Tropical Plants and Flowers

Monsoonal Rains and Lush Greenery

Approximately a quarter of Australia is situated above the Tropic of Capricorn, however much of this land is arid with seasonal monsoon rains dumping water on Australia's 'top end' during the summer months from late September thru to as late as March.

NOTE: During this wet season the Tropical North can be a dangerous place
to travel in if not prepared. Take Notice of all Warnings!

The monsoon season help feed the Murray-Darling River systems in the east, Lake Eyre from the mid-centre of Australia and Western Queensland and into the Ord River system to the west in Northern Western Australia.

The resultant tropical rainforests including the the Daintree National Park in Northern Queensland and Kakadu in the Northern Territoy are the most prominent and mostly visited.

These rains along with the regular winter rains along the eastern coastal strip of the Great Dividing Range bring the Australian Outback to life by way of the Darling River Catchment and further south the Murray River Catchment in the Blue Mountains.

It is in these northern tropical fringes and south eastern highlands that a bountiful variety of bird life and plants and flowers can be found and after a few wet seasons is as green as anywhere on the planet. To drive through the Great Dividing Range and stop off at trickling clear rivers and find many different types of plant life is a wonderful adventure.

It is in these tropical fringes that a bountiful variety of bird life and plants and flowers can be found.