The major tourist city in far north Queensland, Australia.
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Accommodation for a large group in Cairns in November 2012
I'm organising a largish group (around 10, hopefully) to go to Cairns in November for the total solar eclipse on the 14th.
With a group that size, it'd be nice if we could have a place to ourselves - when I travel I love hostels, but if we could…
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What is the best base town to look for a 3-4 day scuba diving trip for the Great Barrier Reef?
I am planning to go for a conference in Cairns in June this year, and I am hoping to do a 3-4 day live-aboard scuba diving trip afterward. There are numerous companies organizing these kind of trips from Cairns directly, but I was wondering if it…
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Is there public transport in and around Cairns, Australia out of regular hours?
I'm wondering what forms of public transport exist to get say, between Cairns and Port Douglas / Oak Beach around 4am in the morning? Or will it be necessary to rent a vehicle?
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Can I use my Go Card on Sunbus services in Cairns?
Public buses in Cairns seem to be operated by Sunbus, but they're part of the wider Queenland Translink system. There's a special Translink website area for Cairns, and a lot of the links from the Sunbus site for information take you back to the…
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Are there "turn up and board" shuttle buses from Cairns airport to the city, or do you always have to pre-book?
Look at the WikiVoyage page for Cairns under "Get In", it mentions that there's a nearly-hourly airport shuttle running into the city centre. From other comments, I gather that the shuttle company mentioned in the wiki voyage article isn't the only…
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Liveaboard on the Barrier Reef at New Years - Book now or wait to haggle?
Having got lucky with airmile flight availability, I've just booked a trip which'll see me in Cairns around the new year. I've done some scuba diving in Australia before, but never the Barrier Reef, so I figure this would be a great chance to try…
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Is there a lounge in the International side of Cairns airport?
In a few weeks time, I'm flying internationally from Cairns airport. I'm wondering if there's a lounge there that I'll have access to, as that affects how early/late I'll want to get to the airport for.
I've had a look on the Cairns Airport…
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