Cape Tribulation Rainforest & Beach Walk
Walk the Cape Tribulation foreshore where ancient rainforest meets the Great Barrier Reef — the only place on Earth where two World Heritage areas directly interface, creating a landscape of extraordinary beauty.
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Daintree Ferry Crossing
The Daintree River ferry crossing marks the transition from the modern world to the ancient — the small cable ferry across the crocodile-inhabited river is the only road connection to Cape Tribulation.
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Alexander Range Lookout
The Alexander Range lookout above the Daintree Rainforest gives an aerial view of the forest canopy — the unbroken green extending to the horizon represents the world's oldest surviving tropical rainforest, over 135 million years old.
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Marrdja Botanical Walk
The Marrdja Botanical Walk boardwalk passes through the most diverse section of the Daintree — fan palms, giant ferns, and the extraordinary fig trees with buttress roots and strangler vines represent the complexity of this ancient ecosystem.
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Cape Tribulation Beach
Cape Tribulation Beach is where the rainforest ends at the sand — the beach is backed by 100-metre rainforest trees and fronted by the Great Barrier Reef, a combination that exists nowhere else on Earth.
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Thornton Beach Cassowary
Southern cassowaries are regularly encountered on the Daintree beaches and forest trails — the large, flightless bird with its bright blue neck and casque is the Daintree's most iconic wildlife and a critical rainforest seed disperser.
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Noah Beach Camp
Noah Beach is one of the most remote camping sites on the Queensland coast — accessible only through the national park, the beach is bordered by rainforest and the reef lies immediately offshore in completely clear water.