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Discover two incredible Australian landscapes from Cairns, Beaches and Port Douglas. Over two days you will experience the World Heritage Daintree Rainforest, where the rainforest meets the reef and explore the Chillagoe Caves, Granite Gorge and other gems of the Australian Outback.
This tour is a small personalised tour with custom-built 4WD vehicles. Your naturalist driver-guide has extensive knowledge of flora, fauna, history of the area and aboriginal culture. Your day will be a memory of a lifetime!
What's Included
Lunch
Meeting and pickup
RAINFOREST DAY: return transfers are included from Cairns, Northern Beaches and Port Douglas. OUTBACK DAY: return transfers included from Cairns City, Northern Beaches, and Port Douglas are an additional cost. Please contact the tour operator after booking to book your transfers. Note: Southside accommodation - please make your way to the tour operator's office for both tours.
Itinerary
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1
Enjoy light refreshments before a 1 Hour Daintree River Cruise. Relax and enjoy the splendour only the Daintree Rainforest can offer as you learn and try to spot Estuarine Crocodiles in the wild and see mangrove forests and endemic wildlife, this is nature at its best!
1 hour • Admission ticket free -
2Mount Alexandra Lookout
We make our way up over the Alexandra Range and pause for a panoramic view of World Heritage, Wet Tropics, and Tropical Rainforest merging with the azure colours of the Coral Sea.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3Daintree National Park
Experience the rainforest intimately on one of our guided elevated National Park Boardwalks. Your experienced guide will take you on a wonderful journey through this ancient rainforest whilst giving you an interpretation of flora and fauna, and you will have ample time for photographs and questions as we search for the elusive, rare and totally unique Southern Cassowary and other wildlife species within this particular habitat.
45 minutes • Admission ticket free -
4Daintree Region
Lunch and a swim - including tea/coffee and a seasonal fruit platter is served in a beautiful rainforest setting with opportunity for an invigorating rainforest swim including chance sightings of jungle perch, saw-shelled turtles and the dazzling electric-blue Ulysses butterfly.
1 hour • Admission ticket free -
5Cape Tribulation Beach
Stroll along the beach and boardwalk to the photographers' platform overlooking the mountains and coast where the 'Rainforest meets the Reef.'
45 minutes • Admission ticket free -
6
The day concludes with a delicious tropical fruit ice cream made from 100% locally sourced ingredients (Signature ice cream cup included).
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
7Daintree Region
Cable ferry crossing back over the Daintree River before returning to your accommodation late afternoon.
20 minutes • Admission ticket free -
8Skybury Cafe & Roastery
The heart of one of Australia’s most diverse and richest food bowls Skybury Tropical Plantation has grown the country’s best coffee and tropical fruit for the past 30 years. Enjoy morning tea, with coffee, tea and sweet treats.
1 hour • Admission ticket free -
Chillagoe (Pass by)
Travel through historic mining towns, small outback communities and classic Outback Railway Stations, preserved in time providing perfect outback photo opportunities.
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9Chillagoe-Mungana Caves National Park
Explore the Chillagoe Caves. Follow your guide through the fossilized remains of the ancient coral reefs over 400 million years old. Once an inland sea, these limestone labyrinths are a spectacular sight to see.
2 hours • Admission ticket free -
10Chillagoe Smelters
Here we delve into the history of the Chillagoe copper smelters, whose old chimneys dominate the western horizon. We visit the remains of the once-mighty smelters to ponder what it was like working there.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
11Balancing Rock
Visit Balancing Rock for an iconic photo opportunity. Then, see Aboriginal Rock Art and learn about some Dreamtime stories with your guide.
1 hour • Admission ticket free -
12Chillagoe Cockatoo Hotel Motel
Enjoy lunch in the heart of Chillagoe with your fellow travellers. Lunch is included and drinks are at your own cost. We do our best to cater for special dietary requirements, please notify reservations prior to travel.
1 hour • Admission ticket free -
13Granite Gorge Nature Park
A privately owned nature park near Mareeba with stunning scenery as you walk along the short circuit navigating massive boulders. Striking scenery and wildlife galore. The big drawcard at Granite Gorge is the rock wallabies. This colony is an endangered species that is unique to the Mareeba area. Plus, you’ll see other native wildlife.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
Daintree Rainforest
Outback and Chillagoe Caves
Additional info
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Please wear closed-toe shoe and bring a light jacket or sweater
Additional info
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Please wear closed-toe shoe and bring a light jacket or sweater
- The tours do not need to be on consecutive days. Please speak to the tour operator once booked.
- Please choose your Rainforest Tour as the first day of your booking. Once booked, please contact the tour operator to book your Outback day.
- For the Outback Tour, a reasonable level of fitness is required, as there are steps and uneven terrain leading into the caves
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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