Stop At: Port Douglas QLD 4877, Australia
Take in the amazing diverse scenery as we take little used roads and tracks to explore the Atherton Tablelands, meeting local producers and tasting a variety of unique flavours of the tropics.
Pass By: Atherton Tablelands, Cairns, Queensland Australia
enjoy the diverse spectacular scenery
Stop At: Rainforestation Nature Park, Kennedy Highway, Kuranda, Queensland 4872 Australia
Our first stop is for an exclusive opportunity for breakfast. Set on the balcony of their Treehouse Restaurant we enjoy a delicious breakfast of tropical fruits (seasonal) wattle seed damper, a selection of tropical jams and local coffee and tea. After breakfast taste some unique liqueurs made on site at the Mountain Groves Distillery.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Emerald Creek Ice-Creamery, 3946 Kennedy Hwy, Mareeba QLD 4880, Australia
Next stop is Emerald Creek Ice creamery a family-owned business Positioned on 2.15ha on the Kennedy Highway between Mareeba and Kuranda.
Their Ice-cream is made on-site in their factory using pure cream and full cream milk. Sorbets (dairy free, full fruit) also made on-site using local Tablelands fruit. This stop you will have a tasting cup of unique tropical flavours.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Humpy Nut World, Kennedy Highway, Atherton, Queensland Australia
Stop at ‘The Humpy’, the best place to go to for freshly harvested Atherton Tablelands produce straight from the growers. From vegetables to tropical fruits and hundreds of different varieties of nuts, dried fruits locally produced jams and sauces. Taste some seasonal fruits and many different flavours of hot local peanuts and macadamia nuts.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: The Australian Platypus Park at Tarzali Lakes, 912 Millaa Millaa-Malanda Rd Minbun, Malanda, Queensland 4885 Australia
Here we have a delicious lunch of Crocodile chorizo sausage rolls, Kangaroo skewers, smoked chicken and smoked Spanish Mackerel and salad. We sample Dragon fruit cider and Platypus local beer and wander down to see the Platypus playing in the lake.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Gallo DairyLand, Malanda Road., Atherton, Cairns, Queensland 4870 Australia
Gallo Dairyland
Head through the picturesque village of Yungaburra to a fully operational dairy farm spread across 1000 acres of rich red volcanic soil with handcrafted chocolates and a gourmet cheese factory. Here we sample a full cheese platter andTaste irresistible Swiss style filled chocolates that are a work of art.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Mt. Uncle Distillery, 1819 Chewko Road, Walkamin, Cairns, Queensland Australia
Here we stop for a tasting of some award winning spirits and enjoy the beautiful gardens and friendly animals.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Julatten, Julatten, Queensland
Here we enter a Private property of 165 acres and we head down to the Platypus Hut where we relax on day beds or up at the bar and watch for Platypus in the creek. We sip on Queensland white and red wine and Great Northern beer and get to know each other a little better.
Duration: 1 hour
Sample Menu
• Tropical Breakfast - Exotic Tropical Fruits, damper and Indigenous jams and spreads
• Authentic Australian coffee - Order a coffee as you like it grown, roasted and made onsite at Jaques Family coffee plantation, followed my some coffee liqueur tastings.
• Lunch of homemade local produce
• Cheese and chocolates - Enjoy a cheese platter at a local dairy farm followed by samples of their gourmet chocolates
• Seasonal tropical fruits and nuts - Taste tropical fruits and sample local grown Macadamia nuts and flavoured peanuts.
• Spirit tasting - Taste award winning spirits
• Mango wines - Taste a variety of Mango wines and cellos followed by mango sorbet
• Beer and wine - Relax in our secret spot with a cold beer or red/white wine