Daintree Discovery Centre
Address: Tulip Oak Road Cow Bay Daintree Queensland 4873
Phone: 07 4098 9171
Email: centre@daintree-rec.com.au
Website: www.daintree-rec.com.au
A multi-award winner, the Discovery Centre is nestled in the heart of the rainforest, 10 kilometres north of the Daintree River. The Centre is a ‘must see’ for anyone visiting the area and where you can experience the rainforest at every level - from the forest floor to the upper most reaches of the canopy. From the top of the 23 metre high Canopy Tower you can check out spectacular orchids and if you’re lucky you might just spot a python curled up in a giant basket fern. The spectacular Aerial Walkway provides unprecedented access to the mid level rainforest. You may see a Cassowary with a clutch of chicks wandering along the creek below. The Display Centre has a DVD theatre with films on conservation, cassowaries, crocodiles and more. Interactive computer kiosks have animated DVD’s – a great hit with the kids and the creek ecology display has fish, frogs and turtles and a reptile display. Self guided audio tours feature interesting information of how the traditional local Aboriginal people made good use of the natural features of the rainforest.
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Children Catered For?
Yes. Children are welcome.
Disabled Access:
Yes. There is access for guests with a disability. There is wheel chair access from the reception area, across the Aerial Walkway to the Interpretive Display Centre and the base of the Canopy Tower. Special drop off area in car park for guests with a disability.
Pets Allowed:
No.
Award
2007
Finalist Qantas Australian Tourism Awards - Ecotourism.
2007Winner Douglas Shire Council Sustainable Communities Award - Places of Visitation.
2007Winner Tropical North Queensland Tourism Awards 2004-2007.
2007Winner Queensland Tourism Awards 'The Steve Irwin Ecotourism Award'.
2006Finalist Queensland Tourism Awards - Ecotourism 2004-2006.
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