Cairns Hotels
Hotels in Cairns Australia are often required by tourists who require short term accommodation. Some tourists may want to see the culture, history, sports and tourist attractions of the famous Australian city. Some tourists may want to stay at hotels that are famous and historic. Some may want to stay at luxury or cheap hotels. Some may want to stay at hotels that have a modern or new design. Some tourists may want to stay at hotels that have good access to luxury facilities.
Some tourists may want to stay at hotels in Cairns that are large or small. Some may want to stay at hotels that are well known and have good access to entertainment and to parking. Some tourists may want to stay at a hotel that had a good reputation. Many tourists may want to have vacations in the city to see the culture, history and tourist attractions of the city and region.
Cairns is situated on lands on which Yidinj was the primary language spoken, over which the Walubarra Yidinji peoples claim prior ownership, and some continuing traditional property rights and interests
Trinity Bay and Inlet, the future site of Cairns, was first named and mapped by Lt James Cook in 1770. Closer investigation by several official expeditions 100 years later recognised its potential for development into a port. Cairns was founded in 1876, hastened by the need to export gold discovered on the tablelands to the west of the inlet. The land on which the settlement was established initially consisted of mangrove swamps and sand ridges. The swamps wer gradually cleared by labourers, and the sand ridges, filled in with ballast from a quarry at Edge Hill, dried mud, sawdust from several local sawmills. Debris collected from the construction of a railway to Herberton on the Atherton Tableland, a project which started in 1886, was also used. The railway opened up land that was later used for agriculture on the lowlands (sugar cane, corn, rice, bananas, pineapples), for and fruit and dairy production on the Tablelands. The success of local agriculture helped Cairns to establish itself as a port, and the creation of a harbour board in 1906 helped to assure its economic future.
During World War II, Cairns was used by the Allied Forces as a staging base for operations in the Pacific.
After World War II, Cairns slowly reinvented itself as a centre for tourism. The opening of the Cairns International Airport in 1984, and the building of the Cairns Convention Centre established the city's overseas reputation as a desirable destination for the tourism and business conference markets.
Cairns is a regional city in Far North Queensland, Australia. The area upon which the city has been built is known in the local Yidiny language as Gimuy. The city itself was named after William Wellington Cairns (the then Governor of Queensland). It was formed to serve miners heading for the Hodgkinson River goldfield, but experienced a decline when an easier route was discovered from Port Douglas. It later developed into a railhead and major port for exporting sugar cane, gold, metals, minerals and agricultural products from surrounding coastal areas and the Atherton Tableland region.
Cairns is located about 1,701 km from Brisbane, and about 2,420 km from Sydney by road. It is a popular travel destination for foreign tourists because of its tropical climate and proximity to many attractions. The Great Barrier Reef can be reached in less than an hour by boat. The Daintree National Park and Cape Tribulation, about 130 km north of Cairns, are popular areas for experiencing a tropical rainforest. It is also a starting point for people wanting to explore Cooktown, Cape York Peninsula, and the Atherton Tableland.
Cairns is located on the east coast of Cape York Peninsula on a coastal strip between the Coral Sea and the Great Dividing Range. The northern part of the city is located on Trinity Bay and the city centre is located on Trinity inlet. Some of the city's suburbs are located on flood plains. The Mulgrave River and Barron River flow within the city's boundary but not through the city itself. The city centre's foreshore is located on a mud flat.
Cairns is a provincial city, with a linear urban layout that runs from the south, at Aloomba, to the north, at Ellis Beach. The city is approximately 52 km from north to south. Cairns has experienced recent urban sprawl, with suburbs occupying land previously used for sugar cane farming.
The Northern Beaches consist of a number of beach communities extending north along the coast. In general, each beach suburb is located at the end of a spur road extending from the Captain Cook Highway. From south to north, these are Machans Beach, Holloways Beach, Yorkeys Knob, Trinity Park, Trinity Beach, Kewarra Beach, Clifton Beach, Palm Cove, and Ellis Beach.
The suburb of Smithfield is located inland against the mountains of the Great Dividing Range, between Yorkeys Knob and Trinity Park. It serves as the main hub for the Northern Beaches, with a modern shopping arcade.
Located south of Smithfield and inland from the Northern Beaches along the edge of the Barron River flood plain are the suburbs of Caravonica, Kamerunga, Freshwater, and Stratford. This area is sometimes referred to as Freshwater Valley, though it is actually the lower part of Redlynch Valley; further up the valley are the suburbs of Redlynch, on the western side of Redlynch Valley, and Brinsmead on the eastern side. Stratford, Freshwater, and Brinsmead are separated from Cairns city by Mount Whitfield (elevation 365 m) and Whitfield Range. Crystal Cascades and Copperlode Dam are also located behind this range. This area is serviced by the Redlynch Central Shopping Centre, a relatively new shopping centre, located in the fast growing area of the Redlynch Valley. This shopping centre is also due to be expanded in the future.
The city centre of Cairns is adjacent to the suburbs of Cairns North, and Parramatta Park, Bungalow, Portsmith, and in close proximity to Westcourt, Manunda, Manoora, Edge Hill, Whitfield, Kanimbla, Mooroobool, Earlville, Woree and Bayview Heights. The small suburb of Aeroglen is pressed between Mount Whitfield and the airport, on the Captain Cook Highway between Cairns North and Stratford.
Southside Cairns, situated in a narrow area between Trinity Inlet to the east and Lamb Range to the west, includes the suburbs of White Rock, Mount Sheridan, Bentley Park, Edmonton. The townships of Goldsborough, Little Mulgrave, and Aloomba are in close proximity to Gordonvale, located on the Mulgrave River. This area is serviced by the Bruce Highway, which is to be developed into a motorway between Woree and Gordonvale to address increasing traffic congestion. Several other small towns and communities that come within Cairns' boundaries are sparsely located along the Bruce highway, the furthest being Mirriwinni, 66 kilometres south of Cairns city; the largest of these townships is Babinda, about 66 kilometres from Cairns.
The city has used its natural surroundings to its advantage with the construction of several small theme parks for tourists. Among them are Rainforestation Nature Park, the Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park, and the Kuranda Skyrail Rainforest Cableway, which extends for 7.5 km.
.The Cairns Seaport, located on Trinity Inlet.
Cairns Airport is an Australian domestic and international airport in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. The airport is located 7 kilometres north of the Cairns central business district in the suburb of Aeroglen.
Trinity Bay is a large bay in the Coral Sea off the east coast of Queensland, Australia. At its southern end is the city of Cairns. Trinity Inlet and Trinity Bay form the location for the Cairns seaport.
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