Lake Eacham Tourist Park - Ecotourism Freehold & Business Lifestyle Opportunity

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1 Page 1 / 13 Lake Eacham Tourist Park - Ecotourism Freehold & Business Lifestyle Opportunity Tropical Van Park - Cabins - Camping Convenience Store Tropical Van Park - Cabins - Camping - Convenience Store Lakes Drive Lake Eacham QLD 4884 Cairns & Surrounding Region Property ID: #319 Share: Land: 3.74 Ha Property SOLD no longer available. A great opportunity to own and operate your own lifestyle business, located one hour from Cairns and only minutes from the popular Lake Eacham Tourist attraction. This easy to run eco-style tourist park is set on 9.5 acres offering 5 bright cabins, 21 van sites, camping, large facilities shed, camp kitchen and convenience store. The main shopfront has good visibility on Lakes Rd and is located on a safe parallel side access strip with plenty of parking for passing retail traffic. This magnificent property is only 10 minutes away from both the tourist towns of Yungaburra and Malanda, and minutes to the popular Lake Eacham and surrounding attractions. This property has good potential for profit improvement and the space for further infrastructure improvement to

2 Page 2 / 13 increase the revenue stream further. Guests and passing traffic can dine or have a Devonshire tea in the internal dining area or enjoy the ambience of the tropical outdoor garden café with slate terrace, ponds and fountain. There is also a gift shop with local arts and crafts to add to your income stream. The owners residence is double storey and located at the rear of the shopfront. Upstairs offer three bedrooms, one of which has a balcony. Plenty of storage upstairs with room to add further when needed. Downstairs offers a two bedroom flat with large lounge and kitchen. In addition there is further storage downstairs. The owners of this property are looking for a change after seven wonderful years of enjoying their lifelong dream and taking care of their guests and taking great pride in ensuring that every guest is made familiar with all the attractions. It's a beautiful park, some people call it a boutique park. Their guests are always jubilant about their stay and this is reflected in the many referrals. We have tried to place the value on the park in a realistic manner, taking into account the age of the facilities rather than the higher cost of replacement or the business lending model of percentage yield or multiplier of nett profit. We believe the new owner will be looking for a magic lifestyle, wanting to live and work in a beautiful tropical location on almost 10 acres in the heart of the tourist industry. This magnificent property is 10 minutes away, midway between the tourist towns of Yungaburra and Malanda, and minutes to the popular Lake Eacham and surrounding attractions. Price : $950,000 (including SAV and P&E) Grant Freeman (Intl ) This caravan and camping park is a one kilometre walk from the pristine waters of Lake Eacham, enjoy the natural beauty of 10 shady acres offered by this friendly country park. Set in the heart of the Atherton Tablelands, just a one hour drive from Cairns in Tropical Far North Queensland, you are central to the attractions of the area - World Heritage Rainforest, Crater Lakes and Waterfalls, excellent Bird Watching and animal experiences. The Lake Eacham Tourist Park is ideal for Vans, Campers, caravans, and budget accommodation tourists offering cosy cabins, van sites and shaded camp sites. The Lake Eacham Van Park is a great place to base yourself if you are interested in bird-watching. Australia has over 860 bird species, of which more than 430 are found in this region, making it one of the richest bird watching sites in Australia. Lake Eacham is just one kilometre away where you can enjoy a swim or a picnic on the grassy bank. From there you can do the 3.5km walk around the lake and the walk to Lake Eacham Falls. There are five cabins that offer accommodation in a great leafy setting at a great value price. The cabins have various layouts, all have private bathroom facilities and kitchenette, and are insect screened. Linen, Pots, Pans, crockery, cutlery, toaster, kettle included. Cabin 1 (sleeps 5): - one bedroom with double bed - sofa bed & single bed in the lounge room - bathroom with shower, basin and toilet - kitchen with full fridge/freezer and full stove - lounge area with dining table and TV - deck Cabin 2 (sleeps 4): - one bedroom with double bed - sofa bed in the lounge room

3 Page 3 / 13 - bathroom with shower, basin and toilet (cabin 2 has an external bathroom) - kitchen with full fridge/freezer and full stove - lounge area with dining table and TV - deck Cabin 3, 4 & 5 (sleeps 5): - one large open area - bathroom with shower, basin & toilet - double bed at one end - single bed - 2 cabin style bunk-beds - dining table, TV - kitchenette with bar fridge, two hot plates and grill combined - deck Camping and van sites are situated on 10 shady acres of park like grounds. Make sure you have a look around through the trees and bushland in the park for sightings of nocturnal animals such as possums, pademelons, musky rat kangaroos and sugar gliders. Large drive-through sites are available for caravans and large campervans. If you need one of these sites, please book ahead to ensure availability. Facilities: Amenities block, laundry and camp kitchen with wood fireplace and gas barbecue for cooking. Rates for the cabins: $110 per night per couple - Cabin 1 $90 per night per couple - Cabins 2, 3, 4 & 5 $10 each additional adult $10 each additional child Stay 6 nights and the 7th night is free. Rates for the sites: Powered Sites: $25 for 2 people Unpowered Sites: $22 for 2 people Stay 6 nights and the 7th night is free FACILITIES General Store Facilities: Groceries, meat, milk & bread Cafe for snacks & Devonshire Teas Gas refills Eftpos Internet Fuel

