Attractions Tropical North Coast Qld
Cairns
Art
Gallery
A large
regional
gallery
is being
established
in a
heritage
building
and
will
feature
works
by the
north's
many
artists,
including
a growing
number
of Aboriginals.
Royal
Flying
Doctor
Base
Near
the
gardens
in Cairns
is the
Royal
Flying
Doctor
Base
where
you
can
see
how
this
uniquely
Australian
institution
has
provided
a mantle
of safety
for
residents
and
travellers
in the
outback
since
1928.
The
Reef
Hotel
Casino
The
casino
is built
to the
scale
and
proportion
of the
old
Customs
House
which
is incorporated
into
the
development
site
and
topped
with
a four
story
conservatory
housed
in a
glass
dome.
The
conservatory
is open
day
and
night
with
dining
among
the
native
orchids,
ferns
and
palms.
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Skyrail
Skyrail
takes
you
above
the
rainforest
canopy
between
Cairns
and
Kuranda
on a
six
person
gondola.
A variety
of fascinating
bird
and
animal
life
can
be observed
including
forest
dragons,
ringtail
possums
and
tree
kangaroos.
There
are
two
stops,
the
spectacular
Barron
Falls
and
the
Rainforest
Interpretive
Centre.
The
Skyrail
leaves
from
Smithfield Station
five
minutes
north
of Cairns.
Telephone:
(07)
4038
1555
Karunda
You
can
get
to Kuranda
on the
Kuranda
Tourist
Train
that
winds
its
way
up the
mountain,
past
waterfalls
of the
pristine
Barren
Gorge,
by bus,
by private
car
or on
the
world's
longest
rainforest
cable
way
- Skyrail.
Known
as the
village
in the
rainforest,
this
tiny
hamlet
is famous
for
its
picturesque
beauty,
its
nature
and
cultural
based
enterprises.
The
big
attractions
are A.J.
Hacket
Bungy,
Karunda
Wildlife
Noctarium, which
has
the
world's
best
display
of nocturnal
animals
of Australian
tropical
rainforests,
and The
Australian
Butterfly
Sanctuary which
is the
biggest
in Australia,
housing
2000
butterflies
in a
forest
setting.
Guided
tours
bring
you
close
to huge
Cairns
Birdwing
and
the
iridescent
Ulysses.
The
internationally
acclaimed
multi
award
winning Tjapukai
Dance
Theatre performs
every
day
at 11.00am
and
1.30pm
in their
own
airconditioned
theatre
in Kuranda.
This
overwhelmingly
popular
group
holds
the
1994,
1993
and
1992
National
Tourism
Award.
Authentic,
professional,
entertaining
and
done
with
sensitivity,
this
show
has
become
a world
icon
for
cultural
tourism.
Wild
World
A wildlife
park
with
koalas,
crocodiles,
kangaroos,
cassowaries,
wombats,
emus,
snakes,
birds
and
dingoes.
Includes
an Aboriginal
Culture
Show
which
brings
together
nature
and
culture
through
demonstration
and
dance.
Cook
Highway,
Palm
Cove,
(22km
north
of Cairns)
Telephone:
(07)
4055
3669
Facsimile:
(07)
4059
1166
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