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Daintree

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Photographing Daintree

Part of the Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Area, among the oldest continuously surviving rainforests on Earth, running all the way down to the sand at Cape Tribulation.

Where to shoot

  • The Wet Tropics World Heritage Area — listed in 1988, home to some of the world's oldest continuously surviving rainforest.
  • Daintree River crocodile cruises — quiet, solar-powered boat tours spotting wild saltwater crocodiles.
  • Daintree Discovery Centre — a 400-meter-plus rainforest boardwalk network with an 11-meter aerial walkway and a 23-meter canopy tower.
  • Cape Tribulation — where the rainforest meets the beach at the edge of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.

When to go

May through October, the dry season, for firmer trails and lower humidity; the November-April wet season brings the heaviest rain and the most mosquitoes.

What to eat

Fresh tropical fruit — custard apple, black sapote, soursop — from small roadside stalls along the Daintree access road.

Where to stay

A jungle eco-lodge along the Daintree access road, most offering their own guided night walks.

Stay at least 5 meters back from the water's edge anywhere along the Daintree River — Queensland's crocodile-safety guidance applies here year-round, not just in a defined "crocodile season."

Read more in Tropical North Queensland: wild wallabies, rainforest & the reef coast.

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