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TROPIC • ITINERARIES

Cairns City

Grab a coffee, enjoy the
Esplanade and explore the
city’s heart with a holiday at
home in the Cairns CBD.

STAY HILTON CAIRNS
With a great waterfront location and surrounded by
lush greenery, Hilton Cairns is the perfect base from
which to explore the diverse wonders of this unique
region. The Hilton’s modern rooms and suites are
luxurious oases of comfort and convenience, while
the property’s recreational amenities provide plenty
of fun things to do. Culinary indulgence awaits in
the hotel’s restaurants such as Mondo’s on the
Waterfront, and the hotel’s spectacular scenery is a
DO BLAZING SADDLES perfect backdrop for any event.
The longest established horse riding and quad bike tour
company in Far North Queensland, Blazing Saddles is a WHERE: 34 Esplanade, Cairns City
must-do activity on any Cairns itinerary. Locally owned and BOOK: (07) 4050 2000 or search “Hilton Cairns”
operated, Blazing Saddles is just 10 minutes from Cairns and
is perfect for a soft adventure activity for the whole family. STAY DOUBLETREE BY HILTON
The horse-riding tour offers a safe, relaxing way to meander Boasting uninterrupted views of the Coral Sea, and a
through rainforest pockets, mangrove wetland, sugarcane stunning natural setting amidst landscaped tropical
fields and native bush. With a stable of horses to suit all gardens, the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Cairns is
ages and levels, it’s the perfect family adventure. Draw up just a short walk from the city centre. Stylish and
on horse-back alongside the 18-acre billabong for a look at comfortable, guest rooms and suites are flooded
some spectacular native bird life and the chance to see a with natural light through floor-to-ceiling windows.
croc in the wild. Pickup at your accommodation is available. DoubleTree is also located opposite the Cairns
Aquarium, also featured in this Tropic Itinerary.
VISIT: 96 Yorkeys Knob Rd, Yorkeys Knob
BOOK: (07) 4055 7400 or blazingsaddles.com.au WHERE: 121-123 The Esplanade, Cairns City
BOOK: (07) 4050 6070 or search “DoubleTree Cairns”

DO CAIRNS AQUARIUM
As the only aquarium DINE C’EST BON
in the world dedicated Cairns’ only truly French restaurant,
exclusively to the habitats the team at C’est Bon considers
and species of Tropical your visit an indulgent journey of the
North Queensland, the senses. They pride themselves on being
Cairns Aquarium connects delightfully, authentically, classically
visitors with the natural French, yet always affordable and fitting
wonders of The Great Barrier in with smart casual tropical dining.
Reef, The Wet Tropics, The It’s the perfect marriage of French
Gulf Savannah and Cape sophistication and down-to-earth local
York regions. With over charm. With all the trappings of the
16,000 animals and unique team’s training in traditional French
opportunities to get up cuisine, they also acknowledge the
close to some of the world’s splendor and abundance of fresh local
most fascinating, elusive or produce, blending the two to bring you a
deadly creatures, every visit true taste of France - North Queensland
VISIT: 5 Florence St, is unforgettable. Check out style. Come along and dust off your
Cairns City the Aquarium’s website for French, or just enjoy a touch of real
CONTACT: (07) 4044 7300 or everything you need to plan French charm (genuine accents thrown
cairnsaquarium.com.au your visit, including general in for free). Bon Appetit!
facility and accessibility VISIT: 20 Lake St, Cairns City
information, operating hours CONTACT: (07) 4051 4488 or email [email protected]
and location details.

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