Stinging Tree While exploring my uncles property in the rainforest west of Cairns, I suddenly felt an irritation on my leg that become increasingly painful. Assuming I had brushed against a toxic plant, I immediately washed the area with clean … Continue reading
Edmund Kennedy When my brother and I were young, we would play Cowboys and Aborigines and if you happen to be the aboriginal, your name was Jackey Jackey – I never remembered who won the various conflicts in the games … Continue reading
Aussie Drifterz I did the Aussie Drifters tour out of curiosity because I wanted to see why Peter rated so high on Trip Advisor. I was meant to be incognito but Peter had done his research and knew I ran tours. He … Continue reading
The Bump Track History The ‘Bump Track’ – strange name with quite a history and is believed to have originally been an aboriginal trail connecting the coastal plain to the tablelands and was discovered by white man when a more assessable route was required … Continue reading
Port Douglas Port Douglas provides an important link to Far North Queensland’s historic development. After the Palmer Gold Fields began to fail, more gold was discovered by JV Mulligan further to the south that would become the Hodgkinson Gold Fields. Access via … Continue reading
CAIRNS RAINFOREST There are two types of rainforest – tropical and temperate. The rainforest in the Cairns rainforest is ‘Tropical Rainforest’. Guests who choose to do the Outback Tours with Perentie Tours get a rainforest experience. The Dutch knew about the west coast of Australia well before Captain Cook arrived … Continue reading
Skyrail The Chapman family began feasibility studies to create the Cairns Kuranda Skyrail in the late eighties. They had access to a number of decommissioned railway carriages but couldn’t think how to use them in this project so sold them … Continue reading
Kuranda Railway Cairns Half Day Tours Kuranda is a popular tourist attraction. The Kuranda Railway was created as a direct result of mineral finds to the west. The Hodgkinson Gold fields required a reliable way of transporting goods and ore to the … Continue reading
Innot Hot Springs Innot Hot Springs are natural mineral springs found in Nettle Creek that runs under the highway between Ravenshoe and Mount Garnet about 160kms by road south west of Cairns and on the way to the Undara Lava Tubes. If … Continue reading
UNDARA LAVA TUBES Although the Undara Lava Tubes is not a regular tour for Perentie Tours, they are significantly important and well worth mentioning in a blog. This region approximately 240kms Southwest of Cairns passing through Innot Hot Springs and contains over 160 volcanoes, vents … Continue reading