🇦🇺 Explore Avatar's Pandora-like Rainforest for Just $1! 🌿🚌

🌴 How to Get There Take Bus 131 from Cairns CBD → Cairns Botanic Gardens (50¢ one-way, $1 return!). Google Maps pin: "Cairns Botanic Gardens" 58. 🚶 Choose Your Adventure 1️⃣ Botanic Gardens Walk (Easy 🌟) Entrance opposite the bus stop. Learn about tropical plants (1hr loop) 5. 2️⃣ Lakeside Boardwalk (Leisurely 🌊) Start at "Rainforest Boardwalk" near the bus stop. Pass Chinese Friendship Garden (great photo spot!). 1.5hr return 8. 3️⃣ Mountain Hike (Challenging ⛰️) Begins at Visitor Centre. 4 trails (Red/Blue/Green/Yellow): Shortest: 1hr (Red Arrow, city views). Longest: 5-6hr (Blue Arrow, full rainforest immersion) 25. ⚠️ Survival Tips Start early (heat + humidity peak by noon). Brunch stop: Café at the gardens 5. Pack: 2L+ water 💧 Reef-safe sunscreen ☀️ Bug spray (mosquitoes are vampiric 🦟) Rain jacket (sudden downpours!) 9. #CairnsHikes #AvatarRainforest #BudgetTravel #TropicalAdventure