Cairns Beaches Travel Guide
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Sweeping north from
Cairns are the Cairns Beaches – a strip of beautiful unspoiled coastline that stretches for 26km beyond the Barron River Bridge and the canefields. Here are all the ingredients for an idyllic tropical holiday – pale turquoise water shadowed with coral reefs, brilliant white sand beaches and rainforest-clad mountain slopes. This is the place to stroll, sail, or windsurf; to go horseriding or fishing; to explore the tidal creeks and mangrove forests; or to stroll along a beach at sunrise or sunset, or by the light of the moon. The Cairns Beaches are some of
Australia's most naturally beautiful and enchanting resorts. Each is a small, separate township with its own character, all boasting beautiful palm-fringed beaches with easy access to the warm waters of the Coral Sea and the underwater playground of the Great Barrier Reef. While
Trinity Beach and
Palm Cove have grown into sought-after resort destinations, the other beaches –
Machans,
Holloways,
Kewarra,
Clifton, Ellis and
Yorkeys Knob – are favourite local swimming spots with beachside cafés, sporting facilities, water activities and a host of visitor attractions. These coastal villages make up the area known as the ‘Marlin Coast’ – home of the black marlin, a gamefish that draws anglers from all over the world, particularly for the marlin season between August and December. An international marina at Yorkeys Knob can provide shelter for over 80 visiting yachts, and has its own boat club and bistro with breathtaking views of the Coral Sea. Visitors are also able to hire a range of gear for watersports. Boats leave daily from Palm Cove to take guests out to some of the world’s best diving spots on the Great Barrier Reef. The beaches all offer quality accommodation catering for all budgets and styles, and some of the region's best restaurants and nightlife.