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Daintree Dreaming: Traditional Aboriginal Fishing Tour from Cairns or Port Douglas
4.6
52 Ratings
Mossman Gorge
Immerse yourself in the beauty of the Daintree Rainforest and learn about Australia’s indigenous culture on this full-day tour. Experience traditional hunting and gathering techniques, explore the World Heritage-listed rainforest, and hear Dreamtime stories from an Aboriginal guide.
Immerse yourself in the beauty of the Daintree Rainforest and learn about Australia’s indigenous culture on this full-day tour. Experience traditional hunting and gathering techniques, explore the World Heritage-listed rainforest, and hear Dreamtime stories from an Aboriginal guide.
Duration:
11 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Mossman Gorge - Enjoy a delicious lunch at the Mayi Cafe at Mossman Gorge. Experience a traditional Aboriginal Welcome to Country smoking ceremony. Book either: guided rainforest walk in Mossman Gorge rainforest with your driver guide, OR Ngadiku Dreamtime Walk in Mossman Gorge with an experienced Aboriginal guide. Select your choice upon booking….
- Mossman Gorge - Enjoy a delicious lunch at the Mayi Cafe at Mossman Gorge. Experience a traditional Aboriginal Welcome to Country smoking ceremony. Book either: guided rainforest walk in Mossman Gorge rainforest with your driver guide, OR Ngadiku Dreamtime Walk in Mossman Gorge with an experienced Aboriginal guide. Select your choice upon booking.
- Kuku yalanji cultural heritage beach walk - 2 hour coastal and cultural walk. The traditional fishing ground of the Kuku Yalanji people has three diverse ecosystems: beach, mangrove and coastal reef. A member of the Kubirri Warra clan will introduce you to their traditional fishing and gathering techniques. Any catch of crabs, mussels and fish is cooked up to share with homemade damper on the shore of Cooya Beach.
What's Included
- Pickup and drop-off service
- Complimentary lunch included
- Comfortable travel in an air-conditioned coach
- Guided two-hour coastal and cultural walk
- Expertise of a local knowledgeable guide
- Visit to the Mossman Gorge Rainforest
- Pickup and drop-off service
- Complimentary lunch included
- Comfortable travel in an air-conditioned coach
- Guided two-hour coastal and cultural walk
- Expertise of a local knowledgeable guide
- Visit to the Mossman Gorge Rainforest
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Drinks
- Gratuities
- Drinks
Additional Information
Join us for a day-long exploration of Australia’s Daintree Rainforest and its abundant Aboriginal heritage, starting from either Cairns or Port Douglas. Your journey starts at Cooya Beach with an indigenous guide who will teach you about traditional hunting and gathering methods. Weave your way next to the World Heritage-listed Daintree Rainforest,…
Join us for a day-long exploration of Australia’s Daintree Rainforest and its abundant Aboriginal heritage, starting from either Cairns or Port Douglas. Your journey starts at Cooya Beach with an indigenous guide who will teach you about traditional hunting and gathering methods. Weave your way next to the World Heritage-listed Daintree Rainforest, where you’ll uncover the depth of Australia’s native legacy. Be captivated by the stunning natural scenery at Mossman Gorge and select from two options in the afternoon: Traverse the World Heritage rainforest with a guided tour; or upgrade to the Ngadiku Walk conducted by an Aboriginal guide sharing ancestral tales and thorough understanding of the environment. Throughout this intimate tour, designed for a group of not more than 16 enthusiasts, get ready for a hands-on immersive experience.
- Infants are not recommended
- Tour size - Minimum 4, Maximum 16 people
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Please bring sun protection, insect repellant and a bottle of water.
Location
Mossman Gorge
Daintree National Park
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
4.6
(52 Ratings)
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Cindy_s
Sep 23, 2024
Wonderful time spent with the aborigines - Great tour out crabbing with an aborigine. We went back to his house and had the fresh crab. We then went with another aborigine to the Daintree mountains and had a wonderful tour and lunch with a demonstration on medicinal plants in the forest.
