The Location

The Misty Mountains Lodge site is situated at Mungalli Falls on the south-eastern edge of the Atherton Tablelands, a large plateau area which forms the hinterland above the city of Cairns. This area has elevations of between 450 to over 900 meters above sea level.
The site is approximately two kilometers off the top end of the Palmerston Highway, a major connecting road between the tropical coastal strip and the Highlands area.
This places it near the township of Millaa Millaa and around 120 kilometres (90 minutres) by road (15 minutes by helicopter) south of Cairns, which has established itself as a major tourism destination in the Asia-Pacific region.
The proposed site has Local and State Government approval for a development of up to 220 rooms with magnificent 360º views over

  
rainforest clad mountains. There is also a permanent flowing, clear mountain stream with resident platypus and a major waterfall with 100 meter drop.
One border of the property is shared with a portion of the Wooroonooran National Park, one of the interconnected sections of the 900,000 hectares of World Heritage listed Wet Tropics rainforests in Tropical North Queensland. Glow worms and fire flies illuminate the rainforest at night.

The Beatrice River forms the common boundary between the site and the National Park. The current owners hold licenses to operate tours into the National Park. They also hold two of only four white water rafting permits in North Queensland.
The Mungalli Falls drop around 100 meters in two distinct sections, one which forms rapids with a swimming hole at their base, adjacent to both Junction Road and the restaurant. The second is a vertical drop to connect with the Beatrice River below the day facility. There is a vehicle / walking track to the base of the falls, with a boardwalk and viewing platform of the falls. There is a second swimming hole at the base of the falls. Along the boardwalk, glow worms and glowing fungus can be viewed on a reliable basis, due to the moist environment generated by the falls.

The project is seen as an iconic tourism development to enhance the depth of the tourism industry in Tropical North Queensland and has the support of both local and Queensland State Governments.