• The capital of North Queensland and a center for trade, government, health and education
• Located just 20 minutes from the coast and close to the mountains of North Queensland
• Offers access to both land and sea attractions
Do more!
• Take the four-hour scenic coastal drive between Townsville and Cairns
• Go bushwalking, skydiving, fishing, jet skiing or picnicking on the Strand, Australia’s best urban beachfront
• Visit Magnetic Island with its national parks and wild koala population, just a 25-minute ferry ride from the center of town
• Explore Paluma, a village in the rainforest only an hour’s drive north of Townsville
• Visit Castle Hill, offering superb views of Townsville
• Explore Billabong Sanctuary to cuddle a koala or feed kangaroo
• Try scuba diving, snorkeling and whitewater rafting
Links
Townsville Online
Great Barrier Reef
Magnetic Island
Destination Queensland
Paluma
Townsville News
Queensland Sunzine
