Cairns & Great Barrier Reef is one of the top travel destinations in Australia, drawing half a million visitors from around the world every year. Located in northern Queensland, Cairns & Great Barrier Reef region is in the heart of Australia’s tropics.

Explore the Great Barrier Reef & the ancient Daintree Rainforest, relax in Port Douglas, island hop to Green Island and Fitzroy Island or head inland to the mountaintop rainforest village of Kuranda.

The Wanderbug acknowledges the Djabugay & Yidinji peoples as the First Nations owners of the lands now recognised as Cairns & Kuranda. The Wanderbug pays respect to their Elders, lores, customs and creation spirits and recognises that these lands have always been places of great natural beauty, culture and community. 

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