PIONEER VALLEY, FINCH HATTON AND EUNGELLA (VIA MIRANI), MACKAY REGION
ON THIS ITINERARY THE JOURNEY IS JUST AS MEMORABLE AS THE DESTINATION. WELCOME TO THE HOME OF PICTURESQUE DRIVES, CLEAR WATERFALLS, OPERATIC HERITAGE AND FAMOUS PIES.
Pioneer Valley
Finch Hatton Gorge
A 1 hour and 20 minute drive south of Airlie Beach, you’ll never forget entering the Pioneer Valley. The highway stretches out before you as endless fields of sugarcane wave from either side and the towering green mountains smile down ahead of you like welcoming giants.
Finch Hatton Gorge is home to two beautiful, natural waterfall experiences and is perfect for young adults but loved by all.
It is one of the richest sugarcane growing areas in Australia, and this valley is by far one of the most picturesque.
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Walk through rich tropical rainforest and past large boulders for a little more than 45 minutes and watch as the trees open out to a lookout above the rhythmic flow of the Araluen Cascades. Or bring your swimmers and step into the clear rock pools of the Wheel of Fire Waterfalls as the water flows freely from above you.
