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Mount Surprise, QLD

The ‘Gulf Savannah’ is an interesting region to visit all year, however, during the monsoon season, transportation methods must be carefully considered, as some parts of the Gulf Savannah region suffer from a lack of road infrastructure.

Mt Surprise

Mount Surprise is a railway town on the Cairns to Forsayth Railway and is the first town within the Gulf Savannah encountered by visitors approaching from the east. It is a centre for gem fossicking with quantities of topaz, quartz, spinel, garnet, cairngorm and aquamarine to be found. Mount Surprise sits on the edge of an immense lava flow from an ancient volcano to the south east. The surrounding country is flat, wooded savannah grasslands, with isolated hills.

Distance From Brisbane (State Capital): 2,076 kilometres via Mount Isa and Normanton.

Nearest Airport: Cairns Domestic Airport and Cairns International Airport

Where to stay?

Experiences

  • Caravan and Camping
  • Nature based

Popular Activities

  • Off Road Driving
  • Bird Watching
  • Bush Walking
  • Shopping
  • Sightseeing
  • Swimming
  • National Park
  • Fishing - Estuary
  • Fossicking
  • Gold prospecting

About Mount Surprise

  • Locality: Rural locality
  • Mount Surprise Postcode: 4871
  • State: Queensland
  • Region: Outback Queensland
  • Latitude: -18.1477
  • Longitude: 144.3161
  • Elevation: 457m
  • Population: 169
  • Median Income: $29900
  • Area (Sq/km): 3613.136
  • Timezone: Australia/Brisbane

Explore The Outback

Australia has a vast remote interior, much of it largely untouched. By night, the outback is deathly quiet, with the only light provided by the stars and the moon - a perfect oportunity for stargazing. Explore the isolated heart of the country, meet and connect with Aboriginal people and experience one of the oldest living cultures in the world. Go ‘walk-about’ and immerse yourself with Australia’s endless outback horizons.

Outback Experiences

Luxe Accommodation

Enjoy a distinctly Australian luxury experience, such as the unforgettable reefs, islands, beaches and coast; rugged mountain ranges, rainforests and vast national parks; and the many vibrant food and wine regions. Take a once in a lifetime adventure and discover the sheer indulgence of experiencing the wonders of Australia in style and stay in total luxury.

Australia has wide variety of accommodation options to suit most budgets and travelling preferences. Choose from luxury lodges, boutique hotels, serviced apartments, motels, bed and breakfasts, caravan parks as well as youth and backpacker hostels.

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Glasshouse Mountains

The Glasshouse Mountains in the hinterland of Queensland’s Sunshine Coast are actually the cores of 20 million year old volcanoes. The sides of the volcanoes have eroded away leaving only the hardened rock spiremountain cores we see today. Learn more about this awe-inspiring landscape.

Glasshouse Mountains