RAINFOREST TOURS

The World Heritage listed 'Wet Tropics' rainforest attract thousands of people every year in search of a new experience during their holidays. The number of tour operators is huge and each one of them offer different experience to suit everybody's needs. From easy walks to rainforest areas close to Cairns to 4wd tours into the most secluded areas of the Daintree Rainforest, surely there is a tour which will be suitable for you and your group.

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MASON'S TOURS
Cape Tribulation Shop and Information Centre
Cape Tribulation Road
Phone (07) 4098 0070 / Fax (07) 4098 0026

www.masonstours.com.au

Guided rainforest walks and 4WD safaris

Mason's Tours are Cape Tribulation's Original and Best Tour Operators, operating since 1981. They offer exciting Guided Walks, both Day Walks and Croc Spotting Nightwalks, featuring experienced local Guides and 4WD Tours in comfortable modern Landcruisers on The Bloomfield Track. The walks are on real jungle trails on private land adjoining the Daintree National Park. The Half Day or Full Day 4WD Tours are a great way to experience the famous Bloomfield Track and see Bloomfield Falls.

GARY'S SAFARIS
12 Wilson Street, Mossman
Phone (07) 4098 2699
www.garyssafaris.com.au

Join Gary's Safaris and you will visit places restricted to others. With over 30 years tourism experience in their own area, Gary's Safaris offer you, via their tours, the chance to get off the beaten track, avoiding the bus queues. More relaxing with more places to visit. Mossman Gorge, Cape Tribulation and Daintree National Park are some of the places visited.

CAIRNS WILDERNESS WALKS
Phone (07) 4041 0012 / Mobile 0414 972 623

www.cairnswildernesswalks.com

Book now if you've vowed to escape the crowd!

You have found a unique, small and personal tour that explores natural hidden locations in the Cairns local area. With a maximum of six people per tour, escape to secluded rainforest walking trails, swim in freshwater creeks, picnic in peaceful surrounds, indulge in tropical fruit and enjoy lunch in an outdoor forest setting.

On your guided walk learn how indigenous Australians used the rainforest as a kitchen, medicine chest, tool shed and temple. Light to strenuous walking tracks are available to suit the relaxed or energetic adventurer.

Tours run daily, and don't forget to check out the new tour, the "Kurander Meander"!, during your vacation in Tropical North Queensland.

TREK NORTH SAFARIS
Phone (07) 4033 2600 / Fax (07) 4033 2655

www.treknorth.com.au

Safaris and day tours.

Cairns tours with Trek North Safaris offer a good range North Queensland tours from Cairns and Port Douglas including Cape Tribulation, Mossman, Daintree, Kuranda and the Cairns Highlands. You will experience some of Australia's Aboriginal culture, wildlife, some of which include, cassowaries, kangaroos, koalas, crocodiles, goannas, snakes, butterflies, frogs. Not to mention some of Australia's most spectacular scenery.

Trek North Safari Tours operate a fleet of modern, comfortable, small air conditioned vehicles, both 4wd and coaches, which are subject to a rigorous maintenance programme. Their insistence on quality will ensure your day tours from Cairns and Port Douglas to regional rainforest areas with Trek North Safari Tours will not only be informative and entertaining, but relaxed and memorable.

WILDERNESS ECO SAFARIS
Phone (07) 4041 1344 / Fax (07) 4057 7337

www.wildernessecosafaris.com

A truly unique rainforest experience!

Wilderness Eco Safaris decided to go against the trend of the "mass tourist market" in North Queensland and take visitors into less visited areas of the Wet Tropics rainforest. These tours have now been recognised as innovative and original - the owners Steve and Lynette taking out a number of awards. The tour takes you on a real 4WD tour into "restricted access areas " ...only in this area of the Highlands can be seen the true "Land of the Giants", a truly ancient rainforest unmatched by any other in Australia and the world.

Experience North Queensland from a different perspective with this eco sensitive 4WD safari. This area is little known and promoted, it offers a non-commercial look at our Cairns Hinterland & Tablelands World Heritage Rainforest, outback & the Australian bush in 4 wheel drive customized vehicle - fully fitted just for this tour. No set schedules or timetables.

BILLY TEA BUSH SAFARIS
Phone (07) 4032 0077 / Fax (07) 4032 0055

www.billytea.com.au

We carry travellers..... not tourists!!

