People tend to know all about and go to the resorts along the coast but the Tablelands is beautiful country. Atherton is a good, central place to stay. The waterfalls are beautiful - the Waterfalls Circuit is tops, great scenery along the way between the falls too. There's also the lakes (Eacham, Barrine, Tinaroo), not forgetting the crater lake at... More

I did not realise how long a trip it was from Cairns, considering the roads, which like most of Queensland, are pretty dismal. You would be flat out to see everything in one day from Cairns but an early start would help. I enjoy photography and waterfalls but the fact that there are swimmers everywhere destroyed the hope of natural... More

The whole area is very pretty! To explore everything you will need at least 2 days. However, if you leave early then day trip I'd doable. My favorite water falls in the region are : Mila Mila and Josephine falls. If you like coffee then a visit to 'the coffee work' in Mareeba is a good stop. The curtain and... More

its natural beauty. whats not to like...and it is free. it is great. wow very good for locals and tourists alike

My daughter and I went on Captain Matty's Barefoot Tour and had a great day. Swimming under waterfalls in the rainforest was very cool, the scenery was incredible, and Matty was hilarious. He and his first mate, Emma, did everything they could to make sure we had a great day.

We had a good trip around the atherton tablelands & the tour took as to the milla milla water falls we dould do it again the next time that if we go back to Cairns....

The tableland offers a very pleasant (and cooler) change to the coast. Several locations are all within close proximity to one another to make a full day's outing which is both relaxing and stimulating. The tour of Castle and its grounds is definitely worth it.

we enjoyed traveling in the area, and stayed overnight in a B&B, This is also the area we fled to during the evacuation during Hurricane Yasi, so we got to know the area of Mareeba quite well!

A trip to Cairns needs to be combined with a day tour to the Atherton tablelands. What a wonderful place to go, the scenic route gives you plenty of chances for great panoramic photos, the waterfalls are impressive in themselves, but most of all, you need to walk around the big curtain fig trees to get an idea of their... More