Wednesday, 4 March 2026

The Oldest Rainforest in the World

Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia is a long way from home, 3,578 km (2,223 miles) as the crow flies.  Cape Tribulation is a renowned, biologically diverse headland in Queensland's Daintree National Park where the world's oldest rainforest meets the Great Barrier Reef. The Daintree was named by Captain James Cook on June 10, 1770, after his ship Endeavour struck a reef nearby.  The population of this area 123 people.  
The Daintree is of course tropical so has a dry and wet season.


We have been up this way a few times and these are the signs that greet you.  The road is gravel and some of the creeks do not have bridges so you have to drive through them which we did for couple of them.  We didn't go too far before we turned around and headed back to Cairns, Queensland, Australia.


The Chemist place is before you see a fair way from the signs.





You can see from the map where the State of Tasmania is to Cape Tribulation in Queensland, Australia.

3 comments:

  1. Great post, Margaret. Information I didn't know about Queensland's Daintree National Park. That's a special corner of the world. It's worth a visit.

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  2. What beautiful photos, Margaret!
    This is a truly beautiful park with wild nature, something you rarely find anywhere else.
    I wish you a wonderful Wednesday.
    All the best, Irma

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