Enjoy the unique experience of flying in a vintage fighter trainer aircraft. Our Warbird Adventure Scenic Flight is available in Cairns and Townsville in tropical Far North Queensland, and Melbourne with flights travelling from the Great Ocean Road to Portsea. This is your chance to fly like the aces of yesteryear in a supercharged 2 seat military fighter trainer aircraft. Fly over the magnif ...
Do you want to experience the maddest adrenalin rush you could ever have? Try flying the aces of yesteryear in a supercharged 2 seat military fighter trainer aircraft. You will experience eyeball popping aerobatic maneuvers ranging from mild to wild, as much as you like! Experience over 4 times the force of gravity! This is the ultimate adrenalin seekers package with up to 4G's of force. You c ...
Bowling Green Bay National Park, Townsville, Queensland 4810, Australia
Alligator Creek flows through Bowling Green Bay National Park in a series of cascades, deep pools and waterfalls.
The walk starts from the southern end of the picnic area. A lower lookout is located 500 metres along the track. The track continues on another two kilometres to Cockatoo Creek. "Flat Rock" is an ideal place for a rest and a swim. From Cockatoo Creek the track then meanders roughly ...
Cape Cleveland Road, Cape Ferguson, Townsville, Queensland 4810, Australia
The Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) is a leader in tropical marine science.
The Institute is consistently ranked among the top one per cent of specialist research institutions internationally and is known for its unique capacity to investigate topics from broad-scale ecology to microbiology.
AIMS is committed to the protection and sustainable use of Australia's marine r ...
Turn off via Bruce Highway, Balgal Beach, Queensland 4816, Australia
Balgal Beach is a beachside community popular as a day and overnight trip destination for locals and tourists to Thuringowa and Townsville. Just a few minutes from Rollingstone, Balgal Beach features a stinger net, which is installed and patrolled from November to May, and an excellent boat ramp facility with easy access to the Palm Island group. It boasts a superb sand beach as well as a wide cre ...
Bruce Highway, Townsville, Queensland 4816, Australia
Billabong Sanctuary is a wildlife park featuring over 100 species of Australian animals, specialising in the fauna of North Queensland such as the saltwater crocodile and the endangered cassowary.
The wildlife park is set in 25 acres of natural bush land. There are three representative habitats - rainforest, eucalypt woodland and wetlands all set around a billabong which is teeming with North ...
Turn off via Bruce Highway, Bluewater, Queensland 4816, Australia
Bluewater hosts a picturesque fresh water attraction popular with picnic goers, including barbecues, toilets, showers and play equipment. Access the creek via the Bluewater Store (near the bridge), or Bluewater Park.
Bluewater Park is a designated limited free tent and vehicle camping area. Download the flyer from the Thuringowa website for more information on free camping.
The Urba ...
Turn off via Bruce Highway, Bushland Beach, Queensland 4818, Australia
Bushland Beach is part of the Northern Beaches precinct of Thuringowa, located 15 minutes drive from Thuringowa central business district. Access to Bushland Beach is via a turnoff along the Bruce Highway. This beautiful stretch of beach is a suburban area with visitor accommodation and facilities available. Fishing, swimming and water activities permitted. At low tide, an old wooden shipwreck is ...
End of Cape Pallarenda Road, Townsville, Queensland 4810, Australia
A scenic coastal park close to Townsville, Cape Pallarenda is the site of a former quarantine station dating from 1915. The buildings are typical Queenslander style; with high ceilings and wide verandahs. The park features ruins and relics from World War II, when the cape was part of Australia's east coast defences. Stroll through the old quarantine station and imagine life in a bygone era. Visit ...
Castle Hill, Townsville, Queensland 4810, Australia
Castle Hill is a red rock monolith in the heart of Townsville offering panoramic views, and a slice of military history. There is a popular walking track for fitness focused locals, with a rocky "goat track" a favourite for shedding those unwanted kilos. A road offers access for vehicles and pedestrians. The hill is just metres short of being classified as a mountain.
The rock face is home to ...
Flinders Mall, Townsville, Queensland 4810, Australia
Cotters Market is North Queensland's award winning arts and crafts market held in Flinders Mall Townsville. Cotters Market is a great place to shop. They have ultra-fresh fruit and vegetables, stunning jewellery, original art works, massages, woodwork, stuffed toads, home-baked cakes, gifts for all occasions and entertainment. Come along and check it out! ...
Thuringowa Drive, Townsville, Queensland 4810, Australia
The Dan Gleeson Memorial Gardens are located along Thuringowa Drive, Kirwan in the city of Thuringowa (twin city of Townsville). The gardens feature a wide range of native flora situated amongst large lawn parks and paved pathways. The gardens also feature an artificial lake which attracts significant birdlife and a soundshell which is a venue for many community events and celebrations. Th ...
Great Barrier Reef, Townsville, Queensland 4810, Australia
Davies Reef, off Townsville on the Great Barrier Reef, is home to a number of dive sites from large pinnacles with small caves to prolific coral gardens and drop-offs. Deep gutters cut through the reef where the walls are decorated with soft corals and gorgonians. Small tropicals and large numbers of pelagics congregate in the area. Dive sites include the Sisters, Coral Gardens and Atlantis. ...
45653 Bruce Highway, Townsville, Queensland 4816, Australia
Welcome to Frosty Mango, a wonderful stop-over on the Bruce Highway, 65 kilometres north of Townsville, the entrance to the Great Green Way.
In air-conditioned comfort inside or shady alfresco outside, you can refresh with some of their large range of home-made ice-creams and gelatos, fresh fruit juices, the best coffees, sandwiches, wraps or light meals. All meals are prepared freshly for you, ...
Goold Island, Cardwell, Queensland 4849, Australia
Goold Island National Park's forests spill onto the sandy beaches of this untouched tropical island in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. Dugong and turtles feed on seagrass beds in shallow waters surrounding the island. The park is significant to Aboriginal people. In the past they built extensive fish traps here. Relax, bush camp and picnic on the western beach and enjoy superb views of ...
