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Mossman Gorge Adventure Day: Rainforest Immersion with River Snorkelling and Traditional Ceremonies
5.0
90 Ratings
Port Douglas
Immerse yourself in a rainforest adventure like no other with our Mossman Gorge Adventure Day. Snorkel in the Mossman River, experience traditional ceremonies, and explore the Daintree National Park. A must-do Daintree adventure!
Immerse yourself in a rainforest adventure like no other with our Mossman Gorge Adventure Day. Snorkel in the Mossman River, experience traditional ceremonies, and explore the Daintree National Park. A must-do Daintree adventure!
Duration:
10 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Mossman Gorge - Lunch
Traditional Kuku Yalanji smoking ceremony; you’ll be cleansed of bad spirits and have traditional rainforest body paint applied. Exploring the Daintree National Park at an easy pace, this interpretive 1.5hr walk, will leave you with a deeper understanding of this breath-taking rainforest - Mossman - River Drift…
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Mossman Gorge - Lunch
Traditional Kuku Yalanji smoking ceremony; you’ll be cleansed of bad spirits and have traditional rainforest body paint applied. Exploring the Daintree National Park at an easy pace, this interpretive 1.5hr walk, will leave you with a deeper understanding of this breath-taking rainforest -
Mossman - River Drift Snorkelling
If you love nature and the water, then this is the perfect tour for you! Within an ancient rainforest, step into the cool, crystal clear water and drift with the current as you explore life under the water’s surface. Watch fish dart in and around the river stones and keep your eyes out for the occasional turtle. This family friendly tour is a perfect way to stay cool in the hot tropics and is a great introduction to snorkelling before heading out to the reefs. Small children can journey down the river on large river sleds.
What's Included
- Bottled water
- Lunch
- Snacks
- Use of snorkeling equipment
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Port Dougals Transfers
- Bottled water
- Lunch
- Snacks
- Use of snorkeling equipment
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Port Dougals Transfers
What's Not Included
- Breakfast
- Towels
- Cairns & Palm Cove Transfers
- Breakfast
- Towels
- Cairns & Palm Cove Transfers
Additional Information
We spend more time in the rainforest than any other tour! Immerse yourself in a rainforest experience like no other. Beginning the day at a secret location on the Mossman River for our one of a kind River Drift Experience for a refreshing escape near Port Douglas. Trek and float through the Mossman’s lush trails and clear streams. Learn its secrets,…
We spend more time in the rainforest than any other tour! Immerse yourself in a rainforest experience like no other. Beginning the day at a secret location on the Mossman River for our one of a kind River Drift Experience for a refreshing escape near Port Douglas. Trek and float through the Mossman’s lush trails and clear streams. Learn its secrets, swim in tranquillity, and drift in the embrace of the rainforest
After a well earned lunch, enjoy a traditional Kuku Yalanji smoking ceremony at the Mossman Gorge; you’ll be cleansed of bad spirits and have traditional rainforest body paint applied. Exploring the Daintree National Park at an easy pace, this interpretive 1.5hr walk, will leave you with a deeper understanding of this breath-taking rainforest.
A Daintree adventure not to be missed!
- Must be able to walk easily over uneven surfaces and through moving water
- You need to climb up steps (made from roots) to exit river: equivalent to 1.5m ladder
- Maximum weight limit is 120kg/264lb
- Not suitable if you have limited mobility (knees, ankles, hips, shoulders, neck)
- Adults are required to have a basic proficiency in swimming, specifically in freestyle
- You must be able to swim
Location
Wildlife Habitat
Port Douglas Road
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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(90 Ratings)
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W2212oustefanoa
Aug 29, 2024
A lifetime experience! - This was absolutely one of the best experience in my whole life. Everything was perfect. It surpassed my expectations by miles. Vincent and Francisco were great, you can tell they are genuine amazing persons that care about what they do. We spent a whole day with Francisco and he's such a knowledgeable guy and so passionate, you can ask him anything and he knows the answer. I am going to recommend this experience to every person I know. Thank you guys.
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260metted
Aug 20, 2024
Take a trip with Backcountry Bliss Adventures - Will and team gave us a perfect day. Drifting Down the river and visit Mossman Gorge.
The most amaizing trip, so glad we found it.
We now know a lot about wildlife and botanicals in the Daintree Rainforrest.
