Top Things to do in Atherton Tablelands
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Top 10 Things to do Good for Big Groups in Atherton Tablelands, Queensland
Discover the best top things to do in Atherton Tablelands, Australia including Historic Village Herberton, Ravenshoe Visitor Centre, The Afghanistan Avenue of Honour, Rainforest Heart, Australian Butterfly Sanctuary, Kuranda Scenic Railway, Barron Falls, Jaques Coffee Plantation, Atherton Tablelands, Birdworld Kuranda.
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1. Historic Village Herberton
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 719 reviews
A visit to the Historic Village Herberton is like stepping back in time. Showcasing Australia’s rich and diverse history this outdoor pioneer museum is testament to an era that is long gone.Open year round to visitors, the Village collects, preserves and displays fascinating historical exhibits from across Australia. The history of this museum is also closely tied with the township of Herberton and features many priceless antiques as well as buildings that have come from the town’s ancestors.The Village currently has over 50 original buildings that date from Herberton’s foundation years. Walking through the Village, visitors are given a sense of being in a real township complete with chemist, bottle collection, school, bank, grocer’s store, frock salon, toy shop, mechanic, jail and more.
Reviewed By 523juneb - Mandurah, Australia
This wonderful Museum does not appear in any of the travel brochures we read but I’m so glad we heard about it. Just the most amazing collection of memorabilia and history. What an amazing place to go for anyone young or old. Wheelchair accessible and so much to see. We thought we’d be there an hour or so we left at closing after arriving at 1:00 pm we could have easily spent another couple of hours. If you are going go early to make the most of it. Great cafe as well with reasonable prices. So so fab. Don’t miss it. If you have a choice between Paronella park and this museum choose the museum you won’t regret it at all.
2. Ravenshoe Visitor Centre
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5.0 based on 36 reviews
Reviewed By rougedragon - Geelong, Australia
One of the best visitors centres I've ever stopped at. It's more than just walls of brochures, it has excellent displays of local history (settler and Indigenous) and information on wildlife - including taxidermy examples. Worth stopping. (also, importantly, nice toilets.)
3. The Afghanistan Avenue of Honour
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5.0 based on 190 reviews
The Afghanistan Avenue of Honour is a living memorial dedicated to the memory of all who served in the fight against terror in Afghanistan and to those brave and selfless Australians who made the ultimate sacrifice in defence of freedom and liberty.
Reviewed By missyAustralia
Such a peaceful lovely tribute to those who served in Afghanistan. So well set out & very informative. Beautiful lakeside serene setting , such a worthwhile visit & time of reflection. Credit to those in the community that were involved in the organising & planning,excellent. Highly recommended.
4. Rainforest Heart
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5.0 based on 13 reviews
Journey with us into our secret 'lost world' nestled in the heart of wet tropical rainforest. Escape the crowd as you are guided through our sustainable bushfood orchard in a small personalised group and taste the native fruits, raw and natural as evolution created them. Relax and enjoy a delicious bushfood morning tea while you hear about the stories of the valleys early settlers.
Reviewed By katyclarec - Cairns, Australia
This tour is so well worth the time and money. Margo and Peter are wonderful hosts and guides. We spent a lovely afternoon wandering through the fruit trees, learning about the orchard. What a beautiful setting for a tour!! These guys really know their stuff when it comes to native fruits. Tasting fresh (and frozen out-of-season) fruits from the orchard was an experience! Native Australian fruits might not be to everyone’s tastes, but we definitely enjoyed it. This was followed up by an amazing spread of food, local cheeses, tea, and home baked goodies featuring the fruits, all laid out on the verandah, overlooking the orchard. We were even lucky enough to spot a cassowary wandering through the orchard! We’ll definitely be back again with more visitors. Thank you so much Margo and Peter!
5. Australian Butterfly Sanctuary
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4.5 based on 1,329 reviews
The largest butterfly flight aviary and exhibit in Australia - an all weather experience in the heart of the Kuranda village. Home to over 1500 magnificent butterflies, youll be enchanted by the arial dynamics of these elusive wonders of nature as you wonder through the aviary's rainforest gardens.
Reviewed By jesseyf2015 - Paris, France
Incredible, if you’ve never been to a butterfly sanctuary you need to go! They have many different kinds of butterflies flying freely which is amazing to be amongst and watch them dance around the air around you. It’s a really pretty garden too!