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Petra
Jul 21, 2024
Wonderful day, well worth it! - What a fantastic day! We had a fantastic guide and driver (Bridget) who taught us so much about the area while we were driving around. We had a lovely morning walking through the rainforests learning about the foods, medicines and history of the area. We had a wonderful lunch (my partner had the crocodile and I had the vegetable stack). Followed by a very relaxed afternoon on the beach having a go with spears finding mud crabs. We then got to try the freshest crab I have ever eaten, and saw lots of local shells and items from the sea. I would strongly recommend this day tour to anyone wanting to learn more about the indigenous Australians in the cairns region, it was very much worth the money.
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Katherine_m
Feb 13, 2024
A Great Cultural Experience - We loved learning about native customs, traditions and the ways aboriginal people used resources from the forest for medicine, food and building materials. Our guide was terrific!
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Jimmz1992tv
Jul 3, 2023
Great Daintree experience - We had a great time on the Daintree trip. It was only our family of 5 departing from Cairns, so our driver Mark was a great private guide to help explain the local flora and fauna. On the drive home he stopped on the side of the road where he spotted some wallaby so we could get a closer look. The spearfishing portion was amazing with everyone able to stab some sand crabs for lunch. It was a long walk through shallow water with a muddy surface, so you need to be in decent shape, but worth it. We ran short of time during the fishing part, so didn't get to eat the crab, but we drove over to Daintree for a nice lunch there. We experienced the welcome smoking ceremony and were guided around a path through Daintree. The boulders up on that mountain rainforest are like something out of science fiction. All in all a great day.
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Toffee66_10
Apr 19, 2022
Dream run! - Started and continued the day right on time. Personable and very well informed guides. Loved the welcome to country ceremony and the walk through the rainforest to Mossman Gorge was exhilarating. There was an option to do traditional aboriginal fishing or aboriginal art & culture in the afternoon. Both were great and interesting options but we chose the art option. Our attention was held by Binna, the artist in residence at Janbal Gallery where the art option was held, as he spoke of the history of indigenous art. He also guided us through creating our own small canvas to take home. It was an amazing experience.
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Natalieliew
Feb 12, 2020
Amazing experience - My mum and I had such a wonderful experience. Our guide Bridget was really knowledgeable not only just about the wet tropics but also the little things she knew about other parts of Australia too. The family we visited shared their knowledge of country with us and it was fascinating and truly enlightening. Highly recommend this experience for anyone from home or abroad who wants to learn about far north qld and what it has to offer :)
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Jill
Jan 13, 2020
Daintree and beach combing - Great day out. We only had a couple of days in the area so this was a good way to combine the rainforest with the seaside. The rainforest obviously gets quite busy, but our guide Brigit was full of knowledge about the area which you wouldn’t get going alone. The beach combing was a really lovely way to spend the afternoon, finding out about foraging for food in the traditional way. We came from Cairns so were able to take in the spectacular scenery on the way our. A great day.
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Barbara
Nov 18, 2019
Awesome - My adult daughter Andrea and I went on the day tour to the Daintree Rainforest Tour November 14 and we were blown away! We had an absolutely fantastic time. It was so informative, and the forest break taking. Roy, the curator of the center provided a wealth of history and we were so honored to participate in the smoking ceremony. He is a true legend
Our tour guide Bridget was A-MAZ-ING! She was so personable, approachable and knowledge and answered all our questions big or small. Our minds were blown with all the information she gave us as we walked through the rainforest. What a gem you have in her!
I don’t know if I have enough superlatives to describe our experience. For me it was the best part of our 12 day Australian trip. Great tour! Great employees!
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Camverra
Jun 25, 2022
Cancelled at the last minute - Unfortunately I was only informed that the trip was cancelled the day before it was scheduled apparently because I was the only person who had booked it. This left me with no time or opportunity to book another tour option due to the busy period. Judging by some other reviews, I’m sure this tour would be amazing but perhaps the customer service needs to be reassessed. I’m not waiting a full refund which I hope I will receive as soon as possible.
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Cara
May 13, 2022
Cancels last minute - We had this tour booked for our first wedding anniversary. We had planned our whole trip around this tour, and they cancelled 330pm the day before. That leaves 0 time to book another activity given it is 3.30pm on a Friday. No explanation provided as to why. Extremely Extremely disappointing
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