Cairns is located on the tropical northeast coast of Queensland and is considered the gateway to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, and Daintree Rainforest, one of the oldest extant rainforests on the planet, both of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Region: Queensland
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Laidback Cairns is blessed with a plethora of breathtaking white-sand beaches, the Cairns Botanic Gardens that is known as one of the best exhibitions of tropical plants in Australia, and the Cairns Aquarium, which boasts species from the Wet Tropics Rainforest and Great Barrier Reef.