest canopy at the Barron Gorge, Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Walk tropical rainforest trails

Grab a good pair of walking shoes and hit the trails in and around Cairns. Take a short stroll along the trail which takes you to Barron Falls, tackle the full day Mount Bartle Frere track or go wild in Cape Tribulation which has plenty of pristine rainforest walks to explore.