THINGS TO DO ON THE ATHERTON TABLELANDS

A beautiful, scenic and unspoilt, undulating tableland between 500 and 1000 metres above the “The Great Barrier Reef” perfect for self driving tours.

See our Self Drive Itineraries for the Northern, Central & Southern Sections of The Atherton Tablelands, allow a full day in each section.

Ancient Rainforest, Volcanic lakes , Waterfall Circuit (including Millaa Millaa Falls), Mareeba Wetlands, National Parks, “World Heritage Listed – Wet Tropics” and Mabi Rainforest areas and an abundance and diversity of flora and fauna. (including Lumholtz tree kangaroos, possums, platypus, echidna, brolga, cassowaries, rock wallabies, wallabies, pademelon, kangaroo, bandicoot, quolls, bird life, etc- guided night spotting tours can be arranged.)

Adventure Activities include: Hot Air Ballooning, Free Flying, Horse Riding, Barramundi fishing, Bungy Jumping, Pioneer walking trails with Donkeys, Go-Kart Racing and Adventure helicopter experiences.

Jose Paronella’s dream continues at Paronella Park, “…The surprise of your Travels”.

A great place to spend half a day, is “Platypus Bend”, especially if you like walking without the tourist “masses”.
Be assured of a “catch” at the Tablelands best fishing park, “Tarzali Lakes”, or just feed and watch.

Visit working Coffee & Tea Plantations, Wineries, Gourmet Dairy food tasting, cheese & chocolate dairies and other agricultural pursuits.

Self Drive the Tropical Food Trails or let Atherton Blue Gum do the driving for you.

The Mareeba Wetlands, a bird watchers haven & conservation success story. Circum-navigate the lake with the Rangers expert commentary and view the beautiful Gouldian Finches – brought back from extinction.

“Rainforestation Nature Park” – Pamagirri Aboriginal Experience, Koala’s and amphibious army ducks, restaurants and gift shops.

Historical towns of Yungaburra, Atherton, Herberton & Irvinebank – the regions heart from 1880 – 1920.
Gemstone fossicking and Gold panning, off the normal tourist track.

The Hou Wang Miau Chinese Temple, the last surviving structure of what was Cedar Camp, the Atherton Chinatown, established in the mid 1880′s.

Historic Steam Train journeys, up the steepest grades in Queensland.

For more information, please visit: athertonbluegum.com/

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