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posted 26-11-2012 @ 09:38 PM
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Cairns Family Holiday
Hi everyone,
My family and I (me, hubby & 2 yr old) are heading to cairns for a weeks holiday in march and would love fellow lotto'ers suggestions on what to
do and where to go whilst there?
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posted 26-11-2012 @ 09:44 PM
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The sky rail is great. It goes up to a little town called Kuranda. There is also a train. Some people go up by train and down by sky rail or vice
versa.
The drive to Port Douglas is beautiful.
Swim in the lagoon on the esplanade.
We have a small waterpark called Sugarworld in Cairns Southern Suburbs or Muddys in town is beautiful (and free) and is absolutely fantastic for young
kids.
The Wildlife Habitat at Port Douglas is also quite good for small kids. They can feed kangaroos etc.  There is heaps to do! Am sure you will have a great holiday!
PS - Green Island is gorgeous for a day trip and of course the magnificent Great Barrier Reef. |
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posted 26-11-2012 @ 11:06 PM
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Oh we loved it there & stayed at Trinity Beach. All of the above what MrsCressy suggested. Lagoon on Esplanade was so much fun as it was so hot. |
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posted 27-11-2012 @ 06:48 AM
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I loved Trinity Beach (The butterfly house in Kuranda was amazing and even a hit with my fifteen year old teenager),a handmade lolly shop over there
for the sweet tooth.
Going for a cruise on one of the boats to snorkel or dive is great..
(I went diving but was tragically sea sick blerghhhh.)
Sky Rail is a beautiful view.
For the adventurous ...or not... we all went Bungee jumping, all our first time at the varying ages of 11, 15, 36 and 43 it was amazing and not hard
at all (gasp)
For those not so adventurous there is a swing thingy..
I agree Port Douglas is gorgeous and having a hire car made everything possible at any time.
Have Fun |
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posted 27-11-2012 @ 07:01 AM
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You HAVE to go visit Hartleys Crocodile Farm!
It's amazing and well priced!
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posted 27-11-2012 @ 07:29 AM
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Agree, get a hire car. The buses stop and start at all the hotels and can take forever to get anywhere, (especially if you are travelling with a 2
y.o.). Many nice beach resorts between Cairns and Port Douglas. We have stayed in the area many times. Loved Trinity Beach when the children were
younger too. Half the fun of a holiday is the anticipation and planning, : |
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posted 27-11-2012 @ 08:40 AM
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I am going to Cairns for a week over christmas and found that all activities can be expensive so, to save money, i bought Red Balloon vouchers from
other lottos members at a good price and booked my activities through red balloon. Have a look here Red Balloon Cairns lowest price to highest
Yeh baby!!
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posted 27-11-2012 @ 04:18 PM
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green island is amazing |
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posted 27-11-2012 @ 04:23 PM
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We stayed in Port Douglas and just driving around that area was amazing. Cairns is so beautiful |
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posted 27-11-2012 @ 10:24 PM
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awesome idea herbiehib thank you so much.
| Quote: | Originally posted by herbiehib
I am going to Cairns for a week over christmas and found that all activities can be expensive so, to save money, i bought Red Balloon vouchers from
other lottos members at a good price and booked my activities through red balloon. Have a look here Red Balloon Cairns lowest price to highest |
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posted 27-11-2012 @ 10:25 PM
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Thank you everyone for your help. Ive heard about the butterfly place, think my daughter will love it, will have to check out hartleys and kuranda and
green island i think. |
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posted 28-11-2012 @ 12:53 AM
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I would get a hire car too! I did the skyrail thing and the reef trip thing but the best thing we did was hire a car for the day and drive towards
cape tribulation.....forest was beautiful.... |
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posted 28-11-2012 @ 09:28 AM
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I also suggest Mossman Gorge and Pimpana Park near Port Douglas.
Mossman Gorge is icy cold all year round and very beautiful. Pimpana Park was built by a fellow for his love who never came, it is heritage and eerie |
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posted 28-11-2012 @ 11:25 AM
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Definately Kuranda..... We went to Port Douglas and did a Quicksilver barrier reef tour... Highly recommended.. we stayed at palm cove.
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posted 28-11-2012 @ 05:07 PM
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Hire a little pontoon boat in Port Douglas and go fishing. Kids might even see a croc or two. My guys drove the pntoon, caught fish and saw a croc.
Go twilight sailing at the Port Douglas Yacht Club. It is free and there are some yachts that will take kids - just ask. Dinner is yummy too. |
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posted 28-11-2012 @ 06:09 PM
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Definitely get a hire car. When we did it, we had a day of driving south, a day of driving north (port douglas), a day of driving west (ended up at a
wind farm I recall) etc. We saw lots of waterfalls, a big crater filled with water from a meteor.
Did an island day tour too - not sure which island (wasn't green island though) and lunch was included when you got to the island. That was great
too.
Just a beautiful place. Was our favourite place to holiday ever. I loved all the mountains around Cairns, just beautiful. Was sad when I got home
and everything was flat and there was no mountains.
We spent no time whatsoever in the CBD, there was too many interesting things to visit elsewhere.
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posted 28-11-2012 @ 06:56 PM
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P.s it is really easy to drive around Cairns, I know some people worry but Cairns is quite small and the traffic and the roads are easy and well
signed, we did take our own GPS which was lucky as even the more expensive hire car did not have one! |
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posted 28-11-2012 @ 09:52 PM
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we are hiring a car for sure, need it with the little one. I like the idea of driving in a different direction each day.
so many ideas, damn, now i wish i had of booked longer |
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