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 City is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Manoora, 46km from Curtain Fig Tree.
Cairns City is a town located in Queensland, Australia. With a population of 6,839, it is an important destination in Oceania.
On a road trip, Cairns City 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 City to your route.
Cairns City, also called Cairns CBD, is a coastal suburb comprising the central business district (CBD) of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Cairns City had a population of 3,616 people.
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Cairns City is located in Queensland, Australia, Oceania. The coordinates are -16.9207 latitude, 145.7736 longitude.
Cairns City has a population of approximately 6,839 people, making it a town 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.
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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.
46 km · about 55 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.
58 km · about 65 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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