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Home to the world's most ancient forests and
framed by the spectacular Great Barrier Reef, the Daintree is
unique. To truly experience what this amazing region has to offer...
“YOU NEED TO STAY MORE THAN A DAY”
The Daintree River with its picturesque cable ferry is the entrance
to the world’s oldest rainforest where you may immerse yourself in
another world. A sealed road winds northwards through spectacular
rainforest with windows of coastal scenery that display where the
rainforest meets the reef.
The World Heritage Daintree Rainforest and Great Barrier Reef meet
between the coastal stretches of the Daintree River and Cape
Tribulation to showcase a panorama of breathtaking beauty and
exceptional biodiversity.
Visitors from around the world travel to this premier destination of
spectacular white sands to take the wonderful cruise out to the
World Heritage Great Barrier Reef. Returning from the magnificence
and colour of the coral reef abounding with marine life, they can
see the distant sweep of lush rainforests cascading like emerald
mantles from the mountaintops and plunging dramatically into the
sparkling blue water of the Coral Sea.
For over one hundred and thirty-five million years the Daintree
Rainforest, a world-renowned living museum, has evolved a richness
of rare and primitive flora and fauna that is not paralleled
anywhere on the planet. It is humbling to stand in the heart of an
ancient rainforest that has survived the changes wrought by time.
In the Daintree Cape Tribulation area there is accommodation at
Forest Creek, Cape Kimberley, Cow Bay, Alexandra Bay, Cooper Creek
and Cape Tribulation ranging from four-star resorts, to boutique
resorts, backpacker resorts, self-contained units, unique bed and
breakfasts and camping grounds, all in superb natural settings.
Activities include day and night walks in the rainforest guided by
enthusiastic local experts who will interpret the amazing complexity
of the lowland forests for you, reef trips to the Great Barrier Reef
from Cape Tribulation, river cruises on the Daintree River and
Cooper Creek, crocodile watching, fishing tours, sea kayaking, horse
riding, 4WD tours to Bloomfield and Cooktown and Daintree Cape
Tribulation tours.
High quality restaurants and cafes in tropical gardens, beach and
rainforest settings between Cow Bay and Cape Tribulation provide
delicious food using local produce. Residents, resorts and
businesses intermingle with the rainforest to become added tourism
attractions in their own right. These are the custodians of the
Daintree Rainforest.
North of the Daintree River has it all – the Great Barrier Reef, the
Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, and a rainforest community that
offers accommodation, activities, restaurants, local produce, arts
and crafts - everything contributing to a memorable Daintree
experience.
For more information visit
www.dctta.asn.au
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