Experiences

If you are looking for a holiday spot and you picked Cairns, then you are going to have a lot of fun. Cairns attracts many tourists for its beautiful beaches, scenic landscape and winter sunshine. You can experience white water rafting, ballooning and whale watching in Cairns. If you are still confused that where to stay, then these are the best Cairns resorts to have a look on:

One of the best resorts in Cairns, it has 3 large pools, a kid’s pool, 3 tennis courts and a free health and wellness centre. This resort offers you masseuse, sauna and fitness classes. You can get your own balcony to get the view of the Cairns esplanade or the tropical mountains.

A 10-minute drive from the centre of the city and Cairns Airport, Cairns Colonial Club Resort is an award winning hotel, set on 11 acres of the lush. It offers you beautiful tropical gardens with three lagoon style swimming pools, children's playground and wedding venue.

Here are the Best Cairns Resorts:

01

Pullman Reef Hotel Casino

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Pullman Reef hotel casino is a hedonist's heaven. With a nightclub casino, 4 bars and restaurants, live entertainment and a rooftop rainforest dome you will never run out of places to enjoy. The rooms are divided into superior, deluxe and presidential categories. With a high end connectivity business lounge you can be right on top of your business trip.

The hotel has some of the best meeting facilities in town. Each room has a spa bath and Roger and gallet functionality. With high speed internet connection and settings you can book all your tours for Cairns. They also have a high definition TV and have video on demand with the latest releases and a wide range of TV channels. Here the executive lounge access has also been extended to children. They are very particular about the safety of their customers.

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Highlight: The Pullman Reef is a perfect getaway for people who come to Cairns to party and have a good time.

Location: 35-41 Wharf Street, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia

Price: Rs 10,625

02

Rydges Esplanade Resort

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Rydges Esplanade Resort Cairns is well suited to cater to both the leisure and corporate clients. There are 3 large pools, a kid’s pool, 3 tennis courts and a free health and wellness centre. You can also avail a masseuse, sauna and fitness classes. The Rydges Esplanade is conveniently located near the best of dining and shopping in Cairns. Get your own private balcony with the view of the Cairns esplanade or the tropical mountains.

Savour the in-house CHB restaurant and bar which has a buffet breakfast and all day dining facilities. Indulge in the fire and ice dinner which mixes a buffet with la carte blanche. The flaming grill will cook your food the way you like it right in front of you. There are various cheese and dessert selection as well. Rydges also boasts of a convenience store and a hair salon.

Rydges Esplanade Resort

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Highlight: The various restaurants and cuisines on offer are something to watch out for.

Location: 209-217 Abbott St, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia

Price: Rs 6,039 - Rs 9,730

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Mantra Trilogy

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Positioned right on the Cairns esplanade, the Mantra trilogy is sure to show you a good time. It is in Cairns CBD. All the major attractions and tourist destinations are located nearby. Mantra Trilogy has roomy surroundings and an exquisite taste in infrastructure with its post modernistic architecture. Since the rooms have been designed for maximum relaxation and comfort, one can be in complete ecstasy when here.

Every room has a separate dining area and laundry facilities. The pool decks looking over the ocean offers beautiful afternoon to be spent. There are various restaurants nearby offering cuisines like indigenous Australian, Japanese, Mexican, Thai, Indian and Lebanese. Villa Romana downstairs will offer a never like before Mediterranean gastronomic experience.

Mantra Trilogy

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Highlight: The modern architecture and spacious rooms are definitely worth checking out.

Location: 105 101/105 Esplanade, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia

Price: Rs 5,704 - Rs 11,676

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Cairns Colonial Club Resort

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Cairns Colonial Club Resort is an award winning hotel. It has a children's playground and a 3 lagoon styled swimming pools. Housing 345 excellently styled rooms, it offers guests a wide range of accommodations. It is one of the most popular hotels in tropical new Queensland and is famous worldwide for its services. Combining the relaxed atmosphere of a tropical resort and the features of a mainstream hotel it provides all amenities to a number of guests staying at the hotel at any point of time.

One of its features that appeal to families that come to the Cairns colonial is that they do not charge for children. The rooms are large and well lit with modern interiors. Most rooms have kitchenette for light cooking and a large flat screen TV. Some also have a private balcony or lanais overlooking a private pool or the oceanfront.

Cairns Colonial Club Resort

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Highlight: Some rooms have a private balcony or lanais overlooking a private pool or the oceanfront. Further varied styles of accommodations are available here.

