Paronella Park Tours and Tickets

Explore the wild landscapes of the Atherton Tablelands on this full-day tour from Cairns. Cruise around the Lake Barrine crater lake, spot native wildlife the UNESCO-listed wet tropics rainforest, and tour the magnificent Paronella Park. Along the way, see natural wonders like the Curtain Fig Tree, and take a swim beneath Millaa Millaa Falls. Enjoy your choice between three itinerary options for the day.

Explore North Queensland's Paronella Park with this admission ticket. Move through the lush forest, punctuated by fountains, secret staircases, tunnels, castles, and bridges at your own pace. Darkness Falls Guided Tour and the Dream Continues Guided Tour are included in this admission ticket.  This ticket is good anytime during opening hours; most people spend around three hours for the full experience.

Join a naturalist guide and discover the uniqueness and diversity of the region's tropical rainforests on this all-day tour from Cairns. Travel through the Wet Tropics Rainforest of Wooroonooran National Park and the Atherton Tablelands and visit local attractions such as Millaa Millaa Falls (one of the most photographed waterfalls in Australia), Lake Barrine, Curtain Fig Tree, and more.

This full-day tour from Cairns allows you to visit Paronella Park, Herberton Village, and Granite Gorge in a single day. Round-trip transportation from central Cairns, as well as a light lunch, are included.

Brief history of Paronella Park José Paronella arrived in Australia from Catalonia in Spain, in 1913. For the next 11 years he worked, cutting sugar cane initially, then purchasing, improving, and reselling cane farms. In 1924 he returned to Spain and married Margarita in 1925. The trip back to Australia was their honeymoon. Jose’s dream was to build a castle which is unique in itself as this Spanish style castle has never been built anywhere else in Australia. He chose a special part of Australia and created Paronella Park. He chose a special part of Australia and created Paronella Park. On 5ha beside Mena Creek Falls he built his castle, picnic area by the falls, tennis courts, bridges, a tunnel, and wrapped it up in an amazing range of 7,500 tropical plants and trees (now a lush rainforest!