From the turquoise brilliance of the ultimate coral reef to the marvelous greens of the oldest tropical rainforest on earth, Queensland has it all. The 'Wet Tropics World Heritage Area' covers the fabled and otherworldly Daintree National Park and River, Cape Tribulation National Park and Mossman Gorge, which, at a majestic age of some 100 million years, make even the Amazon Rainforest look new.

Misty jungle clad mountains, dense tropical rainforest and magnificent waterfalls provide the habitat for the highest diversity of endemic species anywhere in the world.
 
One fifth of Australian bird species, a quarter of Australian reptiles and two fifth of Australian plants call this evergreen wilderness home, including the taipan snake, which is 300 times more toxic than a cobra, and saltwater crocs up to 6m long. You can spot rare parrots and thousands of fruit bats hanging in the riverside trees while making your way past huge shady trees, vines and ferns and breathing in the fragrance of the rain and river.

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