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Echo Creek Walking Trail, Tully Valley & King Ranch Cultural Theatre
 
  An integrated network of world-class attractions in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area showcases the varied nature of Tropical North Queensland’s geography and history.

Join Jirrbal guides for a half-day walk along a forest track following a traditional Aboriginal trading route over the coastal range to the Tablelands. The guides identify rainforest species and their traditional uses as bush tucker. At the nearby El Rancho del Ray, the King Ranch Cultural Theatre incorporates gallery and performance space with a fascinating collection of artefacts from the local Jirrbal people.


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Attractions and Facilities
   
Presenting the Wet Tropics attractions include:
  • The Tully Visitor and Heritage Centre housed in the relocated former mess from the Tully Mill will provide interpretive elements focusing on life on the Tully River.
  • The Nganyaji Interpretive Centre at Ravenshoe will be a 'keeping place' and interpretive facility showcasing artefacts and presenting their linkage with the cultural landscape.
  • Tully's famous King Ranch will be the site of a unique arts and cultural centre.
  • On the Echo Creek Walking Trail, join Jirrbal guides will walk you along a forest track following a traditional Aboriginal trading route, identifying rainforest species and bush tucker.
  • The Kennedy Trails presents aspects of the historic Kennedy expedition through the Cardwell and Herberton Shires.
  • Palmerston Canopy Walk - investigation of the potential for a world-class canopy walkway in the Wet Tropics rainforest south of Cairns.
  • The Misty Mountains Walking Trails project is a network of medium and long distance walking tracks in the central sector of the Wet Tropics World Heritage area located between Tully, Innisfail, Malanda and Ravenshoe.


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Location
Ranch Road
Via Davidson Road
Euramo Qld 4854

P.O. Box 60
Mission Beach, Queensland 4852


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Further Information
El Rancho del Rey
Ranch Road
Via Davidson Road
Tully Qld
Ph: (07) 4066 7770
Fax: (07) 4066 7824
Email: info@elrancho.com.au
www.elrancho.com.au


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Operating Hours
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Admission
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  Centenary of Federation - Queensland Heritage Trails Network is supported by the Commonwealth Federation Fund to commemorate Australia's Centenary of Federation in 2001. Queensland Government - Queensland Heritage Trails Network is an initiative of the Queensland Government working in partnership with regional communities throughout the State.

The Queensland Heritage Trails Network is a joint initiative of the Queensland Government and the Commonwealth Government - through the Federation Fund - to provide a lasting legacy to the Centenary of Federation.

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