A SELECTION OF TOURS

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The following activities, tours and cruises are available from Coconut Beach Rainforest Resort. Note that all are subject to weather conditions, and that prices and times are subject to change without notice. Note also that there are many other more specialised tours available in the region - a good place to begin seeking information on the range of tours is web site?? (website)

Orientation Walk (complimentary to guests)

• Daily at 5pm from the Round House (the site of the meeting). The orientation walk is provided by the resort’s live-in naturalist who will describe the resort facilities and inform visitors about the local environment and additional activities provided by the resort. Tour finishes at the Long House with a refreshing "Jungle Juice".

Great Barrier Reef Trips

• Taipan Lady - Adults $84 per person. Child $61.50 (14 yrs & under). Cruise to the beautiful Mackay Cay on the Great Barrier Reef. Departs 8am and returns at 5pm. Includes lunch and snorkel equipment.
• Rum Runner V - Adults $100, child $40 (14 yrs & under). Rum Runner V offers a fast, comfortable 35 minute boat trip to the reef, and then 4 hours to snorkel, SCUBA dive (extra cost) and relax in the sun. Cost includes buffet lunch. (SCUBA and guided snorkel tour is extra cost.)

Tours And Expeditions

• Bloomfield Track Waterfall Safari - Adults $100, child $75. Join one of our local guides and experience the rugged beauty of the area. Travel along the Bloomfield Track and discover the changing landscape as rainforest meets reef-fringed tropical beaches and the open woodlands of Cape York, and swim in crystal clear mountain streams. Includes a visit to the beautiful waterfalls of Wujal Wujal.
• Cooper Creek Day Cruise - Adults $30 including transfers. Minimum of 4 people. Cruise along Coopers Creek discovering the unique ecology of mangroves and their significance along tropical coastlines. This is a great opportunity to see the saltwater crocodile in the wild, perhaps basking on the muddy banks of the creek. Times as advertised at reception.
• Noah Valley and Marrdja Cultural Expedition - Adults $100 including lunch. Children $60. During this 6 hour trip you will observe the wildlife of the Noah Range where the Cassowary still exists. The Noah Valley expedition explores the habitat of this rare bird and takes you on a crocodile mangrove cruise on Coopers Creek, then a walk along the picturesque Marrdja botanical walk. Then it is off to Emmagen Creek for a swim before exploring Cape Tribulation.
• Wilderness Walk - Adults $45. Minimum of 2 people. This 3 hour trek includes some of the more remote and biologically rich lowland rainforest and creeks in the region. The walk includes scenic views of Cape Tribulation and surrounding forest areas. Please note that a good level of fitness is required as the terrain is quite rough. Times advertised at reception.

• Daintree River and Aboriginal Cultural Expedition - Adults $100, children $60. Minimum of 4 people. Explore the southern area of the Daintree National Park. One of Australia’s leading ornithologists will take you on a 2 hour Daintree River cruise, with some of the largest concentrations of birds & wildlife on the continent. Then on to Mossman Gorge (visited by President Clinton during his Port Douglas visit November 1996) for a guided rainforest walk led by a member of the Kuku Yalangi Aboriginal tribe, to learn about "bush tucker" and Aboriginal medicine, and listen to a Aboriginal "dreamtime" story and have morning tea. Then on to the sparkling waters of the Mossman Gorge and lunch, with time to swim in the rainforest Mossman River and relax before returning to the Coconut Beach Resort. Times advertised at reception - 6 hours duration and includes lunch.
• Guided 1.5 Hour Rainforest Walk - Adults $18, children $9. The rainforests of the Wet Tropics are home to the most diverse range of primitive flowering plant families in the world, and have the greatest variety of animal and plant life on the continent. Join our guide on this informative walk where we identify the native flora and fauna including some of Daintree National Park’s more primitive species of plants and one of the reasons why this area was listed as World Heritage in 1988.
• Aboriginal Cultural Walk - Adults $18, children $9. Join a member of the Kuku Yalangi tribe for a cultural experience in an area previously inhabited by the Cape Tribulation aborigines. Learn during this 1.5 hour tour how they harvested and prepared "bush tucker", and experience the history of the Kuku Yalangi passed down through generations.
• The Nocturnal Walk - Adults $25, children $12.50. Experience the nocturnal world of this ancient rainforest when the night dwellers emerge. This will be your greatest opportunity to wonderful 1.5 hour natural tour. (huh what happened here??)

• Exotic Fruit Tasting - Adults $12, children $6. Taste some of the strange looking exotic fruit while relaxing in the splendour of the Longhouse Loft Bar, overlooking Coconut Beach.