Cairns is one of the places on many tourists wish list if they are asked about Australian 'must see' destinations. The city has an international standard airport ,which makes getting there relatively painless, has a tropical climate, is close to the Great Barrier Reef, tropical islands, beautiful beaches and bays, rainforests and all the natural beauty tropical north Queensland has to offer. Tourism is a large if not the major industry for the city and this is one of the most visited places in Australia. Many tour operators offer scuba diving, snorkeling or cruises in glass bottomed boats all to gaze at the beauty of the Great Barrier Reef with its highly coloured tropical marine life. The city is well geared for tourism and has an abundance of accommodation of all standards. Cairns is 1100 miles north of Brisbane and nearly 1800 miles from Sydney. Port Douglas is around 50 miles north of Cairns and is a well appointed chic resort with a celebrity reputation.

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