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Daintree rainforest guides

Everything to sort out before you book a Daintree tour: whether a tour is worth it, which one, the drive from Cairns, crocodiles, the season, and how it compares with Kuranda.

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Tours

Choose your Daintree day

The three day tours most people choose between. Every tour has its own page with the road time and what guests say.

Cape Tribulation Premium Small-Group Tour Small group ★ 4.712 hoursFree cancellation

Cape Tribulation Premium Small-Group Tour
Max 14Audio appKulki lookout

Fourteen seats, a restaurant lunch and more stops: Mossman Gorge, the river, a botanical walk and the Kulki lookout at Cape Tribulation. Expect a long day.

What's included
  • Pickup in Cairns, Palm Cove or Port Douglas
  • Morning tea, lunch and a fruit tasting
  • River cruise, cable ferry and park fees
  • Audio guide app in five languages
  • Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
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Daintree & Mossman Gorge Day Tour Most booked ★ 4.611 hoursFree cancellation

Daintree & Mossman Gorge Day Tour
Cairns pickupCroc cruiseLunch

The classic Cairns day: a smoking ceremony at Mossman Gorge, an hour on the Daintree River, lunch near Cape Tribulation and a walk where the forest meets the beach.

What's included
  • Hotel pickup from 35 Cairns stops
  • Welcome to Country and smoking ceremony
  • One-hour river cruise and the ferry
  • Lunch, snacks and park fees
  • Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
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Daintree & Cape Tribulation from Port Douglas Less driving ★ 4.89 hoursFree cancellation

Daintree & Cape Tribulation from Port Douglas
Max 14Ages 7+Lodge lunch

The same highlights with two hours less on the road. Lunch at a rainforest lodge, croc spotting on Cooper Creek and tropical fruit ice cream.

What's included
  • Port Douglas hotel pickup
  • Mossman Gorge, ferry and guided walks
  • One hour of croc and wildlife spotting
  • Lunch at Heritage Lodge and ice cream
  • Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
Full tour details
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Plan your date before you go

Mossman Gorge with a smoking ceremony, an hour on the Daintree River and Cape Tribulation, with Cairns pickup and lunch. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before.

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