Daintree Rainforest and Cape Tribulation Full Day Tour
Description
This is the Original Daintree Rainforest Tour, locally owned and operated for over 40 years! Embark on a packed full-day adventure to Cape Tribulation, where the rainforest meets the reef.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Pick up by your local guide from Cairns, Beaches or Port Douglas. Note: Southside accommodation - please make your way to the tour operator's office to join tour.
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!
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.
Daintree National Park, World Heritage Wet Tropics. 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.
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.
Stroll along the beach and boardwalk to the photographers' platform overlooking the mountains and coast where the 'Rainforest meets the Reef.'
The day concludes with a delicious tropical fruit ice cream made from 100% locally sourced ingredients (Signature ice cream cup included).
Cable ferry crossing back over the Daintree River before returning to your accommodation late afternoon.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We pick up from all hotels and hostels in the Cairns, Northern Beaches and Port Douglas Area. Southside accommodation transfers (please make your way to the activity provider's office).
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Reviews(1,100)
John was amazing, the tour and humour. He made me feel so comfortable about travelling solo. Fully recommend Bill Tea Safaris for all kinds of characters. If you get John, you won’t regret it.
Bus was bumpy, but was a very fun day overall. Saw lots of crocodiles too and our tour guide Andy was very informative 🐊
Fabulous experience with our guide AJ. So much knowledge especially of bush tucker/flora etc.Suggest DO NOT book this tour via agent 'HeadOut' ...they totally messed up our booking and made an otherwise great day really stressful (wrong pick up) . Please book directly with Billy Tea Safaris, forget the 3rd party agents.
Beautiful rainforest and coastal drive. The specialty ice cream was wonderful as well. James was a fabulous guide- has lived in the area for decades and really knows and loves the Daintree area. He kept us well informed the entire day. Group size was nice, not too big. Plenty of bathroom stops and no strenuous walking. Note the Tripadvisor site says 7 hours but it was 11 hours. Overall we highly recommend.
Never leave negative reviews but want to be clear you should go with another company. The van is overpacked with shocks that need to be worked on making the car ride through windy rounds rough with shoulder to shoulder space on mountain roads. The driver is rude, he refused elderly lady next to me wbo I’m shoulder to shoulder with the opportunity to sit next to him in open seat. The driver 15-minutes late from pickup point, initially ignored me, said I had the wrong day, was about to drive off, and I showed him receipts again—he had my name wrong in his system. He rushed us, made unprofessional comments throughout the tour, and drove crazy. The river cruise tourguide was great, would recommend going with another company.
It was a great experience. Driver was excellent. We had fabulous food in the lunch and then had ice cream.
The guided tour was great. John from Billy tea safaris was knowledgeable and made it a fun day for all of us. Daintree ice cream was amazing 😍. Highly recommend it.
Me and my partner did the day tour and had an excellent experience. AJ the tour guide was so enthusiastic and was a brilliant host. We learnt so much about the daintree, its wildlife and conservation. The trip itself was very well planned out, with many stops along the way including a river boat cruise where we saw crocodiles, we stopped at a creek for a swim and the lunch was delicious. The ice cream tasting was a lovely end to the day. Couldn’t recommend this tour enough.
A great day trip, which included close-up croc viewing on the boat cruise as well as multiple stops to enjoy the rainforest. Graeme is a good guide, with lots of supplementary information along the way. Lunch was terrific!
This is an excellent full day tour of the Daintree region. The pickup from Billy yea safaris was spot on time from the esplanade. The driver cum tour guide Rohan was very organised , friendly and excellent in his knowledge and commentary . I went on a day that was seeing a bit of rain and still enjoyed so don’t be afraid of a little rain as it’s a rain forest after all. On the river cruise we saw a few crocs including a couple of babies lying on branches. The food from the restaurant for lunch was good, I had a beer for $11 a bit pricy but that’s a personal choice. The water creek to swim at is awesome, crystal clear emerald water. Even if it overcast if u come prepared do take the plunge it’s with it. Overall an amazing and very satisfying time had with great company!!!
