Tour 2 Daintree Wilderness Experience (Was Remote Daintree Rainforest -Mt Lewis -ex Cairns)

Tour Details

Operator

Wait-a-while Rainforest Tours

Destination

Mt Lewis

Departs From

Cairns, Palm Cove, Cairns Beaches, Trinity Beach, Yorkeys Knob, Clifton Beach, Kewarra Beach and Machans Beach

Tour Description

Max. 6 guests, 4WD
Accommodation pick-up
Drive up the remote Mt Lewis 4WD track along the spine of the Daintree NP to highland Rainforests of exceptional scientific value - Mt Lewis is the tallest mountain surrounding Port Douglas
Includes, restaurant prepared evening picnic meal & supper
View rare Rainforest, endemic birds & nocturnal animals - Kangaroos, Platypus, Pythons, Possums, etc. (some of which cannot survive in Zoos)
Tours led by some of Australia's leading Rainforest Wildlife Guides
Use of onboard spotting equipment, reference books & spotting lists included
Due to the sensitivity of the area strict NP control means few get to savour this stunning piece of nature


The tour heads along the spectacular coastal highway to Port Douglas then heads inland to the Tablelands and into the Mt Lewis National Park. This is 4WD tour on a dirt track into pristine stunning rainforest that has immense scientific value.We have afternoon tea at an internationally renown birding spot known as the clearing.Our knowledgeable guides discuss local history, the World Heritage Rainforest and its native inhabitants. We venture to the top of Mt Lewis and a restaurant prepared picnic dinner is enjoyed by candlelight deep in this remote rainforest before we go spot lighting to see what wildlife inhabits this tropical rainforest. 80% of Australian wildlife is nocturnal so to see it awake and free we need to go out into the rainforest at night.The species count is low but the quality/rarity value is very high.
This tour is about experiencing the remoteness and beauty of the World Heritage rainforest in an area where there are no other tours.