The smell of ripening mangoes is certainly associated with the festive season.
Many people eagerly await the mango season so they can add this delicious fruit to their salads on Christmas Day.
The team at the Bowen Visitor Information Centre have taken the theme of mangoes for Christmas to an entire new level – and now have all types of mango-inspired products on offer.
As well as offering mango sorbets and mango ice creams at the Visitor Information Centre, they now have a vast array of other mango products which would make perfect Christmas gifts.
There are mango chutneys and sauces and also a mango daquiri mix which would be perfect to go with Christmas lunch. You can add your own alcohol to the daiquiri mix, or simply pour it over your ice cream to make a yummy desert.
If it is beauty products you are after, there is mango perfume and a mango body trifle – a beautifully textured moisturiser with a mango smell.
There are also mango candles, soaps, and air fresheners.
Manager of Bowen Tourism and Business, Leanne Abernethy said the team had been continuing to expand the range of mango products over the past two years.
“Travellers are often looking for local products when travelling and we find the mango-inspired products are proving more popular than ever.
“We have such a wide variety of products that you could do all your Christmas shopping right here at the Bowen Visitor information Centre.”
The centre is located on the Bruce Highway, just 5km south of Bowen, right next to the iconic Big Mango.
Volunteers at the Bowen Visitor Information Centre, Trudy Starkey and Kevin Clark, with some of the mango products available. Photo supplied