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Witches Falls Cottages
'Tamborine Mountain National Park'

u The Witches Falls section of Tamborine National Park was declared in 1908, making it Queensland's first national park. It is the third oldest national park in the world.

u Additional reserves have been added since 1908 and today the park is made up of 13 sections of land covering the plateau and down to the foothills of Tamborine Mountain.

u Unique plant communities are protected including rainforest with distinctive piccabeen palm groves, wet eucalypt forest with tall flooded gums, open forest with bracken fern understorey and woodland.

u Tamborine Mountain escarpment contains 85 percent of all fauna species and 65 percent of all flora species in the Gold Coast City area.

u The park is home to many rainforest animals including the rare Albert's lyrebird and one of the world's largest skinks, the land mullet. The Richmond Birdwing butterfly and noisy pitta migrate seasonally to the park.

u Tamborine is the most northerly remnant of the flows from a volcano centred on Mt Warning from which violent volcanic eruptions 23 million years ago.

u Basalt columns, cliffs, rocky outcrops, steep escarpments and waterfalls are geographical features.

u The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) is continually improving tracks and visitor facilities in Tamborine National Park, to enhance your visit to this unique environment.

u To protect the natural values of this park, camping is not permitted within the national park.

David & Daniela welcome your enquiries and
look forward to you visiting Witches Falls Cottages.
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