Midway between the Daintree River and Cape Tribulation, surrounded by World Heritage-listed Daintree National Park, Daintree Wilderness Lodge is an ideal base from which to explore the world's oldest tropical rainforest.
Seven elevated eco-cabins are scattered around the property, tucked away beneath the tree canopy and beautiful fan palms, providing privacy, natural ventilation and environmentally-friendly comfort. Each one is raised on stilts with its own walkway leading up to the door, and features a unique sunroof that allows you to gaze up into the rainforest and ensures that the room is filled with sunshine in the morning and has natural light throughout the day.
Individually named after rainforest trees and palms, most cabins are designed for couples and feature a queen-size bed and en suite bathroom with shower, however three can be configured as twins or triples. All have a balcony with outdoor seating, insect screens on the windows, ceiling fan, television with DVD player and minibar. The lodge’s Advanced Eco Certification guarantees minimal impact on the pristine environment. Being off the grid, it has pioneered techniques to ensure the smallest ecological footprint, without sacrificing any of the comforts or facilities you would expect of accommodation much closer to so-called civilisation.
The restaurant caters exclusively to lodge guests, offering locally sourced and carefully prepared produce in an intimate open-air setting. Evening meals feature locally-caught wild barramundi, prawns from the Gulf of Carpentaria, and prime beef from Atherton Tablelands.
A short nature walk leads down to a seasonal creek, with a seating area where you can relax and enjoy the wildlife, sounds and tranquil beauty of the surroundings. Cassowaries are regularly seen in the surrounding rainforest, alongside Ulysses butterflies, Boyd's forest dragons and an impressive diversity of endemic rainforest birds. Among the trees are some of the oldest and biggest Hope’s cycads, which take 100 years to grow just one metre.
Among the activities on offer at the lodge are: guided day and night walks in the rainforest; cruises on the Daintree River and Cooper Creek; snorkelling and diving on the Great Barrier Reef; guided birdwatching cruises; jungle surfing (abseiling through the rainforest); 4x4 Tours to Cooktown, Bloomfield Falls and Mossman Gorge.
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