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Daintree Coast – Daintree River to Cape Tribulation.
Catch the Daintree Ferry across the Daintree River and disembark on a journey through lush Daintree Rainforest and past spectacular coastline with the amazing Great Barrier Reef just offshore.
Find out how to get here and other FAQs.
The next Daintree Coast location on Cape Tribulation Road following North from Cow Bay is the enchanting area of Diwan.
Here you will find some great places to stay, relax and unwind from campgrounds, luxury treehouses and rainforest cabins. Enjoy an ice cream at the Daintree Ice Cream Company, buy some locally grown Daintree Tea, fuel your car and stock up with goodies at Daintree Rainforest Village.
Between Diwan and Cape Tribulation, you will find the lovely and quaint Thornton Beach.
Enjoy a leisurely stroll along the picturesque Thornton Beach, with charming Struck Island only 1 hectare in size just offshore.
Here you will find a sheltered picnic table area to stop and revive, bungalow accommodation, a beachfront café and even crocodile wilderness cruises!
Cape Tribulation, affectionately known as Cape Trib, is a popular destination with a rich history and spectacular scenery. You’ll find a lot to see and do at Cape Trib with plenty of accommodation options and great places to enjoy a meal.
From rainforest and beach walks, treetop adventures, horse rides, and snorkeling trips at the Great Barrier Reef. There’s plenty to discover and explore.
MENU
Daintree Coast – Daintree River to Cape Tribulation.
Catch the Daintree Ferry across the Daintree River and disembark on a journey through lush Daintree Rainforest and past spectacular coastline with the amazing Great Barrier Reef just offshore.
Find out how to get here and other FAQs.
The next Daintree Coast location on Cape Tribulation Road following North from Cow Bay is the enchanting area of Diwan.
Here you will find some great places to stay, relax and unwind from campgrounds, luxury treehouses and rainforest cabins. Enjoy an ice cream at the Daintree Ice Cream Company, buy some locally grown Daintree Tea, fuel your car and stock up with goodies at Daintree Rainforest Village.
Between Diwan and Cape Tribulation, you will find the lovely and quaint Thornton Beach.
Enjoy a leisurely stroll along the picturesque Thornton Beach, with charming Struck Island only 1 hectare in size just offshore.
Here you will find a sheltered picnic table area to stop and revive, bungalow accommodation, a beachfront café and even crocodile wilderness cruises!
Cape Tribulation, affectionately known as Cape Trib, is a popular destination with a rich history and spectacular scenery. You’ll find a lot to see and do at Cape Trib with plenty of accommodation options and great places to enjoy a meal.
From rainforest and beach walks, treetop adventures, horse rides, and snorkeling trips at the Great Barrier Reef. There’s plenty to discover and explore.
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The first publicly accessible beach heading north from the Daintree Ferry, Cape Kimberley Beach is approximately 3 km long, stretching all the way to the Daintree River mouth. Wear sun protection and take drinking water with you. It’s well worth the walk.
It’s hard to beat the feeling of being on a deserted tropical beach and there’s a good chance you’ll have this beach to yourself.
Depending on wind and tides, sometimes debris from far and wide washes up on Cape Kimberley beach. If you’re into keeping beaches clean, feel free to bring a bag to collect plastic on your walk.
To get to Cape Kimberley beach, if you’re heading north, turn right off Cape Tribulation Road onto Cape Kimberley Road, just before Alexandra Range. Keep going for about 5 km, towards the end you’ll pass an abandoned resort on the left – keep going until the road ends. From there it’s a short walk along a track through a paperbark swamp where you’ll be greeted by a magnificent view of Snapper Island just offshore.
Look left and you’ll see Cape Kimberley, look right and you’ll see the beach stretching out to the river mouth, with Wonga Beach in the distance. On a clear day you can see Low Isles on the horizon and Port Douglas in the distance.
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Tropical Cyclone Jasper crossed as a Category 2 cyclone 13th Dec 2023. The event caused significant damage to Cape Tribulation Road, Cape Tribulation Bloomfield Road & numerous other sites.
Repairs are well under the way and most roads have access for traffic, some sections have limitations. Visit the Douglas Shire council website for the latest road updates.
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