Walu Wugirriga Lookout

The Daintree


Coming to or from the ferry, stop in at this lookout high in the Alexandra Range for rainforest and coastal views, including where the Daintree empties into the ocean.


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Nearby The Daintree attractions

1. Daintree Discovery Centre

0.76 MILES

This award-winning attraction's aerial walkway, which includes a 23m tower used to study carbon levels, takes you high into the forest canopy. A theatre…

2. Cow Bay Beach

2.32 MILES

At the end of Buchanan Creek Rd, 5km east of the main road, Cow Bay Beach is a lovely stretch of white sand backed by rainforest and is usually deserted…

3. Snapper Island National Park

5.08 MILES

Just offshore from Cape Kimberley, Snapper Island is a national park accessible by boat or kayak (enquire at Crocodylus Village). There's a camping ground…

4. Daintree Entomological Museum

5.37 MILES

Also known as Jungle Bugs & Butterflies, the Daintree Entomological Museum displays a large private collection of local and exotic bugs, butterflies and…

5. Daintree Rainforest

8.75 MILES

The Daintree is the accessible section of breathtakingly beautiful coastal lowland rainforest in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. This dense, lush…

6. Sweet Farm Tours

10.03 MILES

Find out all about sugar-cane and cacao production at this working farm about 10km north of Mossman. The farm's visitor centre has information and…

7. Myall Beach

10.55 MILES

Easy access from the village makes this Cape Trib's most popular beach for strolling. Areas of fringing reef on Myall Beach are exposed at low tide,…

8. Bat House

11.12 MILES

This nursery and research station for injured or orphaned fruit bats (flying foxes), run by conservation organisation Austrop, welcomes visitors.

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