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From Cairns: Daintree National Park Day Trip and Night Tour

1. From Cairns: Daintree National Park Day Trip and Night Tour

Begin your foray into northern Australia's tropical rainforest climate with a pickup from your accommodation in Cairns in the mid afternoon. Drive along the Great Barrier Reef Drive, the region’s most scenic coastal highway, and observe the changes in habitat diversity as you venture north to Daintree National Park. Go for a guided cruise down the beautiful Daintree River and keep your eyes peeled for crocodiles and other native wildlife. Enjoy a quiet and fume-free experience on a solar-powered electric boat with zero environmental impact. Hop off at Cape Tribulation, a UNESCO World Heritage area with pristine beaches, rainforest, cool streams, towering mountains, and freshwater valleys. Spend an hour exploring this tropical paradise before heading to dinner at Whet Restaurant nestled in the dense jungle. Then finish with a not-to-be-missed night tour through the rainforest. Get the opportunity to see a variety of nocturnal species that come out at night to avoid to heat of the day in the tropical climate. Afterwards, cross the Daintree River on the cable ferry and get transported back to your accommodation in Cairns, arriving around 10:30 pm.

Hartley's Crocodile Aventures: Zootastic 5 Entry Ticket

2. Hartley's Crocodile Aventures: Zootastic 5 Entry Ticket

Make memories to last a lifetime with an entry ticket to the Zootastic 5 experience at Hartley's Crocodile Aventures. The experience includes feeding, petting, and a photo with the koalas. You can also enjoy general entry to the park and all of its facilities. Join a member of Hartley's experienced wildlife team for your meet-and-greet with the koalas. Get the chance to feed the koalas their daily snacks, pet them, and snap a photo whilst holding them. Other activities could include feeding fruit to a cassowary, holding a python or a lizard, meeting and petting a wombat, or feeding friendly birds, wallabies, and kangaroos. Your ticket also includes general entry to the park. Enjoy daily wildlife presentations as well as a 1-hour boat ride on Hartley's Lagoon.

From Cairns: Daintree National Park Private Tour

3. From Cairns: Daintree National Park Private Tour

Start with pickup from your accomodation in Carins at 7:30 AM. Begin a journey heading North along the Great Barrier Reef Drive with beautiful coastal views of the Coral Sea. Upon arrival at the park embark on a Daintree River wildlife cruise. This 2-hour cruise is full of opportunities to observe and photograph some of the most primitive forms of animal and plant life in the world. After the cruise, enjoy lunch at the Daintree Tea House. Lunch has an exotic theme with the outside dining area secluded in the rainforest with beautiful views of tropical rainforest and continuous sounds of birds and nature.  After lunch travel to Mossman Gorge. Go on an ancient journey to witness the evolutionary complexities of the rainforest. The gorge has multiple trails for you to explore with your guide. Enjoy up to 4.5 kilometers of quiet walking tracks within the World Heritage Area, and take some time to swim in the incredible freshwater gorge. After a full day of exploring the park, be returned to your accommodation at 5:30 PM.

From Cairns: Full-Day Birdwatching Excursion

4. From Cairns: Full-Day Birdwatching Excursion

This excursion offers visitors to North Queensland the opportunity to explore a private wetland reserve known for its highly-prized birdwatching experience. Encounter diverse habitats, stumble upon endemic wildlife and have a chance to spot up to 220 different species.  Begin your day with an early morning pickup and start exploring the wetland by 7:30 AM. Enjoy the morning tranquility as you walk around the lagoon in search of bush birds, ducks, geese, and many more species.  In the afternoon, stop for a picnic lunch and travel to the nearby Atherton Tableland to visit what is known as the oldest continually growing tropical rainforest in the world. Be stunned by the Tableland's beautiful landscape and continue your birdwatching excursion. 

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