swimmable waterfalls

  • Spring Creek Falls

    Hidden away in the secluded Mowbray Valley, Spring Creek Falls is a popular swimming spot amongst the locals. At the [more…]

  • Behana Gorge

    Behana Gorge lies just a 30 minute drive south of Cairns. Part of the Cairns Regional Council catchment, Behana Gorge [more…]

  • Crystal Cascades

    Crystal Cascades is a series of water holes and waterfalls in a section of Freshwater Creek only a short 20 [more…]

  • Fairy Falls

    Fairy Falls is a picturesque waterfall, found tucked away in the dense rainforest close to Crystal Cascades. The track begins [more…]

  • Wallicher Falls

    Wallicher Falls is part of a network of waterfalls in the Palmerston section of Wooroonooran National Park. The falls are [more…]

  • Dinner Falls

    Dinner Falls is a circuit located on a section of the upper Barron River. The circuit contains sections of plunge, [more…]

  • Malanda Falls

    Located next to the Malanda Visitor Centre, Malanda Falls, on the North Johnstone River, tumbles over basalt rock formed by [more…]

  • Things to do on a Sunday in Cairns

    Sunday may be renowned as the day of rest, but you’re in a tropical paradise with a free schedule and an appetite to get out and about. Here’s how to make the most of your Sunday fun day in Cairns.

  • Josephine Falls, Wooroonooran National Park

    Josephine Falls is a scenic waterfall fed by rains falling on Queensland’s highest peak, Bartle Frere, which looms above this [more…]

  • Emerald Creek, Dinden West Forest Reserve

    The picturesque Emerald Creek Falls forms a series of cascades over smooth granite boulders and contrasts starkly with the surrounding [more…]

  • Davies Creek National Park and Dinden National Park

    Davies Creek Falls, a magnificent waterfall cascading over huge granite boulders; the impressive Clohesy River fig tree; pleasant camping and [more…]

  • Pepina Falls

    Pepina Falls are best viewed in the time just after the “Green Season”. The “Green Season” sometimes known as the [more…]

  • Millaa Millaa Falls

    Millaa Millaa Falls are magnificent waterfalls surrounded by lush rainforest located on the Waterfalls Circuit, along with Zillie and Ellinjaa [more…]

  • Little Millstream Falls

    Plunging over the edge of a columnar basalt lava flow, Big Millstream Falls is reputedly the widest single-drop waterfall in [more…]

  • Emerald Creek Falls

    Emerald Creek rushes out of the rainforest-clad heights of the Lamb Range and down into open eucalypt woodland. There the [more…]

  • Ellinjaa Falls

    Ellinjaa Falls are picturesque falls that are part of the Waterfalls Circuit along with Millaa Millaa and Zillie Falls. Enjoy [more…]

  • Goldfield Trail: Crossing rivers and cane fields

    You live for adventure on two wheels in exotic landscapes. And the most exotic landscape of all, the awe-inspiring World Heritage rainforest of Tropical North Queensland, is calling out to you.

  • Astounding views, amazing trails at Davies Creek Mountain Bike Park

    Just outside of Cairns lies a tropical wilderness experience that is not to be missed. Explore 40 kilometres of natural trails and incredible views you’ll only find in Tropical North Queensland.

  • How and where to recover from the trail

    Five spas to rest your tired muscles and recuperate. Plus, three recovery tips from a MTB pro.

  • Great places to go camping near Cairns

    Are your campsites better described as camp palaces, or do you just roll with the bare essentials? Whether you’re at one end of the spectrum or the other, lace up your hiking shoes, load up your 4WD (or hatchback) and string your fairy lights around these camping sites near Cairns.

  • 10 Instagram locations near Cairns

    With endless picturesque places on the doorstep, you’re spoilt for choice as soon as you touch down in the tropics. Send your holiday posts to the top of the feed with these Instagram locations near Cairns.

  • The Wet Tropics’ Famous Five Precincts and a guide to exploring them

    If you’re looking to connect with nature and discover a rainforest that’s the oldest, longest and largest in Australia, go behind the foliage with this guide to the five precincts of the Wet Tropics.

  • The Bloomfield Track

    Drive the beautiful and wild Bloomfield Track from Cape Tribulation to Cooktown – a bucket-list drive for all 4WD enthusiasts.

  • The Wheelbarrow Way

    Stretching from Mareeba to Chillagoe, the Wheelbarrow Way travels through verdant crop-producing farmlands, cattle country, wooded savannah and friendly little towns with impressive histories.

  • Choose your own adventure: Discover the Daintree & Cape Tribulation

    Choose your own adventure with these unique tour ideas in Cape Tribulation; a place where Australia’s oldest, largest and longest rainforest collides with the only living organism seen from space.

  • Why you should visit the tropics in summer

    From cosy rainforest retreats to once-in-a-lifetime Great Barrier Reef reef events, epic waterfalls to spectacular outback scenery, this is why you should put the green light on your summer holiday.