Things to do over the New Year's Day long weekend in Cairns & the Tropical North (Updated 2026)

Our 20-minute Cairns rainforest scenic tour provides a ‘taste’ of this incredible World Heritage-listed natural region. Cairns sits on a floodplain to the south of...
$243

Extend your Cairns rainforest scenic helicopter flight to 30 minutes and we start this experience by climbing quickly with a clearance to 2,500 ft over...
$328

If a quarter horse wasn't the kind of horsepower you had in mind to discover this working farm, swap to four wheels and take an...
$127

Crystals Canyon in the Cairns and Tropical North packs a half-day of abseiling, waterfall swimming, rainforest walks, and rock jumps into a guided canyoning adventure....
$178

Start your day with a swift 45-minute catamaran journey to the breathtaking Green Island, where you'll have 2 hours to discover its vibrant coral reef...
$243

Cairns itself becomes the puzzle in this self-guided outdoor escape game - no venue, no host, just your team and the streets. Magnus has taken...
$23

Discover Cairns' vibrant nightlife on the Ultimate Party Bus Pub Crawl, recognized as the best pub and club tour in the city. This exciting double-decker...
$46

Discover Cairns like never before with the Secrets of Cairns City Game, a fun self-guided walking tour and city game packed with puzzles, riddles and...
$23

At Sunlover, every introductory and certified dive is fully guided, with a maximum of just four divers per instructor. Smaller groups mean more individual attention,...
$283

This is a 4 days tour covering all the main attractions in Cairns, very economical, tailored based on the what people like when they visit...
$1,348

