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Daintree Rainforest Tour: Explore Ancient Wilderness
5.0
697 Ratings
Port Douglas
Here lies your chance to intimately explore the Daintree Rainforest, the world’s oldest continuously surviving Rainforest, in a small group under the guidance of your own personal tour leader.
Here lies your chance to intimately explore the Daintree Rainforest, the world’s oldest continuously surviving Rainforest, in a small group under the guidance of your own personal tour leader.
Duration:
10 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Mossman Gorge - We will start at Mossman Gorge National Park, which is the southern part of the Daintree Rainforest. Your guide will share their knowledge of the local flora and fauna with you and answer any questions you may have. This is an easy 500m return walk mostly along boardwalks.
We enjoy a delicious Morning Tea at the Mossman Gorge…
- Mossman Gorge - We will start at Mossman Gorge National Park, which is the southern part of the Daintree Rainforest. Your guide will share their knowledge of the local flora and fauna with you and answer any questions you may have. This is an easy 500m return walk mostly along boardwalks.
We enjoy a delicious Morning Tea at the Mossman Gorge Visitors Centre. Your choice of plunger coffee or Daintree Tea with a traditional damper served with jam, honey and cream.
- Daintree - Next we head along the Captain Cook Hwy through the township of Mossman and past the cane fields up to the Daintree Rainforest.
- Daintree River - At the Daintree River we will embark on a scenic Wildlife Cruise searching for snakes, beautiful birds and of course the mighty saltwater crocodiles.
On the way back in the afternoon we make our way across the Daintree River onboard the famous Daintree Ferry and enjoy the beautiful views up and down the river.
- Jindalba Boardwalk - You will enjoy a guided walk along the Jindalba Boardwalk, our favourite Daintree walk. With an abundance of flora and fauna to discover, you will get a real understanding of how the Daintree Rainforest lives. This is an easy 650m return boardwalk.
- Heritage Lodge In The Daintree - For lunch we head to the On The Turps Restaurant located at the Heritage Lodge. Enjoy a delicious cooked to order lunch in this open air restaurant nestled in the rainforest along the Cooper Creek.
- Cooper Creek - After lunch you are welcome to enjoy a refreshing swim in Cooper Creek. This beautiful rainforest creek is easy to access via a path from the restaurant and free of crocodiles. Relax and enjoy the tranquillity.
- Cape Tribulation - t’s now time to head off towards Cape Tribulation, the area famous for the saying where the “Rainforest meets the Reef.” You have time for a walk along the beach or to the lookout, an area steeped in history that is explained by your knowledgeable tour guide.
- Mount Alexandra Lookout - And a stop at the Alexandra Lookout to take in the beautiful views of the Rainforest and a stunning vista that extends past Cairns in the distance.
What's Included
- National Park Fees
- Snacks
- Lunch
- Tea and coffee
- Hotel Pick-up and Drop-Off (Port Douglas area only)
- National Park Fees
- Snacks
- Lunch
- Tea and coffee
- Hotel Pick-up and Drop-Off (Port Douglas area only)
What's Not Included
- Ice-cream (bring some cash to purchase)
- Ice-cream (bring some cash to purchase)
Location
Wildlife Habitat
Port Douglas Road
Please note that we do not pick up from Cairns, only Port Douglas and surrounds. However, you are most welcome to drive up to Port Douglas and meet us at the Wildlife Habitat. There is free and safe parking available here.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Cgaydzis
Nov 8, 2024
Amazing - Amazing, amazing, amazing!
Small groups only, nice and clean air-conditioned bus with chilled water supplied for the day. Itinerary really good, right amount of time spent at each stop. Lunch was great and the swim at the creek afterwards was a real treat. What really made our day was our driver Cam, he was so knowledgeable, cheeky and just plain fun and made the day really enjoyable. This is a stunning part of the world, and this was by far our best tour to the Daintree we have done!
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N591gunikkir
Nov 4, 2024
A great day. - I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this tour. Cam our guide was very knowledgeable and so funny. I learnt a lot without feeling like I was back in school. Being a solo traveler the entire group plus Cam made me feel included. It was a tiring but great day.
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Herberts984
Nov 1, 2024
Be ready for lots of information and spectacular scenery. - Matt was our tour guide and he was superb. He provided a balance of information concerning the Rainforest and impacts due to our changing weather. He used a laser to point out festures in trees that would have been difficult to explain without this tool. His knowledge and experience was appreciated.
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Grantry7378ty
Oct 31, 2024
Fun day out with the family! - We had a great time. We took so many photos. Our guide,Mel was so full of knowledge and really was fun to be with. Related so well with our kids too! The trip was great! From the bus which was very comfortable, stops along the way broke up the distance travelled and it was a great experience! Even the kids said they were not bored!
Thanks Mel! You’re the best!
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L5607rdshaunr
Oct 28, 2024
Great day out! - Excellent trip with Cam who taught us a lot about the rainforest and also the history of Far North Queensland. Swim in the creek was a particular highlight!
Shaun and Jenny
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Suzanneke3589dm
Oct 24, 2024
A perfect 8 hour day! - We took the 8 hour tour with Matthew as our guide. We loved it. He knew a lot, made up some great stories, and confessed to all his embellishments by the end of the tour! We thought the variety was fantastic...first the welcome centre with the Indigenous ceremony (this was so meaningful) and delicious tea and scones and a resident golden orb spider; then the beautiful rainforest and Mossman Gorge where we learned so much and then swam and cooled off. Alas, no cassowary or platypus sightings.
And the day wasn't nearly over! On to a Barramundi lunch, a river tour where we spotted two small crocodiles and amazing birds, and then to an organic fruit farm (where we tasted fairy floss beans, star apple and passion fruit and swam in a private waterfall!)
A fantastic day. We did a private tour because of the age range of our group, and it was well worth it.
Thank you, Matthew! I won't reveal any secrets on line!
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Daydream08147630500
Oct 21, 2024
A must do! - The Total Daintree Experience was amazing. Our tour guide, Mick, was so knowledgeable and informative as well as a very friendly and funny bloke. The four of us had a fantastic time and would do it all again in a heart beat.
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Sally
Oct 17, 2024
Excellent day out - Mick was excellent, very well informed , & great fun.
We covered a lot in the day , everything was excellent.
Lunch was a lovely fish plus the cool swim was very exhilarating.
The whole day worked well & we learnt a lot.
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D8579lelaurac
Oct 15, 2024
Highly recommended - This was a really enjoyable tour. Swimming in Mossman Gorge was amazing, the rainforest and Cape Tribulation were so dramatic. Matthew was a great guide, clearly very knowledgeable and passionate about his subject. Lovely lunch and great company too.
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Jen_l
Oct 31, 2024
wonderful tour, bus and lunch experience could improve. - Mossman Gorge, Cape Tribulation and the Daintree were absolutely beautiful and our guide Mel was engaging and knowledgeable, thanks Mel. It was a wonderful, but long day and unfortunately the bus seats were really tiny and cramped. The lunch was ok, but instead of being seated inside under ceilings fans (tables were all empty) we were put outside under a shade sail but it was still unpleasantly hot with the sun burning through the shade cloth. Lastly just a small one, the description says morning and afternoon tea included, but it was only morning tea. We did stop at the ice-cream shop to purchase our own ice-cream in the afternoon which was lovely and really I didn't need any more to eat.
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