Cape Tribulation, Mossman Gorge and Daintree Rainforest Day Tour

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Duration:11 hours (approx.)
Location: Cairns & the Tropical North, Queensland

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Explore the World Heritage-listed Daintree Rainforest, Mossman Gorge and Cape Tribulation with an expert naturalist guide. Traveling by a specially designed vehicle in small group of no more than 14 participants ensures a personalized experience.

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1.
Continue the journey north along one of the most picturesque coastal drives in the world, stopping at Rex Lookout for views over Trinity Beach and back towards the mountains of the Great Dividing Range.
2. Port Douglas
The next stop is the small seaside village of Port Douglas for short town tour before heading to Mossman Gorge on the southern edge of the Daintree World Heritage area. Here you’ll enjoy morning tea in the New Mossman Gorge Centre.
3. Mossman Gorge
Enjoy a morning tea of freshly baked damper (scones) served with Local Jams, Coffee & Tea. Board a shuttle bus accompanied by your Naturalist or Eco/World Heritage accredited guide and head up to the national park for a guided walk in dense tropical rainforest. Enjoy the views over the huge granite boulders and crystal clear waters of the Mossman River. If time and weather permits you will be able to refreshing swim.
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Heading further north and passing the sugar cane fields of North Queensland, stop for delicious lunch at the Daintree Tea House, the longest-established restaurant in the Daintree area that serves local produce of the highest standards.
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After lunch, join a small and personalized cruise on the Daintree River. If you are lucky enough, you may even spot the elusive crocodile.
6. Daintree Region
Shortly after, arrive at the Daintree River and board the cable ferry to cross this mighty river. The journey home gives you time to relax and reflect on your day before you are returned to your accommodation.
7. Thornton Beach
Continue further north, stopping at Marrdja or Jindalbe Boardwalk for a guided walk in one of the most bio-diverse areas in the Daintree Rainforest. From here, head to Cape Tribulation where two World Heritage areas meet – the Rainforest of the Daintree National Park and the Great Barrier Reef.
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Leaving Cape Tribulation Beach, venture south back toward The Daintree River, stopping along the way at one of the Daintree Ice Cream Shops for afternoon tea. Here you will have the opportunity to sample locally made ice-cream featuring seasonal fruits of the tropics (at own expense).
9. Mount Alexandra Lookout
Continuing north along winding and picturesque road toward Cape Tribulation. Along the way you’ll see even more wonders of the World Heritage-listed Daintree National Park. A stop at the Alexandra Lookout is an opportunity to look back over the coastal road just traveled and take in the breathtaking views over the Daintree River mouth, Snapper Island and Low Isles.

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Posted By : 244pennyb
Very interesting trip and Mario was a very informative guide.
Great lunch.

Cruise on Daintree River was great we saw 3 large crocs.
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Posted On : 2024-06-25 00:08:46

Posted By : Rosemarie_V
The tour guide was awesome. Very knowledgeable and experienced. Loved the ice Cream in the Daintree, the Daintree Rainforest, River Cruise, lunch at the Daintree Teahouse, and guided walk at Mossman Gorge. Very disappointed that we could not see the go Cape Tribulation. Considering the Cyclone went through LONG before we booked, that part of the itinerary should never been offered.
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Posted On : 2024-06-14 21:44:48

Posted By : Rochelle S
Jim/James kept us educated and entertained the whole day. Everything ran smoothly - from pick up at the scheduled time to drop off. The Mercedes Sprinter van was air conditioned and comfortable and handled the road and any bumps well.

Mossman Gorge, the suspension bridge and morning tea were our first stop. A couple of our group dared a quick swim.

The Daintree Teahouse provided a lovely lunch with a dozen different fruits to sample.

We enjoyed the cruise along the Daintree River where we spotted 2 female crocodiles and also saw some of the destruction left by the cyclone in December.

Next was a quick stop for ice-cream as we kept heading north.

From there the tour would usually go a little further to Cape Tribulation, however the cyclone has caused so much damage to the roads the end of the line for us was beautiful Thornton Beach, followed by the long journey back to Cairns.

Thanks to Jim/James for a great day!!
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Posted On : 2024-06-08 06:35:03

Posted By : CherylH439
Good tour with a knowledgeable guide. Good lunch stop too. Stops and sights were easy to get to. Only minor issue was it would have been good to hear with more than one day's notice that Cape Tribulation we could not do on tour due to past weather damage. However this did not spoil the tour for me and just means I need to visit again.
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Posted On : 2024-05-24 04:47:36

Posted By : Sheon_C
The trip is as described, hitting all places on the itinerary. Steve is a great and knowledgeable tour guide. Yes, I would have preferred more time in the Daintree, but it is a long day. Overall, a good day trip.
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Posted On : 2024-05-21 01:48:49

Posted By : Jas_P
Too much time on bus picking up people from Palm Cove And Port Douglas. Nothing was that interesting. 12 hour day with 9 hours on the bus. Better to rent a car and do it on your own.

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Posted On : 2024-04-28 19:48:18

Posted By : williamlI1428RQ
Beautiful tour of amazing australian landscapes and nature, James is the best tour guide if had in years at discovery tours. Laughing the whole trip, walking encyclopaedia, energetic!
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Posted On : 2024-04-23 23:36:07

Posted By : simon j
Fantastic day and highly recommend. Our guide could not have done anymore for us. We were in a group of 16 in total and didn’t feel just a number. We enjoyed a fantastic lunch and learned so much en route to each of the locations
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Posted On : 2024-04-18 03:40:49

Posted By : RobertoEmilio
Very good experience, very good driver, route, mini bus, unfortunately it was raining and the cape Tribulation access was closed.
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Posted On : 2024-03-30 21:15:10

Posted By : Elizabeth P
Hats off to our tour guide Carsten, who really tried his best to make a great day out of a very rainy one. We visited in March from Cairns and we woke up to TORRENTIAL downpour. I called the operator number and they confirmed we were still a go. We were promptly picked up and the morning was relatively smooth. The viewpoints were a bit tough because of the rain. The morning tea was lovely. Unfortunately, the crocodile ride was cancelled because the boat captain could not get to the tour spot. Plus the river was super high and super fast so probably would not have been safe … also lots of silt in the water so no crocodiles would have been visible anyways. The roads were under a lot of construction. There were many lights to direct traffic one way at a time because the roads were reduced to one lane. This is all because of a recent cyclone in December 2023. Lunch was very nice. The cultural center was the best part. The gents were able to organize a lesson / sharing from a local Elder to help compensate for all the weather caused mishaps - which was very considerate. I was personally really enthusiastic about swimming in the gorge based on other reviews but again with the rain and river rising and fast water - it was just not safe.
Now the reason I have four stars was because of the price. Recognizing the weather mishaps were absolutely not within the control of the company, I really tried to think about the tour if it had had perfect weather and what not. Even if everything had been perfect. It is a tour that is definitely on the higher side. Now what is worth the price tag … well, if everything had been perfect with lots of sunshine and crocodiles and swimming in the gorge … maybe.
So for others. Just be mindful that the itinerary is based on a perfect weather day and after all - you are in the rainforest !
This is not to take away from again - our very kind host Carsten, he really worked hard and always had a big smile on his face - which really helped with the rain and the mud haha
Thank you !
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Posted On : 2024-03-25 04:08:39