Cairns Food and wine tours

Cairns’ tropical climate offers the opportunity to sample a variety of tropical foods and wines that have been produced from the delicious local fruit. Treat you taste buds to the rare delights offered by the local food and wine producers from the Cairns area by taking a food and wine tour into the highlands, or experience a truly unique dining experience at Flames of the Forest.

The local produce and wineries in the Cairns region offer some special tasting experiences for you. Local Cairns wineries specialise in using the fruits of the local area to produce unique and interesting wines. Instead of vineyards, wine makers utilise orchards to harvest fruit – like mangoes, bananas, lycees, pineapples, passionfruit, black sapote, pitaya and other exotic fruit – to produce astonishing wines, ports and liqueurs. It certainly makes for an interesting taste experience for all wine lovers.

As well as providing some top class restaurants, the Cairns area offers its visitors the opportunity to sample the local cuisine. World-class seafood, tropical fruits, macadamia nuts, cheese and coffee are all produced locally and are well worth sampling.

The Cairns Highlander Tour offers the perfect opportunity to sample the local cuisine, while touring through some of the most picturesque scenery that Cairns has to offer. This ten-hour day trip will take you through the Cairns highlands and introduce you to local food and wine producers in a range of different environments. You will visit two local wineries, a coffee plantation, a macadamia plantation and a cheese factory. As well as enjoying tastings of various products throughout the day, you will also be treated to a sumptuous tropical seafood lunch and afternoon tea at the stunningly beautiful Lake Barrine. The highlander food and wine tour is a full day of tasting and dining while travelling through World Heritage tropical rainforest, agricultural land and dry tropical savannah.

Another dining option available from Cairns is the Romantic rainforest dining experience available through the Flames of the Forest. This unique dining experience allows you to dine in a setting completely surrounded by rainforest. If you are looking for a special and unique evening, Flames of the Forest offers these magical features:Flaming arrival and candle lit forest

• Flaming arrival and candle lit forest
• Six course, plated, set tropical tasting menu
• Black, silk lined marquee highlighted by sparkling, handmade crystal chandeliers.
• Selection of quality Australian sparkling wine, red and white wine, beer and soft drinks.
• An adults-only environment (children are not catered for). Allergies to food are catered for with prior notice.
• Solo acoustic guitarist.

Tables may be booked for two or for small groups.

• Flames of the forest offers you a truly unique dining experience with delicious food, premium wines set in a truly magical unique setting. Situated only ten minutes from Port Douglas, Flames of the Forest is easily accessible by tour from Cairns. The romantic dining experience is available on Saturday nights and is perfect to celebrate that special occasion.