Australia Retreat: Queensland Daintree

Australia Retreat: Queensland Daintree

Leave hustle and bustle in the rear-view mirror on this five-day journey to some of the world’s oldest tropical rainforest and the untouched coast it spills onto. This Urban List: Editor’s Pick trip takes you into the heart of the land the Kuku Yalanji people have called home for 50,000 years, into the complex ecosystem of the forest and deserted white-sand beaches. Learn about hunting native plants from a First Nations guide, encounter crocodiles and colourful birds on a cruise through mangrove thickets and walk under heavy green canopy in Mossman Gorge.

Activities

• Cairns – Barron Gorge lookout
• Kuranda – Lunch stop
• Port Douglas – Local dinner
• Port Douglas – Leader-lead orientation walk
• Port Douglas – Trinity Bay lookout
• Cape Tribulation – Lookout & guided walk
• Daintree Rainforest – Guided nature walk
• Daintree Rainforest – Cooper Creek boat trip
• Daintree Rainforest – Heritage restaurant lunch
• Mossman Gorge – Guided rainforest walk
• Kuyu Kuyu – Kuku Yalanji First Nations experience

Highlights

• Urban List editors say: “spend most of the day picking your jaw up off the floor as you explore the world’s oldest (and in our opinion, the most magical) rainforest – including a private area that isn’t open to the general public.”
• Spot crocodiles during a wildlife cruise on Cooper Creek, with expert eyes on board to point out creatures hidden in the forest.
• Take a guided walk along the pristine, rainforest-rimmed beach of Cape Tribulation, where Europeans tried and failed to tame the coastal wilderness for hundreds of years.
• After warm days spent walking deserted beaches and rambling through the rainforest, relax in the comfort of your 4-star resort accommodation.