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Centenary Lakes - Cairns Botanic Gardens, Edge Hill

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Walk on the long timber boardwalk through the rainforest and mangroves at the exotic wilderness park Centenary Lakes - Cairns Botanic Gardens. Have a picnic by the freshwater lake surrounded by a grassy park. Over 130 species of birds live in the pristine tropical landscape, and orchid and water lilies abound. The swampy forest hides a saltwater lake with diverse wildlife. You might even catch sight of a crocodile lurking beneath the lake’s surface. Our Edge Hill road trip website makes visiting Centenary Lakes - Cairns Botanic Gardens and other Edge Hill attractions simple, and helps you make a travel plan personal to you.
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  • By Tripper34789374
    The Centenary Lakes nature park has a great playground for children with waterplay, fairy garden, fossils to uncover, and ropes to climb set within a broader nature reserve which makes it great for...  more »
  • By erinlT9190CP
    Strolled many times the Lakes,Botanics,Markets area.Many LOTUS varieties in lake Inc a giant leaf.VIX rub on is a great -" bitey-" repellent..around fnqld tropics..A SUNBUS ride from CBD is only...  more »
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