Discovering Tropical North Queenslands Paronella Park
There are so many different exotic experiences to have in this region but perhaps
one of the most incredible is the one that you will have if you choose to visit Paronella Park while in the Tropical North Queensland region of Australia. Paronella Park is located in the Mena Creek region of the TNQ and offers a year round experience that will blow your mind.
Paronella Park gets its name from the Spanish immigrant named Jose Paronella who developed this region in the late 1920's and early 1930's. This park was well ahead of its time as amidst the buildings and other man made structures visitors got to experience the very first privately owned hydro electric fountain system that was fed by the incredible waterfalls of the region. Paronella planted over 7000 trees around the area to allow for its preservation and to increase the natural attraction. After operating this park for decades it was closed and left dormant for over 45 years and was rediscovered in 1993 and was reopened to the public shortly thereafter.
This place known as Paronella Park has much Australian culture and history for visitors to experience, along with the information on a special Spanish immigrant who had amazing creative engineering talent far ahead of his peers. There are many descriptions of the park on the internet for you to see but that does not compare to coming here it see it for yourself.
Both day and night tours are offered, and the admission is valid for a year so you can revisit all over again if you would like to. The tours, both of them, include all the information about Jose and his incredible visions for this area; the evening tour is especially beautiful because all the falls have lighting which will make your pictures stunning.
If you decide to visit at night you can also camp out for the evening or stay in the caravan park. Either way this is one part of the Tropical North Queensland that is not only unique and historical but incredibly amazing and fun for the whole family.