Guidebook for Cairns
Everything Else
Some tour companies will do pickups ONLY from motels. This motel is a short walk from our home. Their restaurant, the Southside Bar & Grill also has a large range of fresh seafood dishes.
Cairns Southside International
450 Mulgrave RoadSome tour companies will do pickups ONLY from motels. This motel is a short walk from our home. Their restaurant, the Southside Bar & Grill also has a large range of fresh seafood dishes.
223 Mccoombe St
223 Mccoombe StreetOur location
Cairns City
Cairns CBD
These doctors are very close by and there is a pharmacy in the same location.
The Doctors Mulgrave Road Medical Centre
318 Mulgrave RdThese doctors are very close by and there is a pharmacy in the same location.
Shopping
A wide range of shops, services and food outlets. Only seven minutes walk.
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Stockland Cairns Shopping Centre
537 Mulgrave RdA wide range of shops, services and food outlets. Only seven minutes walk.
About 5 minutes walk. Brand-name clothing, supermarket, Post Office, banks.
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DFO Westcourt station
About 5 minutes walk. Brand-name clothing, supermarket, Post Office, banks.
Food Scene
Local football club. Bars and restaurant at reasonable prices. Five minutes walk. Family friendly.
Cazalys Cairns
344 Mulgrave RdLocal football club. Bars and restaurant at reasonable prices. Five minutes walk. Family friendly.
Thai Coins
314 Mulgrave RdGreat food at reasonable prices. 4 mins walk.
Getting Around
Nearest bus stop into the city - only 3 minutes walk - is in front of the Balaclava School.
Balaclava State School
418 Mulgrave RdNearest bus stop into the city - only 3 minutes walk - is in front of the Balaclava School.
Drinks & Nightlife
Bars and restaurant. Good food at reasonable prices. 5 minutes walk. Family friendly.
Balaclava Hotel - Cairns
423 Mulgrave RdBars and restaurant. Good food at reasonable prices. 5 minutes walk. Family friendly.
Sightseeing
The Cairns Botanic Gardens are a tropical paradise where you can explore the beauty of tropical plants, relax in stunning surroundings and learn about tropical flora and horticulture.
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Cairns Botanískur Garður
78-96 Collins AveThe Cairns Botanic Gardens are a tropical paradise where you can explore the beauty of tropical plants, relax in stunning surroundings and learn about tropical flora and horticulture.
The Cairns Widlife Dome tropical all weather exhibit houses over 400 individual animals, nearly 60 species of birds, mammals, reptiles, frogs and fish.
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Cairns ZOOM og Wildlife Dome
35-41 Wharf StThe Cairns Widlife Dome tropical all weather exhibit houses over 400 individual animals, nearly 60 species of birds, mammals, reptiles, frogs and fish.
Copperlode Dam or Lake Morris is only 20 minutes drive through pristine rainforest. An excellent lookout gives spectacular 180 degree views of Cairns City & Inlet.
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Lake Morris
Copperlode Dam or Lake Morris is only 20 minutes drive through pristine rainforest. An excellent lookout gives spectacular 180 degree views of Cairns City & Inlet.
Entertainment & Activities
The Lagoon is a 4800sq m salt water swimming facility that offers an all-year round, safe, swimming location without stingers and crocodiles. It is also FREE.
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Cairns Esplanade Lagoon
54 EsplanadeThe Lagoon is a 4800sq m salt water swimming facility that offers an all-year round, safe, swimming location without stingers and crocodiles. It is also FREE.