Things to do in Cairns & the Tropical North: activities, tours and experiences
254 activities · Australia
Cairns & the Tropical North, Australia, has 254 activities, tours and experiences to book. Don't miss: Cairns Aquarium, Cairns Convention Centre, St Monica's War Memorial Cathedral, St Monica's Old Cathedral, Cairns. Also worth exploring nearby: Aeroglen, Palm Cove, Port Douglas.
01Things to do
Must-see places
Cairns Aquarium
Public aquarium
Cairns Convention Centre
Stadium
St Monica's War Memorial Cathedral
Cathedral
St Monica's Old Cathedral, Cairns
Cathedral
Cairns School of Arts
Building
02Activities to book
The best experiences in Cairns & the Tropical North
BestsellerGreat Barrier Reef Snorkeling and Diving Cruise from Cairns
from €172.55★ 4.7
Free cancellationCairns Half Day Tour a Great Barrier Reef Snorkeling Experience
from €112.32★ 4.8
-15%Snorkelling or Glass Bottom Boat at Green Island from Cairns
from €67.73★ 4.1
Free cancellationKuranda Scenic Railway Day Trip from Cairns
from €136.89★ 4.3
Top pickOcean Freedom: Great Barrier Reef Stylish Snorkel, Dive Reef Tour
from €140.08★ 4.8
Free cancellationSunlover Great Barrier Reef Day Trip to Moore Reef Pontoon
from €192.63★ 4.3
Top pickHalf Day Great Barrier Reef Snorkeling Tour
from €131.14★ 4.9
Free cancellationSilverswift 3 Great Barrier Reef Sites in 1 Day from Cairns
from €193.26★ 4.6
Free cancellationGreat Barrier Reef Full Day Tour from Cairns
from €172.55★ 4.6
Free cancellationCairns Rainforest River Tubing
from €62.12★ 4.7
Free cancellationGrand Kuranda including Skyrail and Kuranda Scenic Railway
from €210.83★ 4.6
Free cancellationFitzroy Island Day Tour from Cairns
from €67.77★ 4.2
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Popular activities · Cairns & the Tropical North
Free cancellationCape Tribulation Day Tour
from €124.86★ 4.7
Free cancellationSnorkelling and Glass Bottom Boat at Green Island from Cairns
from €97.88★ 4.2
Top pickHalf Day Great Barrier Reef Snorkeling Tour
from €131.14★ 4.9
Top pickKuranda Riverboat Sightseeing Cruise
from €19.24★ 4.8
Free cancellationFull Day Reef Cruise and 10 Minute Helicopter Scenic Flight
from €282.22★ 4.7
DealSnorkelling or Glass Bottom Boat at Green Island from Cairns
from €67.73★ 4.1
Free cancellationGreen Island Reef Cruise - Half-Day Trip from Cairns
from €69.02★ 4.1
Free cancellationGreat Barrier Reef 40 Minute Scenic Flight from Cairns - Reef Hopper
from €181.34★ 4.8
Free cancellationSkyrail Rainforest Cableway Day Trip from Cairns
from €102.10★ 4.4
Skip the lineHartley’s Crocodile Adventures Half-Day Tour from Cairns
from €81.57★ 4.6
DealGreat Barrier Reef with Cultural Guides-Dreamtime Dive & Snorkel
from €147.20★ 4.9
Free cancellationCairns Small-Group Kuranda Tour: Skyrail & Scenic Railway
from €185.10★ 4.8
DealGreat Barrier Reef Small Group Snorkelling Adventure
from €146.26★ 4.9
Free cancellationKuranda Koala Gardens and Birdworld Admission Tickets
from €26.77★ 4.1
Free cancellationKuranda Koala Gardens General Entry Ticket
from €14.94★ 3.8
Free cancellationHartley's Crocodile Adventures Day Trip from Cairns
from €76.58★ 4.4
Free cancellationBirdworld Kuranda Entry Ticket
from €14.94★ 4.5
DealCairns Aquarium by Twilight Tour
from €49.87★ 4.8
Free cancellationCairns Aquarium General Admission and Turtle Hospital Tour
from €50.43★ 4.9
Free cancellationFull Day Premium Tour to Sunlover Moore Reef and Fitzroy Island
from €213.17★ 3.9
Free cancellation
Free cancellationCairns to Kuranda, Scenic Rail and Cableway, Hartley's Crocodiles
from €183.99★ 4.2
Private tour
Free cancellationSkip the Line: Cairns Museum Single Admission Ticket
from €9.34★ 4.7
