 
Cairns to Cape Tribulation self drive
DAY 01: Drive Cairns to Kuranda (265km)
Take delivery of your self drive car. Depart from Cairns via the Bruce Highway to Innisfail from where you head inland to the Atherton Tableland. Wander through the towns of Millaa Millaa, Malanda and Yungaburra. Visit the 800 year old Curtain Fig Tree and take a cruise on the crater lakes of Lake Barrine and Lake Eacham.
Drive on the Water Circuit out of Millaa Millaa, en route visiting Zillie and Elinjaa Falls.
In Mareeba, stop for coffee tasting at The Coffee Works or Tichum Creek Coffee Farm. Make a visit to the rock art sites at Chillagoe in Mungana Caves National Park. At the Kennedy Highway turn right onto the Gillies Highway to reach Kuranda.Overnight: Kuranda Rainforest Resort.
DAY 02: Drive Kuranda to Mossman )120km)
Explore Kuranda Village, the market and Barron Falls National Park before returning back along the Gillies Highway to Mareeba. Drive to Mossman.
Overnight: Silky Oaks Lodge
DAY 03: Drive Mossman to Cape Tribulation (70km)
A short drive today up the Daintree Road. Stop at Daintree Village for a croc spotting cruise or catch a performance at the Karnak Playhouse and Rainforest Sanctuary. Cross the Daintree River by the chain ferry. Visit the beaches of Cape Kimberley, Cow Bay, Thornton and Noah en route to the quiet paradise of Cape Tribulation. Visit Bat House, home to fruit bat orphans, or wander through the mangroves and rainforest on the Dubuji Boardwalk.
Overnight: Ferntree Rainforest Resort.
DAY 04: Drive Cape Tribulation to Port Douglas (90km)
A morning of further rainforest experience before heading back to the ferry across the Daintree River. Proceed down the Daintree Road through Mossman to arrive in Port Douglas in the afternoon. Overnight: Treetops .
DAY 05: Drive Port Douglas to Cairns (70km)
Breakfast with the Birds in the natural setting of the Rainforest Habitat Wildlife Sanctuary and explore Port Douglas before heading down the Captain Cook Coastal Highway to Cairns and the Northern Beaches.
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