Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Cairns (Great Barrier Reef), Australië

Topdrukte — Christmas and Boxing Day, Summer holidays in Australië

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Stinger season (1 nov – 31 mei), Cyclone season (1 nov – 30 apr), Christmas and Boxing Day (24 dec – 1 jan)

Rustig — een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Stinger season (1 nov – 31 mei), Cyclone season (1 nov – 30 apr)

Rustig — een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

• Feestdag

  Easter long weekend

  3–6 aprPasen & Goede WeekDrukBoek vroeg

  Good Friday to Easter Monday is a four-day national long weekend, usually next to or inside the autumn school holidays. Australians travel in large numbers, so flights, campsites and accommodation book out early and cost more, and most shops close on Good Friday. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Stinger season (1 nov – 31 mei), Cyclone season (1 nov – 30 apr)

Topdrukte — Easter long weekend, Autumn / Easter break in Australië

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Easter long weekend (3–6 apr), Stinger season (1 nov – 31 mei), Cyclone season (1 nov – 30 apr)

Druk — Dry season

• Seizoen

  Dry season

  1 mei – 31 oktDruk

  May to October is the settled half of the year: the reef boats run most days, the roads to the Daintree and up to the Tablelands stay open, and the town is at its busiest.

Nog steeds bezig: Stinger season (1 nov – 31 mei)

Topdrukte — Dry season, Winter (July) break in Australië

• Natuur

  Dwarf minke whales

  1 jun – 31 jul · meestalWalvisseizoenBoek vroeg

  Dwarf minkes turn up on the Ribbon Reefs north of here for June and July, the only place in the world permitted to snorkel with them. It takes a liveaboard, not a day boat.

Nog steeds bezig: Dry season (1 mei – 31 okt)

Topdrukte — Dry season, Winter (July) break in Australië

• Festival

  Cairns Indigenous Art Fair

  9–12 julKunstenfestival

  Four days of Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art, fashion and dance on the Esplanade, with the galleries in town programming around it. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Dry season (1 mei – 31 okt), Dwarf minke whales (1 jun – 31 jul (meestal))

Druk — Dry season, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Dry season (1 mei – 31 okt)

Topdrukte — Dry season, Spring break in Australië

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Dry season (1 mei – 31 okt)

Topdrukte — Dry season, Spring break in Australië

• Natuur

  Coral spawning

  25 okt – 10 dec · meestalDuikseizoen

  The corals release on a few nights after a full moon in late spring, inshore reefs usually ahead of the outer ones. The dive boats run night trips on an educated guess.

Nog steeds bezig: Dry season (1 mei – 31 okt)

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

• Risico

  Stinger season

  1 nov – 31 meiInsecten & ziekten

  Box jellyfish and irukandji are in coastal water from November to May. The northern beaches have netted enclosures, the reef boats hand out suits, and the city lagoon needs neither. Bron ↗

• Risico

  Cyclone season

  1 nov – 30 apr

  November to April is the cyclone half of the year. The rain that comes with it cuts the inland roads for days at a time, and reef trips stop when the swell gets up. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Coral spawning (25 okt – 10 dec (meestal))

Topdrukte — Christmas and Boxing Day, Summer holidays in Australië

• Feestdag

  Christmas and Boxing Day

  24 dec – 1 janKerst & nieuwjaarSluitingenDruk

  Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day are public holidays at the start of the long summer break: many shops, cafes and tours close on Christmas Day, Boxing Day sales fill the shopping centres, and much of the country is away on holiday until late January. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Coral spawning (25 okt – 10 dec (meestal)), Stinger season (1 nov – 31 mei), Cyclone season (1 nov – 30 apr)