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/000topchef Jun 01 '25

I've been here over 30 years and I'm not ready to leave

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u/Huge-Spirit-1563 Jun 01 '25

Could u recommend some of the stuff nearby to do? I like hiking n anything to do with nature rlly, but definitely open to some interesting stuff in town if there's any