There is so much beauty in Far North Queensland & sometimes a locals view can help you discover some must see places & things to do while you are here.
Whether you are just visiting or you're lucky enough to call FNQ your home, I hope some of my every growing favourite places list below helps you unlock some new adventures, memories & favourite places of your own!
Atherton Tablelands
Places to see / Things to do
Hallorins hill lookout
Hasties swap - Bird watching
Crystal Caves - one of the largest amethyst geodes in the world
Herberton Historical Village - allow full day A MUST DO
Malanda Majestic Theatre - Longest continuosly operating picture theatre in Australia
Curtain Fig tree in yungaburra
Cathedral fig tree
Train playground in Tolga
Yuruga Nursery- native plants
Old Kulara Nursery
Hot air balloons in Mareeba
Roseburra Flower Farm - Yungaburra
Mareeba Lookout
Gilllies Lookout - look out for the big Green Tree Frog on the range!
Millaa Millaa lookout
Jack may park Malanda - playground and bike track
Paronella Park (day or night both are incredible)
Waterfalls, Swimming & Camping
Lake Barrine
Lake Eacheam
Tinaroo dam - also camping
Malanda falls - visitor centre, turtle lookout
Windin Falls - hiking
Millaa Millaa Falls & Waterfall Circuit
Davies Creek - also camping
Emerald Creek Falls
Granite Gorge - also camping
Quinoa Lakes - Malanda Camping
Malanda Caravan Park
Nandroya Falls
Eating & Drinking
Gillies cafe - near Lake Eacheam
Yungaburra Pub
Malanda Collective
Malanda bakery
Malanda Pub
(largest timber pub in Australia)
Lake Barrine Tea House
Perramon Pub
Yungaburra Pub
Coffee Works - Mareeba
Pagoda Chinese - Atherton
CAIRNS
Places to see / Things to do
Barron Falls in Kuranda
The Aquarium / Skyrail / Kuranda Train
Redlynch Valley walking paths (Connect from Goomboora)
Hartleys crocodile farm allow full day
Trinity Beach Beach House live music
Cairns Botanical Gardens - There is a beautiful Orchid & Butterfly House too!
Centenery Lakes
TANKS Art Centre (also an amazing venue for music & performance gigs!)
Reef Eye Ferris Wheel
Fitzroy Island (My favourite is to go to the lighthouse for sunrise or sunset if you stay overnight)
Daintree - Solar Whisper Cruise, Daintree Ice Cream Company
Rex Lookout
Hiking & Walking
Earl Hill in Trinity Park - hiking. Do half or the whole hill & come down the beach side, so worth it!
Glacier Rock - hiking AMAZING (especially for sunrise)
The Pyramid - Hiking
The Arrow Walking Tracks - Blue, Green, Yellow & Red
Mount Whitfield (from here you can see the sunrise or the sunset, it's the start of the Green Arrow from Bel Air Drive in Whitfield. Only a 15- 20 min walk each way, A MUST DO... You can see all of Cairns.
Palm Cove to Clifton Beaach walking track (so worth it! Leave from The Sea Temple Hotel area in Palm Cove)
Waterfalls, Swimming & Camping
Fairy falls
Crystal Cascades
Trinity Beach
Palm Cove - Jetty
Behana gorge
Ellis Beach
Goomboora River Park (off lead dog park & has awesome playground)
Glenoma River Park (on lead dog park)
Hartleys Creek Waterfall - hike & swimming (half way is flat rock & whole way is to the waterfall)
Spring Creek falls
Babinda Boulders
Josephiene Falls
Eating & Drinking / Music
Mountain View Pub - on the river, food, live music, courtesy bus
Elixir Music Bar
Gelocchio Ice Cream - Aplin Street near the Esplanade
The Nest Cafe - Whitfield
Sharabella Cafe - Redlynch Valley
Pho Viet (Aplin Street)
Copporlode Brewery
Narrow Teacks Distillery
Ellis beach bar and grill music / Ellis beach surf club
Roof top bars in the city - Rocco's / Oak & Vine
Palm Cove - The Beach Hut Cafe & Juice Bar
Babinda Bakery
Markets
Yungaburra - 4th Saturday of every month
Malanda - 3rd Saturday of every month
Mareeba - Every 2nd & 5th Saturday of the month
Tolga - 1st Sunday of every month
Palm Cove - 1st Sunday of the month
TANKS Cairns - last Sunday of the month between April and November
Rustys Fruit & Stall Market Cairns - Every Friday, Saturday & Sunday
Cairns Night Markets - Every night
Gordonvale - 1st Saturday of every month
Kuranda Original Market and the Heritage Markets - Wednesday until Sunday
