Hotels near Daintree Rainforest
Cape Tribulation Road, Cape Tribulation QLD, Australia
The Daintree Rainforest is the oldest continually-existing rainforest on earth - 180 million years old, predating the Amazon by approximately 110 million years. The 1200-square-km area is UNESCO-listed as part of the Wet Tropics of Queensland and is the only place on earth where 2 UNESCO World Heritage natural sites (the reef and the rainforest) meet at the coast. The forest hosts the cassowary (a 1.8-metre flightless bird), tree kangaroos, and 600+ plant species found nowhere else.
Day tours from Cairns 200-280 AUD include 90-minute drive each way, the Daintree River crocodile cruise, Mossman Gorge swimming hole, Cape Tribulation beach (where the rainforest meets the reef), and lunch. Self-drive in a rental car gives more flexibility (the ferry crossing into Daintree is 23 AUD per car). Most visitors spend 1-2 nights at an eco-lodge for the wildlife at dawn. Stay on marked paths - cassowaries can be dangerous.
Pro Tip: Stay overnight at the Daintree Eco Lodge or Heritage Lodge for the best wildlife encounters - the rainforest comes alive at dawn and dusk when day-trippers have left. The Mossman Gorge swimming holes are at their best 09:00-11:00 before bus crowds arrive.
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