by Elaine Seager | Oct 21, 2018 | Cairns, Cairns Tablelands
A short drive from Cairns, the Atherton Tablelands are a popular day trip and a great place to escape the tropical humidity of the coast in summer. The Tablelands are always a few degrees cooler than Cairns and with plenty of things to see and do, it is a good...
by Elaine Seager | Jul 3, 2018 | Cairns, Cairns Tablelands
Popular with daytrippers and campers, Granite Gorge is a privately owned nature park near Mareeba with stunning scenery and lots to see and do, especially if you’re touring the Cairns Tablelands with children. Colleen Bryde is the lucky owner who gets to call this...
by Amanda Cranston | Nov 30, 2017 | Cairns Tablelands, Kuranda
River views and gorgeous sunsets are just some of the highlights of staying at the Grand Barron Lodge in Kuranda. And the tropical surroundings and uninterrupted peace and quiet make it one of the best kept secrets on the Kuranda Range. From the moment you arrive...
by Amanda Cranston | Jan 1, 2017 | Cairns, Cairns Tablelands
Mareeba is perhaps best known for coffee plantations and rodeos and as a place to stock up before road trips to remote outback areas of Far North Queensland, but there’s actually more to discover here than most people imagine. Only an hours drive from Cairns,...
by Amanda Cranston | Dec 8, 2016 | Cairns, Cairns Tablelands
There’s no better way to watch the sunrise than from a hot air balloon, floating high above Mareeba first thing in the morning. It is just magical and something you don’t get to do every day. If you’ve never been on a hot air balloon before, the...
by Amanda Cranston | Nov 2, 2016 | Cairns Tablelands
Whether you are an avid stargazer or an amateur astronomer, the night sky and all its secrets is amazing and mysterious so a tour with Night Sky Secrets is a great way to make better sense of the stars and its galaxies. Of course the only way to get the full benefit...
