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Southern Daintree Tour including Paddock to Plate Lunch
5.0
27 Ratings
Port Douglas
Discover the Daintree Rainforest with a guided tour, wildlife cruise, and farm-to-table lunch. Experience nature’s beauty and local culture in one unforgettable day.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Port Douglas - Pick up from your Port Douglas accommodation, or meet us at the Wildlife Habitat in Port Douglas. Sit back, relax and enjoy the 20 minute drive to Mossman Gorge, while your guide will start sharing their knowledge of the local area with you. - Mossman Gorge - We start the day in the Daintree with a Traditional Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony. Conducted by the local traditional Kuku Yalanji people, this will ward off any ‘bad’ spirits. We will then head into the 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. You can enjoy a refreshing Rainforest swim in the crystal-clear Mossman Gorge, whilst being surrounded by the beautiful and healing Mossman Gorge rainforest. What a great way to spend a morning! 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. - Bruce Belcher’s Daintree River Cruises - We’ll embark on a Daintree River Wildlife Cruise, where we can spot snakes, beautiful birds, and the mighty saltwater crocodiles. - Hook-A-Barra - Paddock to plate lunch and farm tour at the Daintree Saltwater Barramundi Farm. - Daintree Region - We then continue the tour to a stunning private property in the Daintree for a Guided Rainforest Walk. You can even take a refreshing dip underneath a waterfall, and indulge in freshly picked fruits from the Organic Tropical Fruit Farm. This is an easy 800 meter walk on slightly undulated paths. With the afternoon sun lighting up the hills on the way home, creating the most Stunning Views, this is your last opportunity to ask your guide any burning questions about the Daintree Rainforest and local area. - Port Douglas - With the afternoon sun lighting up the hills on the way home, creating the most Stunning Views, this is your last opportunity to ask your guide any burning questions about the Daintree Rainforest and local area. After a full day of discovering the Daintree Rainforest we will Drop you off at your Port Douglas accommodation around 4:30pm.
What's Included
- Lunch
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Snacks
- Tea and coffee
Additional Information
This is an unforgettable experience that will leave you with a newfound appreciation for the beauty and diversity of the World Heritage Listed Daintree Rainforest.
After your knowledgable and friendly guide picks you up from your Port Douglas accommodation, we start the day at Mossman Gorge (Daintree Rainforest) with a traditional Welcome to Country conducted by the local traditional Kuku Yalanji people, a guided rainforest walk and a refreshing rainforest swim.
We then travel to the Daintree River Wildlife Cruise where we can spot snakes, beautiful birds, and saltwater crocodiles. Followed by a paddock the plate lunch at the Daintree Saltwater Barramundi Farm.
We then visit a private property in the Daintree Rainforest for a short guided walk and optional refreshing dip underneath a waterfall. Indulge in freshly picked fruit from the Organic Tropical Fruit Farm, before the drive back to your Port Douglas accommodation.
- Dietary requirements such as gluten free, vegetarian and vegan can all be catered for. (please mention this in your booking)
Location
Wildlife Habitat
Port Douglas Road
you are most welcome to drive up to Port Douglas and meet us at the Wildlife Habitat. Please let us know if you intend to meet us at the Wildlife Habitat. There is Free all day parking here.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(27 Ratings)
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Jennifer
Jul 15, 2024
A must do for those who want a leisurely and j formative tour of what the Daintree has to offer. Spectacular. - Mick was a knowledgeable guide who was also entertaining.
His rapport with guests and local guides was positive and made us feel very welcome.
Special mention to Darryl who hosted us for a fruit tasting and tour of his magnificent property adjacent to the new and ancient rainforest.
Great swimming spot also!
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851ashtong
Jul 12, 2024
Incredible tour of the Daintree and Mossman Gorge with non-stop enjoyment - My family and I have been on many guided tours and this one was by far one of our favourites. Our tour guide, Mel, was immediately friendly, knowledgeable and witty, always encouraging us to participate with a have-a-go attitude. The tour itself was a great holistic experience with everything ranging from walking, swimming and even fishing! Would definitely recommend this tour to anyone looking into visiting this part of the world
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D105lalisag
Jul 12, 2024
Fun filled day with unique experiences - The whole tour was amazing - lots of different activities, with great food and unique experiences esp the tour to a private fruit forest, our guide Mel was terrific, fun and engaging! Would highly recommend
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Sightseer62720605353
Jul 12, 2024
Great day exploring the Daintree Forest and Mossman Gorge - It was a great tour! Matt was very funny and knowledgeable. We saw a python, crocodiles, lots of birds and some butterflies. Hook-a- Burra was a good experience, too!
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Extraordinary632654
Jul 11, 2024
Excellent you won't be disappointed - We loved everything about this day trip, we went with a 11 and 13 year old and they both loved the day. The highlight for the 11 year old was catching a 98cm barramundi and the 13 year old was swimming at Mosman Gorge. If your lucky enough to have Cam as your guide you can guarantee your in for a good day, very informative and friendly. Cam took my son barra fishing while we had lunch, and did not disappoint. Loved the whole experience
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Kimbr2021tt
Jul 5, 2024
Best Daintree Tour - exceeded expectations - Matthew was our tour guide and was fantastic! His humour as well as his vast knowledge of the area made it a very enjoyable day. We were lucky to see a python and a dragon at Mossman Gorge, and Matt provided insightful commentary about the flora and fauna of the region. We then went to the Daintree river where we saw several crocs and followed on with lunch (yummy fish and chips) and fishing at the Barra farm. Our last stop was a private tropical fruit farm where we tasted star fruit, dragon fruit, lemonade fruit, finger limes and passionfruit and walked to a waterfall.
A great day made even better with a great host - Matt! Thank you. 😊
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Rdjj2018
Jul 1, 2024
A not to be missed experience - My daughter and I thoroughly enjoyed this tour today. Matt was very informative, friendly and punctual. We loved that it was a small group. Mossman Gorge and Daintree are a must see. I would highly recommend this tour.
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757sarahh
Jun 25, 2024
Awesome day, local experiences - Awesome tour, felt like we got an insight into local life. Our guide Cam was fantastic, super knowledgeable and just lovely with our whole family. Our kids loved it, as did my husband and I!
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Mattyb317
Jun 11, 2024
Great day led by a great crew - Mel and Cam led us on an adventurous day that included a Welcome to Country and smoking ceremony at the Mossman Gorge Cultural Centre, a swim in the Mossman River, a crocodile river cruise, lunch and fishing at Hook-a-Barra, and finished the day on a local farmer’s property with a private swim. Mel and Cam were so insightful, kind, and well respected by the staff at the stops throughout the day. This trip was definitely time and money well spent. Thank you to Mel and Cam!
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Craig
Jun 7, 2024
Awesome trip to the Daintree - We knew from the moment that Mel collected us from our hotel that we were in for a great day.
We loved every minute of the tour, the educational aspect, the sites we saw, the morning tea/lunch at Hookabarra and fruit afternoon tea.
Would 100% recommend booking a tour with Daintree Discovery tours.
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