Mayan Farm, Kin Kin blog
Doggrell Forest Walk
Just a 10 minute drive from Mayan Farm accommodation and Black Ant Gourmet in Kin Kin lies the Doggrell Forest Trail, home to some of the largest trees left in the area. Here you will find majestic Gympie messmate trees Eucalyptus cloeziana towering some 60m above the...
Mothar Mountain Rockpools
Subtropical rainforest, tall wet sclerophyll forest and spectacular rocky creeks make Woondum National Park a popular spot for locals and visitors. Woondum and Boulder Creeks join together to create Mothar Mountain Rockpools. This series of picturesque rockpools is a...
Ernie the Echidna
Echidnas are the oldest surviving mammals with five sub-species of short-beaked echidnas found in Australia. Their close relatives – the long-beaked echidnas – are found in New Guinea. They are solitary animals, not territorial and have overlapping home ranges which...
Special occasion photography
It is becoming more and more common these days that even before setting an elopement or wedding date, couples are checking with their favourite key vendors to check their availability. With many of the best in the industry booked-out up to two years in advance, having...
Kin Kin monthly markets
8am – 12 noon, first Sunday of every month at the Kin Kin oval Held on the first Sunday of every month from 8am – 12noon at the Kin Kin oval, the Kin Kin Market showcases all that this beautiful part of the Noosa Hinterland has to offer. Each month there are 50...
Kin Kin history
ORIGIN OF NAME The origin of the name Kin Kin has two possible sources - either from the Indigenous words King King or kauin kauin, meaning small black ant or red soil. LOCATION Kin Kin is a small rural town between Gympie to the north, Pomona to the south, Lake...
Rammed earth accommodation in Kin Kin
Originally designed to be Brett and Jodie’s family home, the idea to make Mayan Luxe Villas a bespoke accommodation destination came soon after Covid, when their café restaurant and catering business, BlackAnt Gourmet @ Kin Kin General Store had to adapt to the new...