Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The Reef Hotel Casino
(
www.reefcasino.com.au
;
35-41 Wharf St; 9am-5am Fri & Sat, to 3am Sun-Thu)
In addition to table
games and pokies, Cairns' casino has three restaurants and four bars, including Vertigo
Cocktail Bar & Lounge, with free live music, ticketed shows and a massive sports bar
(free movies twice a week). Check out the upstairs wildlife dome.
CASINO, BAR
12 Bar Blue
( 07-4041 7388; 62 Shields St; 7pm-late Wed-Sun)
Intimate bar with jazz, blues and swing.
Songwriter open-mic night takes place on Thursdays, and general jam-a-thon on Sundays.
JAZZ
THE BAMA WAY
From Cairns to Cooktown, you can see the country through Aboriginal eyes along the
Bama Way
(
www.bamaway.com.au
)
. Bama (pronounced Bumma) means 'person' in the Kuku Yalanji and Guugu Yimithirr
languages, and highlights include tours with Aboriginal guides, such as the Walker Family tours on the Bloom-
field Track, and Willie Gordon's enlightening Guurrbi Tours in Cooktown. Pick up a Bama Way map from visitor
centres.
Shopping
Cairns offers the gamut of shopping, from high-end boutiques to garish souvenir barns.
9am-5.30pm Mon-Wed, Fri & Sat, to 9pm Thu, 10am-4.30pm Sun)
has a couple of supermarkets plus a
huge range of speciality stores selling everything from books to bikinis.
Woolworths
MAP
9am-9pm daily)
is another CBD option for items such as sun-
GOOGLE MAP
(103 Abbott St;
screen and SIM cards.
midnight)
if your supply of 'Cairns Australia' T-shirts is running low, or you need your
name on a grain of rice.
Information
INTERNET ACCESS
Dedicated internet cafes are clustered along Abbott St between Shields and Aplin Sts.
