The region of Far North Queensland is one of the fastest growing areas with its fantastic tropical climate and spectacular scenery. With an area that spans all the way along the eastern coast of Queensland has an extremely diverse population of just over 140,000. Tropical Far North Queensland is one of the most popular major tourist destinations in Australia.

Encompassing the southern Queensland towns of Ingham and Tully and stretching right to the northern areas of Cape Tribulation and the furtherest point of Cooktown. Located along the eastern coast of Queensland the the Far North offer numerous advantages for holidaying, and boasts the natural attributes of the Great Barrier Reef, tropical islands, national parks, rural industries, seaside towns and its enviable climate.

Tropical Far North Queensland Climate

Far North Queensland is drench in sunshine, has warm seas, cool sea breezes and an enviable warm climate all year round, the weather in Tropical North Queensland is incomperable to most other Australian cities.

The Far North Queensland region has two weather seasons; a winter period of rather warm temperatures and minimal rainfall, and a summer period of warm balmy temperatures and higher levels of rainfall.

The swimming in Tropical North Queensland is fantastic all year round. However the 'traditional' swimming season runs between April and October because between November and March Tropical North Queensland is home to the deadly box jellyfish. During this time swimming enclosures are erected at popular beaches to ensure that swimmers are protected. The ocean temperatures range from a warm 23 degrees C in July to an even warmer 29 degrees C in February.

Far North Queensland History

British explorer Captain James Cook mapped and named different regions of Far North Queensland on his journey down the coast of Australia's Queensland in the year 1770. However the area wasn't heavily populated until the onset of the goldrush in the mid-1800s. There is also a strong mining history that stretches through Far North Queensland's Atherton Tablelands.

Many of the islands have been partly catalogued as national parks and there are many Heritage Listed areas that remain in much the same natural state as when Cook discovered them centuries ago.

The history of the lush Atherton Tableland, feautures eerie volcanic lakes and a thriving dairy, peanut, coffee and maize industry that have been the areas strengths for almost centuries.

Aboriginal history in Far North Queensland is rich, particularly around Mission Beach which is named after the Aboriginal mission that used to be situated there.