The Whitsundays Goes Green

Cedar Creek Falls

While bright blue azure seas are generally the colour that people take away with them after a Whitsundays holiday, February/March sees the greens of North Queensland's tropical green season really take the cake.

Cruising the Whitsunday Islands you will see the azure blues meeting the lush greens of the island hills.

The island vegetation is a thick and luscious forest green, dotting the horizon of the Coral Sea and the bright colours make a spectacular sight.

The cane fields of inland Proserpine are in full growth, a lime green winding and undulating carpet of colour leading towards Airlie Beach.

The rainforest is cool and bright, with sub-tropical species blooming and growing throughout the wet.

The summer rain isn't cold, and the tropical green season introduces a new range of sightseeing throughout the Whitsundays, including:

• Cedar Creek Falls - the stunning natural waterfall and waterhole really come to life during the rains of green season (see picture).
• The rain bringing out all kinds of wildlife. Birdwatch for Magpie Geese, Brolgas and Jacanas, and species migrating from Papua New Guinea such as Spangled Drongos and Buff-breasted Kingfishers. Frogs are also out and about, filling the air with raucous calls.
• A guided tour; the Whitsunday Crocodile Safari on a calm river cruise spotting crocs, and a wetland tour within the Goorganga Plains.
• Sitting in one of the cosy, sheltered restaurants enjoying great food and wine on the Airlie Beach Esplanade/Main Street. Cuisines are very multi-cultural from fresh local seafood (the rains make for excellent Barramundi catching) to Indian, Italian, Mexican, Moroccan, modern Australian, Thai, Chinese, Japanese.

It's raining - so what? Check out our guide to wet weather activities around the Whitsundays.

And if you're wet already, then why not get out and do all the activities you'd planned - snorkelling, sailing, cruising and exploring the Whitsundays.