Green season hits Undara

A spectacular scene awaits visitors to the Undara Volcanic National Park.

Not since 1991 have large amounts of water collected in the lava tubes in the Undara Volcanic National Park, 275km south west of Cairns in the Gulf Savannah. Water up to a metre deep is collecting in the largest accessible tube, Stephenson’s and the 100 mile swamp, (100 miles west of Cardwell) is almost full for the first time in 17 years.

Kaye Stevens, Undara Experience’s Senior Savannah Guide, says that the national park has come alive with with birdlife, reptiles, kangaroos and other marsupials as well as having the vine thicket (remnant rainforest) species in the lava tube roof collapses looking at its best.

Undara Experience at present is conducting special 2 hour tours which will take people to the entrance of Stephenson’s Cave to see the massive volume of water winding through the lava tube system. The Savannah Guides will also give people the opportunity to view inside a lava tube, named Collin’s Roadcave, which has escaped flooding and remains dry.

The access road to Undara Experience is now fully sealed and open to conventional vehicles. For the latest on road conditions, Undara recommends travelers review the RACQ road report for the area, available through the RACQ website.

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