Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Mojo's
( 07-4098 1202;
www.mojosbarandgrill.com.au
; 41 Front St; mains $18-45; 11.30am-2pm Mon-Fri, 6pm-late
Mon-Sat; )
Mojo's has a menu that's more Montmartre than Mossman - elegant fare in-
cludes fried brie with truffle-honey walnuts and pork-belly spring rolls.
MODERN AUSTRALIAN
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Information
NPRSR
( 13 74 68;
www.nprsr.qld.gov.au
)
has information on the Daintree National Park up to
and beyond Cape Tribulation.
Getting There & Away
BTS
( 07-4099 5665;
www.portdouglasbus.com
; 49 Macrossan St, Port Douglas)
has return shuttles from
Port Douglas to Mossman Gorge (adult/child return $26/16, 8.30am and 11.30am).
WORTH A TRIP
DAINTREE VILLAGE
You may be racing to the beaches of Cape Trib, but for lovers of local wildlife, it's worth taking the 20km detour
to tiny Daintree village (population 146).
Croc-spotting and birdwatching cruises on the Daintree River are the village's main attraction. Numerous oper-
ators run trips - try
Crocodile Express
( 07-4098 6120;
www.crocodileexpress.com
; 1hr cruises adult/child
$25/13; daily from 8.30am), or
Daintree River Wild Watch
( 07-4098 7068;
www.daintreeriverwildwatch.com.au
;
2hr cruises adult/child $55/35), which has informative sunrise bird-watch-
ing cruises and sunset photography nature cruises. Those short on time can take a one-hour cruise on a covered
boat with
Bruce Belcher's Daintree
(
07-4098 7717;
www.daintreerivercruises.com
; 1hr cruises adult/child
$27/12).
The 15 boutique 'banyans' (treehouses) of
Daintree Eco Lodge & Spa
(
07-4098 6100;
www.daintree-
ecolodge.com.au
;
20 Daintree Rd; banyans from $215-598; ) sit high in the rainforest a few
kilometres south of the village. Nonguests are welcome at its superb
Julaymba Restaurant
(mains $26.50-40;
breakfast, lunch & dinner), where the menu makes tasty use of local produce, including bush tucker ingredi-
ents.
Daintree Riverview
( 0409 627 434;
www.daintreeriverview.com
; 2 Stewart St; unpowered/powered sites
per person $10/15, cabins $99-130) is a less pricey option, with waterside camping, good-value cabins and a
lovely deck overlooking the river.
Tick off another of Australia's 'Big Things' - and try a Barra Burger - at the
Big Barra
(
07-4098 6186; 12
Stewart St; mains $18, burgers from $7;
9am-5pm). Their homemade ice cream ($5.50) comes in exotic local
flavours including soursop and black sapote.
No fuel is available in Daintree village.
