Discover Atherton Tablelands & Ma Mu Skywalk

Famous Millaa Millaa Falls

Discovery Tours (Australian Wilderness Tours) focuses on small personalised groups in comfortable 4WD vehicles. 
 Via the picturesque Copperlode Dam, we ventured down the 4WD Clohesy River track which also incorporates a boardwalk around an ancient Curtain Fig Tree. See huge examples of the endangered Giant King Ferns. Presently only Discovery tours utilizes this restricted access track, so no other tourists to be seen.
Up on the high lands the track opens into bush country. Jim our guide then drove us to Jacques coffee plantation for morning tea and an informative short film in a small movie theatre about coffee and the Jacques family history. From the plantation we went for a short walk around Lake Eacham, a volcanic crater lake surronded by virgin rainforest.
Onwards to to the famous Milla Milla Falls via Malanda before stopping for lunch at Mungalli Falls. As Discovery Tours utilize 4WD only we even were driven to the spectacular base of the Falls which is normally only accessible by guests on foot. Our little group had its own private deck for a very nice lunch at the Falls.
Then we proceeded to the new Ma Mu Rainforest Sky-Walk on the Palmerston Highway. This is a very impressive aluminium structure incorporated in a walk into the rainforest. The walk itself is 2.5km long and also wheelchair accessible. There are several highlights along the walk, the first called ‘Cantilever’, a 40m long ‘bridge’ jutting out into the forest. At the end you are standing 20m above the ground. The last 10 metres of that ‘bridge’ are cantilevered, so a bit challenging for people who are afraid of heights. Then there is an elevated 350m long walkway that meanders through the forest. Another highlight is the ‘Tower’ – 37 metres above ground on the top viewing deck. From the top platform people can view the Johnston Valley and one can see all the way to Babinda. The views are truly spectacular. This structure is another challenge for people being afraid of heights but along the way there are plenty of ‘rest stations’ where people can recover from the walk or wait for the more adventurous to return. We spent more than 1 hour at that site and everybody was very impressed with this new attraction.
On this tour see the diverse range of rainforest and bushland. Discovery Tours is ideal for those who want a little exclusivity and a little extra special treatment.