Sentences with phrase «kauri pines»

You can alight at stops along the way, including Red Peak Station, where you can stroll the 175 metre (574 foot) boardwalk, gazing up at the towering kauri pines, before descending back to sea level, taking in expansive views of the Coral Sea, Cairns city and the lush Cairns Highlands.

At Red Peak Station, Skyrail's Rangers provide guided boardwalk tours, sharing their knowledge of these ancient tropical forests amongst giant buttress roots, towering Kauri Pines and climbing wait - a-while palms.

Be awed by natural sights including the amazing 500 - year - old Curtain Fig Tree, majestic Kauri pines as well as the enormous Lake Barrine crater.

Logging of valuable kauri pines began in 1863.

Enjoy a tranquil stroll through Yidney rainforest amidst towering Satinay and Kauri Pines and inspect the rusting hull of the Maheno shipwreck.

Visit Lake Barrine to view the twin giants of the rainforest — ancient Kauri Pines.

Kauri Pines however, is no simple bush retreat...

Kauri Pines however is no simple bush retreat - this beautiful five bedroom holiday house is nestled among the trees on World Heritage - listed Fraser and is the ultimate in bush getaways.

Often emerging above this 50 metre canopy are hoop pines (Araucaria cunninghamii) and kauri pines (Agathis robusta) as well as creepers, massive birds» nest ferns, elkhorns and, occasionally, native orchids.

Taxonomist Ken Hill of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney and his co - workers reported this past year that both the cones and the DNA of the Wollemi pine place it in a family that includes pines such as the Chilean monkey puzzle tree and the New Zealand kauri pine.