Things to do in Cape Tribulation and the Daintree

To chat face-to-face to a local about all the best things to see and do in Cape Tribulation and the Daintree, step into a Visitor Information Centre. 

Nature experiences don’t come more diverse than here. Feel the wind in your hair as you ride a horse from the beach to the rainforest, spot a cassowary, or cruise along the Daintree River past crocodiles in the wild. A stop at the Daintree Discover Centre at Cow Bay on the way to Cape Tribulation is a must-do.

With the Great Barrier Reef on your doorstep, getting to experience the world’s largest living organism is simple. Take a high-speed boat from Cape Tribulation to the Reef, and snorkel the underwater mecca below. 

Connect with culture through the custodians of the region, the Kuku Yalanji people, who have called this area home for over 50,000 years. Embark on a tour with a local Indigenous guide to learn more about their connection to the land. Try your hand at traditional hunting practices, and, if you’re lucky, catch a mud crab or two. For a soulful experience, relax with an Aboriginal-inspired spa treatment at Daintree Ecolodge. Taking place beneath a waterfall in the middle of the rainforest, this place is known as wawu-karrba, which means “healing of the spirit”.