Yungaburra

22nd April 2009

After our little mishap in Kuranda, we finally made it to our next destination. A small town called Yungaburra. It lies in the heart of an area called the Atherton Tablelands, just one hour up from Cairns into the Highlands, in Tropical North Queensland. Unchanged since 1910, the buildings sport wide verandahs, and historical shop fronts line the tranquil streets. We begin to wonder if anyone actually lives here. It supposedly has 18 heritage listed buildings (a term you come across very rarely in Australia), and it's apparently the largest National Trust village in Queensland.

Our hostel is called On the Wallaby and is very unique, offering platypus spotting tours and night canoeing expeditions. We wandered around the town and had a beer at Ye Olde Pub and planned our trip to see some lakes and waterfalls the next day.