Tropical North Queensland : Tourism Insights
Tourism Tropical North Queensland (TTNQ) celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2025 and continues to thrive as the regional tourism organisation. We speak to Mark Olsen, CEO, about how TTNQ brings together the industry and community.
Tropical North Queensland : Outlook Recommends
From exploring the Daintree Rainforest to boutique beachfront resorts, Outlook Recommends the best things to do in Tropical North Queensland.
Daintree Rainforest in Focus
Also standing as the largest rainforest in Australia, the Daintree Rainforest stretches over 1,200 square km and is home to many animal and plant species not found anywhere else in the world.
Atherton Tablelands in Focus
As Tropical North Queensland’s lush highland plateau, Atherton Tablelands is a vibrant green oasis of dramatic mountains, untouched rainforest, delicious produce, and jaw-dropping waterfalls rising more than 700 metres above sea level.
Cairns in Focus
Cairns has grown from a ramshackle port town to a stylish modern city – the capital of Tropical North Queensland, with a year-round outdoor lifestyle. Here you can bar-hop, rock-hop, or island-hop all on the same day as Cairns puts the ‘jungle’ in ‘urban jungle’.
Great Barrier Reef in Focus
As temptations go, it’s hard to look past Tropical North Queensland’s extraordinary Great Barrier Reef – dotted with tropical islands where the only sounds are the waves lapping the shore and pristine ocean bordered by boundless expanses of white-sand perfection.
Tropical North Queensland : Landmark Attractions
From the spectacular Josephine Falls to UNESCO World Heritage rainforests, we explore the landmark attractions of Tropical North Queensland.
Getting To and Around Tropical North Queensland
Tropical North Queensland is closer than you think – and it’s really easy to get to. Cairns International Airport (CNS) is the main aviation gateway, with regular direct flights from international hubs and major Australian cities.