Wildlife Discovery plus Catering Venue

Platypus Bend is situated 4 km east of Malanda township on the Atherton Tablelands, Far North Queensland, Australia.

 

By road:

  • 1 hr 15 mins drive to Cairns International airport (and the Great Barrier Reef) 
  • 20 minutes to Atherton 
  • 1 hr 45 mins to Port Douglas (and then on to Daintree rainforest and Cape Tribulation)   

By helicopter:

  • 20 minutes flight to Cairns International airport (and the Great Barrier Reef)
  • 40 minutes to Port Douglas (and then on to Daintree rainforest and Cape Tribulation)   

A beautifully maintained 177 acres including approximately 40 acres of tropical rain forest and over 2 km of frontage to the Johnstone River.

 

Experience nature at its best:

 

Enjoy the beautiful rapids and secluded wide deep pools of the Johnstone River by canoe ride or the riverside walking tracks

  • see the unique platypus, the 'Johnstone River Snapper' turtles and fresh water fish

Discover the rainforest and its abundant wildlife (follow the designated walking tracks)

  • home to the rare Lumholtz tree kangaroo, the even rarer green ring tail possum, pademelons, echidna and all of the other more common rain forest critters local to this region
  • beautiful trees including Queensland maple, silky oak, silver ash, brown wattle, sarsaparilla, blue quandong, davidson plum, lemon aspen, black bean and many more

Birdwatchers paradise

  • over 150 different birds identified on Platypus Bend - (see list)

Food lovers delight

 

Our 'Cafe on the River' will seat up to 90 people and is available for tour groups, business groups, functions and special occasion bookings for breakfast, lunch and dinner

- see Facilities