daintree siesta
Activities & Tours
Slow down, walk and listen in the natural environment of the Daintree.
Explore the Daintree Rainforest
Some of the adventures you can experience during your stay include:
- Strolling on the Daintree Siesta on-site rainforest tracks
- Joining a Rainforest Connections Walk for a slow guided rainforest immersion
- Walking on a number of National Park boardwalks of around one hour duration
- Learning about the amazing Rainforest at the Daintree Discovery Centre
- Connecting with the traditional custodians to see and hear about their knowledge - ask us about tour options
- Eating local tropical ice cream flavours at our two local ice creameries
- Snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef - only 30 minutes boat ride from Cape Tribulation in small groups
- Walking on tropical beaches – just not near the water!
- Swimming at a local swimming hole – ask us about the croc free ones
- Spotting wildlife in the rainforest as you stroll or relax - cassowaries, spectacled flying foxes, musky rat kangaroos, Wompoo pigeons, Ulysses Butterflies and green tree frogs and many more – have been seen on the rainforest tracks and surrounds at Daintree Siesta
- Small boat cruising in the river & mangrove environment with the chance of seeing a crocodile in the wild
- Identifying an amazing range of ancient plants and fungi on your wanders
- Experiencing the myriad of seasons in the rainforest – come back again visit at a different time to see and hear amazing things
- Taking a self-guided on-site night time walk – with a good torch – and see what you can spot
- Soaring through the trees on a zipline
- Horse riding in the rainforest
- Tasting tropical fruits you may have never seen before
- Connecting and creating memories in nature
- Exploring the rainforest at night by booking a local guided night walk
- Contributing to citizen science by observing and uploading to Frog ID, iNatuarlist and BirdLife apps
- Participating in local conservation activities such as beach clean ups and tree plantings
