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Perched on a bend of the Daintree River, just past the Daintree Ferry turn off is the sleepy rainforest town of Daintree. Here you will be enchanted by the size, life and tranquillity of Earth’s oldest surviving rainforests as you wander through these ancient living museums rich with hundreds of plants and species of marsupials, reptiles, birds, and butterflies.

Wildlife of every kind flourishes in the Daintree River. From special birds such as the Double-eyed Fig Parrot and Beach Stone-curlew to the area's most infamous inhabitant; estuarine crocodiles. You can watch crocodiles eating, sunning themselves on the mangrove lined banks, or gliding through the water from the safety of a boat on one of the many available Daintree River tours and cruises.

Or press pause on adventure for a little while and dine on freshly caught barramundi at one of the local restaurants, browse art and craft shops, and soak up the lifestyle and ambience of this laidback village.

The only cable vehicle ferry in tropical Australia, the Daintree Ferry exclusively provides southern access into the lowland Daintree Rainforest. It’s a vehicle ferry operating from 6 a.m. to midnight 7 days a week.

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