Location: 18-26 Cannon St, Manunda QLD 4870, Australia

Price: Rs 4,034 - Rs 6,387

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BreakFree Royal Harbour Resort

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At the Esplanade in Cairns sits the BreakFree Royal Harbour Resort which promises to make its customers experience the best that Cairns has to offer. Across the Cairns lagoon and Trinity bay, with its shops, malls, restaurants, cafes and shops, Breakfree will put you right where the action is. If a hefty price tag is why you fear, then come to Breakfree for a budget consciously priced ocean view rooms.

There is much to explore at Cairns And Breakfree will help you at it. Get on its trips to dain tree tropical and the Great Barrier Reef. While at the hotel you can chill on the second floor where there is swimming pool overlooking the oceanfront. The different types of rooms here include - king and queen, executive and deluxe rooms.

BreakFree Royal Harbour Resort

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Highlights: It has spacious airy rooms and a wide range of food on offer.

Location: 73-75 Esplanade, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia

Price: Rs 6,372 - Rs 12,542

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The Lakes Cairns Resort

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The lakes Cairns resort and spa is an award winning 4½ star hotel. Nearby to the botanical gardens and a short drive away from CBD, here you can experience a completely self contained apartment with your own private balcony or lanais. Throughout the hotel one could find lagoon style pools and spas for your service. You can order from your 24 hour room service or dine in, as you wish.

One could also cool up their own private poolside BBQ with a bunch of family and friends. The tour desk has various tours on offer. It has been renowned for its dedication to service. This award winning hotel has various kinds of rooms on offer for a wide range of budgets. Many of the locals also drop in to enjoy its restaurants which are known to employ brilliant chefs. Apart from TV and films, this hotel also offers free unlimited Wi-Fi and has a fully functional fitness center so that you do not put on that holiday weight.

The Lakes Cairns Resort

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Highlights: The spa here is especially famous for its relaxation techniques and international masseurs.

Location: 2 Greenslopes St, Cairns North QLD 4870, Australia

Price: Rs 7,092 - Rs 11,752

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Half Moon Bay Resort

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The lush and cottage style Half Moon Bay Resort is located at Yorkeys knob, opposite the half moon bay golf course. This serene beach side suburb is sure to soothe your senses. You can combine your stay with the tours and trips around New Queensland. Rick and Ellen, the hosts at Half Moon Bay Resort ensure that you have a comfortable stay by creating an extremely friendly and hospitable environment.

The 12 apartments of the Half Moon Bay Resort are self contained units overlooking the half moon bay golf course. There is a spa pool and a freeform saltwater pool beside a completely equipped BBQ area. Each room can house four people comfortably and has a private balcony with kitchens and laundry services.

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Location: 1 Miramontes Point Rd, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019, United States

Highlights: It is adjacent to half moon bay golf course and half moon bay yacht club.

Cost: Rs 18,520 - Rs 43,011

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Trinity Links Resort and Apartments

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This multi accommodation resorts stand proudly on the esplanade with its lush greenery and posh apartment style rooms. This modern hotel is privileged to have an intoxicating ocean view with sun dazzling boats lazing around in the cool summer sun. Trinity links is also strategically located with shopping malls, cinemas, and restaurants serving various international cuisines.

The rooms are large and airy and have many types of accommodations for varying budgets. It has a swimming pool and spa for relaxing after a hot day in Cairns. The fitness centre is complimentary and is equipped with the latest in fitness technology. If you are on a business trip the conference centre will make sure you are always connected. The in house restaurant serves continental breakfast and had an open bar.

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Location: 72-84 Kowinka St, White Rock QLD 4868, Australia

Highlight: The various types of accommodations at Trinity links resort and apartments are designed to suit various needs and budgets.

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Pacific Hotel Cairns

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The Pacific hotel Cairns is a hotel which specializes in personalized service with its award winning hospitality. This hotel is near the beautiful Trinity Harbour. It is also very close to the reef fleet terminal. It is just a short walk away from the local markets and a casino, thereby making it an ideal location.

Further, it is extremely strategically located as it is very near to places like sea port and marina, parklands, reef casino, fashion boutiques, art galleries, Cairns esplanade restaurants and shops and an esplanade resort style lagoon pool. The Pacific hotel aims to bring back the bygone era where friendly service and great hospitality where the norm rather than the exception. It has standard, superior, executive and deluxe rooms. The bushfire restaurant with its 24 hour buffet will make sure you never go hungry.

Pacific Hotel Cairns

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Location: 43 Esplanade, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia

Highlights: It is highly known for its personalized service and the 24 hour buffet available here is a lifesaver.

