What to see in Cairns, North Queensland – 7 days itinerary

Are you going to or planning and you don’t know what to see in Cairns? You’ve come to the right place. Ready Cairns itinerary for 7 days is waiting for you. You will find here things to do in Port Douglas, Cape Tribulation, Cairns. What you need to buy before the trip and what is the weather there. You will find where is the best restaurant and how to find the cheap and best reef cruise.

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3. Book your campervan and buy a rental car insurance at rentalcover.com.
4. Pack yourself and go.

Things to do in Cairns (2 nights):

1 day:

• Mad Monkey Backpackers – highly recommended (68 per night – double bedroom
• Transfer airport – hostel (Sun Palm shuttle 10 AUD online)
• Relax at Cairns Esplanade Lagoon
• Have a walk through Esplanade promenade up to Salt House
• Have a night walk through Shields St (a lot of lights on this street)

2 day:

• Reef cruise with Island Divers (look for introductory dive) 180AUD+20AUD levy fee on the boat. We went for this diving and we were happy!
• Enjoy a cheap beer in the hostel (3AUD)

3 day:

• Rent a car from Wicked Campers rental (3 seaters + tent on the roof) 250 AUD/4 days
• Go to the Kuranda Skyrail (just Skyrail without train) 77 AUD

Useful tips

• Take a lot of sun cream and towel for diving. You can’t drink alcohol 24h before and fly 24h after.
• You can buy pack intro dive + Kuranda Skyrail for 270 AUD pp with Happy Travels (ask for a discount for Mad Monkey’s guest)
• View from Skyrail is amazing (waterfall and very bright blue butterflies) but it’s not must to see. Instead of Skyrail you can go by car to Barron Falls and save 80 AUD

Palm Cove (1 night):

3 day:

• Camping site – Palm Cove Holiday Park on of the best beachfront camping in Cairns.
• Relax on the Palm Cove beach (near “Nunu restaurant” is the best view and beach)

Things to do in Ellis Beach (1 night):

4 day:

• Camping site – Ellis Beach Oceanfront Bungalows it’s the best beachfront camping in Cairns.
• You can eat at Ellis Beach Bar & Grill or make BBQ by yourself. There is big Coles before Palm Cove.
• Enjoy full day amazing beach!!!

Things to do in Port Douglas (1 night):

5 day:

• Camping site – Tropic Breeze Caravan Park
• The different beach here – wide and long for 8 miles
• Have a walk up to 4 Mile Beach Lookout

Things to do in Cape Tribulation (1 night):

6 day:

• Camping site – Cape Tribulation Camping
• Heading to Crocodile Express Lower Daintree Cruises ( you can see couple crocs during this cruise) 25 AUD
• Take a ferry for crossing Daintree river $27 return
• Alexandra Lookout (nothing special and crowded)
• Jindalba Boardwalk
• Take a rest with homemade ice creams (Daintree Ice Cream Company)
• Marrdja Boardwalk
• If you find a place for your car then you go to Noah Beach (awesome beach with nobody)
• Swimming in a natural waterhole in Masons Café (3 AUD)
• Sunset in Cape Tribulation

7 day:

• Dubuji Boardwalk
• Heading to Cairns for a car check out
• Go by bus to the airport (up to Cairns North Community Health and after sunbus. Remember that you need book it before)

Useful tips

• If you didn’t see any crocodile talk with boat’s boss. He proposed another free cruise for us.
• The best walk is Marrdja Boardwalk (but all walks are very well prepared)
• You can eat pizza in Cape Tribulation Camping. Pizza + Wine costs 35 AUD
• You can’t swim on any beaches in Cape Tribulation area. Crocodiles and bluebottles!
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