Mission Beach

Mission Beach’s claim to fame is that it is one of the last areas on the North Queensland coast where tropical rainforest actually reaches down to the shoreline. The rainforest is also home to parrots, wallabies and some of the most beautiful butterflies imaginable.

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to travel to Mission Beach in Tropical North Queensland and have an experience of a lifetime! A two hour drive south of Cairns, and two hours north from Townsville, Mission Beach has the most beautiful, wide, sandy beaches of the entire region - 14 golden kilometres of it.

It was named after an Aboriginal Mission, which blew over in a cyclone in 1918.

[Edit] Things to do:

• Take a walk through the tropical rainforest. Short walks for the casual trekker or walks suited for the serious hiker, some deep in the rainforest, some with glorious views across the Coral Sea. Mission Beach has the closest access point to the Great Barrier Reef along the Eastern sea-board, with the islands of Dunk, Bedarra and the Family Group just a few kilometres off shore.
• Try white water rafting on the mighty Tully River, the greatest location in Australia for white water rafting, tough rapids, waterfalls, tropical rainforest, a real life Jurassic Park for you to enter via raft. Or, take the ultimate challenge by really pushing your adventure buttons and tandem skydiving over paradise; Mission Beach.
• Hire a bike or scooter and explore the four beach villages that make up Mission Beach, find a quiet spot for fishing or just chill out on the beach. Plenty of cafes and internet cafes for that afternoon latte. In the evening, head out for a party, beach style, at a range of bars, bistros and restaurants.

Your mission: Don’t miss Mission Beach, Tropical North Queensland, Australia!