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World Heritage Wet Tropics Rainforest

LOCATION: Henrietta Creek, Nandroya Falls Circut

Photos courtesy of Tourism Tropical North Tourism “Beauty is an essential vitamin” in life is a quote I heard once. If this is the case Millaa Millaa is essential for the soul. Hooray for Henrietta. The area around this campground is the gateway to the Misty Mountains and other brilliant hiking destinations in Wooroonooran National Park….

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April 20, 2022

LOCATION: Mount Hypipamee, The Crater & Dinner Falls

Photos courtesy of Tourism Tropical North Tourism Part of the formation of Far North Queensland and the Atherton tablelands was due to volcanic activity. It is thought there were as many as 15 active volcanoes throughout the region from as early as 200 million to 10 million years ago. The lava and basalt from these…

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April 13, 2022

LOCATION: Bartle Frere

Photos courtesy of Tourism & Events Queensland Sitting at 1622m above sea level in the Wet Tropics of Far North Queensland, Mt Bartle Frere is an imposing site and one of my absolute favourite hikes. It is not a hike for the faint hearted, at 15km return with a vertical climb of 1500m it is…

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April 6, 2022

LOCATION: Josephine Falls, Wooroonooran National Park

It’s a cracker of a day, we start early with a beautiful array of people to travel to spectacular settings through the Atherton Tablelands. Each day differs depending on the people and the weather, but the one constant is my ability to guide and bask in the beauty of one of my favourite regions throughout…

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March 30, 2022

LOCATION: Millaa Millaa Falls

Left: Photo courtesy of Tourism Tropical North Tourism | Right: Photo courtesy of Barefoot Tours “Beauty is an essential vitamin” in life is a quote I heard once. If this is the case Millaa Millaa is essential for the soul. Depending on the day, we might decide to run the waterfalls tour in a number of…

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March 23, 2022

LOCATION: Giant Fig Trees

Photos courtesy of Barefoot Tours The top of the Gillies Range is quite sensational and this is enhanced by the sheer number of Fig Trees in the region. There is one you walk through (yes, walk through) half way along the hike around Lake Eacham, but that is dwarfed in comparison to the phenomenal examples…

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March 16, 2022

LOCATION: Lake Eacham, the Volcanic Crater

Photos courtesy of Tourism & Events Queensland Lake Eacham is near the top of the Gillies Range Road, and is the quieter of the two volcanic lakes in the region. Like all the other stops on our waterfalls tour this is as picturesque as they come, with numerous activities to pursue on arrival. I like…

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March 9, 2022

LOCATION: Babinda Boulders

Photos courtesy of Tourism Tropical North Queensland One of the most beautiful aspects of the Waterfalls Tour with Barefoot is its flexibility. Depending on the conditions we can adapt where we go to give passengers the best once in a lifetime experience. As a guide it is phenomenal to work in in Far North Queensland…

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March 2, 2022

LOCATION: Behana Gorge

Photos courtesy of Cairns Canyoning Behana Gorge is one of the Cairns spots that is still quite a local secret, if you search the internet you will find it, but not many tourists make their way down there. Between our family and friends at Barefoot it would have to be one of Far North Queensland’s…

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February 23, 2022

LOCATION: Granite Gorge

Photo courtesy of Tourism Tropical North Tourism Through this series we have travelled far and wide throughout the Wet Tropics and talked of many places. We have visited some of the best of the National Parks and talked about some sensational places to enjoy nature’s best. One of the most under-rated areas in this region…

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February 16, 2022