Daily Archives: 14 December 2019

Drive from Cairns to the Daintree Rainforest

Now is the perfect time to drive from Cairns and go camping in the Daintree Rainforest. It’s so easy and beautiful, just follow these signs on The Great Barrier Reef Tourist Drive.

Road signs  from Cairns to the Daintree Rainforest.

This beautiful drive has been voted the worlds best scenic tourist drive. Wow, it beat Route 66 and the Great Ocean Road.

Starting out from Cairns, drive north on the Captain Cook Highway. At times the road weaves close to the waters of the stunning Coral Sea.

One hour from Cairns you will come to the town of Mosman. Stay on the highway going north and follow the Signs for Great Barrier Reef Tourist Drive .

Signs for Great Barrier Reef Tourist Drive to Daintree Rainforest

Soon you reach the coastal hamlet of Rocky Point were the highway meets the ocean again. From the shoreline you will see the Daintree Rainfores in the distance. You can see the  mist covered mountains and the jungle reaching down to the water. Keep driving until you reach the turn off to Cape Tribulation Road. This is the road that takes you across the Daintree River by ferry and into the best part of the Daintree Rainforest.

Here are the signs to self drive from Cairns to the Daintree Rainforest .

When you get off the Daintree River Ferry you enter another world.

This is the world of ze jungle! In ze jungle we are fully off grid in every way. We make our own power, gather our own water and deal with our own waste.  You may have limited phone service unless you use Optus.

Daintree Rainforest Village is the only  petrol station here and the only good shop for groceries, cigarettes, pharmacy and other supplies like batteries, fresh meat, fresh vegetables and local tropical fruits. This shop has an ATM and postal service, a public phone, tour bookings and information and ice cream!

This shop is also reception for the most beautiful camp ground in the rainforest.

Come and stay with us, in the heart of the world’s oldest living  Rainforest.

Drive from Cairns and stay at Daintree Rainforest Village…. you’ll need more than one day to see it all.

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Drive to Cape Tribulation to see the Daintree RainforestSigns for Great Barrier Reef Tourist Drive to Daintree RainforestSigns for Great Barrier Reef Tourist Drive to Daintree RainforestSigns for Great Barrier Reef Tourist Drive to Daintree Rainforest

 

Signs for Great Barrier Reef Tourist Drive to Daintree Rainforest8 minutes to cross the Daintree river by ferryCatch Daintree River Ferry to Daintree RainforestCrocodiles in the Daintree River near the FerryCassowaries near the ferry to Daintree Rainforest

Ticket Booth for Car Ferry