Daintree Wanderer Tour

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Daintree Wanderer Tour

Our vehicle will pick you up from your hotel to begin a full day Daintree Wanderer tour. We start the day driving through the rich farming areas toward the World Heritage listed Daintree National Park. On the way we’ll cruise on the smooth waters of the Daintree River staying close to the river bank seeking out the vivid Ulysses Butterfly, Kingfishers, Pythons and other wildlife. The cruise takes you through silent backwaters where crocodiles can normally be seen basking on the muddy banks.

Arriving on the northern side of the river, we enter the Daintree section of the Wet Tropics World Heritage protected rainforest. Enjoy a home-made morning tea underneath the rainforest canopy.

Next, our journey takes us up the beautiful Alexandra Range passing through local rainforest and on to our first stop where we’ll take a scenic walk through this amazing eco system. Immerse yourself inside protected forests as you are taken on a guided walk to view ancient plants and amazing wildlife.

You will learn from your tour guide some insight into the local aboriginal culture of the area. The Wet Tropics is one of the richest sites for biodiversity on earth and the Daintree is a place of spectacular beauty, rugged mountains, deep gorges and flowing rivers.

The next stop is at one of the beaches that adorn the coastline of Cape Tribulation. Your guide will highlight the amazing wildlife and ecosystems unique to this part of the world.

Lunch is included and features rainforest-inspired local produce. Enjoy quality food, while bathed in the serenity of the tropical rainforests. You will also have the opportunity to get up close and personal with reptiles, frogs and lizards endemic to the area. If the cute and cuddly animals are more to your liking, then you will have the opportunity to feed the kangaroos and swamp wallabies in your own private zoo.

After lunch you get to see unusual, exotic fruit originating from all over the globe’s tropical regions. Along with the fruit trees, the orchard is also a host to beautiful species of tropical flowering plants, both native and introduced. The sole purpose for the fruit grown there is to make pure, fresh, ice cream and sorbet which is made on the property and sold nowhere else on the globe.

Our last stop will be at the panoramic picture postcard view at Alexandra Range Lookout. From there we’ll have a spectacular view of the mouth of the Daintree River, Snapper Island and on a clear day Port Douglas.

The final treat for the day is the crossing on the Daintree River Ferry the iconic vehicle punt which transfers you out of the world heritage rainforest and on to your home-ward road.