Cost: Rs 6,653 - Rs 9,543

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DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Cairns

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Doubletree by Hilton Cairns prides itself on having an uninterrupted view of the expansive Coral Sea. It is conveniently nestled between tropical landscaped gardens. Doubletree can be walked to in just 5 minutes from the main city centre. It overlooks the picturesque Cairns seascape and is not very far away from the Cairns casino and lagoon. The business, Entertainment and retail are right by its doorstep. This hotel boasts of a 25 hour business centre so you could always stay connected, should you choose to.

The tour desk will help you plan your trip to various destinations including the Great Barrier Reef, daintree tropical rainforest, Atherton tablelands and the Cairns esplanade. The gardens surrounding this hotel make for a great venue for outdoor celebrations. It also houses the atrium, which provides Mediterranean cuisine.

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Cairns

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Highlight: It is a rejuvenating tropical landscape which includes a Barramundi fish pond.

Location: 121-123 Esplanade, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia

Price: Starts from Rs 10,646

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Shangri-La Hotel, The Marina, Cairns

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Shangri-la is just perfect for that spectacular view of the Cairns seascape. The recliner awaits you to descend upon it as you stare hypnotically at nature's spectacular wonder that unfurls in front of you. Here, Cairns’ sprawling seascape stretches before you. You recline on the marble floor and immerse yourself in this spectacle of nature from your spacious balcony. The view of unparalleled beauty unfurls at Shangri-La Hotel, The Marina, Cairns.

One should stay at the Shangri-la for its spectacular view of the marina and let its mellow sounds wash over you. You see the sun dazzling boats wander about in the marina making you wish you were right there on the calm waters of Cairns. The hotel has been refurbished with all modern amenities that one would need on any relaxing holiday. Its various restaurants and bars cater to every major cuisine. The restaurants here are famous for their BBQ and local fare.

Shangri-La Hotel, The Marina, Cairns

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Highlight: This hotel has one of the best views and is located in a prime location.

Location: Pier Point Rd, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia

Price: INR 12,000-18,000

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Tropical Heritage Cairns

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The Tropical Heritage at Cairns is an award winning hotel where one could experience Melanesian hospitality. All of their rooms have been refurbished with modern amenities and are technologically advanced. The tour desk of the Tropical Heritage Cairns helps you plan your New Queensland adventure and trips to the Great Barrier Reef, cruising and diving tours in the Madang and Papa New Guinea.

Away from the noise and bustle of the city, it is an ideal location to relax while you regale the lush, tropical surroundings. It also serves an abundant continental breakfast that will satiate your taste buds. The Masonic lodge is perfect for meetings and get-togethers.

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Location: 8 Minnie St, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia

Highlight: Since it is away from the city, the Tropical Heritage Cairns is exceptionally quiet and very peaceful.

Cost: Price of the Tropical Heritage at Cairns ranges from Rs 4,496 - Rs 7,649

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Holiday Inn Cairns Harbourside

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By the Cairns esplanade, stands the travelers favourite Holiday Inn. Overlooking the majestic Trinity bay, the Holiday Inn has always been popular with tourists and businessmen for its friendly and efficient service. With beautiful tropical gardens on all sides and an awe-inspiring ocean view, this hotel has 173 rooms on offer for all varieties of tastes and travelers.

The famous Teshi's restaurant and the blue mango cafe wine bar will make sure you are never on an empty stomach. All the rooms have their own private balcony and a spectacular hinterland view. Its amenities include - 24 hour room service, CBD shuttle to and fro from the city, 24 hour business centre. It is just a 5 minute drive away from the Cairns airport.

Holiday Inn Cairns Harbourside

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Highlights: It is a popular hotel for many tourists and businessmen. Staying here will help you collect points which can be used at any part of the world.

Location: 209-217 The Esplanade, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia

Price: >Rs 10,000

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Ibis Styles Cairns

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Just two blocks away from Lagoon pool is the IBIS styles Cairns that is nestled in the city centre. This 75 room hotel is just a short walk away from the reef terminal, film theatre, night market and casinos. This hotel's amenities include - 24 hour reception and room service, restaurant and bar, BBQ facility, tour desk and guest laundry.

Adding value to it are its various services like satellite and Foxtel channels and unlimited free Wi-Fi. These individually controlled air conditioned rooms offer the best view. One can also avail if the various Great Barrier Reef tours from the hotel itself. The friendly staff is always at your Beck and call for your convenience and is carried out with utmost confidentiality.

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Highlights: Ibis Styles Cairns boasts of friendly staff and great tour desk.

