FOOD TRAIL HEAVEN

• Just 90km from Cairns is the Atherton Tablelands food trail. Known as the deli of the tropics, it offers a smorgasbord of produce and fruit from tasty bananas to the ripest of mangoes.

• Food lovers have five diverse Taste Paradise Food Trails to choose from: the Mountain Tablelands Food Trail, Coral Coast Trail, Savannah Tablelands Trail, Rainforest Food Trail and the Cassowary Coast. Here you can indulge in coffee, cheese, chocolates and other produce from the best-known local producers, providores and cellar doors.

• If you have a sweet tooth, try the homemade fudge and rock candy at the Kuranda Candy Kitchen. • Coffee lovers can visit the Skybury coffee plantation in Mareeba and relax on a deck overlooking Australia’s oldest coffee plantation.

• Fancy tasting mango wine and port or citrus cellos? Call into the Golden Drop Winery at Mareeba. • Other stand-outs on the trails are: the Nerada Tea Plantation at Malanda, where you take a tour and sip tea in the restaurant; the smoked freshwater crayfish at Tarzali Lakes Smokehouse Cafe; and the Mungalli Creek diary at Millaa Millaa, where you can enjoy biodynamic treats including cheese, yoghurt and milk.