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Mt Surprise , Tropical North Queensland |
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| Mount Surprise is Far North Queensland’s only fossicking information hub. Take a choice of tours or go alone and hire or buy your own equipment. Plenty of information is available covering the six gem and gold fossicking areas and see how gems are cut and set. The possibility of finding topaz, aquamarine, quartz, perid |
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Innisfail , Tropical North Queensland |
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| The Mamu Rainforest Canopy Walkway is a spectacular walk through the canopy of World Heritage rainforest. It is an iconic new tourist attraction in the Wet Tropics. With a 350 metre long elevated walkway through the canopy, a cantilever, a 37 metre observation tower and more than 1200 metres of walking tracks, this a |
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Mareeba , Tropical North Queensland |
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| The Mareeba Tropical Savanna and Wetland Reserve and Jabiru Safari Lodge provides a sanctuary for outback wildlife, including a number of Australia's rarest bird species. It protects over 5,000 acres of open Savanna woodland, including 350 acres of regionally important wetlands. Income from sustainable tourism is reinv |
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Ravenshoe , Tropical North Queensland |
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| Millstream Falls is reputedly Australia's widest single-drop waterfall. The falls flow over the edge of a columnar basalt lava flow, a legacy of the Atherton Tableland's volcanic past. Millstream Falls National Park is on the western edge of the World Heritage Area. These are the widest falls in Australia, spilling ove |
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Atherton Tablelands , Tropical North Queensland |
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| The Hypipamee crater is referred to as a volcanic pipe. The pipe was opened upward through surface rocks by gas produced from molten rock below and as a result of tremendous pressure, the vent exploded sending volcanic bombs far across the landscape. It has a diameter of 61 metres at the water level which is 58 metres |
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Gordonvale , Tropical North Queensland |
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| Mulgrave Settlers Museum, next to the sugar mill in Gordonvale, was purpose-built to house objects used by settlers in the area then called Nelson in the late 1800s.
The aboriginal, miners' and timber cutters' displays are realistically set against a 40 metre rainforest backdrop. There's a fully equipped blacksmith's |
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Silkwood East , Tropical North Queensland |
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| Murdering Point Winery is unique in every sense; the name, the unmatched range of exotic tropical wines, the location and the passion that drives the owners to accept only the best as demonstrated by the awards won annually, through the use of traditional wine making methods and modern technology.
In addition to the |
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Cairns , Tropical North Queensland |
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| The Ochre is recognised both nationally and internationally as one of the most innovative modern Australian restaurants not only in Cairns, but Australia. Formerly Red Ochre Grill.
Ochre restaurant offers a broad range of dining experiences to suit the varied markets of the tourism industry. Offering alternatives for |
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Cairns , Tropical North Queensland |
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| Oliver's - Australian Fine Cuisine is located in the centre of Cairns. The quest to create a haven for food and wine lovers has been achieved when Oliver's first opened its doors in August 2006. Attention to detail, love of good food and wines, exquisite service and hospitality prevail throughout every aspect of this r |
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Cairns , Tropical North Queensland |
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| Osprey Reef is one of the most spectacular dive sites in the world, located off Cairns in the Coral Sea. The North Horn site on the reef is a remote sea mount rising 1000 m from the ocean floor. There are spectacular wall drop-offs, amazing visibility and a popular shark-feeding location!!! The northern most point att |
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Mena Creek , Tropical North Queensland |
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| At Paronella Park, Mena Creek, Tropical North Queensland, the dream continues. The unforgettable holiday memories are the chance discoveries. Paronella Park is impossible to describe; you arrive not knowing what to expect and depart having experienced a unique piece of Australia.
