Destination: Undara Lava Tubes
Duration: Day Tour
Departs: 7.30am Daily 01 May to 31 Oct.
Departs: 7.30am Fri, Sat, Tue & Wed 01 to 30 Apr, and 01 Nov to 31 Mar
Returns: 7.30pm
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The Tour
Travel through the scenic tropical Atherton Tablelands to the ancient Gulf Savannah. Enjoy a buffet lunch before joining your Savannah Guide for a tour of the fascinating Undara Lava Tubes. Tour Includes: Tour through the Mulgrave Valley, Lava Tube tour, buffet lunch, hotel pick-up from Cairns, return coach transfers from Cairns and the Northern Beaches.
About 190,000 years ago, a major volcano in the McBride Volcanic Province erupted violently, its molten lava flowing quickly down a dry river bed. As the top outer layer cooled and formed a crust, the fiery flow below drained downwards leaving behind a series of long, dark, hollow tubes. After a time, ancient roof collapses created fertile pockets where rainforest plants, animals and insects continue to thrive. The significance of these impressive, natural, geological and cultural wonders have been preserved for present and future generations through the setting aside this important area as the Undara Volcanic National Park. Undara is an Aboriginal word meaning 'a long way'. They were right - you'd have to travel a long way to see a geological wonder to equal Undara's Lava Tubes!