Eco-friendly activities – Queensland
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Courtesy of Tourism Queensland
Looking for a destination where you can rescue endangered turtles, swim with dwarf minke whales on a protected coral reef, or explore magnificent islands by kayak? Queensland’s eco-friendly activities will dazzle you with their variety: there’s something in this vast state to suit every green-minded traveller.
- Brisbane
- Brisbane Hinterland
- Brisbane Islands
- Cairns & The Tropics
- Cape York
- Capricorn
- Darling Downs
- Fraser Island & Coast
- Gold Coast & Hinterland
- Gulf Savannah
- Outback
- Southern Reef Islands
- Sunshine Coast
- The Mid-Tropics
- Tropical North Islands
- Whitsunday Islands
Brisbane
- Cycling and mountain-biking around Brisbane, City Botanic Gardens
- Birdwatching around Brisbane, Brisbane
- Indigenous concert – Brisbane, Kangaroo Point
- Rock climbing around Brisbane, Kangaroo Point Cliffs
- Mount Coot-tha Forest, Mount Coot-tha Forest
Brisbane Hinterland
- Bunya Mountains National Park, Bunya Mountains National Park
- Brisbane Forest Park, The Gap
Brisbane Islands
- Moreton Island, Moreton Island
- North Stradbroke Island, North Stradbroke Island
Cairns & The Tropics
- Whitewater rafting – around Cairns, Barron Gorge National Park
- Savannahlander, Cairns
- Cape Tribulation Wilderness Cruises, Cape Tribulation
- Indigenous tours – Cooktown to Cape York, Cooktown
- Indigenous tours – Daintree and Cape Tribulation, Cooya Beach
- Daintree Discovery Centre, Daintree Discovery Centre
- Daintree National Park, Daintree National Park
- Bushwalking around the Daintree and Cape Tribulation, Daintree
- Wildlife experience – Cairns, Kuranda Scenic Railway – Kuranda Station
- Cheese-tasting, Millaa Millaa
- Reef tours, Port Douglas
- Wine-tasting – Silkwood East, Silkwood
- Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park, Smithfield
Cape York
- Aurukun Wetland Charters, Aurukun
- Jardine River National Park, Jardine River National Park
- Iron Range National Park, Kutini-Payamu (Iron Range) National Park (CYPAL)
- Lakefield National Park, Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park (CYPAL)
Capricorn
- Kayaking and canoeing around Agnes Waters, Agnes Water
- Carnarvon Gorge National Park, Carnarvon National Park
- Emerald Botanic Garden, Emerald
- Bushwalking – Bundaberg to Rockhampton, Eurimbula National Park
- Expedition National Park, Expedition National Park
- Snorkelling and diving – Rockhampton to Townsville, Keppel Bay Islands National Park
- Caving – Rockhampton, Rockhampton
Darling Downs
- Girraween National Park, Girraween National Park
- Main Range National Park, Main Range National Park
Fraser Island & Coast
- Four-wheel-drive tours – Fraser Island, Fraser Island
- Hiking on Fraser Island, Fraser Island Great Walk (Dilli Village)
- Dolphin tours around Hervey Bay, Hervey Bay
- Cycling around Hervey Bay, Urangan
Gold Coast & Hinterland
- Surfing – the Gold Coast, Broadbeach
- Lamington National Park, Lamington National Park
- Tamborine Mountain Distillery, North Tamborine
- Wildlife tours around Brisbane, Rathdowney
- Springbrook National Park, Springbrook National Park
Gulf Savannah
- Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) National Park, Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) National Park
- Chillagoe-Mungana National Park, Chillagoe – Mungana Caves National Park
- Chillagoe Observatory and Eco Lodges, Chillagoe
- Birdwatching in Mutton Hole Wetlands, Karumba
- Gulflander, Normanton
- Undara Volcanic National Park, Undara Volcanic National Park
Outback
- Bilby experience – Charleville, Charleville
- Currawinya National Park, Currawinya National Park
- Riversleigh Fossils Interpretive Centre, Mount Isa
- Simpson Desert National Park, Munga-Thirri National Park
- Porcupine Gorge National Park, Porcupine Gorge National Park
- Kronosaurus Korner, Richmond, Richmond
- Thargomindah’s hydro power plant, Thargomindah
- Brisbane Forest Park, The Gap
- Dinosaur Discovery Weeks, Winton
Southern Reef Islands
- Snorkelling and diving around Seventeen Seventy, Seventeen Seventy
Sunshine Coast
- Swimming along the Sunshine Coast, Dicky Beach
- Glass House Mountains National Park, Glass House Mountains National Park
- Cycling the Sunshine Coast and hinterland, Maleny
- Wildlife cruises – Maroochy River, Maroochy River
- Kayaking and canoeing around Noosa and Great Sandy National Park, Noosa National Park
The Mid-Tropics
- Picnicking around Bowen and Mackay, Bowen
- Hiking the Whitsundays Great Walk, Whitsunday Great Walk (Start)
- Cape Hillsborough National Park, Cape Hillsborough National Park
- Bushwalking around Townsville and Cairns, Cardwell Rainforest And Reef Visitor Information Centre
- Wombat caretaker – near Emerald, Epping Forest National Park
- Eungella National Park, Eungella National Park
- Hiking the Thorsborne Trail, Little Ramsay Bay camping area
- Sailing – Magnetic Island, Horseshoe Bay
- Bushwalking on Magnetic Island, The Forts Walk
- Birdwatching – Townsville to Cairns, Ingham
- Swimming around Townsville and Cairns, Big Crystal Creek camping area
- Wildlife tours – Rockhampton to Townsville, Proserpine
- Reef HQ, Townsville, Townsville
- Camping – Whitsundays and Keppel Islands, Nari’s Beach camping area (boat-based camping)
Tropical North Islands
- Snorkelling and diving out of Cairns, Green Island
Whitsunday Islands
- Sailing – The Whitsundays, Whitsundays, The
