The Beauty of Tropical North Queensland
The Great Barrier Reef, Daintree Rainforest and Atherton Tableland can all be found in Tropical North Queensland. Tropical North Queensland is the only spot on earth where the rainforest meets the sea.
The Great Barrier Reef is 2300 km long and can been seen from space. It is the home to over 2,000 various fish and numerous types of hard and soft coral. Above water you can enjoy the variety of tropical birds, dolphins, sea turtles, sharks and whales. This is a popular vacation spot with people who enjoy to snorkel. Since the Great Barrier Reef is one of the seven natural wonders of the world is is monitored by the Marine Park Authority. This is to conserve the beauty for many years to come.
At 1200sq km the Daintree Rainforest, just north of Cairns, is the largest around. It is home to over thirty percent of the regions frog, marsupial and reptile species as well as sixty five percent of all Australia’s bat and butterfly population.
If you drive for a half hour west of Cairns you will find the Atherton Tablelands. This agricultural area is home to numerous little towns, villages and great attractions. Tablelands are 600m to 1100m above sea level and make a great getaway from the coastal regions.
In Tropical North Queensland summer becomes the wet season with humid weather , monsoonal rain , Box jellyfish and cyclones so the best time of year to visit is the Australian winter (from June to August) when there are clear skies, cool breezes and perfect scuba-diving conditions .