Location: 15 Florence Street, Corner of Florence and Lake St, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia

Price: Rs 5,083 - Rs 48,252

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Cairns Sheridan Hotel

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The Cairns Sheridan is an affordable luxury hotel. It is a heaven of luxury that would fit just right for your pockets. Close to the city of Cairns and the Cairns International airport, makes its strategic location an absolute convenience for tourists. It has spacious modern rooms and prides on itself for having the friendliest staff in Cairns. Their rooms include - the deluxe suite, king size executive and ultra luxurious suites.

Hotel is equipped with amenities including individually controlled air conditioners, baths, Wi-Fi, tea and coffee facilities, Mini bar, television, palms restaurant and cocktail bar, free in-house movies, pool, guest gym, self service laundry. Cairns Sheridan is a brilliant choice for those who would want to spend more on buying experiences rather than just a hotel room. Its location makes it perfect for all kinds of tours around Cairns as it is in the epicenter of a very happening locality.

Cairns Sheridan Hotel

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Highlight: It has a room for every budget and every king of accommodation style.

Location: 295 Sheridan St, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia

Price: >Rs 7000

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Cairns Botanic Gardens

The Cairns botanical gardens officially known as Flecker botanical garden is a botanic reserve in Collins Avenue. It is named after Dr. Hugo Flecker who is known for his immense botanical contribution to this place. Commenced on the 2 of February 2007, it has since become a world heritage listed site. It is also known as Fitzalan's Botanical gardens and Edge hill nursery and it is one of the best places to visit in Cairns.Having a special place in Cairns history this garden has its native sausage tree kigella pantana, hoop pines Araucaria cunninghamii and Cook pine Araucaria columnaris. Further down Goodwin street are the damson plum and a blue quandong. There are rainforest understory plants along the creek with paperbarks and a Leichhardt tree. Aroids and gingers are a part of the garden as well. The walking area is non slippery due to the use of exposed aggregate concrete.Location: Collins Ave, Edge Hill QLD 4870, AustraliaHighlight: The garden has its theme based on the botanical historical evolution of the new Queensland region.

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13 February 2020

Jai Pandey Cairns Bungy Jumping with Transfers

Excellent

What an experience. I felt like I was flying. I was such a wonderful feeling. the drop was very high and adventurous.

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Aanand Sharma Giant Jungle Swing Cairns Experience

Excellent

We had never done a giant swing before. we did it for the first time and it was amazing. it was great that the transfers were included in the package otherwise it would have been difficult to get to the location.

13 February 2020

Abani Gupta Giant Jungle Swing Cairns Experience

Excellent

I had heard a lot about the cairns giant jungle swing, I did some research and found thrillophilia price the lowest. I went with my partner. I was an amazing experience for both of us. thanks thrillophilia.

13 February 2020

Devadatt Dhawan Cairns Canyoning Adventure

Excellent

At first I was very afraid to do the activity. I contacted thrillophilia and the executives helped to overcome my fear. I book the package and I went there and met the instructor. He also guided me a lot and helped to overcome my fear. I finally did the activity.

13 February 2020

Bhushan Gandhi Cairns Canyoning Adventure

Excellent

I am a lover of water sports, so I bought this Cairns canyoning adventure from Thillophilia. It was a great experience. The instructors were very skilled and taught me a lot about canyoning.

14 February 2020

Heema Johar Cairns Flyboard Adventure

Excellent

I was worried if i would be able to do it or not, but my guide taught me well, he patiently helped me stand straight on the flyboard.I enoyed it a lot

14 February 2020

Shreya Menon Cairns Flyboard Adventure

Excellent

Flyboading is the only thing I could not do on my last trip to cairns. I did not want to miss it this time. it was a great great experience. the guide taught me how to do it and i realised that i am a quick learner,

14 February 2020

Aaditya Bhattacharya Cairns Bungy Jump & Giant Jungle Swing

Excellent

This cairns bungy jump & giant jungle swing combo was exactly what I wanted. I looked for some adventure activities in cairns and then I saw this. This combo was cheaper than any other and was very good experience.

13 February 2020

Vidya Embranthiri Cairns Bungy Jump & Giant Jungle Swing

Excellent

I wanted to do both bungy jump & giant jungle swing so I booked this tour. This is my best memory of Australia. The instructors gave a enough time to get prepared for the activities and guided us a lot.

13 February 2020

Tejas Adiga Cairns Bungy Jumping with Transfers

Excellent

My instructor was such an amazing person. He was so down to earth, i had a good chat with him. he patiently motivated me for Cairns bungee jumping it was a great adventure.