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Cairns Esplanade Lagoon
A 4,800 m² saltwater lagoon on Cairns’ downtown foreshore, lifeguarded, with sandy edges, sculptures and a roughly 3 km seaside promenade.
Queensland · Australia
Cairns
In the destination Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef.
In the photo: Cairns Esplanade
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The city
What to expect from Cairns.
Tropical city in northern Queensland, Cairns is the most commonly used departure point for the reefs of the Great Barrier Reef. The Esplanade waterfront has a saltwater lagoon for swimming and a promenade of about 3 km; boats depart from the pier for Green Island and the outer reefs. In the Edge Hill neighborhood are the Botanic Gardens, at the foot of Whitfield Range forest. The city station is the start of the train to Kuranda.
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The local experience
What to see in Cairns
Island
Green Island
A coral island of about 12 hectares, 27 km from Cairns, a national park and marine park, with beach, forest and reef for snorkeling from the sand, on the Great Barrier Reef.
Garden
Cairns Botanic Gardens
Tropical botanic gardens created in 1886 in Edge Hill, about 4 km from downtown, with collections of regional plants, lakes and trails that climb Whitfield Range.