The last section of the Great Barrier Reef Tourist Drive takes you over Noah Range on Cape Tribulation Road. The crossing in the Daintree Rainforest is marked on the approach by a brown sign, Noah Range. Heading north, Noah Range is crossed starting from Noah Beach, just north of Noah Creek and the Madja Boardwalk. … Read more
Thornton Beach along the Great Barrier Reef Drive presents visitors with views of Struck Island and the Coral Sea. The beach is a few metres from Cape Tribulation Road. The road sits between the beach and the Thornton range peak behind it, coming in from the northern banks of Cooper Creek. The mouth of Cooper … Read more
When visiting the Daintree Rainforest, one of the first stops needs to be the Daintree Discovery Centre. It is a visitor information centre, however, it is more an attraction in itself. Nearby Brown Signs Alexandra Lookout – the peak of the winding climb up Mount Alexandra on Cape Tribulation Rd, 7.5km after crossing the Daintree … Read more
Secluded on their own 21 acres of rainforest, get up close and personal with the jungle. Cow Bay Beach is close, only 3km away. Experience the wonders of this ancient world and reconnect with nature in the raw. Stay in one of their Safari Huts right under the jungle canopy, the sights, sounds, and smells of the Daintree … Read more
Alexandra Lookout is at the peak of the winding climb up Mount Alexandra on Cape Tribulation Rd. Located around 7.5km after crossing the Daintree River on the Ferry, the lookout is when you feel you have truly reached the Daintree Rainforest. Snapper Island and the mouth of the Daintree River can clearly be seen, even … Read more
When the Daintree Rainforest is being discussed, many think of the area north of the Daintree River and Cape Tribulation. Many also think of the Bloomfield Track, north of Cape Tribulation travelling through to Cooktown, accessible only by 4WD. The 4WD only Bloomfield Track can range from easy to impassable, depending on the conditions. The … Read more
Daintree Village was a timber-cutters settlement, created in the 1870s as a base on the Daintree River to log red cedar from the area. The first settlers were John Steuart and Jack Shewan, later joined by Frank Osborne and Heinrich Fischer. The only way into Daintree Village was by river until 1933 when a road … Read more
During World War 2, Douglas Shire had the only Eastern Australian mainland civilian casualty inflicted by the enemy. This monument commemorates the attack around 50 metres from where the bomb landed. The attack occurred in 1942, on the 31st of July. A Japanese aircraft dropped eight bombs in the area at 3.30am. One bomb exploded … Read more
The Daintree Rainforest is a beautiful Far North Queensland rainforest, part of the Wet Tropics and a World Heritage Rainforest. The Mossman Gorge rainforest area is the southern part of the Daintree National Park . Mossman Gorge Centre The Dreamtime Walks began by Roy Gibson in 1987. A few years later, the idea of the … Read more
Rex Lookout is situated north of the coastal town of Wangetti just off the Captain Cook Highway between Palm Cove and Port Douglas. Rex Lookout provides a beautiful view of the Coral Sea and the stretch of Wangetti Beach. The Lookout was established in honour of a local Douglas Shire councillor Raymond Rex. The Rex … Read more
