Exploring the Daintree - suggestions please

Hi John, we stayed at the Daintree van park in our van. Nice friendly managers who organised a pizza night. But do they have cabins? Wander down to the wharf at beer o'clock to spot a croc or two. It maybe because it's dense rainforest that there are only limited walking tracks. You could always try part of the CREB on foot. LOL....W

Hi John,

We also stayed at Daintree van park in our own van. Very friendly hosts. I recall they might have a cabin or two.
I note that most walks seem to be short structured ones ....eg Mardja Botanical Rainforest walk (1.1km), or the Dubuji Rainforest walk (1.2km) etc etc. It seems like you are after more remote and longer hiking tracks.
I just pulled out some brouchures from our recent trip. There is a 4WD track that goes from where the Daintree River cruise departs from heading north up through China Camp to the Bloomfield Crossing....along this dotted line on the map is the symbol of 2 hikers ...so there must be hiking tracks in that area somewhere. The Daintree van park owners would probably have some info.

Also a great trip by 4WD up the coastal CREB/Bloomfield tracks and come out at Cooktown. We did this as a day trip (left our van at Daintree) and came back home down the inland road through Lakeland, Laura, Mt Carbine, Mt Molloy, Mossman...back to Daintree. I recall about 450km round trip..but very enjoyable.


Cheers

If you are planning on heading up as far as Cooktown, then a tour with Willie Gordon of Guurrbi Tours is very worthwhile. It was one of, if not 'the best' tour I've ever been on. He's an Aboriginal elder and extremely knowledgeable. It was such a fantastic experience, that when the four hours were over, we could happily have spent another four or more with him. Even the kids loved him and the tour and can't wait to go back one day to see him. It was a highlight of our Cape York trip.
Guurrbi Tours:http://www.guurrbitours.com/

If you're after something a bit different, the Walker brothers also run a great tour down in the Daintree. Among other things, they teach you how to make a spear and hunt for crabs. I haven't personally been on this one, though it is top of my list if we return up that way again.
Kuku Yalanji Cultural Habitat Tours:http://www.bamaway.com.au/KukuYalanji.aspx

Cheers
Karen