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  Daintree Rainforest, Cairns, Australia - Daintree Rain Forest Far North Queensland
The Daintree Rainforest is a unique area, precariously balanced between the advances of development and the warnings of environmentalists.
The Daintree region supports species of plants and animals that have existed for millions of years and are integral to the ecosystem not just of the Daintree Rainforest, but of other areas around the world too.
The Daintree rainforests is home to one of the highest populations of primitive flowering plants in the world.
www.cairnsattractions.com /a_daintree-rainforest.html   (906 words)

  
  Daintree Rainforest - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Part of the forest is protected by the Daintree National Park and drained by the Daintree River.
The Daintree Rainforest lies on the coast, north of Cairns in tropical far north of Australia.
The Daintree Rainforest is a unique area, precariously balanced between the advances of development and the environmentalists wanting to preserve the forests exceptional qualities.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Daintree_Rainforest   (306 words)

  
 Daintree National Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Daintree is a national park in Far North Queensland (Australia), 1502 km northwest of Brisbane and 100 km northwest of Cairns.
The Greater Daintree Rainforest has existed continuously for more than 110 million years, making it possibly the oldest existing rainforest.
A typical rainforest scene in Daintree NP This Queensland protected areas related article is a stub.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Daintree_National_Park   (192 words)

  
 Daintree Info.com Region Guide - Daintree Rainforest
The northern section is often referred to as the “The Daintree” or the “Daintree Coast” and covers the coastal lowland area between the Daintree and Bloomfield Rivers and this is where “the rainforest meets the reef”.
The southern Daintree region stretches from the rainforest walks of Mossman Gorge on the Mossman River northwards to the Daintree River and includes rainforested coastal ranges, pristine beaches, tropical farmlands, a wildlife sanctuary, horse-rides, tropical gardens and tiny, historic Daintree Village which is still home to descendants of some of the original pioneering families.
Daintree Village, which gave it’s name to the region, is perched on a bend of the Daintree River, just further on from the turn off to the Daintree Ferry.
www.daintreeinfo.com /region_guide/index.php?RegionInfoID=43&RegionSubjectID=49   (501 words)

  
 Daintree Australia | Daintree Rainforest | Cape Tribulation | Region Information
The Daintree Rainforest offers a velvety green mantle of the forest slopes that plunge to the aqua waters of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.
The quaint Daintree Village, just a 45 minute drive from Port Douglas, is the perfect base from which to explore the rainforest region.
The Daintree rainforest actually contain several of the first flowering plants (called angiosperms), which were the origins of all plant life.
www.nimrod-apartments.com.au /Daintree_Rainforest_Australia.htm   (250 words)

  
 Daintree Township and River
Visit the Daintree rainforest and discovery for yourself, where the reef meets the rainforest - it is paradise on earth.
Port Douglas Daintree is one of the best places in the world to view native animals in the wild, particularly in the Daintree rainforest and along the Daintree River - a naturalists paradise.
The Daintree River Ferry Crossing (50km by road north of Port Douglas), takes you from the south bank to the north bank of the Daintree River on a vehicle carrying cable ferry.
www.port-douglas-daintree.com /daintree.htm   (817 words)

  
 Daintree accommodation and Cape Tribulation Accommodation rainforest resort - Daintree Cape Tribulation Heritage Lodge ...
Daintree accommodation and Cape Tribulation Accommodation rainforest resort - Daintree Cape Tribulation Heritage Lodge & Spa - tropical Queensland
Daintree Accommodation - Daintree Cape Tribulation Heritage Lodge and Spa,
Daintree rainforest accommodation offers a unique bed and breakfast hotel experience.
www.heritagelodge.net.au   (620 words)

  
 Australian Rainforest, The Daintree Rainforest, Rainforest in Australia
The Daintree Rainforest is located north of the city of Cairns, Australia, in Queensland.
Daintree is the most diverse Australian rainforest, as well as the most diverse in the world.
The Daintree Rainforest is a balanced environment, and the least amount of human impact will keep the forest open for years to come.
www.destination360.com /australia-south-pacific/australia/daintree-rainforest.php   (614 words)

  
 Tony's Tropical Tours - Port Douglas
The Daintree Rainforest is home to one of the highest populations of primitive flowering plants in the world.
The Daintree River is known as a naturalists paradise, it is home to a diverse ecosystem, boasting a vast array of animal and plant life, including ferns, orchids, epiphytes, as well as butterflies, fish, diverse bird life and the elusive 'Estuarine' Saltwater Crocodile, as well as breathtaking scenery.
The Daintree Rainforest also boasts an enormous range of wildlife including the tree kangaroo, musky rat kangaroo, cassowaries, boyd's forest dragons, lizards, frogs, butterflies, bats, brush turkeys, scrub fowls and over 430 other species of birds which include 13 species not found anywhere else in the world.
www.daintree-rainforest-tours.com   (579 words)

