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All travel destinations & experiences in QLD
Magnetic Island – QLD
We took our car on the ferry over to Magnetic Island, and left the van in storage, it’s only a short 30 minute boat trip. We stayed in a holiday apartment at Horseshoe bay while on the island, it was
Townsville – QLD
We stayed at the BIG4 Ingenia Holidays Townsville, about 15 mins out of town, they have a jumping pillow, pool, water slides and water park. We arrived in Townsville for one night before putting our van in storage to catch
Cardwell – QLD – Lunch stopover
A great break stop between Mission Beach and Townsville is a little town called Cardwell. It’s where the main road goes right up to the ocean, there are long van parking bays on the ocean side, and truck parking as
Mission Beach – QLD
We stayed at Beachcomber Coconut Holiday Park Mission Beach, located right across the road from the beach, it had a great little pool and playground as well. We were lucky to arrive on a day the Lifesavers had the flags
Hartley’s Crocodile adventures – North QLD
Hartley’s was a surprisingly good day out, we’ve been to plenty of wildlife parks and this one does it very well. We started with a cruise on the lagoon for a crocodile talk and feeding, they did a snake show
Port Douglas – QLD
Overall Port Douglas was totally not what I expected, was expecting more of a Noosa vibe, the main street had great shops for browsing and shopping, we picked up some second hand books. The coastline we found lacking compared to
Dave’s Takeaway – Port Douglas
Our funniest lunch out was to “Dave’s Takeaway”, where all “Daves” get a discount and their photo on the “wall of Daves”. It’s been going for years, and the food was the best takeaway yet! You’ll find Dave’s Takeaway in
Mossman River – North QLD
We found access to the Mossman River right beside the road, Anich’s bridge, that is safe for swimming (they have commercial tours here, always a good way to tell). We spent a few hours floating in the current and swinging
Mossman Gorge – Port Douglas Area – QLD
Mossman Gorge can only be accessed by paid shuttle bus controlled by the local indigenous community, there are walkways and places to swim but can be very busy. There’s a cafe and gift shop at the carpark where you buy
Big4 Port Douglas Glengarry park – QLD
We stayed at the big 4 park just out of town in Port Douglas for 7 nights. After the fast pace of the Daintree trip, we needed to chill for a week. We had a great site right near the
Mount Alexandra Lookout – Daintree – QLD
This lookout is one of the first lookouts in the Daintree, you can drive right to it and is a great place to catch the sunrise. https://youtu.be/fbZ_TtbUW80
Emmagen Creek – Daintree – QLD
There is a croc-free swimming hole right where the Bloomfield track starts called Emmagen Creek. There’s a dirt road to this area, but in good condition, not 4×4. Once you park, go left up the creek and follow the track
Myall beach – Cape Tribulation – Daintree – QLD
We found a playground and a shop for ice creams in Cape Trib. We then spent the afternoon on the fluffiest white sand at Myall beach, beautiful! The water was so inviting, but snappy snappy & stingy sting could be
Kulki – Cape Tribulation – Daintree – QLD
We did the boardwalks around Cape Tribulation and up to the Kulki Lookout. Had a picnic at Kulki beach before walking the length of the beach. The sand here looks like it has a ton of glitter through it, SO
Masons swimming hole – Daintree – QLD
One afternoon we went to Masons swimming hole (croc free), it was full of very friendly fish & turtles who came up to you for a nibble. There is a cafe nearby but only open short hours for lunch. It’s
Cow bay beach – Daintree – QLD
We setup for the morning on the beautiful Cow bay beach under the trees. We were the only ones on the beach for most of the morning and it was so nice! Dave made the kids a rope swing from
Daintree Discovery Centre – QLD
We went to the discovery centre to learn more about the area, history, and of course; dinosaurs. It was a really great layout, they had audio guides with a kids and adult version as you followed the boardwalk along. There
The Daintree Rainforest – QLD
Our trip to the Daintree rainforest started with a beautiful drive up the coastal Mossman Daintree Rd to the ferry crossing. We crossed with the car & caravan, from there it is a very tight windy range, a lot of
Fig Tree Playground – Cairns – QLD
Whoa! This is one cool playground, very different to the others in Cairns. I’m getting Peter Pan/Neverland vibes, it’s built around a huge fig tree. It’s right near the Wharf and there’s a cafe right near it. We played here
Fitzroy Island – QLD
What a wonderful day out! We took a boat out to Fitzroy Island for a day of snorkelling on my birthday. It’s just 30 mins out of Cairns; on an airconditioned ferry, we all get sea sick so the short
