by Amanda Cranston | Aug 24, 2014 | Mission Beach
Tully’s main claim to fame has always been its title as ‘the wettest town in Australia’, but in our opinion, getting wet on a kayaking adventure with Ingan Tours is by far the best reason to visit this small country town. Tully sits halfway between Cairns and...
by Amanda Cranston | Aug 13, 2014 | Orpheus Island, Reef & Islands
North Queensland is blessed with many five star luxury resort islands. Some are famous, some are only heard about in small circles of repeat customers. Orpheus Island Resort is definitely one of the latter. With rooms starting at $1400 per night and no more than 30...
by Elaine Seager | Jun 22, 2025 | Cairns, Cairns Outback
Stalactites, stalagmites, dramatic rock formations, Aboriginal rock art and a beautiful swimming hole—Chillagoe packs a surprising punch for such a small outback town. Located about three hours’ drive west of Cairns, Chillagoe is set in Queensland’s dry savannah...
by Elaine Seager | Apr 27, 2025 | Hamilton Island, Reef & Islands, Whitsundays
Located in the Whitsundays just off the central Queensland coast near Airlie Beach, Hamilton Island is a popular holiday destination for people seeking a relaxing beach holiday. It has beaches, sunset cocktails and several good restaurants, with things to explore and...
by Elaine Seager | Apr 10, 2024 | Magnetic Island, Reef & Islands, Townsville
A short ferry ride off the coast of Townsville, Magnetic Island is a treat for anyone who loves chilled island life with walks in nature, wildlife spotting and beautiful beaches. Maggie is one of the few islands in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park that is big enough...
by Elaine Seager | Apr 7, 2024 | Roadtrips
There are several possible cross-country routes to Adelaide from Cairns. The quickest, according to Google Maps, is 2600kms and takes about 30 hours, so if you went really hard you could get there in 2-3 days. However, if you took that approach you’d miss the...
by Elaine Seager | Jan 6, 2024 | Diving/Snorkelling, Reef & Islands
There are many Great Barrier Reef snorkeling trips available from various places along the North Queensland coast and you don’t need to be an Olympic swimmer to be able to enjoy them. While scuba diving is obviously the best way to experience the reef, for most...
by Paul Curtis | Oct 5, 2019 | Cairns Outback, Cairns Outback, Camping
The wide-open spaces and big rivers of the area around Mount Garnet make for some great wilderness camping and yet some areas are mostly ‘virgin territory’ with National Parks camping areas that hardly anyone has been too, writes Paul Curtis. A few months ago I was...
by Elaine Seager | Apr 7, 2019 | Cairns, Cairns Outback
It’s not often that you get a chance to have nearly 1400 acres all to yourself, but with only one holiday house on the property, Ironbark Farm near Dimbulah offers just that. Perched on a hill overlooking a vast open landscape with no other buildings in sight,...
by Elaine Seager | Oct 26, 2018 | Cairns
While Cairns is best known for the Great Barrier Reef and World Heritage rainforest, this tropical North Queensland city is also home to a string of beautiful golden beaches. All ten of the beaches in Cairns are located to the north of the city in a string of coastal...
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 | Oct 14, 2018 | Cairns Outback, Roadtrips
Most visitors to Tropical North Queensland come here expecting swaying palm trees and lush green rainforest, but if you head west on a road trip you can experience an entirely different landscape. The drive to Cobbold Gorge takes about 6 hours from Cairns so it can be...
