Top 30 Things To Do In Queensland
26 (22) Ballooning in the Tropics
If you've never been up, up and away in a beautiful balloon then
why not do it somewhere, that's, well.....beautiful. It's an amazing
feeling as the balloon gently lifts off from the ground with only
the blast from the burner and rustle of the wind.
Hot air Ballooning
 Hot
Air Ballooning
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to fly in a hot air
balloon? Then come & enjoy ballooning and experience the wonder,
romance and peace of the Australian bush.
Before lift-off see the spectacle of how a hot air balloon inflates
& takes shape, then hop in & take off to gently float over
gum trees & gaze out as the Australian landscape stretches out
as far as the eye can see.
Get carried away with the fun but don't forget to look out for
wildlife & hear the sounds of nature below.
27 (43) Jet Boating on the Gold Coast
There are a few options. You’ll find a couple below. If you
haven’t done this before, or not for a while, its well worth
it.
Jet Boat Thrill & Grill - 45 Min Adult
 Jet
Boat Gold Coast
Jet boat experience is a thrill like no other!
South Stradbroke Island Beaches
You will jet blast through the mangrove channels of the Aldershots
and Brown Island you will see South Stradbroke Island beaches, amazing
scenery and spot wildlife along the way.
Gold Coast Broadwater
Afterwards, complete your day with a sumptuous lunch or dinner
at the iconic fisherman’s Wharf Tavern, on the deck overlooking
the magnificent Gold Coast Broadwater
28 (19) Cooktown
My kinda chill out spot. I really did not want to leave and return
to the 'real world'. This is your chance to truly switch off and
forget all garbage modern day life make us shift through.
Spend a night or two or ten at Pam's place and get meet some travellers
and hear a few stories. Cooktown is where the back packing ends
and real travelling and Australia begins
Cooktown in a hurry - 4WD Adventure - 1 Day
 Cooktown
Far North Queensland
Cooktown Far North Queensland
You will be collected by an air-conditioned four-wheel drive (4WD)
vehicle. Travel north along the Captain Cook Highway, one of Australia's
most scenic coastal drives towards the World Heritage Listed Daintree
National Park, crossing the mighty Daintree River by cable ferry.
Your journey through this spectacular example of Mother Nature,
which contains the highest number of plant and animal species that
are rare, or threatened by extinction.
Bloomfield Track
Your experienced guide will enlighten your journey with incredible
stories and history as you continue on the 4WD only Bloomfield Track.
This will take you through some of the most incredible scenery
in the country. Crossing rivers and climbing mountain ranges. You
will stop for lunch at the famous Lion's Den Hotel (est. 1875),
one of North Queensland's oldest running bush pubs.
Black Mountain
Continue to the unique geological oddity, which is Black Mountain,
surrounded in mystery and spoken of in ancient Aboriginal legend.
Arriving in Cooktown you will have a 360 degree view from Grassy
Hill of the Endeavour River. Have your camera ready! Enjoy up to
2 hours free time to explore historical Cooktown.
Return journey is by the inland road, the Mulligan Highway, traveling
through a diverse landscape of cattle stations, the Palmer River
goldfields region which is the outback of Far North Queensland.
You will then arrive back to your accommodation in the late evening.
29 (16) Tully River Gorge, South of Cairns
The Tully River Gorge is a World Heritage area situated about an
hour and halfs drive south of Cairns.
The Tully River commences it rapid ride towards the Coral Sea on
the Atherton Tablelands. A deep gorge has been carved out by the
river over the eons, driven by the substantial rainfall in the area.
The Tully River Gorge has spectacular views, waterfalls, rapids
and also contains many rare and threatened plants and animal species.
White Water Rafting, Tully River
 Tully
Rush
Australia's most famous one day white water rafting experience.
Up to 5 hours and 45 rapids of adventure, magnificent waterfalls,
World Heritage Rainforest and the assurance of a fully trained river
guide, the Tully River is the ultimate in rafting! Rapids to grade
4.
30 (15) Mossman Gorge
 Mossman
Gorge
Mossman Gorge is a beautiful spot only 45 minutes from Port Douglas.
It is there a good idea to get there early to avoid the influx of
tourist buses.
The Mossman Gorge is set in some of the prettiest rainforest in
Queensland. Mossman Gorge has easy walking tracks and great swimming
holes.
Gorge on the Wildlife
There is abundant wildlife in the Gorge and if you lucky you might
even capture a photograph of a Boyd's Rainforest Dragon a on mossy
rock
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One Hundred Things To Do In Queensland, Australia