The Park was developed in the 1920s an |
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Cairns , Tropical North Queensland |
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| On the Great Barrier Reef off Cairns, rising 30m and about 15m across, Pixie Pinnacles is a huge cone shaped 'pyramid' that is covered in corals hard and soft, gorgonians, sea whips and sponges. Underneath the overhangs and caves see lionfish, moray eels, shrimps, anemones with their clownfish, cleaner wrasse. Fairy Ba |
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Cairns , Tropical North Queensland |
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| Pullman Reef Hotel Casino is Cairns' premier entertainment centre. This uniquely designed building features Australia's finest boutique casino, an extensive range of restaurants and bars, cabaret show and night club, and a luxurious five-star hotel.
Pullman Reef Casino is the only venue in Cairns that offers table ga |
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Laura , Tropical North Queensland |
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| Famous for its rock art, Quinkan Country contains a large and dramatic body of prehistoric rock paintings. Often referred to as the Quinkan Reserves, the region is among the top 10 rock art areas in the world and are also considered worthy of World Heritage listing. The paintings and engravings contained in the numerou |
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Kuranda , Tropical North Queensland |
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| At Rainforestation Nature Park, visitors can experience Australian nature and Aboriginal culture in one convenient setting. The 40 hectare tourist attraction is on the coastal range behind Cairns, amidst World Heritage tropical rainforest, and only five minutes from Kuranda. Rainforestation's famous 30 seat Army Ducks |
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Cairns , Tropical North Queensland |
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| Multi award winning, world recognised, elegant, personal and ambient, the Reef House Spa - Palm Cove, 'Spa Capital of Australia' offers amazing resort spa experiences in surroundings so unique they are world heritage listed.
This is a Spa for men and women and is open to house guests and visitors. The Spa facilities i |
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Cairns , Tropical North Queensland |
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| The Royal Flying Doctor Service Visitors Centre is a unique Australian experience. You will be able to view, a film called “A day in the life of the Flying Doctor", a Traeger pedal radio, a “Queenair” Aircraft Display in a pleasant Australian landscaped setting, browse through the Museum of historical and contemporary |
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Port Douglas , Tropical North Queensland |
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| Sea Temple Golf Club, Port Douglas is situated at the entrance to Port Douglas, a unique tropical resort village 65 kilometres north of Cairns, international gateway to the Tropical North Queensland region.
Carefully crafted across the landscape by world-renowned design architects Thomson, Wolveridge and Perrett, the |
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Mossman , Tropical North Queensland |
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| Shannonvale Tropical Fruit Winery makes wines from tropical fruit. No it's not sweet and sticky. The range includes very dry wines to medium-sweet and port styles and they are commercial standard. In the 2006 Australian Fruit Wine Awards in Cairns, they entered 13 wines and received 10 medals including three gold.
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Cairns , Tropical North Queensland |
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| Skyrail Rainforest Cableway is a unique rainforest experience taking you on an unforgettable journey over Australia's World Heritage protected Tropical Rainforests.
Spanning seven and a half kilometres, Skyrail has comfortable six-person gondola cabins which glide just metres above the canopy, providing spectacular a |
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Tropical North Queensland
Tours & Attractions
Tropical Horizons Tours
Small group tours to Kuranda, The Cairns Highlands / Tablelands, combining the Kuranda Village and the Scenic Train and/or Skyrail.
Daintree & Cape Tribulation
Cape Tribulation tours and Daintree Rainforest guided jungle walks - 4wd trips to Bloomfield and Cooktown - Mason`s Tours - the real wilderness experience since 1981.
Catch A Crab Tours
The best fishing tours and crabbing tours in Cairns for over 15 years! No other fishing tours or crabbing tours can guarantee a catch of fresh Mud Crab.
Cairns Tours & City Transfers
International Limousines offer full and half day tours, aitport and city transfers. They have delivered first-class, personalised service for over fourteen years.
Golf Holiday - Cairns
Koala Golf Tours offers golf tours and golf vacations for local and international visitors, groups & corporate clients.
Northern Explorer Tours
Specialise in German speaking tours from Cairns to the Atherton Tablelands in Far North Queensland.