mountain pass
Kuranda Range Road
Winding climb on the Kennedy Highway from Cairns up the Macalister Range to Kuranda, with rainforest lookouts over the coastal plain.
14 km · about 25 min drive
Queensland, Australia · Oceania
Cairns is worth a stop: 45km from Curtain Fig Tree.
Cairns is a city located in Queensland, Australia. With a population of 153,075, it is an important destination in Oceania.
On a road trip, Cairns sits in Australia, where you drive on the left. It's in the Australia/Brisbane time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Cairns to your route.
Parramatta State School is a public co-educational primary school located in the Cairns suburb of Parramatta Park, Queensland, Australia. It is administered by the Department of Education, with an enrolment of 443 students and a teaching staff of 53, as of 2023. The school serves students from Prep to Year 6, and isRead more
one of the oldest schools within the Cairns region.
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Cairns is located in Queensland, Australia, Oceania. The coordinates are -16.9237 latitude, 145.7661 longitude.
Cairns has a population of approximately 153,075 people, making it a city in Australia.
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112 works from mobiles. Distances between fuel stops in the outback can exceed 200 km: plan ahead. Wildlife is most active at dawn/dusk.
Full driving guide for Australia4 notable places within an hour's drive.
mountain pass
Winding climb on the Kennedy Highway from Cairns up the Macalister Range to Kuranda, with rainforest lookouts over the coastal plain.
14 km · about 25 min drive
coastal drive
The 75 km Cairns-to-Port Douglas run where rainforest meets reef: palm-fringed bays, Rex Lookout's Coral Sea panorama, and beaches lapping right at the roadside.
39 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
A strangler fig near Yungaburra whose host tree fell into a neighbour, leaving a 15-metre curtain of aerial roots hanging vertically to the forest floor. A boardwalk loops it in ten minutes.
45 km · about 50 min drive
waterfall
Granite waterslides on the slopes of Queensland's highest mountain, where Josephine Creek pours over smooth boulders into a swimming pool. A 600-metre sealed walk from the car park south of Cairns.
57 km · about 65 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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