Backpacking Cairns
Cairns is situated in tropical north Queensland, where the rainforest
meets the reef, and is at the top of the list of Australia's best
known holiday destinations. Some find it too "commercial",
others a tropical paradise with a great feel and social life. Do
yourself a favour and find out for yourself. A big backpacker mecca,
Cairns has an excellent social atmosphere, special events for the
independent traveller and offers a multitude of affordable tours
and packages.
Cairns also provides the perfect access to the Great Barrier Reef,
World Heritage listed rainforests and a laid back lifestyle that
will make you never want to leave!
Cairns has a thriving and popular backpacker culture, with many
restaurants, cafes and nightclubs supporting almost exclusively
backpacker clientele. For those on a budget, backpacker hostels
in Cairns are a popular option for cheap Cairns accommodation.
Mutual back scratching abounds, hostels support the backpackers
who support them! Many have meal deals to go with the accommodation,
as well as a wide network of backpacker supporting businesses which
give discounts for various things around the city.
To go backpacking in Cairns is to PARTY! Backpacker hostels in
Cairns have fun daily specials, and give out lengthy lists of discount
vouchers to tours, restaurants and souvenirs. Some of the funky
things you can expect to find in Cairns hostels include; white water
rafting practice in the pool, strip naked for an adventure tour,
boob painting with your native flag for a bar tab, sumo suit wrestling
and many more crazy party antics!
Many fellow backpackers in Cairns can be found catching some rays
around the lagoon on the Cairns Esplanade. It is permissable to
sunbake topless on the Cairns Esplanade (within a designated area)
and backpacker girls and guys alike flock to the area.
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