Gillian and I went to Kuranda this month, the cute tourist town north of Cairns. I've found so much of Cairns is cute and touristy, if you're into that kind of thing.
The village is accessible by cable car and train. We only went on the sky rail and decided to just get the shuttle bus back. Not only is the town super cute with it's markets - including a Scottish shop (short bread, yay!) they have 3 wildlife reserves - one for butterflies, one for birds and one for Australian animals such as Koalas, Wallabies, and crocodiles!
Obviously no month in Cairns is complete without a few messy nights!
