cairns cruises

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Separate yourself from the world for an hour or weeks and float off into a tropical wonderland as you cruise the Cairns region.

Cairns is home to the Coral Princess cruise line, a fleet of luxury ships dedicated to the waters of the Great Barrier Reef and the top end of Queensland and beyond.

Visitors to Cairns can choose from a variety of cruises with trips lasting as long as five weeks or as short as four days.

For a day cruise visitors can experience the tropical rainforest up close and personal on the unique Daintree Rivertrain or take a trip back in time on one of the Atherton Tablelands crater lakes.

For longer Cairns cruises and Great Barrier Reef cruises visitors need to book well in advance as they only depart on scheduled trips.

Cairns cruises and those north along the Cape York coast are a particularly good option for visitors with mobility issues or small children.

Most day cruises are day-long trips and will provide lunch and transfers. Some Cairns cruises include ‘meet and greets’ of the local Cairns wildlife.

Remember to take your camera as professional shots taken by the cruise company will cost you more.

For a gentle way of discovering the exotic rainforest or pristine Great Barrier Reef, a cruise is the way to go.