Private Cairns Tablelands Waterfall Tour. (Everything included)

$440 per person (Tour size minimum 3 passengers)

$1400 per tour - (Capped Price 4-10 passengers)

$990 for our exclusive couple’s tour (2 passengers only)

Visit up to 7 waterfalls on the Atherton Tablelands!

  • We will be negotiating a few bush tracks and paths that require a low/medium level of fitness, but none of the activities will be too strenuous.

    This tour is not suitable for people with walking aids or existing knee or ankle problems. Please contact us for further details. We can arrange a private tour tailored for any special needs.

  • Tour departs from your requested Cairns accommodation at 7:30 am, or from the Northern Beaches (excluding Port Douglas) at 7:00 am.

  • This is a full day tour, depending upon the length of stops and weather conditions. We plan to return by 5:30 pm.

    • Informative, fun, and friendly professional tour guide

    • Perfect for all ages and skill levels

    • Morning tea, lunch, bottled water, and return transfers included.

    • Can be adapted for on-shore cruise ship passengers.

    • Exclusive deal for couples available.

    • Excellent value for money.

“We had a fantastic day with Darrin. He was knowledgeable and friendly and funny. And even though we got distracted and didn't move very fast, he let us go at our own pace and see what we wanted to see. Thanks for a great tour, Darrin!”

- TJ on TripAdvisor, 2019

“We did a tour on port day from our cruise ship with a [small] group… and we felt this was ideal size. We were able to go places that the fifty person tours could not. He [Darrin] is client-oriented and always paying attention to the individuals in the group dynamic. Highly recommended if you are in Cairns for a day or more!!”

- Peggy on TripAdvisor, 2018

 

You will be collected at 7:30 from your accommodation in or around Cairns, then journey up to the southern Tablelands. Observe spectacular world heritage listed scenery along the way to our first destination at one of the best crater lakes on the Tablelands. Here you will enjoy a freshly made, piping hot Devonshire morning tea.

Visit one of the largest and most spectacular strangler figs in the Tableland's rainforests, estimated to be over 500 years old. From here, travel to your first waterfall. This waterfall forms part of the North Johnstone River and was created by the last flow of lava from the Malanda Shield Volcano. Native platypus are often seen in this permanent source of flowing water.

Your next destination will be the small dairy town of Millaa Millaa with the opportunity to visit four separate waterfalls. This includes one of the most photographed waterfalls in Australia, Millaa Millaa Falls. This classic waterfall is a great place for a quick refreshing swim on a hot day, with an invigorating massage from the cascade of cool flowing mountain water upon tired aching muscles. There are also some intriguing stories about the falls that will most certain compliment your visit to this picture paradise area.

After your swim (or photo shoot) it’s time to move on to two other spectacular waterfalls. Both waterfalls provide short walks through the lush rainforest and provide some creative photography opportunities at any time of the year.

Then travel deeper into the Tablelands, driving through lush green rolling dairy pastures to a 295-foot (90m) triple tier cascade, the highest waterfall on the Tablelands. There is a steep walk down to the bottom of the waterfall but it certainly is worth the climb up and down. If you are not up to it, we do have other options.

By now, you will almost certainly be ready for lunch at one of the Tablelands’ best cafes before making your way across the Tablelands agriculture farming land to Ravenshoe.

On the way, be treated to a view from McHugh’s or (Millaa Millaa) lookout where, on a clear day, there is a spectacular panoramic view from Atherton to the Innisfail Coast.

We now make our way towards Ravenshoe. You will notice the rapidly changing scenery as you approach the gateway to the outback and Queensland's widest single drop waterfall.

We then wind our way back over the Herberton ranges towards a more tropical rainforest micro climate, and come to your final stop for the day - A spectacular Mountain Crater. This is a one of a kind volcanic phenomenon and is the result of a massive, naturally occurring gas explosion leaving a crater over 196-foot (60m) in diameter and twice as deep. The path continues around to the Falls where the lowest tier is the most spectacular, and well worth a swim on a hot day to conclude our tour.

You will then be returned to your place of pickup via the the township of Atherton to Cairns.