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You won’t be able to curb your shopping instincts at Tropical North Queensland. With so many market places and shopping centres in the region, offering modern and native traditional products, the region surely lets you take home memorable souvenirs to cherish for long time.

Cairn Central Shopping Centre, with over 180 retail outlets, stands out tall in the region in terms of extraordinary shopping experience. The place is the largest shopping precinct in Australia’s Tropical North and open for all seven days of the week. Located near the Cairns Central Business District, the Shopping Centre is easily accessible at a short walking distance from many of the Cairns hotels and apartments. Visitor Discount Brochures is a unique concept devised by the Shopping Centre to lure visitors. The place has everything that a modern shopping place has with fashion and accessory outlets, home ware, gifts and souvenir retailers, hair and beauty salons, day spas, big department stores, bookshops, pharmacies, travel agencies, jewellers, sporting goods stores, a chiropractor, a medical centre, a post office, an array of cafés, restaurants and an international food court with seating for over 800 people in air-conditioned comfort.

Gifts from Kuranda is an official Australian tourism retail shopping experience. The offerings include gifts, like Australia sporting t-shirts and sweaters, koalas, kangaroos and many children’s gifts and souvenirs for locals and visitors. All the gifts are available at extremely affordable prices.

Besides these specialized markets, there are numerous small markets in the region to cater to the locals’ everyday needs. You can also look forward to a great shopping experience at farms and wineries with exquisite wines and fresh farm produce ever ready to tickle your palette. Murdering Point Winery is one such place besides a number of others that are great for wining and shopping binge.

Links:
http://www.cairnscentral.com.au
http://www.murderingpointwinery.com.au

You can enjoy your stay at Tropical North Queensland and relish the exotic cuisines at some of the best restaurants, farms, wineries, clubs and hotels in the region.

Cape Trib Exotic Fruit Farm in the Daintree Rainforest, just two hours drive north of Cairns, gives you an experience to taste ten different tropical fruit.

The Mareeba Food Trail has some exotic farms at Macadamia and coffee plantations, wine tastings at a tropical fruit winery. You can also enjoy a sumptuous lunch with Barramundi and tropical fruits and sample 100 per cent natural, homemade tropical fruit ice cream.

The Reef Hotel Casino is a landmark entertainment centre at Cairns with an extensive range of restaurants and bars, cabaret show, nightclub, and a luxurious five-star Sofitel. You can enjoy the fusion of Asian and Western cuisine at Tamarind, a contemporary a la carte signature restaurant of the complex.

Oceania Bar and Grill at Mission Beach offers excellent casual dining with quality local seafood, steaks with specials prepared daily by the resident chef.

Toscani’s Cafe Bar and Restaurant at Cairns offers a wonderful casual dining experience with cuisines ranging from tantalising Italian to delicious Mediterranean. The place offers a-la-carte menu with lip smacking meals based on the authentic Tuscan style of cooking.

Shannonvale Tropical Fruit Winery, located from Ingham in the south to Mossman in the north, offers wines from tropical fruit ranging from very dry wines to medium sweet and port styles.

The Red Ochre Grill Restaurant in Cairns combines indigenous fruits, berries and game meats with premium regional produce, beef, poultry and seafood. The place is best to enjoy Australian native foods and regional produce.

Cazalys, the home of Australian Football in Cairns, offers its members and guests a comfortable air-conditioned surroundings, delicious meals with friendly service.

The Kuranda Trading Post is an ultra-modern tourist complex with 300-seat restaurant, a 150-seat sidewalk cafe, and a souvenir shop.