A unique and unspoilt haven, Mission Beach is a picturesque 1.5 hours drive south from Cairns and 2.5 hours drive north from Townsville through rich cane fields, banana plantations and historic towns.
Set admist tropical rainforest on the coast with 14 kms of magnificent sandy gold beaches lies Mission Beach. Mission Beach is comprised of four villages: South Mission Beach, Wongaling Beach, Mission Beach itself and Bingil Bay.
A tranquil and friendly tropical community, Mission Beach boasts many restaurants and bars offering international cuisine. There are several excellent cafes, art galleries and home ware shops complimented by a medical centre and two shopping villages servicing the area including supermarkets, butchers, newsagents, post office, school, hotel/resort, clothing shops, hairdressers, a hardware shop and service station.
Just offshore are the Family Group of some 20 islands including Dunk, Bedarra and Hinchinbrook Islands. The Great Barrier Reef is only 50 minutes away making Mission Beach the closest mainland access.
Kurrimine Beach, a sleepy fishing hamlet lies just north of Mission Beach. In the hinterland area of Mission Beach sit several villages including Carmoo, Feluga, El Arish, Japoonvale and Silkwood. Old world sugar towns, they share a myriad of treasures – virgin rainforest, canefields, canecutter barracks, original Queenslander pubs and waterfalls.