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It's a little known fact that
the Daintree Australia Rainforest,
an ancient World Heritage - listed
wonderland in our own backyard, is
older than the Amazon.
It's here in the Daintree where a
velvety green mantle of the forest
slopes plunge to the aqua waters of
the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park,
where fringing reefs grow almost to
the shore. No where else in the
world can you experience these two
natural wonders side by side - where
World Heritage - listed reef & the
Daintree Rainforest meet.
The Daintree Village, just an
hour-and-a-half drive from Cairns or
45 minutes from Port Douglas, is the
perfect base from which to explore
the region. Daintree
Accommodation caters for all
budgets, from the ultra-swish,
multi-award-winning Daintree Spa's
with private cabins perched in the
rainforest, to the
recently-refurbished Daintree
Riverview Caravan Park with its
stunning views of the Daintree
River.
From the Daintree Village, the
wonder of Daintree Australia and
Cape Tribulation is on your
doorstep. There are flora species
that have survived almost unchanged
for 110 million years. Indeed, these
rainforests actually contain several
of the first flowering plants
(called angiosperms), which were the
origins of all plant life.
You can make your own way into the
Daintree via the Daintree Ferry.
It's the only cable ferry in
tropical Australia, and drops you on
the southern part of the lowland
Daintree Rainforest. The ferry
operates from 6:00am to midnight
every day.
There are plenty of Daintree
Rainforest day trips and activities
to choose from including Aboriginal
guided rainforest walks with the
local Kuku Yalanji people, river
wildlife cruises, guided bird
spotting, Cape Tribulation safaris,
river fishing, horse riding and bike
riding, exploring secluded beaches
and 4WD safaris.
You don't need a champagne budget to
explore the beauty of the Daintree.
It's one of the best driving
adventures around and it's right on
our doorstep.
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