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Location
Getting There
Regular domestic flights from around Australia fly into the Cairns Domestic Airport daily. There are also regular international flights and transfers from other cities. For more information on flights into the region, visit: www.qantas.com.au; www.jetstar.com.au; www.virginblue.com.au. On arrival into Cairns, there are a number of car rental organisations to assist you with renting a car if you prefer to self-drive and can suggest reasonable daily and weekly rates.
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Helicopter site location
- Latitude: 145.54.220
- Longitude: 17.15.884
Alternatively, transfers from the Misty Mountains Nature Retreat are available and need to be organised at your time of booking. Taxi and limousine services are also available from the city to the Misty Mountains Nature Retreat and prices depend on style of vehicle and time of travel. The Misty Mountains Nature Retreat is situated only 40-minutes south of Cairns and 15-minutes north of Babinda, one of North Queensland's premier sugar cane areas.
About Bellenden Ker
The region of Bellenden Ker is nestled at the base of Mount Bellenden Ker and is part of the World Heritage Listed rainforest which extends 900,000 hectares between Townsville and Cooktown. World Heritage listed in 1998, the rainforest area has a number of different species of plants. Rainforest species change as the altitude of Bellenden Ker National Park changes.
Set in tropical Far North Queensland's Wet Tropics region, the seasons experienced by visitors at the Misty Mountains Nature Retreat don't differ greatly between months. Visitors in the summer months, December-March, can expect an average of 30-degree days. The infamous wet season makes its mark on the region throughout the summer months changing the semi-damp rainforest to a mist filled haven. The region's winter months, June-August is known as the dry season and visitors can expect 25-degree days with cooler 'snuggle weather' temperatures overnight.
Misty Mountains Nature Retreat has its own water supply by the natural rainforest springs ensuring an eco-friendly experience. The water is direct from the centre of Mount Bellenden Ker meaning you will not share with anyone. There has been minimum intrusion to the natural rainforest ensuring the purest visit available. Misty Mountains Nature Retreat is the ultimate rainforest experience, with picturesque views from its three styles of accommodation, The Studio Villa, The Rainforest Villa and the Glasshouse. The accommodation's seclusion from the outside world takes visitors into an enchanted world with the soundtrack of nature as the backdrop.
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