Pick up your THRIFTY MEDIUM SEDAN car rental either at the Cairns Airport depot or Cairns City depot.
Commence your drive north along the Captain Cook Highway to Port Douglas where your accommodation is located at the RYDGES REEF RESORT. This drive is approximately 60kms.

PORT DOUGLAS, once a fishing village, is now one of the leading tourist towns in Far North Queensland due mainly to its proximity to the wonders of the reef and the rainforest and its superb year-round climate. All the natural beauty is supported by numerous restaurants, delightful shops, luxury hotels and resorts and historic Queenslander buildings. Port Douglas is a great base for exploring the region. You can take day tours to the reef, join a 4WD safari or ride the Bally Hooley sugar train. What should not be missed is a visit to the award-winning Rainforest Habitat which gives a taste of life within the rainforest environment.

Enjoy a full day at leisure to explore Port Douglas. Your resort can arrange a Great Barrier Reef cruise or you can spend the day relaxing by your pool or at the beach.

Today continue heading north along the Captain Cook Highway, you will pass through the town of Mossman and following the signs to Cape Tribulation you will reach the departure point for the ferry that will take you across the Daintree River (Ferry fare is not included in the cost). Traveling approximately 30 kilometers after the ferry crossing you will pass through the small township of Cow Bay before reaching the turnoff to your hotel which is a left turn onto Turpentine Road . This is where your overnight accommodation is located at the DAINTREE HERITAGE LODGE. This drive is approximately 50kms.

DAINTREE is nestled in the heart of the Daintree River catchment basin, entirely surrounded by the rainforest-clad McDowall Ranges . The area has an abundance of native plant-life, birds, exotic tropical butterflies and Australia 's pre-historic reptile, the estuarine crocodile that can be seen lurking in the mangrove-lined creeks and tributaries of the Daintree River . Several cruises operate on the Daintree River offering passengers a leisurely tour to observe the beauty of the river and rainforest, and enjoy morning or afternoon tea. The township has art and craft centers, a butterfly farm, coffee plantation, timber museum and gallery and several eating houses.