  
 Australian Rainforest Foundation - Daintree
The Daintree coast is home to an estimated 34 species of bats.
The big flying foxes and the smaller tube-nosed and blossom bats pollinate the flowers and disperse the fruit of a wide range of rainforest trees and plants, and are essential for the forest to survive as we know it.
The rainforest dwellers are very specialised, each using different parts of the forest to avoid competition.
www.arf.net.au /daintree_info.html   (520 words)

  
 Daintree Australia - Daintree Rainforest Information
The Daintree Rainforest situated north of Cairns in tropical North Queensland is one of the world’s oldest and most beautiful rainforests.
The future of the Daintree is dependent on a symbiotic relationship between environmentalists, the eco-tourism industry and the Federal Government in order to maintain and protect the importance and beauty of one of the true last wildernesses….
The wildlife of the Daintree is magnificent and second to none.
www.daintreesecrets.com.au /rainforest2.htm   (669 words)

  
 Daintree Accommodation - Daintree Secrets luxury accommodation in the Daintree Australia
Daintree Accommodation Halwyn a beautiful house set amidst the glorious Daintree Rainforest.
The exclusive Cape Tribulation/Daintree Accommodation is a split level pole home which is set amongst three acres of luxurious Tropical North Queensland Rainforest and is unique by featuring its own private waterfall, creek and swimming hole.
Daintree Secrets is surrounded by the Daintree National Park and is the perfect location to experience the un-spoilt beauty of the 135 million year old rainforest (the most ancient and primitive in the world) including its amazing Daintree Rainforest Animals (including the Cassowary).
www.daintreesecrets.com.au   (202 words)

  
 Cape Tribulation Accommodation | Daintree Drifters Tropical Cabins.
Daintree Drifters Tropical Cabins near Cape Tribulation, offers bed and breakfast accommodation in the Daintree rainforest with a difference.
Unlike other bed and breakfast accommodation, Daintree Drifters has a central building with large kitchen and lounge, while accommodation is provided in separate private holiday cabins, set amongst beautiful coconut palms and lush tropical gardens, with the World Heritage rainforest of the Daintree National Park and the Great Barrier Reef at your doorstep.
Daintree Drifters is ideally located 19 kilometres north of the Daintree River and 17 kilometres south of Cape Tribulation.
www.daintreedrifters.com.au /index.html   (818 words)

  
 Daintree Rainforest Discovery Centre - About The Daintree, Australia - Flora & Fauna
The region referred to as 'The Daintree Rainforest' encompasses an area of approximately 1,200 square kilometres, from the Daintree River north to Cooktown and west to the Great Divide, representing the single largest block of tropical rainforest in Australia.
In the Daintree region, however the climate and topography were ideal, so the area became a last remaining refuge for rainforest.
There have been 13 different rainforest types identified, from the tall forests of the coastal plains featuring massive curling liana growth and exotic buttress roots through the middle altitude forests with small leaves and their own characteristic species to the montane forests and areas of heath-like growth that adorn the mountain tops.
www.daintree-rec.com.au /daintree.html   (768 words)

  
 Daintree - Cairns Connect
The Daintree rainforest is considered to be one of the most ancient rainforests in the world.
The Daintree Village was originally established as a logging town for timber workers seeking the valuable rainforest timbers, in particular, Red Cedar.
The second part of the Daintree is the river crossing which takes you to Cape Tribulation and on to Cooktown.
www.cairnsconnect.com /region/daintree.asp   (625 words)

  
 Rainforest
Many of the plants from the rainforest are used for medicines by both people in the forest and hospitals throughout the world.
In fact, rainforests are disappearing at frightening speed: 150 acres per minute or 75 million acres per year.
The Rainforest of the Daintree is a living museum, our closest link to what Australia was like 15 million years ago when rainforest covered the whole continent.
www.famie.com /australia/rainforest.htm   (411 words)

  
 TROPICAL NORTH QUEENSLAND RAINFOREST!
Kuranda is a quaint mountain village surrounded by rainforest, and flanked by the mighty Barron River.
The region is varied in topography, from patches of lush rainforest and cascading waterfalls to woodland and rolling plains.
Although nowadays the Wet Tropics Rainforest only covers less than 1% of Australia, they are home to an incredible diversity of flora and fauna and present a living evidence of the ecological and evolutionary processes that have shaped Australia's ecological history for over 415 million years.
www.cairnsunlimited.com /rainforest.htm   (869 words)

  
 Daintree Rainforest - Cairns, Tropical Far North Queensland, Australia - Daintree Rainforest
The Daintree Rainforest north of Cairns in Tropical Far North Queensland Australia is one of the most diverse and beautiful examples of Mother Nature in the world.
It is home to the largest range of plants and animals on earth, and all are found within the largest chunk of rainforest in Australia - an area spanning approximately 1200 square kilometres.
The Daintree Rainforest is over one hundred and thirty-five million years old – the oldest in the world.
www.daintreerainforest.com   (452 words)

