Cairns Trip Overview
Marvel at the natural beauty of Cape Tribulation and its surrounding attractions on a day trip from Cairns and Port Douglas. Get ready for a day of native culture and UNESCO World Heritage–listed wonders, as this guided tour delivers it all: coastal drives, a rainforest walk, Mossman Gorge, the Daintree Rainforest, an indigenous ‘Welcome to Country’ event and smoke ceremony, and a river cruise, if selected when booking (the river cruise is an optional upgrade). Hotel pickup and drop-off and lunch are included.
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Duration: 12 hours
Starts: Cairns, Australia
Trip Category: Outdoor Activities >> Nature & Wildlife
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What to Expect When Visiting Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Marvel at the natural beauty of Cape Tribulation and its surrounding attractions on a day trip from Cairns and Port Douglas. Get ready for a day of native culture and UNESCO World Heritage–listed wonders, as this guided tour delivers it all: coastal drives, a rainforest walk, Mossman Gorge, the Daintree Rainforest, an indigenous ‘Welcome to Country’ event and smoke ceremony, and a river cruise, if selected when booking (the river cruise is an optional upgrade). Hotel pickup and drop-off and lunch are included.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Active Tropics Explorer – Day Tours, 19 Barry St, Cairns, Queensland 4870 Australia
Explore the best of the Far North, Daintree and Cape Tribulation with Active Tropics Explorer on this day tour. The world’s oldest surviving tropical rainforest, Daintree, meets the greatest living tropical reef, the Great Barrier Reef, at Cape Tribulation. Nowhere else on Earth do two World Heritage–listed natural sites exist side by side, and you’ll have ample time to enjoy this paradise on your day trip from Cairns.
Duration: 12 hours
Stop At: Mossman Gorge, Daintree National Park, Queensland 4873 Australia
Spectacular Mossman Gorge, home to the Traditional Owners of Cape Tribulation, the Kuku Yalanji. Experience a Welcome to Country and Smoke ceremony in this place of great significance before heading up to the stunning gorge for a swim in the crystal clear green waters.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Daintree River Cruise Centre, 2914 Mossman – Daintree Rd PMB 4, Daintree QLD 4873, Australia
Next stop is a Daintree River Wildlife and Crocodile Cruise on the Daintree River. Spot crocs and other wildlife in their natural habitat whilst enjoying the view of the rainforest.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Daintree National Park, Tropical Research Station, Cape Tribulation, Queensland 4873 Australia
Visit and drive through the Daintree Rainforest-the Oldest Continually Surviving Rainforest in the World, on your way to Cape Tribulation.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Ferntree Rainforest Hotel, 36 Camelot Cl, Cape Tribulation QLD 4873, Australia
Lunch at Ferntree’s Rainforest Lodge in Cape Tribulation is included on this full day tour. Dietary Requirements are catered for and afterwards there will be time to check out the Cape Tribulation beach.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Cape Tribulation Beach, Cape Tribulation, Queensland Australia
Where the rainforest meets the reef! The only place in the World where two World-Heritage areas exists side by side. Walk the white sands, enjoy the sunshine and the rainforest fringed beach.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Marrdja Botanical Walk, Oliver Creek, Cape Tribulation Road, Cape Tribulation, Queensland Australia
See the prehistoric plants of the Daintree Rainforest on this Guided Rainforest Walk. Your expert local Guide will lead you on this guided boardwalk through the Daintree National Park, pointing out prehistoric plants and their uses in traditional culture.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Daintree Ice Cream Company, 1819 Cape Tribulation Rd, Diwan QLD 4873, Australia
Delicious ice-cream made from local fruits grown in the ice-cream company’s own orchards and made on site.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Mount Alexandra Lookout, Cape Tribulation Rd, Cape Tribulation, Queensland QLD 4873 Australia
Last stop! And a Spectacular Viewpoint. Your Guide will tell a little of Cape Tribulations past and how it got it’s name before we hop back on the coach to make our way on the Daintree Cable Ferry and back to Port Douglas and Cairns.
Duration: 15 minutes
