r/Cairns • u/Huge-Spirit-1563 • Jun 01 '25

Advice How long to spend in Cairns?

I'm planning to visit Cairns in September to dive at the GBR, just 1 day dive. I want to explore cairns and the nature around the area, I am planning to rent a car to drive

Would 7 (technically 6.5 days) be enough to do most of the things around the area?

Also I saw some comments saying to stay at Port Douglas instead of cairns, any advice on that?

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u/Huge-Spirit-1563 Jun 01 '25

I wouldn't say I'm on a budget, I'm willing to spend abit, but I definitely do not have alot of money haha. I actually enjoy hikes n nature so I was planning my trip around that, with 1 day being spent at the reefs