Go back to photos of Great Barrier Reef	View enlarged photos by clicking on any of the thumbnails below. Return to Australia Course Info		Go to photos of Atherton mammals
Atherton Tablelands Tour bus used to explore the rainforest of Atherton	Bus capacity limited to 20 passengers plus cargo	Optional gondola tram to Atherton	Farmlands surrounding Cairns, viewed during ascent to tablelands
Rainforest Tropical rainforest at Atherton Tablelands	Tree ferns representative of the primeval forests	Cathedral Fig Tree, the major tourist sight of Atherton	Curtain Fig Tree, another of Atherton's signature trees
Twin Kauri Pines with cinnamon-brown bark	Buttressed roots supporting rainforest trees in shallow soil	Ferns and other epiphytes growing at the canopy of the rainforest	Lianas (vines) streaming down from the canopy
Waterfalls Barrine Falls, one of many waterfalls at Atherton Tablelands	Barron Falls	Tchupalii Falls	Millstream Falls
Millaa Millaa Falls	Students exploring Millaa Millaa		Go to photos of Atherton mammals

 

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