Granite Gorge Nature Park
Located near Mareeba, west of Cairns, Granite Gorge has beautiful scenery with granite rock formations, accompanied with the well-known and friendly rock wallabies
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Lookout (Bunny Seary Lookout)
Lookout in the Mareeba area, named after Arther “Bunny” Seary. Bunny Seary was a Mareeba Shire councillor. He was in the Australian Engineers, Changi, Burma, Thailand Railway.
Historical Marker (John Atherton)
Tucked away in a street off the main road through Mareeba, a historical marker sits in commemoration of John Atherton. The large stone marker has a marble plaque highlighting some of his achievements as a pioneer of the Atherton Tablelands. Born in England 9th August 1837, John Atherton arrived in Sydney at the age of … Read more
Lookout (Rex Range)
The Rex Range Lookout is along the Mossman Mount Molloy Road, one of two lookouts near the top of the climb up from the coast. Unfortunately for us on the day, we found an overcast and raining vista instead of the hills and coastline you would normally see. The lookout is simple, basically a wider … Read more
Lookout (Mossman Mount Mallory Road Lookout)
Great views from the Rex Range from a lookout after climbing up Mossman Mount Malloy Road. The lookout is towards the north of Port Douglas, with Newell Beach, Rocky Point, and Mount Alexandra in the distance. The lookout is basically a wider shoulder on the side of the road. There are no toilets, seating, or … Read more
Platypus Viewing Area
The platypus viewing area is a platform over Peterson Creek at Yungaburra is a great opportunity to spot one of Australia’s most elusive and timid animals in the wild. It is estimated only around 10% of Australians see a platypus in the wild. Sometimes a water rat spotted is mistaken as a platypus. It is … Read more
Humbug Reach
Humbug Reach is a lookout along a stretch of road beside the Daintree River on the way to Daintree Village . There is a small stopping area on the side of the road where you can pull over. It is needed to be travelling from Daintree Village back towards Mossman as there is no room … Read more
Big Barramundi (Daintree Village)
The Big Barramundi is in Daintree Village, around 110 kilometres north of Cairns. Like many big things, it started as a tourist trap for a business, in this case, the Big Barramundi Garden. The “Big Barra”, as it was commonly known, is a 6-metre fibreglass barra, once fitted above the entrance to the Big Barramundi … Read more
Daintree Village Visitor Information Centre
The Visitor Information Centre in Daintree Village is on the main street in Daintree. It is open daily and a location for Crocodile Express River Cruises where their Upper Daintree Cruise operates from. The 60-minute Upper Daintree River Cruise winds its way through rainforest and mangroves with views of Thornton Peak. This cruise is popular … Read more
Kulki
Kulki is a beach and headland at Cape Tribulation in the Daintree National Park. Kulki, pronounced as “gool-gee”, was a meeting place for the Eastern Kuku Yalanji people. Kulki Lookout The 600m Kulki boardwalk leads from the picnic area up the ridge of the headland to a lookout. The lookout is named after two Yalanji … Read more