  
 Daintree Tours - Port Douglas Guided day tours in the Daintree Rainforest, Cape Tribulation, Queensland Australia
The Daintree rainforest, is superb natural beauty of crystal-clear rainforest streams, bio-diversity and palm galleries.
A wildlife cruise on the mangrove lined Daintree River will be followed by a Barramundi lunch with tropical fruit tasting, and then back to Port Douglas to walk with the birds, koalas and kangaroos in the award winning Rainforest Habitat.
Daintree is located approximately 80km north of cairns and is said to be one of the oldest rainforests in the world.
www.treknorth.com.au /daintree-tour.htm   (588 words)

  
 Daintree Rainforest - Daintree Australia Holiday - Rainforest Adventures
Rainforest in Far North Queensland is home to the most diverse range of plants and animals on earth, and all are found within an area that spans approximately 1200 square kilometres: The Daintree Rainforest.
The Daintree Rainforest contains the highest number of plant and animal species that are rare, or threatened with extinction, anywhere in the world.
The rainforest is a unique area, precariously balanced between the advances of development and the warnings of environmentalists.
www.marlingateway.com.au /Daintree_Rainforest_holiday.htm   (413 words)

  
 Daintree - Queensland - Australia - Travel - theage.com.au
Daintree's great success lies in the fact that it has managed to establish a tourist industry which has not overwhelmed or cheapened the town.
There are a number of cruises down the Daintree which allow visitors an opportunity to see some crocodiles and to inspect the mangroves and rainforest at the edge of the river.
Across the Daintree River (take the turnoff to the ferry south of the town) is the Daintree Rainforest Environmental Centre where a clever combination of displays, audio-visual presentation and a short walk along a boardwalk provide a good introduction for visitors.
www.theage.com.au /news/Queensland/Daintree/2005/02/17/1108500203273.html?oneclick=true   (499 words)

  
 Daintree Rainforest, Queensland, Australia - UVB and light recordings
Daintree National Park, north of the Daintree River 110km north of Cairns, is a stretch of ancient tropical lowland rainforest.
The rainforest hardwoods and fan palms cover the slopes of the mountains to the sea and to the riverbanks, which are lined with mangroves.
Below are some more photographs of the rainforest and of some of the meter readings taken on a walk through the rainforest at about half past eight in the morning on that day.
www.reptileuvinfo.com /html/uv-light-in-daintree-rainforest-northern-queensland.htm   (704 words)

  
 Rainforest Rescue - Help us Save the Daintree
Of the 19 most primitive plant families world wide, 12 are found in the Daintree, a similar number of primitive families to that found in all the rainforest of South America.
The Daintree Rainforests are the last extensive areas of lowland rainforest still connected and linked as a continuum with the main upland rainforest massif to the west.
The Daintree Rainforests are critical habitat for the endangered Cassowary.
www.rainforestrescue.org.au /daintreebuyback.html   (705 words)

  
 Daintree Location Features | Daintree Views Rainforest Retreat.
Daintree Views is 1 and a half hours drive North from Cairns International Airport, taking a spectacular scenic coastal drive to the Douglas Shire.
This historic little township is a must see, located on the southern bank of the majestic Daintree River and the perfect setting for relaxing bit to eat and a cool refreshing drink.
The Daintree River Ferry is the gateway to the magical Daintree Coast.
www.daintreeviews.com /location_and_features.htm   (390 words)

  
 Daintree Rainforest And Daintree World Heritage Area North Queensland
The Daintree Rainforest in Tropical Far North Queensland is home to the largest range of plant and animal species that are rare, or threatened anywhere in the world.
The Daintree Rainforest is also internationally recognised as being very significant in one particularly important stage of the earth’s evolutionary history, namely the origin, evolution and dispersal of flowering plants.
When you journey into the Daintree rainforest with Tranquility Tours, you can be assured that your visit is managed in such a way as to ensure you will get the most from your rainforest experience, while keeping your disturbance on this fragile eco-system to nearly zero.
www.tranquilitytours.com.au /daintree.html   (495 words)

  
 daintree.org
The Daintree Rainforest is a tropical rainforest near Daintree, Queensland, on the coast, north of Cairns in tropical far north of Australia.
Named for Richard Daintree, part of the forest is protected by the Daintree National Park and drained by the Daintree River.
The Daintree Rainforest was added to the World Heritage List in 1988 in recognition of its universal natural values.
www.daintree.org   (139 words)

  
 Daintree NP   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Cruises are available up the Daintree River and are a great way to spot many birds and animals, and even crocodiles.
This is believed to be the oldest virgin rainforest in the world, originating 50 to 100 million years ago, when the whole of Australia was similarly covered.
The park was created in order to protect the rainforest from the threat of damage by tin mining, logging, or major road building, each of which was proposed during the 1980s.
www.pacificislandtravel.com /australia/queensland/daintree.asp   (587 words)

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