Ingham is the hub of the Hinchinbrook Shire and the main service centre for the satellite communities around the district. The town offers a unique shopping experience with a traditional Mediterranean flavour reflecting Ingham’s multicultural society. In May every year the streets of Ingham come alive with colour and culture that is the Australian-Italian Festival with the motto "eat, drink and celebrate". This is only one of the many events that Ingham hosts throughout every year.
TYTO Wetlands Visitors Information Centre is right across the road from Tropixx Motel and it should be the first port of call for information on things to see and do in Ingham and the surrounding area. The centre is also the gateway to the Tyto wetlands itself specially designed to attract and accommodate 187 different species of birdlife. For more information please visit www.hinchinbrooknq.com.au
Wallaman Falls, Girringun National park; about an hour comfortable drive from Tropixx Motel offering gorge scenery, tropical rainforest, wetlands and woodlands in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. The iconic Wallaman Falls is Australia’s highest permanent single drop waterfall, dropping 268m in a clear fall. QLD National Parks
Forrest Beach, Lucinda, Taylors Beach; cosy coastal villages at the southern end of the Hinchinbrook Channel all a short drive away from Tropixx Motel offering beautiful sandy beaches and the finest fishing spots of the region. Hinchinbrook coast is the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef and the breathtaking Hinchinbrook, Orpheus, Pelorus, and Palm Islands.
