Mossman Queensland
Mossman is a
beautiful rainforest town in north Queensland.
It is in a beautiful green setting just a little bit away from the coast, surrounded by sugar cane farms and some beautiful lush tropical rainforests.
I remember it as a really quiet old country town, and it still is compared to the neighbouring Port Douglas.
But it has started to change....
Sugar Mill
As many other towns in north Queensland that are surrounded by sugar cane farms, Mossman has a sugar mill, where the cane is processed. During the cane cutting season, which lasts about from mid-July to mid-November, you can visit the mill on a guided tour.
Markets and Shopping
Colourful shops have started to open and so have art galleries. There are fashion shops, gift shops, homeware, tools, sports shops, video shops and second hand shops.. the kind of shops you won't find in the neighbouring touristic Port Douglas. There are markets on Saturday mornings.
Places to Eat
There are also many different places to eat. The old Raintree's Cafe is still popular (and still one of the yummiest), but nowadays there are also other places, most along the main street. And if you want to make it cheaper, there is Woolworths in southern end of the town.
Hotels
The town's hotels are all old pubs, where you can get a meal in the public bar downstairs (as well as cold drinks of course), and have hotel rooms upstairs. There are a few of them along the main street. In the northern end of the town is a caravan park.
River
Not far from the caravan park is where you get to the river. It's a great place for a cool dip on a hot summer's day. Turn left after the bridge, there is a park with a picnic table and toilets, and in the end of that park is the river. It's a beautiful spot in the rainforest.
Gorge
But even more beautiful is Mossman Gorge. It is the town's number one tourist attraction. It is a beautiful gorge with some very nice swimming holes, and nowadays there is also a lookout platform, a new suspension bridge and a few km walk through some amazing rainforest.
Tours
You can do the gorge on a tour run by local Aboriginal People. But there are also other tours in case you are in Cairns, its Northern Beaches, Palm Cove or Port Douglas, you can join a tour that takes you to Mossman and also Cape Tribulation and the rest of Daintree Rainforest.
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