BillyTea Bush Safaris is a family owned company running 4WD personalised day tours to the World Heritage rainforest area of Cape Tribulation and Daintree and extended tours to Cape York Peninsula. Billy Tea Bush Safaris offers Eco Tourism and Heritage Daintree Rainforest tours of a lifetime.Their vehicles (design to take maximum 14 passengers) are custom built for the passengerīs comfort and to withstand some of the ruggedness required in the areas that they operate. Some tours may be larger due to demand.

Billy Tea Bush Safaris are the proud 2007 winners of the Tropical North Queensland Tourism Awards as Tour and Transport Operator. Their guides are chosen for their ability to relish their occupation. They have a good sense of humour, are competent drivers and have extraordinary culinary skills. And they are renowned throughout the peninsula as the only operators who have people constantly happy.

TROPICAL HORIZONS TOURS
Phone (07) 4058 1244 / Fax (07) 4055 2630

www.tropicalhorizonstours.com.au

Enjoy small personalised tours!

Enjoy the ultimate rainforest tours experience - explore both the rainforest floor and make an easy ascent into the rainforest canopy to view World Heritage Listed Rainforests at their best at the Daintree Discovery Centre!

Discover the unique wilderness area of the World Heritage listed rainforests of Cape Tribulation and Mossman Gorge. Their experienced naturalist guide will provide interpretation of this ancient rainforest area and also included is an exclusive, private rainforest walk along all-weather boardwalks, and also at canopy, level where unsurpassable rainforest viewing may be experienced - a naturalist's paradise and photographer's dream! Tropical Horizon Tours also cruise the mighty Daintree River, where an experienced river guide will reveal the special wildlife of the Daintree River, the domain of the estuarine crocodile. Tree snakes, pythons, water birds and butterflies are also inhabitants of the mangrovelined riverbanks. So have your camera ready!

SKYSAFARI
Phone (07) 4099 3666 / Fax (07) 4099 1669

www.skysafari.com.au

Life changing experiences await!

There are still places in this world that remain untouched and seldom visited.

Fly directly into the heart of the earths oldest surviving rainforest. Mountains of lush canopy feed tropical rains to our wet tropics providing crystal cascades to a crocodile paradise. The flourishing wilderness of the wet tropics, encompassing Kuranda and The Daintree, sustains the most incredibly diverse ecology. Be guided on rainforest pathways and seek prehistoric estuarine crocodiles.

AUSTRALIAN WILDERNESS TOURS Phone (02) 6587 7188 / Fax (02) 6587 7288 Departing from Cairns, Australian Wilderness Tours run different luxury 4WD trips to Daintree and Cape Tribulation, both day and overnight. The overnight tour departs every second and fourth Sunday of the month. BACK COUNTRY BLISS ADVENTURES Port Douglas Phone (07) 4099 3677 / Mobile 0420 101 757 Back Country Bliss Adventures will take you on a gentle stroll through a beautiful rainforest environment, emerging out to see the breathtaking Spring Creek falls or Hidden Valley, in the Port Douglas region. Guide tours can take place in the morning or the afternoon. COOPER CREEK WILDERNESS Mossman Phone (07) 4098 9126 Cooper Creek Wilderness offer different tours for everybody. From two hour day tours visiting the Daintree Rainforest, to night tours for the greatest opportunity to observe some of Australia's most unique wildlife, a six hour combination package and even private charters. DAINTREE SAFARIS P223 Pinnacle Road, Julatten Phone (07) 4094 1351 From Port Douglas, Daintree Safaris run daily four wheel drive tours into the Daintree Rainforest through off the beaten track roads. Visiting Mossman Gorge, famous National Parks, Alexandra Lookout and Cape Tribulation, Daintree Safaris also take guests on a Daintree River tour. DAINTREE WONDER TOURS 34 Marlin Drive, Wonga Beach Phone (07) 4098 7400 Exclusive 4WD tours to Daintree Rainforest, Cape Tribulation, Mossman Gorge, cruise on the mighty Daintree River, secluded Daintree Rainforest swimming holes. Max 6 persons. Departing Port Douglas daily. DENISE'S ECO TOURS Phone (07) 4064 5251 / Fax (07) 4064 5253 Departing from Innisfail, explore World Heritage Rainforests with your own personal and fully qualified eco tour guide. Tantalize your senses" with your choice of tropical World Heritage National Parks (including Wooroonooran National Park, Crater Lakes National Park or Tam O'shanter National Park). DELUXE SAFARIS Phone (07) 4099 6406 Offering the ultimate nature based adventure, visiting Mossman Gorge, Cape Tribulation and The Bloomfield Falls. Interpretive guided walks in the rainforest, Daintree River cruise, spectacular swimming holes in luxury 4WD vehicles and genuine small groups. ECHO ADVENTURES Mission Beach Mobile 0428 264 494 / Fax (07) 4068 8388 Echo Adventures will take you on a guided four hour walk through virgin rainforest of Tully Valley to Echo Creek Falls with the local Jabunbarra Jirrbal people. Learn about the flora and fauna while they demonstrate their bush skills. HERITAGE & INTERPRETIVE TOURS 27 Marlin Drive, Wonga Beach Phone (07) 4098 7897 N.Q. Heritage and Interpretive Tours offers 4WD Safari Tours and Daintree Rainforest Walks in Tropical North Queensland. They operate a classic Landrover safari wagon, specialising in small groups.

