Other Regions in Queensland

ESP looks at the "Tropical North Queensland" in Queensland

Tropical North Queensland is a splendid diverse part of Australia.  One could spend months in the Region and discover but a small part of what is on offer.  Discover the magnificent Great Barrier Reef and the World Heritage listed Daintree rainforest, the tropical Atherton Tablelands plus the outback plains and gorges of the Gulf Savannah.  The scenic beauty of the Bellenden Ker ranges which extends south of Cairns to Mission Beach with long white beaches north linking to Port Douglas, Daintree and Cape Tribulation.

Discover the delights of Tropical North Queensland

Cairns – A modern tropical city with a relaxed atmosphere and the main gateway to the Great Barrier Reef.  Cairns is an ideal base to explore the wider Tropical North region with an amazing quantity of over 600 tour options available.

Great Barrier Reef – The world’s greatest reef system, stretching over 2000km along Queensland’s north-east coast.  As the world’s largest and most complex reef system, it has thousands of coral reefs and hundreds of continental islands, reef islands and cays, small bare sand cays and permanent vegetated cays.  Exploring the reef is most exhilarating.  One can snorkel or scuba dive with equipment provided by trained crews to assist, or view the reef from a variety of submersible or underwater observatories.  Swimmers and non-swimmers are catered for in a variety of ways.  Take a scenic flight via plane or helicopter.  Access is easy to the outer reef and islands from a number of points all along the coast to suit style and budget.