Cairns, Australia is located in Far North Queensland and is a fabulous place to visit due to its diversity. The rainforest area borders the beaches which leads to the Great Barrier Reef.
We got a relatively early start to our day even though we didn’t get to sleep until 2:30 am. We walked around Cairns, ate lunch and then we got down to the business of tourist activities 🙂
The activity desk located in the Outrigger hotel gave us wonderful advice and booked our tours. We started with the Night Zoo located just north of Cairns. We knew dinner was included but, once we got there, FM was particularly happy to hear that beer and wine was also complimentary. The bus driver later told me he sees a lot of drunk people coming out at the end of the evening.
We started off with drinks and dinner. Then we were given flashlights and toured the zoo. We got to see a beautiful white owl, a huge toad, saltwater and freshwater crocodiles, koalas, kangaroos, MANY types of snakes and a host of other creatures. We even happened upon a snake LOOSE on the walkway ~ thankfully, it wasn’t poisonous but it sure was BIG.
After the tour, we went back to the dining area for songs, dancing and more drinking. It started with FG dancing, then me, then the zoo keepers got everyone up to dance including my father-in-law ~ much to the surprise of his wife and sister!
On the way back to the hotel, I asked FG what her favorite part of the evening was and she said “all of it” which I have to agree.
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