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Great Detached Reef Dive Site Cairns Located off Cairns on the Great Barrier Reef, the Great Detached Reef is a large complex of several reefs on an older fossil surface. This reef has about 46km of edge.

Carrowong Fauna Sanctuary Kuranda Carrowong Sanctuary is a 90 acre pristine property completely surrounded by World Heritage listed rainforest. This unlogged rainforest gives guests a unique experience to enjoy walking through a pristine area unspoilt by outside interference.

de Brueys Boutique Wines Mareeba Try deliciously different mango wine and tropical fruit wines, liqueurs and ports at de Brueys Boutique Wines, 189 Fichera Road, Mareeba, Queensland.

Chillagoe Hub and Information Centre Chillagoe Chillagoe is the easiest accessible outback experience available within a relatively short distance west of Cairns. It's only about two hours 30 minutes from Cairns and one hour 30 minutes from Mareeba with only 18 kilometres of unsealed road.

Davies Creek National Park Mareeba In Davies Creek National Park, Davies Creek cascades over huge granite boulders as it flows through eucalypt woodland from its source in the Lamb Range....

Family Islands National Park Dunk Island Family Islands National Park covers a chain of islands near Mission Beach, with lush rainforest and woodlands, surrounded by coral reefs, tidal flats and sandy...

Curtain Fig National Park Yungaburra Part of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, Curtain Fig National Park contains an endangered type of rainforest called mabi forest.

Curtain Fig Tree Yungaburra The Curtain Fig National Park contains the renowned Curtain Fig Tree, an enormous strangler fig tree.

Batreach Kuranda Batreach, located in Kuranda, is a bat and wildlife care centre, focusing on flying foxes. Pam Tully, creator of the centre, began looking after flying foxes around 1990 in the suburb of Edge Hill in Cairns.

Eubenangee Swamp National Park Miriwinni Eubenagee Swamp National Park’s wetlands are a significant habitat for waterbirds.

Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) National Park Lawn Hill Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) National Park is one of Queensland’s most scenic national parks, featuring spectacular gorge country, sandstone ranges and significant fossils.

Green Island National Park Green Island Green Island National Park is one of the Great Barrier Reef’s most popular destinations.

Birdworld Kuranda Kuranda Home to the largest single collection of free flying birds in Australia (some 500 of them!), Birdworld Kuranda displays no less than 75 species of the most spectacular birds from all corners of the planet - as well as from...

Flecker Botanic Gardens Edge Hill Welcome to Flecker Botanic Gardens, the only wet tropic botanic gardens in Australia.

Cairns Wildlife Dome Cairns The Cairns Wildlife Dome is a spectacular all weather wildlife exhibit encased by a 20-metre high glass dome on the rooftop of the Sofitel Reef Casino Cairns.

Agincourt Reef Port Douglas Agincourt Reef, off Port Douglas on the Great Barrier Reef, is a series of many smaller reefs with at least 16 different dive sites.

Ellinjaa Falls Millaa Millaa Ellinjaa Falls are picturesque falls that are part of the Waterfalls Circuit along with Millaa Millaa and Zilzie Falls. Enjoy the sound of the water rushing over a series of lava columns as you have a picnic lunch.

Danbulla National Park and State Forest Atherton Danbulla National Park and State Forest is a spectacular part of the Atherton Tableland, encompassing eucalypt and acacia forests, pine plantations and rainforest; also crater...

Clump Mountain National Park Mission Beach With Bicton Hill at its centre, Clump Mountain National Park preserves one of the few remaining patches of undisturbed lowland tropical rainforest.

Frankland Group National Park Cairns These five islands in Frankland Group National Park are popular for their relatively untouched rainforest, mangroves and surrounding reefs.

Edmund Kennedy National Park Cardwell Edmund Kennedy National Park is within the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area.

Chillagoe-Mungana Caves National Park Chillagoe In the Chillagoe-Mungana National Park, dry tropical open woodlands hide underground caves of breathtaking natural beauty.

Barron Gorge National Park Kuranda Barron Gorge National Park has great cultural and historical significance, with dramatic scenery and World Heritage-listed rainforest.

Cape Tribulation, Daintree National Park Cape Tribulation At Cape Tribulation, Daintree National Park, you can experience two of Australia's most significant World Heritage sites - the Great Barrier Reef and the Wet...

Green Island Fringing Reefs Cairns Green Island, located off Cairns on the Great Barrier Reef, is a true coral island surrounded by sandy beaches and a huge coral reef system.

