TROPICAL NORTH
QUEENSLAND
This is the only place in the world where two World Heritage
Listed attractions - the Great Barrier Reef and the Wet Tropics
Rainforest, lie side by side. In parts of the far north, the
rainforest touches the reef, reaching right down to sandy beaches
from which you can snorkel the reef. The cosmopolitan city
of Cairns is the gateway to these natural attractions, plus
to man made triumphs like the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway.
It's also a stepping stone to islands of the Great Barrier
Reef as well as the grasslands of the Gulf Savannah. The Aboriginal
history in the area is rich too, while on the lush Atherton
Tableland, eerie volcanic lakes and a thriving dairy, peanut,
coffee and maize industry, provide a different slant to Far
Northern life - not to mention cooler temperatures, all year
round. |
