Attractions tours

Visit the best Attractions on the Atherton Tablelands!  Experience everything from ancient volcanic crater lakes, lush rainforest and incredible food regions. The Atherton Tablelands rises from 500 metres to 1100 metres above sea level. These altitude variations give the area its appealingly cold tropical climate—a welcome respite from the heat of the Cairns coastal regions.

Lush rainforest once covered the region. However, over the generations, these areas have been repurposed. They have adapted to pastoral, cropping and residential activity. Some protected remnants of the rainforest survive in national parks enclaves.

There are marked differences across the Tablelands between seasons and between areas. The high rainfall mountains of the coastal ranges are to the east. To the south lies the green dairy country. Out to the west, you will find the open savannah.

Such topographical and climate diversity in a small region is unique. You can see this in the cultural differences displayed in the activities of each of its small communities. It is, therefore, fascinating to explore and experience.

In addition to its incredible beauty, the Atherton Tablelands has a diverse and exciting history. The region has a strong indigenous history. Evoking traditional Aboriginal land use and culture is maintained to varying degrees today.

More than a dozen Aboriginal tribes who thrived on rainforest animals, fish and lush vegetation called these mountains home.

The fertile, red soil and elevation provide the ideal environment for producing crops and raising cattle.

The tropical food bowl of Queensland. Produce grown today includes banana, sugar cane, corn/maise, avocados, strawberries, macadamia nuts and mangoes and citrus— much of the annual harvest exported to overseas markets.

Dairying, beef cattle and poultry farming remain vigorous activities. However, the dominant and lucrative tobacco industry is no longer.

Coffee is widely grown and the region. Renowned for its development of biodynamic dairy products, including milk cheese and yoghurt.

You can’t visit the Atherton Tablelands Attractions without doing the waterfall circuit! Each of the waterfalls is a classic cascade and unique in their way. You will marvel as they leap from the cliffs and plunge into the darkness of the pools below. They offer a place to soak your body and purify your mind after a long hike on gorgeous rainforest trails. Below are a few of our favourites we believe are unmissable.

Not only beautiful but sustainable too! Kuranda Skyrail is an excellent example of great Attractions Atherton Tablelands in ecotourism. Specifically engineered for breathtaking views, there’s no better way to see the rainforest!  As the Kuranda Rainforest Skyrail takes you high above the canopy, your opinion of the rainforest will be completely unrestricted.

Tucked away in the rainforest beside Mena Creek Falls, you’ll discover the magical Paronella Park. The Spanish Castle in the Rainforest. Spread over 5 Hectares, Jose Paronella began construction of his labour of love in the early 1930s. With his own two hands, he managed to build a castle, grand ballroom, tennis court, refreshment rooms, grand staircase and even a working hydroelectric plant. He planted 7,500 tropical plants and trees to surround his masterpiece, which is now grown to be a lush tropical rainforest.