Guidebook for Whitfield
Food Scene
Ozmosis Café Trattoria Bar
116 Collins AveModern and trendy. Very popular with locals
NOA Eat Drink Share
1 Pyne StGreat Tapas
Edge Hill Memorial Bowls Club
181 Woodward StCheap pub meal
Xanadu On Collins
110 Collins AveCantonese
Edge Hill Thai & Laos Takeaway
122 Collins AveTakeaway Thai
Haruka Japanese Cuisine
124-126 Collins AveJapanese cuisine
Piato Cairns Restaurant
Mediterranean seafood overlooking the marina
Parks & Nature
Tropical Gardens with plants from all around the world. Go and see the butterfly and orchid house.
235 locals recommend
Cairns Botanic Gardens
78-96 Collins AveTropical Gardens with plants from all around the world. Go and see the butterfly and orchid house.
Good park for: bbqs; exploring-nature; kids-playground; picnics; walking
48 locals recommend
Greenslopes St at Centenary Lakes station
Good park for: bbqs; exploring-nature; kids-playground; picnics; walking
The Red Arrow Circuit is 1.5km and takes about 1 hour (return). It is forested, has many steps in steep sections with two open viewing areas overlooking the city and north towards the airport.
103 locals recommend
Red Arrow Circuit Lookout
46-62 Collins AveThe Red Arrow Circuit is 1.5km and takes about 1 hour (return). It is forested, has many steps in steep sections with two open viewing areas overlooking the city and north towards the airport.
The Blue Arrow Circuit is 6km and takes 5 hours (return). It is a rugged bush track with steep climbs and requires a reasonable level of fitness. Further information is available from the information office in the Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre.
10 locals recommend
Blue Arrow Circuit Aeroglen Lookout
Collins AvenueThe Blue Arrow Circuit is 6km and takes 5 hours (return). It is a rugged bush track with steep climbs and requires a reasonable level of fitness. Further information is available from the information office in the Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre.
The Green Arrow is a 3km track and takes 1.5 hours (one direction) which starts towards the top of the Blue Arrow loop and branches off to the west ending at Whitfield. The track can be accessed by walkers from Whitfield, in Bel Air Drive.
12 locals recommend
Green Arrow
The Green Arrow is a 3km track and takes 1.5 hours (one direction) which starts towards the top of the Blue Arrow loop and branches off to the west ending at Whitfield. The track can be accessed by walkers from Whitfield, in Bel Air Drive.
Shopping
Cairns Central Shopping Centre (Spence St) station
DFO Westcourt station
Discount Factory Outlet
Essentials
Friendly Grocer Edge Hill
87 Woodward StPiccones SUPA IGA Pease St
159 Pease StLiquorland Edge Hill Bottleshop
Pease StreetLiquor
Brumby's
86 Woodward StBread, cakes, pies, sausage rolls etc
Getting Around
The Lakes Resort & Spa
2-10 Greenslopes StreetTourist Operators will collect and drop off here
Entertainment & Activities
Skyrail Rainforest Cableway
6 Skyrail DrKuranda Scenic Railway Freshwater Station