4 Page 4 / 13 Tourist Information Postage stamps & posting box Phone Cards & Mobile phone recharge cards Ice Facilities within the Park: Self Contained Cabins with ensuite Powered Caravan & Campervan Sites Shady Camping sites Camp Kitchen with wood fire BBQ and gas barbecue Clean Amenities On-site Laundry Public Telephone There are a series of attractions within five minutes. Safe Swimming in nearby Lake Eacham. Lake Eacham is a volcanic crater or maar, of approximately 50ha, filled with rainwater. It is surrounded by several types of upland rainforest and grassed areas. It offers safe all year swimming in its pristine waters, and an ideal picnic venue. Walk to World Heritage Rainforest. Take a short walk from the park, this will bring you to the start of the 500m walking track through rainforest to Lake Eacham. From there you can do the 3.5km circuit track through the rainforest on the edge of Lake Eacham. Waterfalls. About 300m from Lake Eacham is a short walk that takes in Lake Eacham Falls and a few small waterfalls. Attractions within a 10 minute drive: Visit Lake Barrine. They have a rainforest cruise, a tea-house, and a well maintained 6km circuit track. Malanda Falls. Visit the information and interpretive centre and take a walk through the rainforest with an Aboriginal Guide. Yungaburra Heritage Village. Browse through the craft shops and take a walk along the Peterson Creek Botanical Walk. Curtain Fig Tree. Just outside of Yungaburra, a short walk through the rainforest takes you to this tree that was formed when seeds were deposited high in a host tree by birds. The fig tree has sent down aerial roots to the ground, and in time the host tree has died, leaving a huge curtain of aerial roots. Attractions within a 30 minute drive: The Waterfall Circuit is a nice drive just out of Millaa Millaa. Visit the beautiful Millaa Millaa falls and drive on to visit another 2 waterfalls. Mungalli Dairy outside of Millaa Millaa, has a teahouse and you can view Cheese making on most days. The Mt Hypipamee Crater National Park is very interesting and has a very good 300m rainforest walk to the crater, and to Dinner Falls. Lake Tinaroo accessible from Kairi, near Atherton, is a man made lake, popular for its year round barramundi fishing. You can drive its length along the Danbulla Forest Drive, with numerous picnic areas and walks along the way. Atherton. Here you can visit the historical Hou Wang Chinese Temple. Off the Herberton Road, you will find Hasties Swamp and bird Viewing Hide (best at sunrise & sunset). At Tolga near Atherton,

5 Page 5 / 13 visit the Tolga Woodworks, for some locally made timber crafts and furniture. Attractions within a one hour drive: Herberton. If you want to venture in a more westerly direction, the country turns drier. This is the home of the outback mining town of Herberton which has a large museum of old buildings. Mareeba. Heading North is Mareeba. From there you can visit NQ Gold Coffee Plantation, or Golden Drop Mango Winery, or take an early morning balloon flight. The Mareeba Wetlands (approx $8 entry) is a must for bird enthusiasts. It has an interpretive centre, tours & walks, canoe hire and 2 hour twilight cruises, open during the dry season. Kuranda is situated on the North Eastern part of the Tablelands. An alternate lifestyle village boasting a popular market, bird and butterfly sanctuaries, and the terminus for a hugely successful Skyrail and train journey, that make their way up and down the range from Smithfield south of Cairns. You can do this journey from Kuranda, you do not have to be based in Cairns. Attractions Birdwatchers Paradise: The Lake Eacham Van Park is a great place to base yourself if you are interested in bird-watching. Australia has over 860 bird species, of which more than 430 are found in this region, making it one of the richest bird watching sites in Australia. In the Crater Lakes National Park (only a walk away), you may see or hear endemic species such as those listed below. Atherton Scrub Wren Bower's Shrike-thrush Bridled Honeyeater Chowchilla Grey-headed Robin Lesser Sooty Owl Macleay's Honeyeater Mountain Thornbill Pied Monarch Tooth-Billed Bowerbird (see image below) Victoria's Riflebird At the Lake Eacham Tourist Park, many birds have been spotted in the gardens, including King Parrots, Eastern Whipbirds, Yellow-Bellied Sunbird, brown honeyeaters, Rainbow Lorikeets, Fig Parrots, Forest Kingfisher, Laughing Kookaburra, Lewin's honeyeater, Eastern Spinebill, Pale yellow Robin, crimson rosellas, catbirds and Grey Fantails. Animals: In the rainforest near the Lake Eacham Tourist Park you may see; Musky Rat Kangaroos Pademelons Possums Sugar Gliders Tree kangaroos Platypus inhabit nearby streams and dams. Nocturnal Animal viewing and bird guiding is available from local operators: There are many interesting walking tracks of varying difficulty and a great list can be found at the Wet Tropics website. Price : P.O.A

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