Top Things to do in Atherton
Top 10 Things to do Good for Kids in Atherton, Queensland
Discover the best top things to do in Atherton, Australia including Eyes on Wildlife, The Bat Hospital Visitor Centre, Atherton Tablelands, The Crystal Caves, Lake Tinaroo, Hallorans Hill Regional Park, Hou Wang Temple & Atherton Chinatown, Atherton Tablelands Visitor Information Centre, Shaylee Strawberries, Platypus Park.
Restaurants in Atherton
1. Eyes on Wildlife
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 41 reviews
Birding, wildlife and nature tours in the World Heritage listed Wet Tropics of Far North Queensland, Australia: Atherton Tablelands, Cairns, Mareeba, Daintree. Guests are collected for half day, full day and multi day tours from their accommodation or meeting point to see: endemic birds and 300+ other birds, Platypus, Lumholtz’s Tree Kangaroo, etc. Nocturnal Tours: Possums, Gliders,...
2. The Bat Hospital Visitor Centre
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 196 reviews
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL. Enter an upside down world and meet the real stars of the night! Our personalised tours only run during feeding time 3-6pm, when the bats come down to eye level from their 6 metre-high roost. Eclectic collection of bat art , world-class facilities and bat information set among restful gardens. Open all year but bookings essential as tour times vary between 3 and 6pm. Entry $20 adult and $10 children.
Reviewed By manuelac2017 - Melbourne, Australia
We stumbled across this place as it’s not highly advertised, but what a gem of a place it is! The tour was outstanding with all things “bats” carefully explained to us with such passion. So wonderful to see the bats rehabilitating. And it’s so clean!! We were amazed. Keep up the good work
3. Atherton Tablelands
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 58 reviews
Reviewed By O3091NYstevea - Brisbane, Australia
Stunning scenery and very relaxed people. A vehicle is the only way to explore the area at your pace,
4. The Crystal Caves
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 479 reviews
One hour from Cairns on the Atherton Tableland, share one man’s passion for crystals and fossils. On this self-guided tour, you journey through 300m2 of man-made tunnels and grottos with million year old natural crystals and prehistoric fossils. Interactive crystal displays allow you to feel and photograph and even crack your own…
Reviewed By knickerbocker78 - Bendigo, Australia
We added this place to our travel itinerary due to my sons (14) love of fossils and precious stones. This place did not disappoint and both my kids(14 & 12) said it was one of the best days of their holiday. The museum had hundreds of samples throughout the cave system that you could touch and photograph. You are given headlamps to use as well to help highlight the precious stones. The shop had hundreds of items to purchase that are from all over the world, from necklaces and earrings, to bigger geodes, carved figurines in stone, wind chimes from agate slices. The shop is an attraction in itself. We chose to purchase geode each for the kids to help crack open (which was $25 instead of $30). The staff were lovely and informative about the geodes and including the kids to help them crack open their geodes. They provide a card with information about what is in the geode and where it was from. Up the back of the store is a little sand pit with thousands of tiny gemstones in the sand. My kids spent ages picking the stones out from there (free).
5. Lake Tinaroo
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 118 reviews
Reviewed By bettsyb2017 - Atherton, Australia
Went for a day trip it ws gorgeous & relaxing could have stayed all day great fishing to even on a rainy day its relaxing
6. Hallorans Hill Regional Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 40 reviews
Reviewed By JaymieOK - Townsville, Australia
A lovely park, right in town. Some nice walking trails and a lovely open picnic space too. The birds and pademelons are lovely.
7. Hou Wang Temple & Atherton Chinatown
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 39 reviews
Reviewed By 956sallyf - Coonabarabran, Australia
I visited Atherton from 19 December so was not able to enter the Hou Wang Miao ( Temple) positioned with favourable feng-shui facing Piebald Creek to the north & the Herberton Range to the south. However I explored the site from the surrounding landscape & the National Trust booklet provided free by the Atherton Visitor Information Centre. Australian history of gold mining and how Chinese from Guangdong province were successful maize growers using traditional techniques. Social history of Chinese people in Australia.
8. Atherton Tablelands Visitor Information Centre
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 25 reviews
Reviewed By mjmcculkin - Cooloola Cove, Australia
We have a background in tourism and usually find the best place to find local information is at the Visitor Information Centre. In this case, we found a gem. Nicole was the staff member on duty and we found her to be not only a wealth of great information, but so passionate about all that the area had to offer. She is a real asset to tourism in the area, so thank you Nicole for your time, knowledge, passion and that you took as much time with us as was needed to ensure we got the most out of our visit to the area. All your tips were well appreciated.
9. Shaylee Strawberries
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 59 reviews
Reviewed By lesleyh718
We love strawberries, although there was not enough strawberries to pick your own yet we had a great time. We tried the strawberry ice cream and it was delicious.We bough some fresh strawberries and some strawberry jam. Both were very tasty wanted to go back and get some more
10. Platypus Park
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 36 reviews
Reviewed By Nikity
We had always heard that the best time of day to view platypus was early morning or evening, but our schedule meant that we arrived at the Smokehouse Cafe around 11am. We decided to have a snack from the cafe before hunting platypus, but we actually spotted our first one as we were enjoying a very good coffee at a table overlooking a pond. When we walked down to the main viewing area (easy walk over sloping lawns through garden area), we saw another four platypus. Watching for the tell-tale air bubbles was tantalising, and we spent about 40 minutes as they moved across the ponds, sometimes closer to us as they moved through the water-lilies and sometimes further away. I've always hoped to see a platypus, but former attempts have all failed, so it was a fantastic experience!
