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Originally Posted by johnsonlau
I'm from Hong Kong and will arrive Cairns few days before the eclipse. This is my first time going to the Australia and I basically know nothing about the Cairns area.
I will stay in Cairns downtown where the sunrise and first contact will be obscured by a hill in the east. From Google Earth I find the height of the hill is about 700m. I wonder if cloud would form on top of it?
I won't drive, so my mobility is highly restricted. I am considering Palm Cove where sunrise is not obscured. Would that be a better choice than the downtown? If I want to go inland, is Mareeba the only choice with public transport?
Thank you!
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You can walk to the esplanade.
There is no REAL public transport between Cairns and Mareeba, except taxi and a daily bus service.
There is a train which goes to Kuranda, which will be stopping on the mountain for the Total eclipse.
There is hot air balloons in Mareeba at max height of 6500ft, they pick up passengers from Cairns.