Mamu Tropical Skywalk

Spend a great day out south of Cairns at 2 top attractions. Plan your own day and embrace the flexibility of staying as long as you like at each location. At Mamu Tropical Skywalk, listen to the stories of the original indigenous peoples of the rainforest and the early European settlers. Enjoy the scenic majesty of this world heritage and learn more about the site with audio guides provided in 8 languages. This wheelchair and stroller-friendly attraction offers light refreshments for sale. At Paronella Park, a short 35-minute drive from the Skywalk, join a 45-minute guided tour telling the story of one of Australia's early settlers, Jose Paronella. Spend the rest of your time strolling the avenues and learning about the flora and fauna with a comprehensive botanical guide. You can also choose to have lunch at the cafe on the deck, feed the fish, cross the suspension bridge above the falls, or stroll 200 meters up the road to the wonderful Mena Creek Hotel for lunch or a cool drink.

Explore the Wooroonooran National Park rainforest from the forest floor to the canopy. Take a walk through the tropical rainforest before you begin the exciting stroll up towards the canopy. Experience the rainforest from a unique perspective and take incredible views of the national park. Forest walk The Forest walk serves as the access track to the cantilever, elevated skywalk and observation tower and provides the opportunity to experience tropical rainforest at ground-level. Alternative routes suitable for wheelchairs and strollers are provided along the Forest Walk. This track is suitable for visitors with vision-impairment with tap rails forming a continuous 'shoreline' on the left-hand side of the track. Seats are provided along the way. Cantilever A 40 meter long elevated walkway rises gently as the ground below drops away steeply, providing you with your first chance to experience the rainforest canopy. The viewing platform at the end of the 10 m long cantilever offers magnificent views of the river gorge below.  Skywalk The Skywalk meanders for 350 m through the rainforest canopy. Along the way, you see rainforest plants and animals at close quarters and gain tantalizing glimpses of the river valley far below.  Observation Tower At the end of the forest walk, access the Observation Tower from a short elevated walkway that leads to the tower's lower viewing deck. The top of the Tower is reached by stairway (not wheelchair accessible) and at 37 m above ground-level offers spectacular, uninterrupted vistas of World Heritage landscapes. Picnic tables are available near the entrance.