Cairns Daintree, Cape Tribulation Beach & Mossman Gorge Day Tour

Travel by air-conditioned coach
to the Daintree River

After pickup from your accommodation in Cairns, the Northern Beaches or Port Douglas, head north in a comfortable air-conditioned coach. Listen to your guide's commentary as you pass through sugarcane fields and the Mossman area to reach the Daintree River.

Look for wildlife on a Daintree River crocodile cruise

Before boarding, enjoy morning tea with coffee, Daintree tea, iced tea or cordial and biscuits. Toilets are available on site. The cruise passes through the habitat of large saltwater crocodiles, and you can also look for herons near the mangroves, pythons, tree snakes and butterflies. Learn why the mangrove ecosystem matters to the rainforest and the Great Barrier Reef.

Walk the Marrdja Boardwalk and Cape Tribulation Beach

North of the Daintree River lies the Cape Tribulation section of the World Heritage-listed Daintree National Park, home to 135-million-year-old Gondwana rainforest. Walk the Marrdja Boardwalk through freshwater rainforest and mangrove wetlands while your guide shares stories about the local flora and fauna.

Enjoy a picnic lunch at the Kulki day-use area (if you chose the lunch option) or your own packed food, then stroll along Cape Tribulation Beach, where the Daintree Rainforest meets the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Take in the view from the Cape Tribulation headland lookout and keep an eye out for cassowaries along the way.

End the day with a swim at Mossman Gorge

Your last stop is Mossman Gorge, where clear mountain streams tumble over granite boulders. Conditions permitting, you can swim under your guide's supervision, or relax by the water and look for dragonflies, butterflies and freshwater turtles. Then return to your accommodation.

※ Crocodiles, cassowaries and other wildlife live in the wild, so sightings cannot be guaranteed.
※ Swimming at Mossman Gorge is only possible when conditions permit and under the guide's supervision.