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The Daintree
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Look at the glassy conditions.
By starting as early as we do you
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Excellent Photographic opportunities. See some of our passenger's
photos>>> |
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Daintree wildlife DVD gains
international award.
Birds of the Daintree was filmed on this tour and Chris Dahlberg presented and
narrated it. The film's producer explained that the DVD was judged on Human-Wildlife
Interaction.
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Recent traveller's
comments >
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Chris Dahlberg's Daintree River Tours
and cruises are easily the best way to see wildlife on your visit here. It is also a
wonderful way for you to see and hear the rainforest without treading all over
it. In the tropics the dawn envelope does not last a long time and it is crucial
for you to start at first light. Go any later and you will not get the best out of your visit.
See a list of the wildlife that we saw today:
wildlife
checklist >
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Chris helping out the
Queensland Weekender TV crew. |
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The reputation that the Daintree Village now enjoys for wildlife viewing and birdwatching can be largely attributed to this tour. Chris pioneered small group tours with dawn departures and the use of a vessel without a roof back in 1992.
You will see an average of 50 wildlife species on the two hour tour and a list of those
wildlife sightings for your particular tour is uploaded to this web site before lunch the same day. Chris exploits the early
morning ambience and the absence
of other tourists by departing from the Daintree Village jetty at dawn. The
wildlife viewing vessel can access the more interesting parts of the river
system; for instance, under the Barratt Creek bridge,
into the Daintree rainforest , adding to the mystique of this interesting
Daintree River tour.
Daintree is tropical
but still has distinct seasons. Showing wildlife, in the wild, is a big aspect
of our tour and we have wildlife records from 1992 that shows the wildlife by
season. Daintree wildlife
seasonal variations
is worth a look to see what wildlife to expect when you visit.
There is a distinct wet season early in the calendar year and we close from late
January starting again at Easter. |
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Join us for a cruise on the Daintree.
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Real Deal Multimedia's wildlife DVD
Birds of the Daintree is available from the boat at the discounted price of $25.
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Where? Daintree Village jetty
Map>>
When?
6:30am* for 2 hours
How?
Contact
Chris for seats.
Or phone
07 4098 7997.
How much? $55 Adult, $35 Child.
*6:00am departure time from 1 Nov to 31 January.
6:00am from 1 November 2009 to 31
January 2010 except for passengers coming from north of the river. Their trip starts at
6:30 because of the ferry.
FAQ's
(Frequently asked questions)
>>
Seat availability link>>
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If you have seen Daintree on TV in the last decade or so the chances are that there is some footage taken from Chris' boat. If you hear special sound recordings of rare birds or perhaps a dawn chorus it has almost certainly been done with Chris on his boat.
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Photographic credits:
Double-eyed Fig-Parrots; Andrew MacKay
Reflections, centre top, Barratt Creek bridge and
the Black-fronted Dotterel; Hughie Seaborn
Queensland Weekender TV crew; Graham Cockburn |
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Harold & Audrey Crouch
produced their Bird Calls of the Daintree sound recording centred around the Daintree River tour with
Chris. They also used Chris' photo of a jacana for the front cover.
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Daintree
Village jetty.
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A John Young wildlife film done
from Chris Dahlberg's boat. You can buy this from the boat for $25. Sorry, out
of stock. |
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