From the tropical city of Cairns north through palm-fringed beaches and sugar cane fields to the oldest rainforest on Earth. The drive passes resort-town Port Douglas, crosses the crocodile-patrolled Daintree River by cable ferry, and ends where two World Heritage areas meet — the Daintree Rainforest and the Great Barrier Reef.

Stops on This Tour (9)

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   Cairns Esplanade Lagoon The starting point — a free, lifeguarded saltwater pool on the Cairns foreshore because the ocean here has stingers a... 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
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   Palm Cove The most refined beach village north of Cairns — a double row of melaleuca trees lines the esplanade, and the restaur... 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
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   Rex Lookout A clifftop pullover on the Captain Cook Highway with sweeping views over the Coral Sea — paragliders launch from here... 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
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   Port Douglas — Macrossan Street The main street of the Daintree's base camp — a single strip of restaurants, dive shops, and boutiques where the reef... 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
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   Four Mile Beach, Port Douglas A perfect crescent of sand fringed with coconut palms — patrolled in stinger season, and at low tide the beach extend... 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
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   Mossman Gorge A sacred Kuku Yalanji site where crystal-clear water rushes over enormous granite boulders through ancient rainforest... 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
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   Daintree River Ferry Crossing The cable ferry that crosses the crocodile-inhabited Daintree River — the last stretch of sealed road before you ente... 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
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   Daintree Discovery Centre An elevated boardwalk through the rainforest canopy with a 23-metre aerial walkway — audio guides narrate the 180-mil... 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
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   Cape Tribulation Beach Where the rainforest literally meets the reef — the only place on Earth where two UNESCO World Heritage areas grow si... 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app

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