Free cancellationKuranda Rainforestation & Kuranda Scenic Rail (R1BT)
from €128.25★ 4.4
Free cancellationNight at the Aquarium Tour & 2 Course Dinner
from €97.50★ 4.8
Free cancellationTomb of the Pharaohs and Cairns Aquarium Combo
from €65.23★ 5.0
Free cancellationCroc Spotting Jetski Experience in Cairns City
from €141.11★ 4.8
Free cancellationTwo Islands, One Day - Fitzroy and Green Islands From Cairns
from €122.02★ 4.4
Free cancellationFitzroy Island Day Trip 11am to 5pm Ferry INC Snorkel Equipment
from €89.15★ 4.0
Free cancellationSightseeing Kuranda Self-Driving Tour
from €81.37★ 4.8
Free cancellation30 min Jetski Tour Cairns
from €70.55★ 5.0
Top pickFun, Falls and Forest Day Trip from Cairns
from €123.89★ 4.9
Selling fastFrom Cairns: Atherton Tablelands Wildlife & Waterfalls
from €105.21★ 4.9
Top pickTully River Full-Day Rafting: Cairns, Mission Beach or Self-Drive
from €128.63★ 4.9
Top pickOcean Free: Small Group Great Barrier Reef & Green Island Tour
from €179.92★ 4.9
Free cancellationCairns Classic Hot Air Balloon ride
from €317.50★ 4.8
Free cancellationPremium Half-Day Outer Reef Snokel Tour
from €125.08★ 4.7
Free cancellationCairns Aquarium Admission Ticket
from €37.98★ 4.6
Selling fastWait-A-While Night Tour: Platypus, Tree Kangaroos & Rainforest
from €150.73★ 4.8
Top pickCairns Jet Boat Ride
from €60.93★ 4.9
Free cancellationAll Inclusive Day Tour to Frankland Islands Great Barrier Reef
from €161.87★ 4.7
DealCairns Full-Day Great Barrier Reef Snorkel Tour
from €155.28★ 4.8
Top pickCairns: Behana Gorge Rainforest Canyoning Tour
from €173.69★ 4.9
Top pickDay Tour to Paronella Park, Lake Barrine and Millaa Millaa Falls
from €143.19★ 4.8
Top pickAdventure &Taste Atherton Tablelands Food & Wine Tour from Cairns
from €164.98★ 4.9
Top pickCairns City Sights and Surrounds Tour
from €74.71★ 4.8
Selling fastChillagoe Caves and Outback Day Trip from Cairns
from €148.79★ 4.8
Top pickCairns Aquarium by Twilight Tour and 3-Course Dinner
from €120.59★ 4.9
Free cancellation
Free cancellationGreat Barrier Reef & Michaelmas Cay Sailing Cruise from Cairns
from €184.72★ 4.5
Selling fastNight Wildlife Walk in the Cairns Botanic Gardens
from €38.49★ 5.0
Selling fastCairns Super Saver: Reef Cruise, Daintree & Kuranda Rail/Skyrail
from €378.42★ 4.4
Free cancellationCairns Sunset River Cruise
from €54.52★ 4.7
Free cancellationCape Tribulation & Daintree Wilderness (TCT)
from €166.90★ 4.8
Free cancellationSeaQuest Day Trips to Outer Barrier Reef
from €158.75★ 4.7
Free cancellationGreat Barrier Reef Activity Platform with Snorkeling from Cairns
from €200.12★ 4.3
Free cancellationEntry Ticket at Historic Village Herberton
from €28.64★ 4.9
Free cancellation
Free cancellationNight at the Aquarium Tour
from €56.49★ 4.7
Free cancellationBungy Jump Experience at Skypark Cairns by AJ Hackett
from €142.57★ 5.0
Free cancellationGreen Island Seawalker & Snorkel or Glass Bottom Boat from Cairns
from €185.36★ 4.1
Selling fastAuthentic Indigenous Cultural Tour Including Scenic River Cruise
from €108.40★ 4.8
Free cancellationCairns Koalas & Creatures at the Pier
from €13.70★ 4.6
Selling fastAfternoon & Evening Tour of Paronella Park
from €162.52★ 5.0
BookableCoral Sea Dreaming Overnight Dive, Snorkel and Sail
from €429.10★ 4.8
Free cancellation40 minute Reef Scenic Flight
from €374.59★ 4.9
Free cancellationFitzroy Island Transfers and Tours from Cairns
from €67.86★ 4.2
Free cancellationCairns Rainforest & Waterfalls 4WD Half-Day Tour
from €114.55★ 4.8
Free cancellationKuranda Village, Army Duck Tour with Train and Skyrail (KDB)
from €153.15★ 4.2
Free cancellationMossman Gorge Daintree Experience Small Groups
from €168.79★ 4.9
Free cancellation30 minute Reef Scenic Flight
