Where the world's two oldest ecosystems meet — the Daintree Rainforest and the Great Barrier Reef collide at the coast north of Cairns. A drive through World Heritage wilderness to Cape Tribulation, where Captain Cook ran aground in 1770. Note: driving is on the left.

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   Cairns Esplanade The gateway to the Great Barrier Reef and tropical North Queensland. The lagoon swimming pool replaces a natural beach — saltwater crocodiles and box jellyfish make ocean swimming inadvisable.
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   Palm Cove A palm-lined beach backed by paperbark melaleuca trees. The Coral Sea stretches east toward the reef. Between November and May, stinger nets protect swimmers from box jellyfish.
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   Port Douglas — Four Mile Beach A former fishing village turned resort town. The Sunday markets fill Macrossan Street with tropical fruits, local art, and crocodile jerky. Reef boats depart daily for the outer reef.
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   Mossman Gorge The Mossman River rushes through granite boulders beneath the Daintree canopy. The Kuku Yalanji Aboriginal people offer Dreamtime walks through what they call their pharmacy, supermarket, and church.
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   Daintree River Ferry Crossing A cable ferry crosses the Daintree River — the boundary between developed Queensland and pristine Daintree Rainforest. Saltwater crocodiles patrol the river; keep well back from the banks.
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   Alexandra Range Lookout The first view north into unbroken rainforest stretching to the horizon. The Daintree is the oldest continuously surviving rainforest on Earth — 180 million years old, predating the Amazon.
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   Daintree Discovery Centre An aerial walkway and canopy tower rising 23 meters into the rainforest canopy. The interpretive center explains an ecosystem that contains plants from every stage of plant evolution on Earth.
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   Cape Tribulation Beach Named by Captain Cook after the Endeavour struck a reef here on June 10, 1770. The rainforest grows to the edge of the sand, and the reef lies just offshore — the only place on Earth where two World Heritage Sites meet.
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   Emmagen Creek A freshwater swimming hole surrounded by fan palms and ancient cycads. The creek is safe from crocodiles — unlike the ocean streams — but always check current conditions with locals.
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    Bloomfield Track (Viewpoint Only) The sealed road ends and the notorious Bloomfield Track begins — a 4WD-only route through some of the most remote rainforest in Australia. This is where the tropics truly become wilderness.

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