Things to do over 1 hour from Grandview
The Great Barrier Reef (70-90 minutes from Grandview)
- DiveTheReef.com — Research and book your Great Barrier Reef diving and other adventures using DiveTheReef's comprehensive listing of dive and snorkel trips, safaris, skydiving, white water rafting and other adventures, ranging from mild to wild! There's also a wealth of news and background information and news on the Great Barrier Reef, the adjacent tropical rain forests, and the outback as well (Grandview can arrange your DiveTheReef experience.)
- Sunlover Cruises — At Sunlover Reef Cruises, we have had the pleasure of introducing hundreds of thousands of visitors to the magic of the Great Barrier Reef through our express daily luxury cruises from Cairns. We love the reef and we love showing it off. We would love to show you too (Grandview can arrange your Sunlover Great Barrier Reef Cruise.)
The Outback & Savannah
- Chillagoe (2 ½ hours from Grandview) — Chillagoe is the Australian outback on the doorstep of Cairns — a remarkable destination that blends history, folklore and a hint of scandal in a spectacular landscape strewn with ancient coral reefs, fantastic cave systems and the debris of numerous mining ventures. Travel into the mysterious country and discover its Dreamtime past which has a presence that pervades every nook and cranny. Take a guided tour through amazing limestone caves. (Grandview can book cave tours.)
- Undara (2 ½ - 3 hours from Grandview) — as ancient and alluring as the continent itself, the Undara Lava Tubes stand as silent sentinels to our pre-history. Walk in the path of a volcano. Located on the eastern edge of the ruggedly beautiful Gulf Savannah region of northern Australia, the multi-award winning Undara Experience captures the essence of the real Australian Outback — only 2 hours drive from Grandview Undara lava tubes can be included as part of your holiday at Grandview. (Grandview can arrange your Undara Experience tours.)
- Irvinebank (60 minutes from Grandview) - Established in 1882, the settlement grew into one of the major towns in the North and when you explore this Heritage Town, you'll discover a place like no other. Irvinebank offers the visitor a glimpse of a village, which was once the centre of a vast mining empire, stretching across North Queensland and beyond.
Other Activities on the Atherton Tablelands & Cairns region
*Information taken from the following sources:
- Wet Tropics Things to Do Fact Sheets.
- Misty Mountains Web Site.
- EPA/QPWS web site.
- Wet Tropics web site
- Tourism Queensland – Queensland Holidays web site
- Tablelands Regional Council Web Site