What is Cairns? Where is Cairns? Which are the things to do in Cairns? Normal questions, if you hear for the first time the name of Cairns. Nevertheless, this should not happen ! As you are an avid traveler, you should know some basics about Cairns, as it is one of the major tourists target in Australia, behind much bigger cities as Sidney, Melbourne, and Brisbane.

Cairns location in Australia

Cairns location in Australia

Cairns lies in the Australian state of Queensland, in eastern part of the country. It is 1000 km away from Brisbane and 2400 km from Sidney. There are good trains for journeys from Cairns to Brisbane and Sidney ( don’t you miss a long, but good and comfortable train travel? You have this opportunity in Cairns,Australia.) Cairns lies in the tropical part of Queensland, in the north of the state. All around are some rain forests where you can go hiking and exploring, e.g the Atherton tablelands and the Paronella Park, as also Daintree forests.