Visiting Cairns

Situated in the heart of Tropical North Queensland, the vibrant and relaxed city of Cairns is your international gateway to the Great Barrier Reef and Wet Tropics rainforest.  It is also the only place on earth where two World Heritage areas meet.

Since 1876, when the town was founded by William Wellington Cairns to serve miners heading to the goldfields, Cairns has evolved to become one of Australia's most cosmopolitan and exciting regional cities comprising a diverse, multi-cultural population of over 150,000 people.