What to do and see in Cairns, Queensland: The Best Nature & Wildlife Tours

September 1, 2021 Jasper Kershner

Cairns is the perfect city for merry revelers, passionate divers and adrenaline junkies, offering booming nightlife and heart-pounding adventure amid a vibrant, tropical setting.  This friendly Queensland city of 130,000 is a gateway to the Great Barrier Reef, Daintree National Park, Cape Tribulation, Cooktown and the rest of Cape York Peninsula. Embark on an eco-adventure or take a dip in a lagoon pool before hitting the town to unwind and shake what you’ve got Down Under.
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1. Wait-a-While Rainforest Tours

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Wait-a-While Rainforest Tours

'Wait-a-While Rainforest Tours' specialises in small group rainforest wildlife tours with a twist! As a lot of Australian rainforest animals are nocturnal (at least 80% of them) a night element and spotlighting is always included with a knowledgeable, enthusiastic guide. It is magical to be involved in seeing a wild animal unrestricted in its natural environment in the rainforest, especially at night with all the new sights and sounds around you. On our tours we can never guarantee what we will see but we do promise you will see something! As an example we often see the elusive platypus (we have at least a 90% success rate) and the rare Tree Kangaroo as well as rare birds, musky rat kangaroos, possums, frogs, owls, reptiles, bandicoots and various invertebrates. Your wildlife adventure starts early afternoon with pick ups from your Cairns hotels and returns you around 10pm. Included is binoculars, wet wether gear, afternoon tea in the forest and dinner at a country restaurant.

2. Adventure North Australia Tours

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Adventure North Australia Tours

If you are into history, botany, adventure, getting away from it all, seeing the rainforest and the outback, or 4wd driving then a tour to Cooktown is the trip for you. For those interested in learning about our regions rich Aboriginal culture, join us on the Daintree Dreaming Day Tour where you can have a better understanding of this unique and interesting culture with the Kuku Yalanji people, the traditional owners of the lands we visit including Mossman Gorge.

3. Discovery Tours Australia

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Discovery Tours Australia

Specialising in Small Group tours, Discovery Tours Australia offer daily departures to Cape Tribulation & The Daintree Rainforest, Kuranda and beyond. Our extended tours operate from May until October and included tours to Cape York Peninsula (Cairns to Cape York) and The Savannah Way (Cairns to Darwin)

4. North Queensland Wildscapes

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North Queensland Wildscapes

Join me in a tour around some of the less visited but extremely photogenic sites around tropical north Queensland on a half or full day tour. Small groups - max 4 - so personal attention is assured and no 2 tours are likely to be the same. I cater for the experienced enthusiast/professional or if you are new to outdoors photography. photography I'd like to help you get the best out of your camera and the wonderful subjects presented.

5. Cairns Tableland Tours

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Cairns Tableland Tours

Family owned business specialising in Cruise Ship Tours in Cairns, Yorkey's Knob and Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia.

6. Barefoot Tours

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Barefoot Tours

Here at Barefoot Tours we know you don’t want to spend the day rushing between the waterfalls, with no time to really appreciate the beauty of nature around you – which is why our tours are all about relaxing and having a whole lot of fun! ALL of our tours visit parts of the World Heritage Wet Tropical Rainforest, which has been around and intact since dinosaurs roamed the Earth! Each of our tours has the opportunities to swim, so make sure you bring your swimmers and a towel! We have three tours available online: 1. Atherton Tablelands Waterfalls Day Tour (our most popular/famous one) 2. Mission Beach & Dunk Island Day Tour 3. Cape Tribulation & Daintree Rainforest Day Tour

7. Reef Teach

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Reef Teach

Reef Teach is the only dedicated Great Barrier Reef education company. It primary role is performing information shows about the Great Barrier Reef. These shows are design to enhance and compliment tourists Great Barrier Reef trips. Reef Teach's highly qualified and experienced marine biologists take their customers on a tour of the Great Barrier Reef. With the use of hundreds of high quality images, videos and real marine specimens. The marine biologists introduce everyone to the diversity of animals they can actually see, from individuals as small as a pins head right up to those individuals as big as dolphins and whales. Plus their will give their guests the helpful hints on where to find these beautiful animals. While sharing all this knowledge their they will be telling you the animals own personal stories.msomemof these stories will amaze you. Thought these three main goals, 1) introducing one to the diversity of live one can see, 2) the helpful hints on where to find these beautiful animals and 3) the animals personal stories, tourist will see more and enjoy they reef trip even further. "with learning comes appreciation..."

8. Uncle Brian's Tours

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Uncle Brian's Tours

Welcome to Far North Queensland where you’ll be taken on a friendly and personal journey through a tropical wonderland! Visit the Atherton Tablelands or Cape Tribulation and you could be walking and talking your way through ancient rainforests, swimming in crystal clear waterfalls and rainforest creeks, rock sliding, singing, lazing on beautiful beaches, floating in a volcanic crater lake and spotting rare wildlife and crocs! While all the time having Fun!

9. FNQ Nature Tours

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FNQ Nature Tours

Far North Queensland is a wildlife enthusiast’s paradise! Our small group tours explore the rainforest habitat, concentrating on the endemic wildlife found within. Our passionate and knowledgable guides are eager to share the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area with you. Allow us to take you on a journey of a lifetime! James – Owner

10. Outback Spirit

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Outback Spirit

Travel up the wild and sparsely populated Cape York Peninsula to the tip of Australia on this unique 4WD adventure. Enjoy incredible highlights, including the exceptionally rated 'Quinkan Galleries', the vast wilderness of Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park, the ancient Daintree and a fascinating tour of Kazu Pearl Farm on Friday Island. Travel in comfort aboard our 5-star 4WD Mercedes Benz coach.

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