Best known for its towering 90m waterfall, Kondalilla National Park has been declared since 1945 and the falls protected as a recreation area as early as 1906. If you explore the steep, but relatively short, loop trail it will be easy to see why.
Kondalilla National Park Read More »
Situated approximately 250km north of Brisbane, and a short 10 minute ferry trip from Rainbow Bay, is the world’s largest sandy island – K’gari (Fraser Island). Meaning ‘paradise’ in the local indigenous language, the island’s remarkable natural beauty and unique environment has also been recognised internationally since 1992 as a World Heritage Area.
K’gari – Fraser Island Read More »
The Noosa everglades, one of only two everglades systems in the world, is a landscape of webbed tributaries fringed in pristine vegetation and inhabited by more than 40% of Australia’s bird species. This biodiversity hotspot stretches 60 km along the upper reaches of the Noosa River and straddles two UNESCO Biosphere Reserves; the Noosa and
Right in the heart of Noosa township, this 3,000 ha national park extends from the rugged coastline of Noosa Heads south to include Lake Weyba and the coastal lowlands towards Coolum Beach. The park is an interesting mix of coastal heath and open woodlands with pockets of lush rainforest with towering hoop and kauri pine
Noosa National Park Read More »
About 1 hour north of Brisbane a series of craggy peaks silhouette the horizon; these are the stunning Glass House Mountains. A remnant of volcanic activity in the area some 25-27 million years ago, these hard rock columns of trachyte and rhyolite are the exposed heart of molten intrusions after millennia of erosion.
Glass House Mountains National Park Read More »
Only an hours drive away from Byron Bay, Nightcap National Park is situated in north-eastern NSW and forms part of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Area, the largest area of subtropical rainforest in the world.
Nightcap National Park Read More »
Situated in the heart of Byron Bay, this national park stretches three stunning kilometres south from the town’s iconic lighthouse. Infamous for being the most easterly point on mainland Australia, Tallows Beach is also well loved by its hippie locals for its good surf, fishing, sunbathing and whale watching. For more information on this slice
Arakwal National Park Read More »
Located near Ballina, Killen Falls is an easily accessible destination that offers a lovely short walk through regenerating sub-tropical rainforest to a refreshing watering hole. Surrounded by cliffs on three sides, the cosy pool is nested in a gully of ferns and is fed by the Emigrant Creek dam shortly upstream at the aptly named Fernleigh.
Killen Falls Nature Reserve Read More »
Victoria Highway is the main road that connects the Stuart Highway in the Northern Territory to Kununurra in Western Australia. This 555km long stretch of road forms part of the Savannah Way and highlights the ecocline between the two states. The distinctive boab tree, which is generally recognized as a WA icon, actually begins to
Gregory (Judbarra) National Park Read More »
Situated only 100km south-west of Darwin, Litchfield National Park is one of the most accessible parks in the Northern Territory as well as having some of the most picturesque swimming holes in the country. Set to a backdrop of rusty gorges and surrounded by palm trees, the refreshing pools of Wangi and Florence Falls are
Litchfield National Park Read More »