from €297.62★ 5.0
Private tourGreat Barrier Reef Cruise - Gold Class VIP Lounge Package
from €512.48★ 4.8
Free cancellationUltimate Great Barrier Reef and Rainforest 45-minute Helicopter Tour
from €436.51★ 4.8
Free cancellationCairns: Best Value All-inclusive Reef Trip With Scuba Dive
from €178.92★ 4.0
Selling fastCairns: Tandem Skydive Experience over Reef & Rainforest
from €227.70★ 4.6
Free cancellationCairns History Walking Tour
from €32.96★ 4.9
Free cancellationParonella Park and Millaa Millaa Falls Full-day Tour from Cairns
from €143.19★ 4.9
Free cancellation2-Day Snorkelling Experience - Great Barrier Reef Twin Share
from €468.22★ 4.3
Free cancellationLizard Island Day Tour by Air from Cairns
from €753.33★ 4.9
Free cancellationCairns Tomb Of The Pharaohs General Admission Ticket
from €32.37★ 4.8
Free cancellation2 Day Great Barrier Reef, Daintree Rainforest & Cape Tribulation
from €283.27★ 4.5
Free cancellation
Free cancellationFull-day Tour at the Atherton Tablelands with Food Tasting
from €189.21★ 4.9
Free cancellationGreat Barrier Reef 30-Minute Scenic Helicopter Tour from Cairns
from €314.48★ 4.7
Selling fastCairns to Port Douglas ONE WAY Private Transfer 6 pax
from €180.54★ 5.0
Free cancellationCairns Pub & Club Tour
from €32.07★ 4.9
Free cancellationCairns Trinity Inlet Sightseeing Cruise
from €44.90★ 4.9
Free cancellationKuranda Rainforestation Nature Park Ticket (BNP)
from €43.58★ 4.1
Free cancellation2 Day Great Barrier Reef and Kuranda Scenic Train & Skyrail Tour
from €236.57★ 4.7
Free cancellationSmall-Group Afternoon Cairns City Tour with Harbour Dinner Cruise
from €173.82★ 4.7
Free cancellationAustralian Butterfly Sanctuary
from €16.19★ 4.5
Private tourPrivate Cape Tribulation and Mossman Gorge Day Tour
from €1,205.83★ 5.0
Free cancellation
Free cancellationSkyrail Rainforest Cableway Day Trip from Port Douglas
from €137.70★ 4.2
Free cancellationWavedancer Low Isles Great Barrier Reef Sailing Cruise from Cairns
from €205.89★ 4.4
Private tour
Private tourPrivate Half Day Tour: World Heritage Rainforest & Waterfall
from €751.08★ 5.0
Free cancellationCairns: Morning Nature & Wildlife Walk in the Botanic Gardens
from €49.80★ 5.0
Private tourExplorer Tour by Cairns Waterfalls
from €92.76★ 4.6
Free cancellationKuranda Wildlife Experience Deluxe Multi Attraction Pass
from €60.14★ 4.6
Free cancellationSmall Group Waterfall Wetlands+ Skyrail All Inclusive from Cairns
from €203.32★ 5.0
Private tourMountain Bike Tour - Cairns
from €178.31★ 5.0
Free cancellationGreen Island Full Day Trip from Cairns with City Transfers
from €97.74★ 4.6
Free cancellationRusty's Market Foodlovers Tour
from €43.55★ 4.8
Free cancellationHistoric Village Herberton Family Pass (2A+2C)
from €72.22★ 4.7
Private tour
Selling fastHorse and Quad bike tour with a visit to a Petting Zoo
from €117.66★ 4.4
Free cancellationAfternoon Fitzroy Island Escape – Return Ferry Included
from €69.27★ 3.9
Free cancellationAncient Egypt Night Tour
from €63.50★ 5.0
Free cancellationHot Air Ballooning Tour from Northern Beaches near Cairns
from €310.60★ 4.8
Selling fast3 Day Reef, Rainforest and Outback Package
from €385.99★ 4.7
Free cancellationSmall Group Daintree Rainforest and Aboriginal Coastal Adventure
from €257.64★ 4.9
Free cancellationDaintree, Mossman Gorge and Wildlife Tour from Cairns
from €166.91★ 4.8
Free cancellationCairns Aquarium Marine Life Encounter Ticket
from €186.15★ 4.7
Free cancellationBungy Jump & Giant Swing Combo in Skypark Cairns Australia
from €204.82★ 4.9
Free cancellationCairns River Cruise and Cairns City Sights Tour
from €160.35★ 4.9
Free cancellation
Private tourPrivate Waterfall and Rainforest Day Tour
