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Tropical Foods & Wine

Cairns and Great Barrier Reef region is home to an eclectic array of tastes and gourmet produce, which combine to create a tropical fruit bowl full of fantastic food and wine experiences for you to savour.


Diverse, picturesque landscapes of the tropical Atherton Tablelands and/or Cassowary Coast

Ninety per cent of all Australia’s bananas are grown in the rich soils of Cairns and Great Barrier Reef, with 80 per cent of the country’s coffee and red and yellow papayas (or ‘paw paws’ as the locals call them) are grown and processed here, too. You can take a guided mini-bus or coach tour and enjoy an informative, narrated taste-testing experience of these and many other gourmet delights including ice cream, macadamia nuts, tea, mangoes, lychees, pineapples, gourmet cheese and produce, game meats and liqueurs while travelling through the diverse, picturesque landscapes of the tropical Atherton Tablelands and/or Cassowary Coast.


Couples

Tour a Tropical Winery
Taste unique tropical and exotic fruit wines and follow their journey from branch to bottle on a gourmet wine tour.

Tropical Breakfast in Bed
Stay in an eco-friendly tree cottage and wake up to real coffee with a tropical breakfast in bed followed by an exotic fruit tasting tour at Cape Trib Exotic Fruit Farm.

Breathtaking Bush Tucker for Two
Enjoy an exciting and unique meal of native Australian and bush foods, game meat and regional produce in a modern and romantic, Outback-inspired setting at Ochre Restaurant.

Highlander Food Trail Tour
Take time out and enjoy a personalised tour of Tropical North Queensland's beautiful and unique food and wine. Get behind the scenes and meet the locals as your experienced guides take your taste buds on tour.

 

Murdering Point Winery

Murdering Point Winery Cairns
Murdering Point Winery offers a range of high-quality red and white fruit wines and ports that are uniquely Australian.

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Families

See where milk and other dairy goodies come from
Take the family on a working dairy or farm tour and follow the journey of dairy products from cow to shelf on the tropical Atherton Tablelands - education never tasted so good!

Port Douglas Carnivale
Pamper yourselves during carnivale season in luxurious Port Douglas and enjoy tastes of the tropics at the annual Port Douglas Food and Wine Festival.

Bush Tucker Adventure
Hunt for and cook your bush tucker and seafood with indigenous Kuku Yalanji brothers in Mossman or try some crocodile, kangaroo and other exciting local produce at Ochre or Dundee’s restaurants.




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