Welcome to Australia's Daintree and Cape Tribulation, home of the oldest tropical rainforest on earth and the only place on the planet where World Heritage-listed Daintree rainforest meets the Great Barrier Reef.
Easy to find but hard to leave, the Daintree rainforest is 100 kilometres north of Cairns or 45 kilometres north of Port Douglas Australia. There are numberous Daintree hotels, accommodation and Daintree rainforest tour options for you to experience and enjoy. Across the Daintree River, Cape Tribulation is a scenic 38 kilometre drive further north from the Daintree and also offers an exciting choice of eco accommodation, Cape Tribulation hotels and rainforest tours.
The Daintree River ferry provides southern access into the Daintree rainforest and the sealed road from Daintree to Cape Tribulation allows you to gently journey amongst 135 million year old rainforest through the lush Alexandra Range, to spectacular lookout points and glorious tropical beaches of this ancient land.
To truly appreciate this spectacular rainforest, it is best to stay, unwind and listen to the night sounds then wake up to a peaceful serenade of tropical bird songs.
Hidden in the Daintree and Cape Tribulation wilderness is a range of modern, eco-friendly
accommodation, creative restaurants and luxurious rainforest spa retreats to ensure your stay is both comfortable and memorable.
If you’re environmentally minded or love animals, the Daintree and Cape Tribulation is your authentic eco-holiday destination.
Various
accommodation and tour providers generate their own electricity, and water. Many also grow their organic food using sustainable practices such as recycling and water conservation to ensure your trip generates lots of memories but leaves only footprints.
Daintree and Cape Tribulation rainforests are home to 30 percent of Australia’s frog, marsupial and reptile species and 65 percent of our butterfly and bat species too. The area also boasts the largest range of plants and animals on earth – over 3000 species! And unknown plants and
wildlife species are still being discovered here every year.
The Daintree River is home to some of the best croc-watching action in the country, and over 20 per cent of the country’s bird species, including the endangered Southern Cassowary (who number less in the wild than Giant Pandas) live in this region too.
An exciting variety of day trips depart
Cairns and
Port Douglas daily for the Daintree and Cape Tribulation on top of the dozens of local tours and adventure
experiences. These include day and night
wildlife watching, rainforest walks, plant identification and jungle surfing within the area. It would be a crime to leave Daintree and Cape Tribulation out of your Cairns and Great Barrier Reef experience.