Cairns Aquarium and small group City Sightseeing Tour | 8 hours

9 Reviews | Cairns & the Tropical North
From $125.40 per person Lowest Price Guarantee
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Cairns Aquarium and small group City Sightseeing Tour
2 Adults x $127.08
$254.16
Approx Total
$254.16

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Hotel drop off at the completion of city sights tour
  • Turtle Rehabilitation tour, where you will be taken to meet the sea turtles in our care.
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Entrance to Cairns Aquarium
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • Devonshire afternoon tea with tea or coffee
  • Transfers to the Cairns Aquarium, make own way to 5 Florence St Cairns for 10am
  • Lunch

Overview

Visit the Cairns Aquarium independently and at your leisure to meet 16,000 animals from Tropical North Queensland’s two world heritage listed areas - the Wet Tropics Rainforest and the Great Barrier Reef. Includes 30 minute Tour of the Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre, a not-for-profit, volunteer-run, charitable entity caring for rescued sea turtles. Learn about the dangers that sea turtles face, like ingesting plastics, boat strikes and habitat loss. Complete your experience with lunch at Dundee’s Restaurant with a stunning sea life backdrop. (NOT INCLUDED) You will be collected from the Cairns Aquarium by Cairns Discovery Tours for your afternoon city sights and surrounds guided tour. Enjoy Devonshire afternoon tea before visiting the Cairns Flecker Botanical Gardens, Lower Barron Gorge National Park, beautiful Palm Cove beach and more

Meeting points

Please make your own way to the Cairns Aquarium. Opens at 9.30am. Your guide will collect you from the entrance of the Cairns Aquarium at 12:45pm to commence the afternoon Cairns City Sights Tour. At the completion of the tour you will be taken to your accommodation in Cairns or Northern Beaches.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

  • Cairns Aquarium

    Make your way to the Cairns Aquarium for 9.30am - and at your leisure meet 16,000 animals from Tropical North Queensland’s two world heritage listed areas - the Wet Tropics Rainforest and the Great Barrier Reef. Your visit includes a 30 minute guided tour of our Turtle Rehabilitation Centre at 11.30am. Learn about the dangers that sea turtles face, like ingesting plastics, boat strikes and habitat loss.

    3 hours

  • Cairns Museum

    A dedicated guide will take you on an exclusive tour to discover the story of Cairns through tales, collections and photographs. (Free wifi and complimentary re-entry for 3 days).

    20 minutes

  • St Monica's Cathedral

    This Heritage Listed cathedral, dedicated as a memorial to the Battle of the Coral Sea, houses 24 amazing stained-glass windows, depicting the story of creation. They are reputably the largest themed stained-glass windows in the world.

    20 minutes

  • Cairns Botanical Gardens

    Cairns Botanic Gardens. Renown as one of the best exhibitions of tropical plants in Australia, your guided tour will showcase key areas of the gardens, including the Conservatory and the Aboriginal Plant Use section.

    30 minutes

  • Barron Gorge National Park

    Visit the Lower Barron Gorge National Park and Surprise Creek Falls.

    20 minutes

  • Palm Cove Beach

    Take a stroll along the jetty or on the sand on this picture-perfect beach, fringed with coconut trees. Nestled behind the beach is the quiet seaside suburb of Palm Cove, with its’ magnificent paperbark trees.

    30 minutes

Sample Menu

Additional Info

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Wheelie Walkers and wheelchairs not permitted

Free Cancellation

April 25100% refund
April 26No refund

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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Showing 1-5 of 9 reviews with 5 stars

Informative and interesting

Published on Jun, 2024

This was great tour. I thought that 2 and three quarter hours was 2uch but the Aquarium was fantastic and I nearly had enough time. The tour in the afternoon was interesting and informative as we went to a lot of unusual places, the lookout, the gardens, the museum etc. Chris was friendly, kind and helpful and full of knowledge. Good experience all round.

Great overview of Cairns at a good price

Published on Feb, 2024

It was a good value tour with a most knowledgeable driver. The church was amazing,, the museum and guide interesting, and a lovely afternoon tea. We love the Botanical Gardens, the views from the mountains and a lovely trip to Palm Cove. A thoroughly enjoyable day to see highlights of Cairns. Highly recommend.

Wonderful and excellent experience at the Cairns Aquarium and small group tour

Published on Mar, 2023

Chance to see so many different colorful fish. The staff were very friendly. They accommodated us even when we came a day ahead of schedule. One staff Indigo was outstanding in helping us around the facility including getting us in the group tour on the same day that was also scheduled the following day. All in all best time at the Cairns and the group tour. Chris the small grp tour guide very knowledgeable and friendly.

Amazing

Published on Jul, 2022

Fantastic. My husband and I really enjoyed our visit, worth every cent. Just amazing what went into constructing this very, very informative giant aquarium. every turn there was something new to see. Would highly recommend to anyone visiting Cairns.

A great place

Published on Mar, 2022

Great place to see all the fish, sharks, rays and other species that are in the sea and reefs around Cairns

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