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Cairns City Sights and Surrounds Tour: Small-group Historic Exploration with Local Guide
4.8
216 Ratings
Cairns
Discover the historical background of Cairns by touring the city, harbor, beaches, and renowned landmarks in a small group during the afternoon. Encounter unique vistas unavailable on other tours, guided by a local expert.
Discover the historical background of Cairns by touring the city, harbor, beaches, and renowned landmarks in a small group during the afternoon. Encounter unique vistas unavailable on other tours, guided by a local expert.
Duration:
5 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Cairns Region - Begin a delightful small-group tour of Cairns and its surroundings in the afternoon. Travel in comfort by air-conditioned minivan through the city center to the waterfront, where an experienced guide will lead an exploration of the wharves and harbor.
- Cairns Museum - Enjoy a guided tour of the Cairns Museum, with the added…
- Cairns Region - Begin a delightful small-group tour of Cairns and its surroundings in the afternoon. Travel in comfort by air-conditioned minivan through the city center to the waterfront, where an experienced guide will lead an exploration of the wharves and harbor.
- Cairns Museum - Enjoy a guided tour of the Cairns Museum, with the added benefit of complimentary re-entry throughout your stay in Cairns.
- NOA Eat Drink Share - Savor a delightful Devonshire Afternoon tea, complete with tea and coffee.
- Cairns Botanical Gardens - Discover Cairns’ tropical environment on a guided walk through the Flecker Botanical Gardens.
- Lake Morris Road - Keep your camera ready as you visit a breathtaking lookout offering views over the city of Cairns and the Coral Sea.
- Barron Gorge National Park - Experience the city from a hillside lookout with fantastic photo opportunities. Enjoy a walk past the ravines, rugged mountains, and Surprise Creek Waterfall at the Lower Barron Gorge National Park. Currently closed due to Cyclone Jasper’s return in December 2025.
- Palm Cove Beach - Conclude the tour by the water with a stroll along Palm Cove Jetty or the beach. Simply stunning.
What's Included
- Local guide
- Afternoon tea
- Cairns CBD Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- Local guide
- Afternoon tea
- Cairns CBD Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks, unless specified
Additional Information
- Motor scooters not permitted
- No Wheelie Walkers permitted
- Motor scooters not permitted
- No Wheelie Walkers permitted
Location
Cairns
Complimentary Cairns CBD hotel transfers included
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(216 Ratings)
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Carol_y
Jul 17, 2025
Tour guide was tops! - Our guide Chris was friendly, professional, and very kind. He showed us the highlights of the city including some, which are missed by tourists on their own. Great, easy-going storyteller.
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Reachrobyn
Jul 16, 2025
Learnt so much more than I thought!! - Chris the driver n tour guide was fab. The tour was better than I thought. Chris was excellent at his commentating n very interesting. Had a real good half day tour.
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Jantwil69
Jul 11, 2025
Fantastic Tour! - We did a fantastic half-day tour to the cathedral, Cairns Museum, Botanic Gardens, a tea and scone cafe, Mount Whitfield for the stunning scenic city view, Lake Placid and Palm Cove beach. What made the tour truly brilliant and memorable was Chris, the tour guide. He has a huge knowledge of Cairns (and plants!) and is insightful, gracious and considerate. We must also give a shout out to James the guide at Cairns Museum who was also amazing and crammed so much into a short synopsis of Cairns history. This is one of Cairns best-value trips for sure and we would highly recommend it. Five stars!!!
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Tarz00711
Jul 8, 2025
Great tour - What a great experience we had , our tour guide Chris was fantastic . He was very knowledgeable and had a great sense of humour. We were taken to some awesome places around cairns then to palm cove . We all had a great day and would highly recommend this tour to everyone
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Jocelynbd3898oi
May 27, 2025
Cairns Discovery Tours - Ocean Freedom - CAIRNS DISCOVERY TOURS is the best tour operator ever. Maryanne's recommendations for Ocean Freedom, Kuranda Classic and Daintree - Cape Tribulation were amazing.
Maryanne sent confirmation reminders each evening of the tour detailing pick-up time and location.
Ocean Freedom: Fantastic crew, they were there before you knew that you needed them! The day we went was a bit choppy but the crew went out of their way to make you feel comfortable and at ease, nothing was a problem to them
Food was great, pastries and coffee when boarding , followed by Prawns, Chicken & cold meat and salad for lunch, cheese & crackers, fruit and cake; you definitely not go hungry!
I think we had about 50 people on board so was not crowed and the snorkel spots were great.
Thank you Maryanne for organising such a great experience for us.
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Aj_m
May 16, 2025
Great tour of the city ... - Great tour of the city , Chris our guide was informative , knowledgeable and friendly. Visit to the Catholic church was highlight ,must do tour
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Audrey_p
May 8, 2025
Cairns in a half day - Good overall tour of Cairns and its history. Chris was a great guide and gave us the opportunity for some great pictures. Comfortable vehicle and safe driver. The tea and scone was tasty😁
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Y7932zdjasonl
May 6, 2025
Mindblowing - Absolutely mind blowing. Do not miss this tour if in Cairns. I would highly recommend this tour. In particular Josephine Falls and the Boulders.
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Narelle_w
Apr 3, 2025
Great introduction to Cairns and surrounds - A wonderful afternoon, with so much to see and enjoy for every member of the family. Chris, our tour guide was very knowledgable and very entertaining as well. He was able to answer all of our questions. We were taken all around Cairns to experience the sights and history of Cairns and enjoyed a lovely afternoon tea with scones and jam and cream. We thoroughly enjoyed this afternoon tour and the office staff were so accommodating in organising this afternoon tour for us and ensuring we didn't miss our on this tour.
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Julie_b
Jul 2, 2025
Interesting and informative afternoon - This was a good way to see the sights of Cairns especially if you dont have your own transport. Our driver/guide provided an interesting history of Cairns while travelling around. We saw beautiful stained glass windows in St Monica's Cathedral, visited Cairns Museum, had a delicious devonshire tea and then went to the Botanic Gardens. Afterwards we went to a scenic lookout and then stopped at Palm Cove on the way back to Cairns.
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