Goldsborough Valley, Wooroonooran National Park Cairns Nestled at the base of the rugged Bellenden Ker Range, this section of the park, Goldsborough Valley, Wooroonooran National Park, protects World Heritage-listed rainforest in...

Dinden National Park Atherton Tablelands High in the Lamb Range, Dinden National Park protects rainforest and eucalypt woodland.

Coral Gardens Dive Site, Flynn Reef Cairns Coral Gradens, on the the Great Barrier Reef off Cairns, features a wall that stretches from 5m to the surface along the reef edge, dropping...

Atherton Birds of Prey Show Atherton Enjoy an intimate wildlife experience in a natural setting at the Atherton Birds of Prey Show. Get up close to some of Australia’s awesome aerial predators, including eagles, owls and falcons.

Cairns Night Zoo Palm Cove The Cairns Night Zoo - A great Aussie night out! Come and see what the Aussies get up to after dark! This excellent evening activity operates every Monday to Thursday and Saturday night from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Cod Hole Dive Site Cairns Cod Hole, located on Ribbon Reef no.10 on the Great Barrier Reef, is best accessed from Cairns or Port Douglas. Internationally recognised underwater photographers Ron and Valerie Taylor were the first to publicise this site.

Cobia Hole Dive Site Cairns Located off Lizard Island, on the Great Barrier Reef near Cairns, Cobia Hole is a pinnacle of rocks covered with marine organism including sponges, soft coral, coralliamorpharians, feather stars, sea stars, sea squirts, shrimps, crabs and gobies.

Cairns Tropical Zoo Palm Cove Cairns Tropical Zoo, on the Captain Cook Highway at Palm Cove - 20 minutes north of Cairns is six hectares of tropically landscaped zoo featuring a natural habitat displaying Australia's unique animals - plus some international tropical animals. You have the...

Australian Butterfly Sanctuary Kuranda The Australian Butterfly Sanctuary is home to some 2,000 tropical butterflies.

Hallorans Hill Conservation Park Atherton The highest point of Atherton township, Hallorans Hill is one of several extinct shield volcanoes.

Hartleys Crocodile Adventures Palm Cove Hartley's Crocodile Adventures is the best place to see crocodiles and native wildlife in Tropical North Queensland. It's home to a range of habitats including melaleuca Wetlands, riverine rainforest and eucalypt woodland.

Emerald Creek Falls Mareeba Emerald creek has a series of cascading waterfalls over granite boulders.

Beaver Reef Dive Site Mission Beach Located in the protected Beaver Cay Marine Sanctuary off Mission Beach, Beaver Reef is an unspoiled fringing reef surrounding a sandy cay and offers a...

Cape Melville National Park Cooktown Cape Melville National Park combines massive granite boulders of the Melville Range with sandstone escarpments of the Altanmoui Range and inland dunefields.

Forty Mile Scrub National Park Mount Garnet Forty Mile Scrub National Park is an island of rainforest in a sea of eucalypt woodland, preserving rare, remnant semi-evergreen vine thicket.

Flinders Group National Park Cairns Flinders Group National Park protects seven remote and ruggedly attractive islands with a rich cultural landscape and heritage.

Fitzroy Island National Park Fitzroy Island In Fitzroy Island National Park in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, densely forested Fitzroy Island offers bushwalking as well as swimming and snorkelling....

Emerald Creek Falls, Dinden State Forest Atherton At Emerald Creek Falls, Dinden State Forest, the waters of Emerald Creek tumble down a granite rock face, forming placid pools below.

Fish Bowl Dive Site Cairns Hastings Reef in the Great Barrier Reef off Cairns is a large, popular diving and snorkelling reef and home to the "Fish Bowl".

Cathedral Fig Tree Atherton The Cathedral Fig Tree, like the Curtain Fig Tree, is a gigantic 500 year old strangler tree.

Barnard Island Group National Park Mourilyan Barnard Island Group National Park comprises seven islands with a fascinating geological history. The diverse landforms include shallow reefs and rainforest-clad slopes.

Black Mountain National Park Helenvale Black Mountain National Park protects an imposing mountain range of massive black granite boulders at the northern end of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area....

Daintree Discovery Centre Daintree The award winning Daintree Discovery Centre is the number one attraction in the Daintree. It is a self-funding eco tourism facility that specialises in providing interpretive information about the Daintree Rainforest and its environs.

Blencoe Falls, Girringun National Park Cardwell Blencoe Falls, Girrungun National Park offers breathtakingly beautiful landscapes.

Hasties Swamp National Park Atherton Hasties Swamp National Park is a small but significant wetland which is flooded during the wet season.