Trade your laptop for the lap pool, spreadsheets for sunglasses and coffee for cocktails and spend a few “bleisure” days in Cairns & Great Barrier Reef!
For business event delegates, a Cairns bleisure trip can be extended by one or more nights before or after a conference. Options include exploring Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef, relaxing in Palm Cove or Port Douglas, visiting the Atherton Tablelands, or adding rainforest and island experiences to a longer stay.
Australia’s leading destination for bleisure, Cairns welcomes business events delegates to decompress after your conference. Whether it’s one night or three, you’re travelling solo, as a couple, or your family is joining you, Cairns & Great Barrier Reef has a bleisure itinerary to suit everyone! From relaxing beachside retreats to adventurous rainforest explorations, Tropical North Queensland wants you to fly in for business and stay to discover!
Millaa Millaa Falls in the Atherton Tablelands
Millaa Millaa Falls in the Atherton Tablelands
Beach views at Palm Cove
Beach views at Palm Cove
Skypark Cairns bungee jump
Skypark Cairns bungee jump
Cairns, with its vibrant waterfront entertainment and lifestyle precinct, offers a regional city break after your event, filled with a diverse range of restaurants, hidden laneways, rooftop bars, music, and culture, all on your doorstep.
Take a trip to stunning Fitzroy Island and take in the beauty of the famed Nudey Beach and snorkel the surrounding waters before relaxing on the beach under the shade of a palm tree and reading that novel you keep meaning to read!
For those seeking a village retreat, head north to Palm Cove or Port Douglas. Offering a true beachside getaway filled with leisurely beach walks, an abundance of pool time and the opportunity to wander the weekend market stalls filled with local produce, gifts, fresh juices and baked treats, you will leave feeling refreshed and ready to tackle the office once more!
Journey over the mountains to the cooler temperate climate of the Atherton Tablelands and explore freshwater volcanic crater lakes and a unique selection of local chocolate, cheese, coffee, distilleries and fruit wines before spending the evening in a rainforest cottage unwinding by the fire. You might even spot an elusive platypus in the creeks!
Head south to the golden sands of Mission Beach and indulge in a luxurious resort getaway before heading to magnificent Dunk Island to enjoy hiking and beachcombing.
No matter where you choose to spend your bleisure getaway, don’t forget to include some adventure with a trip to the Great Barrier Reef and Daintree Rainforest, hit the adrenaline tours, white water rafting, jetboating, skydiving or bungee, or for something a little more mellow, a river drift down a crystal clear freshwater creek, Indigenous guided walk through the rainforest or a gondola ride over the canopy of the world’s oldest living rainforest.
Fly in for business, stay to discover!
Business Events Cairns & Great Barrier Reef is a complimentary service offering support to meeting and event planners looking to bring a business event to the Cairns & Great Barrier region.
