The Pond Cottage Holiday Accommodation

HEART OF THE MISTY MOUNTAINS

Established 1997

Self-contained accommodation
Spacious open plan
Queen size bed
2 single beds
All linen supplied
Self-cater in the fully appointed kitchen with basic pantry items supplied
Family sized fridge freezer
Coffee plunger
CD Player with eclectic library
DVD with over 100 disc library
Digital TV
Slow combustion wood fire
Private bathroom
Washing machine
Ideal for holidays
2 platypus ponds
Tranquil retreat

Complimentary bubbly on arrival
Secluded but not isolated
Heated spa pool
BBQ
Pets welcome by arrangement
Undercover area for smokers
3,000 foot above sea level (940 metres)
Cool nights
Pollution free
Crystal clear rainwater
Natural air-conditioning
Own entrance
Walk to the Misty Mountains tracks
9 km from Kennedy Highway
Bitumen road to property gate
Night spotting organised
Bird watching
Star gazing

Entertainment for all tastes

Cosy Cottage Interior

Images from around the immediate Ravenshoe and Pond Cottage area..

Images courtesy of Jonathan Munro, Wild Watch Australia

Crimson Rosella

Golden Bowerbird

Pretty-face Wallaby Male

Litoria xanthomera

Green Ringtail Possum

Forest Kingfisher

Lumholtz's TreeKangaroo

Red Browed Finch

Striped Possum

Using The Pond Cottage as a Base to explore you will find...

Within a fifteen minute drive of The Pond Cottage

Misty Mountains Trailheads
- Koolmoon Creek
- Walters Waterhole
- Rhyolite Pinnacle
- Djilgarrin Track
- Cannabullen Creek
- Cardwell Range
- Bally Knob
National Heritage Trails & other walks
- Wabunga Wayemba (Charmillan Creek), tracks at Tully Gorge Lookout
Heritage listed Rainforest
Tully Gorge Lookout
Millstream Falls

Australian native wildlife & many birds
Little Millstream Falls
Art gallery and craft shops
Golf Course
Tennis Courts
Ravenshoe Township
- 2 pubs
- 2 cafes
- 2 supermarkets
Ravenshoe Railway Heritage Steam Train
Windy Hill Wind Farm
Ravenshoe Visitor Centre
Nganyaji Interpretive Centre
Monthly Market

Privacy assured at the Cottage

Approximately 1 Hour Drive from The Pond Cottage

MILLAA MILLAA
McHugh Lookout
Waterfall circuit
Gorrell Walking Track
Kennedy Trail
Mungalli Falls
MALANDA
Malanda Falls
Majestic Theatre
Malanda Falls Visitor Centre
Craft shop
Malanda Hotel - Qld's largest timber building
ATHERTON
Mt Hypipamee
The Crater
Art Galleries
Hou Wang Temple, Chinese Joss House
HERBERTON
Mining Museum
Craft shops
Walks
Historic Village
INNOT HOT SPRINGS
Hot pools at Caravan Park
Pub
MT GARNET
The edge of the Gulf
Savannah and The Outback
INNISFAIL
Port
Railway
Sugar Mills
Sugar Museum

Peacock on The Pond bridge

YUNGABURRA
Monthly Country Market
Restaurants
Lake Tinaroo
Lake Barrine
Lake Echam
Historic Pubs
ALL THE CAIRNS HIGHLANDS

Approximately 2 hours+ drive from The Pond Cottage

UNDARA LAVA TUBES - 40 mile Scrub National Park
IRVINEBANK - Mine Museum, Tavern, Cemetery
MAREEBA, PORT DOUGLAS, CHILLAGOE
KURANDA - Village in the Rainforest, Skyrail, Scenic Train, Shopping, Barron Falls
MISSION BEACH/DUNK ISLAND
TULLY - White water rafting
CAIRNS - Airport, Port, Railway
COASTAL BUSHWALKING TRAILS

Across the Pond

If you would like to experience the cool change, contact Anne or David; when you awake fresh to the sound of birdsong instead of traffic noise you'll be glad you did!

Tariff

Double

Two nights: $300.00
Week: $1050.00
Add $15.00 per night per extra person

Deposit/Cancellation Policy
A 50% non-refundable deposit is required 14 days before your E.T.A.

Your hosts:

Anne & David

844 Tully Falls Road, Ravenshoe
P.O. Box 595, Ravenshoe 4888
Queensland, Australia
Lat: 17.675776 Long: 145.514694
Phone: +61 7 40977189
thepond@bnbnq.com.au

PS. See Anne's fabulous Ornamental Mouse Collection at over 6,000 pieces thought to be one of the largest of its kind in the world... No, they don't bite!