Located on a 44-acre property just 90 minutes' drive from Cairn's airport. Featuring 4 bedrooms, lounge / dining area, satellite TV, fully equipped kitchen, gas BBQ (on the verandah), laundry and an undercover carport for 2 vehicles. The cottage is perfect for a romantic private getaway, or comfortably sleeps a family & friends of up to 7 guests. Get off the grid and back to nature with the proper
ties lush botanical gardens featuring native and exotic Palms, Cycads and Pandanus trees. In the early 1980s the property was known as 'Maria's Palmetum', a palm garden with the reputation for hosting the largest collection of exotic palm trees in Australia! The property boasts a large variety of native birds including seasonal Buff-Breasted Paradise Kingfishers, Olive-Backed Sunbirds, Parrots, and Brush Turkeys. Also local wildlife including Red-legged Pademelons, Agile Wallabies (rainforest Wallabies), Ulysses and Birdwing Butterflies, Reptiles, Amphibians like the White-lipped Tree-Frog, Rhinoceros Beetle and other insects that roam the grounds. Major attractions in the area include:
180 Million Year old rainforest - Daintree Rainforest,
The world's largest reef system - Great Barrier Reef,
The gateway to the oldest rainforest in the world - Mossman Gorge,
Iconic Bump Track hiking and bike trail,
Historic town of Mt Molloy,
Port Douglas (restaurants and shopping). The cottage is in a remote area with no WIFI and limited Telstra mobile coverage. Camping and Caravan area is closed.
