Awards
Australian National Tourism Awards

- 2009 Winner - Qantas Excellence in Sustainable Tourism
- 2008 Winner - Qantas Excellence in Sustainable Tourism
- 1999 Winner - Best Major Tourist Attraction
- 1997 Winner - Best Major Tourist Attraction
- 1996 Winner - Best Tourist Development Project
Queensland Tourism Awards
- 2010 Hall of Fame - Excellence in Sustainable Tourism
- 2009 Winner - Excellence in Sustainable Tourism
- 2008 Winner - Excellence in Sustainable Tourism
- 2000 Hall of Fame - Best Major Tourist Attraction
- 1999 Winner - Best Major Tourist Attraction
- 1998 Winner - Best Major Tourist Attraction
- 1997 Winner - Best Major Tourist Attraction
- 1996 Winner - Best Tourist Development Project
Tropical North Queensland Tourism Awards
- 2014 Winner - Ecotourism
- 2010 Winner - Sustainable Tourism
- 2009 Winner - Sustainable Tourism
- 2004 Winner - Hall of Fame - Best Major Tourist Attraction
- 2003 Winner - Best Major Tourist Attraction
- 2002 Winner - Best Major Tourist Attraction
- 2001 Winner - Best Major Tourist Attraction
- 1998 Winner - Best Major Tourist Attraction
International Tourism Awards
- 2000 Winner - British Airways "Tourism for Tomorrow" International Environment Award
- 1999 Winner - Wet Tropics Management Authority Cassowary Award. Awarded for demonstrating best practice in ecotourism during construction and ongoing operation, and for providing a high quality rainforest ecotourism experience for hundreds of thousands of visitors every year
- 1996 Winner - EIBTM European Greening of Business Tourism Award in the Category of "Most Environmentally Conscious Visitor Attraction"
- 1996 Winner - Australian Federation of Travel Agents Awards for Excellence in the category "Best Resort or Tourist Attraction" Far North Queensland