Australia
Cairns
With the Great Barrier Reef, mountains, tropical rain forests, endless white sandy beaches and fabulous Lagoons overlooking the ocean, this friendly, cosmopolitan, multi-cultural city is the home of the endless summer. Cairns is a diver’s paradise for both beginners and advanced practitioners and a perfect place for sun seekers.
City Sights
- Cairns Foreshore Promenade
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With a 4800-sq-m saltwater swimming lagoon
- Cairns Museum
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Indigenous art
- Cairns Regional Gallery
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The history of Cairns
How to get there
Nearest airport:
Rail connections:
Central Station (5 minute walk from School)
Servicing interstate and country regions.
Bus connections:
Lake Street (15 minute walk from School) City Place
Bus stop near School (1 minute walk)
Population
160 000
Time Zone
GMT+10
Local Currency
AUD
Costs of Living
- Bus ride: 2.90 AUD
- CD: 30 AUD
- Clubbing: 10 AUD
- Soft drink: 2.50 AUD
- Coffee: 3.50 AUD
- Dinner: 20 AUD
- Fast food: 8 AUD
- Movie: 14 AUD
- Pocket money: 150 AUD