Not only the tour was Great, but also service and food.
TRY IT😍
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389rachaelt
Aug 20, 2024
Must do in Port Douglas! - We had such a great time on the river float! It was so much fun and relaxing at the same time. 10/10 recommend this tour. It is a really unique way to experience the rainforest.
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869rhiannaj
Aug 15, 2024
Excellent experience with Back Country Bliss Adventures - Today we spent the day with Will from Back Country Bliss Adventures, and had a wonderful day river drafting and walking through Mossman Gorge. River Drafting was like nothing we’d done before and is an amazing way to see the Daintree (we were also accompanied by Renee for this part of the day, and she provided excellent guidance as we headed down the river). Will’s knowledge and connection to the region was evident and we learnt so much during our day with him. We rounded the day off with a swim in a secluded and beautiful billabong - would highly recommend this day out.
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Marianne_b
Jul 20, 2024
Unique way to see the Daintree, floating in style - Loved this tour! Best part was floating down the river. Also enjoyed the COLD plunge by Mossman Gorge. Lunch was tasty. Guides were fantastic and made the experience truly enjoyable. Learned a lot about the Daintree, but mostly had a wonderful day outdoors.
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Go465160
Jun 22, 2024
Just an awesome day in Mossman Gorge - This was just an awesome full-day adventure. Our family of 4 (2 adults, 2 kids (12, 10)) all enjoyed this from start to finish!
The day started with an early pickup from our hotel in Port Douglas. Picked up a few other guests on the way to the river for the rafting/river drift part - I think we were 10 in all.
You only need your swimmers for the river drift - they provide wetsuits and neoprene boots (the water is cold). We did a short walk up the river with our awesome guides (Artemis and Scotty) while learning about the rainforest, then embarked on our float down the river - peaceful, serene, like we were on a different planet! We didn’t need anything on the river - the guides took plenty of photos that we were able to retrieve later digitally.
After the river drift, we went to a delicious local restaurant for lunch, then headed to Mossman Gorge Cultural Center for the afternoon rainforest walk. The walk was beautiful, and Artemis enriched the experience so much with her knowledge of the rainforest and its significance for local indigenous people. We got another chance to swim as well (the kids loved this part) before heading back to Port Douglas.
Overall just a fantastic day - beautiful, educational, and super fun! Would recommend this to anyone visiting tropical North Queensland - you will not be disappointed!
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Margaretbz7613sf
May 28, 2024
So much fun and an amazing experience - This tour had been on my bucket list for a few years and I am so blessed to be able to now tick it off. What an amazing experience my 5 girlfriends had celebrating our upcoming 60th birthdays. It was a combination of peaceful, educational, exhausting, hilariously funny and I would recommend this tour to anyone young and old.
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524anitap
Apr 17, 2024
The best bucket list exoerience - Spectacular! This tour was on our bucket list and was everything we had hoped for. Guides were professional, knowledgeable and so much fun. The river was so pristine and water so fresh. So grateful that we got to see such a beautiful part of FNQ. Thoroughly recommend.
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Jsc2355rt
Apr 7, 2024
A truly amazing day in the rainforest and river - Such a fantastic day exploring the Daintree and Mossman Gorge. I can’t recommend this trip highly enough.
Trent was our guide for a day which started with a traditional Kuku Yalanji smoking ceremony and explanation of how indigenous people have lived in and nurtured the rainforest.
Then a fascinating and easy trek through the forest learning about the plants, trees and wildlife. After a great lunch in a locally run cafe we grabbed our inflatable rafts and walked up the Mossman river.
Clear and clean in the most beautiful setting it was almost too perfect.. hard to believe it had been unchanged for up to a 180 million years. We drifted back to our start point in the most relaxing and fun way imaginable.
Trent made the day hugely enjoyable, his humour, knowledge and constant eye on safety meant we were in great hands. Our kids - 11 and 13 - said it was the best day ever (I think about 11 feels the youngest you’d want to take given the walking and carrying of the raft. The river is shallow and feels very safe but you will want to be happy around water for this trip).
Please sign up - you’ll be glad you did.
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Benmx3736gi
Apr 7, 2024
Exciting rainforest river adventure. - Great adventure through Mossman gorge with moments of relaxation and time of excitement. The guides took extra care to pass valuable knowledge and ensure the group’s safety at all time.
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