6. Kuranda Scenic Railway
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4.5 based on 2,049 reviews
The original Kuranda Scenic Railway is a spectacular journey comprising unsurpassed views of World Heritage Listed rainforest, steep ravines and picuresque waterfalls within the Barron Gorge National Park. This famous railway winds its way from Cairns to Kuranda, the village in the rainforest. Constructed between 1882 and 1891 it is considered an engineering feat of tremendous magnitude. Hundreds of men were employed to build the 15 hand-made tunnels and 37 bridges that stand as a monument to the pioneers of tropical North Queensland
7. Barron Falls
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4.5 based on 1,055 reviews
Reviewed By LeoDeSousa2020 - Brisbane, Australia
Highly recommend even if you don’t do the Skyrail or train you can easily drive to the falls and follow down the natural wetlands to the viewing platform.
8. Jaques Coffee Plantation
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4.5 based on 400 reviews
Jaques Coffee Plantation is situated on the Atherton Tablelands in Mareeba, North Queensland, Australia, with a beautiful backdrop looking over the surrounding peaks of the Great Dividing Range. The fully licenced restaurant / cafe is at the center of the plantation's 85,000 Arabica coffee trees with a large deck over looking the garden or the inside air conditioned area, you can sit and enjoy a coffee and home baked scones and cakes or a full lunch with a beer or wine. Take a tour and enjoy an enchanting insight into the finer details of coffee from the tree to the cup. Other activities onsite include Microlight Flights, Gyro Flights and Segway Tours. Closed during February each year for maintenance
Reviewed By dgggg10 - Trinity Beach, Australia
A most interesting place to have a delicious cup of home grown coffee. Australian owned and family run- I think 3 generations! - the best was chatting with the family members and watching the movie telling of their highs and lows of starting a business and seeing their determination to make a go of it. Very inspiring. Their focus is promoting and undertaking a sustainable ethical business definitely needed for our future. Fantastic food, coffee and ambience. Highly recommend the coffee and watching the movie as a small package. Scones were homemade as well. :-)
9. Atherton Tablelands
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4.5 based on 58 reviews
Reviewed By O3091NYstevea - Brisbane, Australia
Stunning scenery and very relaxed people. A vehicle is the only way to explore the area at your pace,
10. Birdworld Kuranda
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4.5 based on 759 reviews
Home to the largest single collection of free flying birds in Australia (some 500 of them!), Birdworld Kuranda in the Australian highlands of the Atherton Tablelands displays no less than 75 species of the most spectacular birds from all corners of the planet - as well as from the earth’s fast diminishing rainforests.Visitors are free to wander through the lush, tropically landscaped bird sanctuary to observe the birds in their own specific - yet natural - habitats. Two lakes connected by a tumbling waterfall for example are home to waterbirds such as stilts, herons and Australia’s own unique Black Swan. In Birdworld's rainforest canopy overhead, blue, gold and scarlet Macaws dazzle with colourful brilliance as they soar above the tree tops. One outstanding Birdworld denizen not to be missed is that rare avian giant, the Cassowary - an Australian bird now officially enlisted as endangered.Designed to "create a centre where birds would be showcased in their natural environment without the barriers of cages coming between them and their admiring public", Birdworld Kuranda is a photographer's paradise. (And without those barriers, visitors often find a feathered friend nestling on their shoulder - a golden photo opportunity!) Birdworld Kuranda can provide guided tours for all group bookings.
Reviewed By bmccl22 - Daintree, Australia
I was visiting Kuranda for work and decided to stop in and say hello to some feathered friends at Birdworld while I was there. I was quite impressed with the variety of species they have. At first the area seems small, but because it is a free flying aviary, I found I had to do about 2-3 loops around the track to see all the different birds. The experience is very interactive, they have several Parrots and Macaws who won’t hesitate to fly over and sit on your shoulder or arm. I would recommend being careful what jewellery or accessories you have on as birds do love shiny things and Tango, one of the younger Macaws, spent a lot of time eyeing off my earrings (though I wasn’t upset because he did a great job posing for me in the process). Overall I found this a much better way to view bird life than seeing them in small cages at a standard zoo, though I would not recommend it to people who aren’t comfortable being up close and personal with animals.
