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The Skyrail Rainforest Cableway in Cairns, Queensland.

Skyrail Rainforest Cableway, Cairns: ticket prices, hours and tips – plan your visit

Skyrail Rainforest Cableway is a 7.5-kilometre gondola cableway running above the World Heritage-listed Barron Gorge National Park, operating between Smithfield (Cairns) and the rainforest village of Kuranda in Tropical North Queensland. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport and parking, accessibility, and practical tips…

Ásbyrgi Canyon near Husavik in northern Iceland.

Visiting Ásbyrgi Canyon, North Iceland: hiking trails, opening hours and practical tips

Ásbyrgi (pronounced ow-sbirgi) is a horseshoe-shaped glacial canyon in the Jökulsárgljúfur section of Vatnajökull National Park, located on Route 85 in north-east Iceland, approximately 40 kilometres east of Húsavík. This guide covers the Gljúfrastofa visitor centre hours, admission, hiking trails, parking, the campsite, accessibility, and…

Visiting Goðafoss waterfall, North Iceland: what to see, how to get there and practical tips

Goðafoss (pronounced goh-tha-foss) is a horseshoe-shaped waterfall on the river Skjálfandafljót in North Iceland, located directly on Route 1 (the Ring Road) approximately 50 kilometres east of Akureyri, between the towns of Akureyri and Lake Mývatn. This guide covers access, parking, public transport, what to…

Visiting Aquashow Park, Quarteira, Algarve: ticket prices, hours and tips

Aquashow Park is an outdoor water park and year-round indoor water park located at Volta do Parque in Quarteira, in the eastern Algarve, Portugal, also operating a hotel on the same site. This guide covers opening hours and season dates, ticket prices, how to get…

Visiting Krazy World, Algarve: ticket prices, hours and tips

Krazy World is an interactive zoo and family activity park located on the EN264 road near Lagoa de Viseu in Algoz, in the municipality of Silves, central Algarve, Portugal. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, how to get there, parking, accessibility, what is included…

Visiting Slide & Splash water park, Lagoa: ticket prices, hours and tips

Slide & Splash is an outdoor water park located on the EN125 road at Vale de Deus in Estombar, in the municipality of Lagoa, central Algarve, Portugal. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, how to get there, parking, accessibility, park rules, and practical tips…

Visiting Tromsø Cathedral (Tromsø domkirke): opening hours, what to see and practical tips

Tromsø Cathedral (Tromsø domkirke) is a Lutheran cathedral built in 1861. It is widely recognised as the world's northernmost Protestant cathedral and the only Norwegian Protestant cathedral built entirely of wood, located at Kirkegata 7 in the centre of Tromsø. This guide covers opening hours,…

Visiting the UiT Arctic-Alpine Botanic Garden, Tromsø: opening times, what to see and practical tips

The Tromsø Arctic-Alpine Botanic Garden (Arktisk-alpin botanisk hage) is the world's northernmost botanic garden. It is operated by the Arctic University Museum of Norway and located at Stakkevollvegen 200 on the UiT campus in Tromsø, Norway. This guide covers opening season, admission, how to get…

Sommarøy, Norway: the Arctic island that looks like it shouldn’t exist

An hour west of Tromsø, past fjords and mountains, is a small fishing island with white sand beaches and turquoise water. It looks subtropical. It is very much not. Sommarøy sits 36 kilometres west of Tromsø, connected to the mainland by a bridge, with a…

Visiting the Science Centre of Northern Norway, Tromsø: ticket prices, opening hours and tips

The Science Centre of Northern Norway (Nordnorsk vitensenter) is an interactive science centre and planetarium located at Hansine Hansens veg 17 on the UiT Arctic University of Norway campus in Tromsø, approximately 2.5 km south of the city centre. This guide covers opening hours, ticket…