Cairns, Palm Cove or Trinity beach?

Question

which is the best place to stay at when visiting cairns. I want to go swimming and see the great barrier reef

Answer 1

Hi there - http://welcometocairns.com.au

They are both great beaches ....
Palm Cove however has more restaurants on the Esplanade and is really touristy. Trinity Beach only has 2-3 Restaurants.
If you are taking a Quick Silver tour out to the Great Barrier Reef they do pickups from either beaches.
It's a hard choice, thank god I live here.

http://www.qldbeaches.com/trinity-beach.html
http://www.qldbeaches.com/palm-cove.html

Answer 2

I would Suggest wither Trinity Beach or Palm Cove. Definitely Trinity Beach for swimming as the beaches are less crowded. All big tours (reef based esp.) will pick you up from your accommodation, so location for tours is not a problem. I would check out the websites (below) to see what style accom you want, and compare them with other ones. The thing with Port Douglas is that it is pricey, and remote. If that is what you are looking for that is fine. The best place to find Accommodation in either place you look is a site which has all local accommodations on its site. Most have tours too on the same site. If you have a question just call and ask them.

The two I used were http://www.thetourspecialists.com (for accommodation) and
http://www.cairnsinfo.com (for tours)

Answer 3

oh my goodness Palm Cove is really lovely. Go there! (mind you, haven't actually been to Trinity beach, but palm cove is probably nicer)
pick a hotel on the main drag right on the beach. i stayed in the one right next to the 'outrigger', damn cant remember its name, but the rooms would just beautiful and it was right in the middle of the esplanade. there are plenty of restaurants and the beach there is really nice! (however if going in december, the jellyfish will be out so you can only swim in a sectioned off area. but this would be the same for all beaches i presume)
you can be picked up from there for the great barrier reef . but what we did was take a bus up to port douglas and leave from there using 'Quicksilver' to get to the Great barrier reef . quicksilver is by far the best way to go if you want to go the reef.
also, Palm cove is close to Kuranda, which is a must-see when in Cairns.
have fun!

Answer 4

distinctive those places are high priced, side Hill is on the brink of the city of Cairns, alot of company couples stay right here , no perspectives yet large residences and on the brink of the botanical gardens . Palm Cove is astounding, the placement for the millionaires ,captivating long sea coast ( do not forget approximately the container jellyfish however and use the stinger nets to swim while necessary) Palm Cove is a protracted way from Cairns and in case you would be able to desire to holiday daily you will tire of the extensive roundabouts ! (wrecks your tyres) in case you like a quiet lifestyles-type jogging alongside the sea coast etc that's the placement .captivating sea breezes additionally. Trinity sea coast is closer to city , packed with families ,combination of people ,not as posh in an attempt to talk , greater apartments. A small sea coast , yet some large eating places and small determining to purchase centre. additionally has a private college in case you have an activity . All factors grant something distinctive, it relies upon on how busy or quiet you want your lifestyles-type to be, individually i'd decide on the two side Hill or Palm Cove . How a methods you desire to be from Cairns itself would govern your determination,

Answer 5

If your going to do alot of different sight seeing, then I suggest you pick the central area of cairns. If not Palm Cove is a much better beach than Trinity beach.

Answer 6

Go to port douglas. Its about 60k's north of cairns, but is much nicer than the other places, and heaps more to do. Plus, it has the largest number of reef tour companies in queensland. I reccomend Calypso. I went on that one, it was awesome, and a small group, not like some others.