Tablelands-Paronella Park Tour: Explore Tropical Rainforests

Embark on a full-day adventure with Northern Experience Eco Tours to explore the stunning Paronella Park, Lake Barrine, and Millaa Millaa Falls. Immerse yourself in the beauty of the tropical rainforests and discover the unique attractions of the Atherton Tablelands.

Duration: 11 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Atherton Tablelands - Departure from Cairns, we head south travelling past Walsh’s Pyramid, one of the largest naturally formed pyramids in the world. Here your guide will stop so you can grab a photo of this unique North Queensland landmark.
    Now it’s time to travel up the World Heritage listed Gillies Highway climbing 730 metres above sea level…
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • National Park fees
  • Selected itinerary options
  • Live onboard commentary
What's Not Included
  • Option C Doesn’t Include Morning Tea & Lunch (can upgrade on the day)
  • Gratuities
  • Tour does not operate from Port Douglas
  • Return Transfers from Northern Beaches additional $35 per person, payable on the day of travel.
Additional Information

Northern Experience Eco Tours was established in 1997 and is the original Tablelands-Paronella Park tour.
Travel in a comfortable air-conditioned mini coach with local naturalist guides and experience the uniqueness of the tropics and the diversity of our beautiful tropical rainforests. Tour south of Cairns for a full day out traveling through the…

Location
Atherton Tablelands
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Propesterh
Jul 11, 2025
Great Cairns Experience - Was an amazing tour our bus driver Steve was great very informative and great to have a conversation with. We got a bonus visit to Etty Bay to see some cassowary's as well which was nice.
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Tracey
Jul 8, 2025
Paronella Park must do. - Fantastic day, tour guide Scotty was so informative. The views stunning and a must do is visit Paronella Park. Highly recommend
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Den782
Jul 6, 2025
A great day away from the coast with a great guide - We did this tour with a group of six people in a very spacious and comfortable Mercedes-20seater bus on a cloudy winter day in Cairns. Our driver-guide proved to be a chatty and caring guy with a penchant for rainsforest. We had a wonderful morning tea at Lake Barrine (Devonshire scone to come back for) and a leasure visit at Millaa Millaa falls with not to many tourists. Some people actually went swimming, but this June day was tooo cold for me (whimp, I know). We then had some ecellent food at Mena Creek Hotel ... you want to try their salats ... best veagn food we had in three weeks of visiting Australia. Paronella Park is a fairytale and the local guide was a great showman presenting the park in the way it would have been done during its heydays. This is a special gem of tropical Queensland and well worth coming for.
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R213mpjackieb
Jun 23, 2025
Worth Seeing - Wow, I had the best day ever! Scotty guided us to beautiful locations where we got to see some special animals in the wild! Cassowaries in 2 different locations, a platypus, we got to feed turtles, eels, fish! I highly recommend the Waterfalls, Rainforest, Paronella Park Tour (Scotty was exceptional!). Thank you
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Ee
Jun 21, 2025
Fantastic driver/tour guide and enjoyable day out despite the wet weather. - Although the weather was a bit wet, our tour guide and driver Steve was fantastic and informative. He took us to not just the designated location but also explained the local industry and history along the way. It was nice to take a peek of how the farming industry helps the locals and also the history of how the highland and lowland are established throughout the years. Paronella park is definitely worth the money. The guide tour was fun and lively, making the stories even more interesting.
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Darryl_m
Jun 4, 2025
Northern Experience Echo Tour of Paranella Park - Our guides James & Esther were excellent, knowledgeable and very entertaining. Our tour group was from USA, India & Aus. and they gave us all an amazing tour of the scenic environment, fauna & flora just south of Cairns including ancient incredible Paranella Park. Thank you both for looking after us all so well. You made it so special. Can't recommend this tour enough. Lyn & Darryl McNeil
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Adam_a
Jun 3, 2025
So good. - Had an amazing day exploring Paranella Park and waterfalls in the highlands with our tour guide Steve.
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Paccomth
Apr 14, 2025
Fun day in Queensland at Milla Milla Galls and Paronella Park. Outdoor adventure - Guide was great👍 enjoyed the beauty of the rain forest in Queensland. Paranella tour so interesting but would have liked to see it longer. Lunch was good. Definitely worth the time and money
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Dawnabaxter
Mar 30, 2025
Worth every penny - A fantastic day out - Laurence (and Lance) was very knowledgeable, pointing out all landmarks, giving us the history and geography of the Tablelands. Waterfalls, lake Barrine, Paronella Park and Babinda Boulders. Tea/coffee and scones at lake Barrine and a lovely lunch at Mena Creek. Not rushed at all, would highly recommend
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Roza896
Mar 25, 2025
Wonderful - thanks Laurence! - The entire trip was FANTASTIC. Laurence was knowledgeable, humorous and flexible. Everything you could ask for. He was led by the group in terms of how much time to spend in each place. Definitely a highlight of the holiday!
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From $129
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).