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Travel in the Queensland Tropical North extends from Cape York in the north to the sugar fields of Tully and Ingham in the south and the Northern Territory border in the west.

The Tropical North coastal areas offer a range of resorts, rainforests and eco tours, barrier reef access, cruising and sailing, sport fishing, diving, jet boating, hot-air ballooning, white water rafting at several sites, sea kayaking and clear water canoeing.

Activities in the Cape York and gulf savannah regions are usually supervised 4WD safari style tours.

These tours last from a few days to a few weeks. They will typically offer aboriginal cultures and lifestyles, wildlife, fishing, goldrush relics, Lawn Hill National Park and off road adventures.  This region boasts some of the world's best fresh water and ocean fishing.

Places of Interest

Cairns - major centre of the Tropical North and jumping off point for most travel, tours and holidays in the area. It's a great town for reef dive trips, cruising and sailing centres.

Trips are available to the fringe reefs around Fitzroy and Green Islands as well as the outer reef. Cairns is at one end of the famous Kuranda Scenic Railway. 

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tropical north queensland holiday imageCairns to Ingham - The Cassowary Coast south of Cairns. The sugar towns of Ingham and Innisfail. The rainfall at Tully. White-water rafting the Tully, Barron and North Johnstone rivers. Dunk & Hinchinbrook Islands in Rockingham Bay.

The Northern Beaches - Beaches and tiny coves a few minutes north of Cairns. Trinity Beach, Palm Cove, Yorkeys Knob. Pick from several world class resort golf courses.

Port Douglas and the Daintree - Explore the Greater Daintree and Cape Tribulation national parks. World Heritage listed area. Barrier reef meets rainforest. Day trips galore. Cruise the Daintree river. Mountain bike tours. Eco trips.

Atherton Tablelands - Rainforests, pasturelands, agriculture, volcanic plateau with crater lakes and waterfalls. Rodeo at Mareeba, limestone caves at Chillagoe, crater lakes at Yungaburra, swimming holes at the Malanda and Milla Milla falls.

Kuranda Village - ride the rainforest cableway, the Barron Gorge, the Barron Falls, worlds largest butterfly sanctuary, Kuranda markets and aboriginal dance theatre. The end of the magnificent Kuranda Scenic Rail tour between Cairns - Kuranda - Cairns, on one of the oldest railway lines in Queensland and 34 kms of dense rainforests, waterfalls, spectacular views and testimony to the pioneering spirit.

Cape York Peninsula - Usually 4WD tours from Cairns for 1 or 2 weeks. Aboriginal reserves and rock art, the famous cattle stations of the Gulf country, several national parks. Bauxite mining at Weipa, pearlers at Thursday Island, prawn fishing in the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Torres Strait Islands. "Beware Crocodile" signs are for real.

tropical north queensland vacation imageGulf Savannah territory - aboriginal art, Lawn Hill National Park, goldrush relics, cattle stations, wildlife. Fish for the famous barramundi (in season). Undara lava tubes. "Beware Crocodile" signs are still for real. Travellers looking for something different can try two unique train tours.

Travel on the "Savannahlander", one of Australia's last frontier adventures which takes passengers on a safari from Cairns - Forsayth - Cairns through the remote heart of the savannah country. The "Gulflander", affectionately known as the "tin hare", is a grand old railmotor which carries a limited number of passengers through the Gulf country on a Normanton - Croydon - Normanton tour.


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