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.
Walk this route with audio
Stories play automatically as you reach each stop — no tapping needed.
