Tropical North Queensland - Adventurous by Nature
Summer - Views & Blooms
An Art Exhibition featuring the vibrant works of local North Queensland painters, Tania Heben and Louise Derry, will be launched in the Reef Hotel Casino foyer (35-41 Wharf St, Cairns) on Wednesday 18th January.
This exhibition continues at the Reef Hotel Casino until April 2012.
REEF - RAINFOREST - OUTBACK
Alive with charm and spirit, Tropical North Queensland is a region framed by two natural features of such pristine beauty and exceptional value that they have been listed by the United Nations as World Heritage - the Great Barrier Reef and the Wet Tropics Rainforests.
Out west, behind the blues and greens of the Reef and Rainforest, is the outback adventureland of the Gulf Savannah and the ancient Riversleigh Fossil Fields at Lawn Hill National Park.
The rich tapestry of natural wonders and diverse lifestyles stretches from Townsville in the south to the north across Cape York Peninsula and the Torres Straits to the Australian/Papua New Guinea international border. The 'cool tropics' of the Tropical Tablelands is a blend of rainforests, lakes, rivers, waterfalls, natural parks, and agricultural lands where settlers from all over the world share their arts, crafts, music and festivals.
The climate of Tropical North Queensland is hard to beat with sunshine, refreshing breezes and warm seas most of the year. But 'tropical' it is and thus has two distinct seasons - the 'Wet' and the 'Dry'. Winter, or the 'Dry' season, from May to October is a period of warm temperatures and low rainfall offering sunshine, fresh breezes and low humidity. Summer, or the 'Wet' season, from November to April provides the more balmy temperatures and higher rainfall, and the heat of the day is refreshed with tropical downpours of an afternoon and the occasional electrical storms.
The average temperatures range from 21 degrees Celcius to 30 degrees Celcius with an average rainfall of 2010mm (168mm per month). The warmth of the tropical climate has fostered a vigorous outdoor lifestyle and day touring in this region is easy. There are over 600 activities and trips to choose from and the infrastructure is designed to ensure that visitors have a truly memorable stay in this magnificent part of Australia that we call the 'Tropical North'.
This website is a condensed version of our Insight – Tropical North Queensland book which is presented in the rooms of the better accommodation properties of Far North Queensland, Australia.
If you would like to purchase a copy of our hardcover book, please click here.
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