Tully has a population of 2,800 people and is famous among fruit picking backpackers for being the home of the Banana Barracks’, the reason why many backpackers stop here to pick fruit and extend their visa. Tully gets on average 440 centimetre of rain every year, making it Australia's wettest town and ideal for growing banana and sugar cane farms, Yhe town relies heavily on backpackers help keep these staffed. This heavy rain also helps keep the rainforest surrounding the area spectacular and a lush, deep green.
One of the only tourist attractions is white water rafting in the upper reaches of the Tully River. Apart from rafting there are several walking trails into the rainforest, heading to the Tully River lookouts.
Clump Point, Kareeya Gorge, Murray Falls, Tully Falls and Koombooloomba Dam are some surrounding areas, worth having a look at. Having said that, unless you are working here, it is probably not worth stopping in Tully. You can access most of these areas on tour from Mission Beach, or with a small diversion, when driving through yourself.
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