Things to do on Cairns & Great Barrier Reef Islands

To chat face-to-face to a local about all the best things to see and do on Cairns & Great Barrier Reef Islands, step into a Visitor Information Centre. 

If you’re seeking an outdoor adventure, a romantic getaway, family-friendly vacation or relaxing escape from the everyday, these popular islands offer a range of accommodation options to suit a variety of budgets and needs. Boasting family-friendly attractions, sun-soaked scenery and marine life tours at a sublime holiday destination, Cairns and Great Barrier Reef Islands provide the perfect place to recharge and relax in an oasis that will truly change you.

From Cairns, explore family-friendly Green Island, which perfectly combines down-to-earth adventure with all the comfortable trimmings, or discover Fitzroy Island’s private fringe coral reef system, and the pure natural goodness it affords. Put your feet up in your own luxurious private beach villa at Bedarra Island where you can explore the unspoilt rainforests and palm-fringed beaches of this couples’ hot-spot. Located on the northern end of the Great Barrier Reef, Lizard Island boasts 24 private beaches and a host of unique cultural experiences, and is about as close to heaven as you can get on earth. Take a private vessel to the Frankland Island group or explore with a tour operator, and discover this lesser-known paradise with its fringing reef and abundant wildlife.

Between the white sand beaches, discovering marine life from glass-bottomed kayaks, snorkelling coral gardens right off the beach, a long list of water-based activities or venturing on nature trails with views so beautiful and peaceful you’ll never want to leave, you’ll be sure to be transformed by these tropical slices of paradise.