from €1,649.79★ 4.9
Free cancellationGreen Island Day Trip from Cairns with Beaches Transfers
from €104.79★ 4.5
Private tourPrivate Daintree Wanderer Tour
from €637.34★ 5.0
Free cancellation10 minute City Scenic Flight
from €121.22★ 5.0
Free cancellation45 Minute Reef and Rainforest Flight
from €422.68★ 5.0
Selling fastHipster and Street Art Walking Tour
from €32.96★ 4.9
Free cancellationTrinity Inlet Self-Drive Pontoon Boat Hire in Cairns
from €172.54★ 4.6
Free cancellationBest of Fitzroy Island Day Tour
from €125.76★ 3.7
Free cancellationCairns Sunset Cruise with Indigenous Culture and Canapes
from €82.74★ 4.3
Private tourPrivate Transfers Cairns Airport to Port Douglas
from €196.91★ 5.0
Private tourAncient Egypt Sunset Tour in Cairns
from €63.50★ 5.0
Selling fast9-Day Small Group Fully Accommodated Cape York 4WD Tour from Cairns
from €5,098.78★ 4.8
Free cancellation60 minute Reef and Rainforest Scenic Flight
from €563.79★ 5.0
Free cancellation1 Hour Jetski Tour Cairns
from €128.28★ 5.0
BookableCairns: Daintree & Cape Tribulation 2-Day Tour with Options
from €207.70★ 4.9
Selling fastFull day Spillway Canyon Waterfall Adventure
from €279.53★ 4.9
Free cancellation
DealDe Cairns : Cooktown, Daintree et Outback Visite de 3 jours en petit groupe
from €1,327.69★ 5.0
Free cancellationVisite en rafting et cascade de Barron River - 2 visites
from €184.08★ 5.0
Free cancellation
Free cancellationBillet coupe-file : billet d'entrée au musée de Cairns
from €9.62★ 5.0
Free cancellation60 minutes Reef Scenic vol
from €563.79★ 5.0
Free cancellationKuranda Skyrail and Scenic Rail including Artillery Museum
from €159.20★ 4.7
Free cancellationKuranda Express: Skyrail & Railway Self-Guided Tour w/ Transfers
from €105.84★ 4.7
Free cancellation
Selling fastPêche dans l'estuaire de Cairns
from €96.21★ 4.2
Free cancellationForfait Aventure Cairns - 4 circuits en 3 jours !
from €368.80★ 5.0
Selling fast
Free cancellationCairns Paronella Park Herberton et visite de la vie sauvage
from €182.80★ 5.0
Free cancellationVisite économique d'une journée à Kuranda, TKS-RFS 0930
from €409.11★ 4.8
Free cancellationKuranda 60 minute Quad Bike Experience and Petting Farm
from €111.44★ 4.6
Free cancellationCairns: Daintree Rainforest and Waterfall 2-Day Tours
from €226.61★ 4.2
Frequently asked questions about Cairns & the Tropical North
What is there to do in Cairns & the Tropical North?
Cairns & the Tropical North has 254 activities, tours and day trips you can book online. Among the most booked: « Great Barrier Reef Snorkeling and Diving Cruise from Cairns », « Cairns Half Day Tour a Great Barrier Reef Snorkeling Experience », « Snorkelling or Glass Bottom Boat at Green Island from Cairns ».
What are the top-rated activities in Cairns & the Tropical North?
According to traveller reviews: « Half Day Great Barrier Reef Snorkeling Tour » (4.9/5, 405 reviews) ; « Great Barrier Reef Small Group Snorkelling Adventure » (4.9/5, 122 reviews) ; « Passions of Paradise Great Barrier Reef Cruise by Catamaran » (4.9/5, 2,708 reviews).
What are the must-see places in Cairns & the Tropical North?
Not to be missed in Cairns & the Tropical North: Cairns Aquarium, Cairns Convention Centre, St Monica's War Memorial Cathedral, St Monica's Old Cathedral, Cairns, Cairns School of Arts.
Can you cancel an activity in Cairns & the Tropical North for free?
Usually, yes: 24 of the 24 most popular activities in Cairns & the Tropical North offer free cancellation. The exact terms are shown on each activity page before you book.
What is there to visit near Cairns & the Tropical North?
Close to Cairns & the Tropical North: Aeroglen, Palm Cove, Port Douglas.