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Cairns is located in Far North Queensland and is known as the gateway to Australia’s famous Great Barrier Reef. The city is teeming with activities from relaxing by the Cairns lagoon under palm tre...

Gather the buddies you’ve made along your travels and book yourself in for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to sleep on the Great Barrier Reef!

Nightclubs in Cairns tend to close or lockout patrons at around 3 am and are legally prohibited from selling alcohol after 3 am.

Cairns is absolutely teeming with backpackers, easily identified in the crowd by their ear-to-ear grins, bronzed skin and sun kissed hair.

Wondering how to do Cairns on a budget? Here are all the tips you need, including free and cheap things to do in Cairns, the best and most affordable tours, and cheap accommodation recommendations!

Find your people with these top spots that backpackers and young travellers tend to hang out in… you’re bound to make new friends and even run into old ones in this charming tropical town!
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There are many different jobs you can get as a backpacker in Cairns, with work such as fruit picking to restaurant work and bartending to dive instructing on the table. Discover your dream job in C...

With an overwhelmingly large selection of options, let our local guides help you decide which backpacker day boat is perfect for your Great Barrier Reef adventure!

Cairns can be very affordable for a backpacker in Australia, perhaps even the cheapest place you can visit in the country. With an abundance of hostels and budget accommodation, backpackers can sav...

Whether you’re learning to dive and want to get certified, or you’re embarking on your umteenth advanced dive, there is an abundance of affordable options in far-north Queensland for backpackers on...