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Cairns Australia (pronounced
"cans") is a laid-back, yet
cosmopolitan-style escape, offering
access to exotic tropical cuisine,
shopping, a taste of Aboriginal
culture, and a range of adventure
touring options.
With hundreds of day tours operating
out of Cairns each day, you will
never be short of something to do.
You can learn to snorkel, dive, go
white water rafting, reef fishing,
or take the bungee jump plunge.
Or you can indulge in more laid-back
pleasures of Cairns like floating
over the lush rainforest of the
Atherton Tablelands in a hot air
balloon or teeing off amid palm
trees overlooking the Coral Sea.
Cairns palm tree-studded Esplanade
overlooking Trinity Harbour simply
buzzes. The choice and quality of
restaurants and cafés is amazing.
You will find everything from coffee
shops and ice creameries to bistros,
wine bars, seafood restaurants and
colourful night markets in Cairns.
Shoppers should head for the new
Cairns Central complex and the Pier
Marketplace - Cairns is a shopper's
heaven providing a range of
international and local wares.
In Cairns the top of the list for
culture vultures should be Tjapukai
Aboriginal Cultural Park and Cairns
Regional Art Gallery, arguably the
country's finest regional gallery.
There's always an exhibition of fine
local art and often a major
travelling exhibition on show.
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