Licuala Lodge is located in Mission Beach
in Tropical North Queensland It is the closest mainland
place to the Great Barrier Reef, and is situated between Cairns and Townsville,
all part of a stretch of coastline known as the Great Green Way, on the north eastern coast of Tropical North Queensland. By road,
less than 2 hours south of Cairns and 2.5 hours north of Townsville. If you are coming here from the Atherton Tablelands, directions are on this page also.
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From Cairns CLICK HERE FOR DETAILED DIRECTIONS of how to get to Licuala Lodge from Cairns (It should keep you amused or occupied, or better still if you have got kids it may even keep them amused and occupied !!)
Travel South out of Cairns - signposted Innisfail and/or Townsville.
Just after an hour of travelling through this delightful part of Tropical North Queensland
you will arrive at the fairly large town of Innisfail (well, large by Queensland standards).
Drive through the town and straight on at the roundabout. Then just under 1 km make a right
turn (signposted Tully) in order
to stay on the Bruce Highway. After about 40 minutes or so, you should come across the township of El Arish,
and there is a left turn for Mission Beach. Follow the road (for about 14 kms) and
eventually on your right a few shops will appear including a Mitre 10 Hardware store (painted bright blue), then the Mission Beach Pool Shop, and approx 100 metres beyond the shops is a major right turning. It should be signposted Wongaling Beach, South Mission Beach and Tully (but at present the signage is missing !!). Take this right turn, and about one km on the right is Mission Circle - just after a big roadsign (on the left) for our wonderful
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If you are arriving late and your stomach is rumbling and you like Italian style food, there is an excellent restaurant called Roscoe's Piazza just as you are about to leave Innisfail on the left hand side, just before the big roundabout. Restaurants in Mission Beach tend to call last orders around 9pm, and Roscoe's is great place to eat.
From Townsville CLICK HERE FOR DETAILED DIRECTIONS of how to get to Licuala Lodge from Townsville. (It should keep you amused or occupied, or better still if you have got kids it may even keep them amused and occupied !!)
A 2.5 hour drive North on the Bruce Highway. Upon leaving Townsville you will enter the
Wet Tropics of Tropical North Queensland. After a while you will pass the spectactular Hinchinbrook
Island on your right (if the island is on your left, you are in big trouble). Just after the town of Tully (a typical Tropical North Queensland town) there is a right turn for Mission Beach.
Follow that road and after about 12 km you will see one of our BIG B&B road signs,
telling you that you have another 9 kms to go. You will pass a police
station and a school on the right hand side, and then you'll come to the one and only roundabout in Mission Beach. Woolworths is on the right. Mission Circle is approx 1km past the roundabout, just after a big yellow roadsign for Licuala Lodge on the left, the finest
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Something else to look out for on the main road is a tree that we locals call 'The Bikini Tree'. It is on the left hand side about 10 kms from the highway. There is a blue roadsign for Scotty's on the right hand side a few hundred metres before the Bikini Tree. It is currently sporting a nifty purple number. Oh and as you approach Mission Beach there is a brown road sign on the left with the word LICUALA - that is NOT our place, it is the Licuala State Forest. And if you do turn down there, you won't be the first, and I'm sure you won't be the last.
Now if you have got 10 minutes to spare, just take a quick look in Tully.
You will probably know that in Oz there are lots of 'big things' (ie the big banana, big melon, big cow, big sheep etc...).
Well, Tully has got a big GUMBOOT. It stands 8 metres tall and you can climb inside it all the way to the top
and you get a marvellous view (of the sugar mill !!). Just turn left off the highway into Tully for about 500 metres
and the gumboot is on your right - you can't miss it !!
From The Atherton Tablelands CLICK HERE FOR DETAILED DIRECTIONS of how to get to Licuala Lodge from The Tablelands. (It should keep you amused or occupied, or better still if you have got kids it may even keep them amused and occupied !!)
A lot depends on where you are coming from in the Tablelands. Assuming that you are coming from Yungaburra, head towards Malanda, then onto Millaa Millaa, and then to Innisfail. If you are planning to visit Paronella Park, there is a right turn (well signposted) way before you reach Innisfail. The directions from Innisfail are at the top of the page in the 'From Cairns' section.
Transport to the finest Tropical North Queensland Accommodation
CAR HIRE There are plenty of car hire companies in North Queensland –
lots of choice. If you are coming from Cairns and planning to return there (or continue your jouney south via some other means of transport),
then you could consider hiring a car for just one way. At present only the
Sugarland Car Hire people will allow a one way rental. Most of the tour operators
(Great Barrier Reef, White water rafting, Sky Diving, Sea Kayaking, Dunk Island
trips, croc spotting, fishing etc ...) pick up free of charge from the
accommodation, and of course will drop you back at the accommodation - also FOC.
And we will gladly drive you to restaurants, supermarkets etc.. And several bars in the area operate a courtesy bus - so just hop on one of those to come back to the Lodge, rather than paying for a taxi.Then just hire a car when you are ready to leave Mission Beach
back to Cairns. What a great money saving tip from your friendly Tropical North Queensland Accommodation!!
COACH There are standard coach services (Greyhound
and Premier)which run all
the way along the Queensland coast, from Cairns to Brisbane.
The bus stop is about 1km from the Lodge. So, if you aim to arrive at Mission Beach by bus, let us know in plenty of time and we'll pick you up from the bus stop - how's that for service.
There is also an airport shuttle service from Cairns Airport to Mission Beach.
In fact, Mission Beach Dunk Island Connections runs all the
way from Port Douglas and the (Cairns) Northern Beaches – and they will drop you off
right outside this Queensland Bed Breakfast accommodation – how good is that !!
Another good reason to stay in North Queensland.
If you are planning to arrive by coach then make sure you book a seat - especially with the shuttle service from Cairns airport.
