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A tourist boomtown bursting with tropical goodness.

Cairns shines with the carnival atmosphere of travellers all year round and the city is positively booming. In 2003 the foreshore was given a Hollywood makeover, with lagoons and the spanking Pier Marketplace, equipping Cairns to be a truly international tourist destination.


Aside from limitless accommodation and dining options, markets, culture, shopping and seaside atmosphere, Cairns' big drawcard is its access to the outer tentacles of the Great Barrier Reef. It's also a good base to discover Port Douglas, the Atherton Tableland, Cape Tribulation and beyond.

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Gilligan's
  (pub/beer hall)

Attached to the backpackers, this colossal bar is fast becoming the most popular joint in town. The chic interior is very Soho 'daahling' and the yawning deck outside, littered with tables, is a treat. Most nights it's an absolute drinking, dancing, mingling bonanza that includes, the world's shortest bungy, the ubiquitous drink specials and a 'foam' party.

Shenannigans
  (live music)

The high-backed booths and dark polished wood scream elegance, but the amicable atmosphere in this Irish-style pub does indeed verge on sheer Shenannigans as the night draws on. Another of Cairn's great drinking holes, this one comes with good ales, a huge beer garden and an outside bistro - plus there's live music and DJs from Thursday to Saturday.

  
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