Day 92 - Atherton Tablelands Crater Lakes

Day 92 - Tuesday - 18/8/2026

This morning we drove to Lake Barrine where we went on a cruise while it was raining. Lake Barrine is a crater lake formed by an extinct volcano thousands of years ago and has filled up with water. On the cruise we saw some grebes and other water birds and also a bunch of Eels that we got to feed. 


The Great-crested Grebes

The Longfin Eels

At the end of the cruise, we got to have some scones to eat and then we walked in the rain to two gigantic Kauri Pines and then did a loop through the rainforest but it was very wet and muddy. 

2 huge Kauri Pines

Next, we drove to the Cathedral Fig Tree which used to be a big tree and was strangled by a strangler fig and it has rotted away leaving the massive fig. 

The Cathedreal Fig Tree

After the Cathedral Fig we drove to Lake Eacham which is another crater lake, at Lake Eacham we went on a short walk through the rainforest around small section of the lake. 

Lake Eacham

We also had lunch at Lake Eacham and a brush turkey tried to break into our bag. Once we had finished the walk we drove to Yunguburra where we went looking for Platypuses. In the end we saw a turtle and a platypus. 
A Platypus

Finally, we went to the Curtain Fig Tree which was another huge Strangler Fig.

The Curtain Fig Tree


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