REEF AND RAINFOREST CONNECTIONS Port Douglas Phone (07) 4099 5777 / Fax (07) 4099 5510 Reef and Rainforest Connections offers 2 itineraries to the Daintree Rainforest departing Port Douglas daily. Both tours include guided interpretive walks, Daintree River Cruise, Mossman Gorge visit and tropical lunch. THE ADVENTURE COMPANY 287 Draper Street, Cairns Phone (07) 4052 8300 / Fax (07) 4031 1373 Departing from Cairns and Port Douglas, enjoy a two day tour to Cape Tribulation visiting the most important sites on the way. Visit Port Douglas and the famous Four Mile Beach, the Rainforest Habitat Wildlife Sanctuary, cross the Daintree River and spend the night in Cape Tribulation. THE GREAT GREEN WAY ECOTOURS Phone / Fax (07) 4055 8971 The Great Green Way Eco Tours offer three full day Eco Tours departing from Cairns and Port Douglas. The tours will take you to different locations such as Kuranda, Ravenshoe or Cape Tribulation, in Far North Queensland, but they all visit the Wet Tropics Rainforest. TRANQUILITY TOURS Upper Daintree Road, Daintree Phone / Fax (07) 4098 6000 Departing daily, Daintree Tranquility Tours offer visitors a personalised experience. With a minimum of four passengers and a maximum of 13, your guided Daintree rainforest tour is located in the upper Daintree Valley and is steeped in both natural and early European history. TONY'S TROPICAL TOURS Port Douglas Phone (07) 4099 3230 / Fax (07) 4099 3822 Tony's Tropical Tours offer an exclusive 4WD - Wilderness Experience, departing Port Douglas, visiting Mossman Gorge, the Daintree River to join a river cruise, Alexandra Lookout, Noah Valley and up to Cape Tribulation. TROPICS EXPLORER Phone (07) 4031 3460 / Fax (07) 4031 7460 Tropics Explorer offer day and extended day tours to Cape Tribulation, including Mossman Gorge, a cruise on the Daintree River and a wide arrange of options to overnight in Cape Tribulation. WAIT A WHILE Mossman Phone (07) 4098 2422 / Fax (02) 9475 0107 Wait a While offer a wide array of tours, day and overnight. All their tours depart from Cairns and Port Douglas and visit different sites in the Wet Tropics Rainforest. They also operate birdwatching tours and private charters. WOOROONOORAN SAFARIS 31 Hartley Street, Cairns Phone (07) 4051 5512 / Fax (07) 4051 1227 Wooroonooran Safaris offers nature tours from relax sightseeing to adventure trekking on the Wooroonooran National Park, located away from the beaten tourist tracks. Visit Josephine Falls, a secluded freshwater swimming hole, and Babinda Boulders.

• REEF TOURS
• RAINFOREST TOURS
• OUTBACK TOURS
• SCENIC FLIGHTS
• RIVER CRUISES
• ADVENTURE SAFARIS
• ABORIGINAL CULTURE TOURS
• BUS AND COACH TOURS
• OCEAN AND ISLAND CRUISES
• FOOD & WINE TOURS
• CITY TOURS
• FISHING TOURS
• BIRDWATCHING TOURS