Places to Explore In North of Cairns

Discover the best places to explore in North of Cairns with curated recommendations from our travel experts.

Cape Tribulation

Set dramatically at the base of Mount Sorrow, Cape Tribulation was named by Captain James Cook after a nearby reef snagged the HMS Endeavour, forcing...

  • 2 Restaurants
  • 2 Hotels
  • 2 Things To Do

Cooktown

Traveling north, Cooktown is the last major settlement on the east coast of the continent, sitting at the edge of a difficult wilderness. Its wide...

  • 0 Restaurants
  • 1 Hotels
  • 6 Things To Do

Mossman

This sleepy sugarcane town of just a couple of thousand residents has shops, a medical center, and gas stations, but most visitors merely pass through...

  • 0 Restaurants
  • 2 Hotels
  • 1 Things To Do

Palm Cove

A 35-minute drive north of Cairns, Palm Cove is one of Queensland's jewels: an idyllic, albeit pricey, base from which to explore the far north...

  • 5 Restaurants
  • 5 Hotels
  • 1 Things To Do

Port Douglas

Known simply as "Port" to locals, Port Douglas offers almost as broad a range of outdoor adventures as Cairns, but in a more compact, laid-back...

  • 8 Restaurants
  • 5 Hotels
  • 2 Things To Do

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