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The Daintree Rainforest can be easily accessed from Port Douglas through Mossman along well maintained roads. There is a car ferry crossing required at the Daintree River where you can take in a river cruise to meet the local Crocadile population, an eye poping experience! Once across the river the thick mountainous rainforest looms in the distance.
The Cape Tribulation Road flows along through lush tropical bushland past lookouts, holiday lodges and retreats with all types of accommodation offerings. As you travel along there are many river crossings with all weather bridges in place. Beautiful fresh water streams with many waterholes are accessable for the family to cool off or undertake some exploration. The road winds through increasingly thick rainforest bushland toward the coast where the vista of Thorntons beach can be viewed. The beach is typical of Far North Queensland, long and wide with palm trees boardering the forest fringe. Next stop is Noah Creek and Cape Tribulation.
Cape Tribulation is a must to spend some time relaxing at the magnificent beach area. There are beautiful camping possibilities close to the water and numerous signposted hinterland walking tracks to explore with boardwalks and plenty of native plants, animals and reptiles to discover. Continuing northward the road is dirt and has that frontier feeling, heading through quite mountainous country whith steep climbs under the shade of the rainforest canopy. The driving is fairly easy, although keep your eye out for oncoming traffic as this can be a busy track. Dry season dusty conditions can mask visability momentarily when the sun breaks through the trees. Continue traveling through Emmagen Creek to Cowie beach where you can survey the shallows and mangrove trees where fish dart around attempting to evade capture in the clear, tepid North Queensland water. Back on the bitumen, if time permits, keep treking through Bloomfield all the way to the renowned Lions Den Hotel where they serve cold beer and excellent meals. Just the ticket to escape the tropical heat of the day.
