Cairns City Sights and Surrounds Tour

Overview

Available languages

English

6 hours 30 minutes

Mobile ticket

Learn about the history of Cairns’ visiting the city, port, beaches and famous landmarks on a small-group afternoon tour. Experience sights not seen on other tours with a local guide.

Additional Info

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Motor scooters not permitted

No Wheelie Walkers permitted

Children under the age of 4 are not permitted to travel

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Local guide

Afternoon tea

Cairns CBD Hotel pickup and drop-off

Transport by air-conditioned minivan

Gratuities

Food and drinks, unless specified

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Meeting points

Cairns

Cairns Australia

Complimentary Cairns CBD hotel transfers included

End points

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Cairns Region

Your small-group tour of Cairns and its environs starts in the afternoon with a drive by air-conditioned minivan through the city center and to the waterfront, where you’ll explore the wharves and harbour with your experienced guide

5 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Step inside one of Australia's most breathtaking cathedrals, featuring the World's largest themed stained-glass windows.

20 minutes • Admission Included

Options

Cairns Tour from Cairns Hotels

Half-day Cairns tour including pickup and drop-off from Cairns hotels
Duration: 5 hours: Pick ups commence Cairns City Hotels at 12.30pm - 1.00pm
Devonshire Afternoon Tea with
Air conditioned Toyota Coaster
Pickup included

Reviews

4.85

222 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

194

100% more interesting than doing this by yourself.
Corrie A,
Nov 3, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Without a doubt a excellent tour with our guide Steve! As a solo traveller without a car it is a great way to experience Cairns. All on time, but never had a rushed feeling. Loved every second!
Lots to see
5kerric,
Oct 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This was a great tour to see some of the highlights of Cairns. St Monica's Cathedral (where the stained glass windows are magnificent) Palm Cove, the Cairns Museum and Botanic gardens. Plenty of time at each stop and informative commentary along the way.
Good look around the district
JeffGoldCoast,
Oct 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00
Small group tour in very comfortable bus, driver had all the information. He took us to some interesting places in Cairns. It is a good way to get your bearings if you are new or not so new to Cairns. Botanical gardens was our highlight as there was so much out in flower. Nice scone and coffee along the way.
Cairns lovely bus tour
Connie C,
Oct 25, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Mr. Steve was very informative. Professional, awesome. Answer each person question. I would do another tour with this company again.
Good overview
Walterchalupsky,
Oct 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We were picked up from our hotel on time with a nice new coach. The driver was very pleasant and knowledgeable about Cairns. We got a good overview but he did recommended to go back to the various places as the time spent at the stops was not long enough to do them just justice. However we did not feel that way, it was just right for us. The afternoon tea was very nice with a lot of drink options and the scone jam and cream was tasty. My wife being gluten and lactose intolerant was well looked after as well. If you are not overly energetic this one is for you, very relaxed pace with not much walking that you have to do, but if you are there was time to get more walking in.
Great introduction to Cairns the day after our arrival from the USA!
Janet G,
Oct 5, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Our guide Steve was personable, professional, and knowledgeable. Communication regarding the trip was excellent. The bus was comfortable. This tour gave us a good overview of the history of the area and ideas of where we would like to spend the rest of our short stay in Cairns. Thank you!
Fantastic Tour in Cairns
EuanI,
Oct 1, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
I had a fantastic time with Cairns City tours. Beautiful sights, with a friendly, knowledgeable and experienced tour guide in John. Really fantastic tour.
Impossible guide
Peter K,
Sep 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Very comfortable ride in smaller electric bus. The guide was an unparalleled older lifepiece of a gentleman with a long white beard and a whistle in the neck without being a former hippie, with good humor and great interesting storytelling when he first started. Very recommendable trip to learn about Cairns.
Great overview of Cairns
Ethel R,
Sep 27, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00
Great sampler tour of some of Cairn's lesser known sights. Not a lot of time at each place, but enough to leave you wanting to come back and explore further. Good half day tour if you're short on time.
Our tour leader was good at providing relevant content to the different nationalities
Margaret P,
Sep 27, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00
In my case it was a small group which made the trip very interesting. Good friendly vibes meant for a relaxed trip & since the places on tour were very different eg Cathedral, beautiful beaches & a botanical garden the afternoon passed quickly