Road Tripping Tropical North Queensland & Seeing the Great Barrier Reef | Australia East Coast

Australia East Coast Road Trip - Episode 6
We're 6 weeks into our Australia East Coast road trip and have just arrived in Mission Beach, the gateway to Tropical North Queensland. In the final episode of this series, we travel north from Mission Beach to Cape Tribulation, before returning to Cairns to drop off our camper van.
We go in search of wild cassowaries in Mission Beach, visit Millaa Millaa Falls in the Atherton Tablelands, explore the oldest rainforest in the world (Daintree Rainforest), discover two picturesque swimming spots in Cairns (Fairy Falls & Crystal Cascades), and tick off one of my top bucket list items: snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef. Thank you so much for watching :)
00:00 - Coming up
00:24 - Intro
00:50 - Mission Beach
01:44 - Searching for cassowaries
03:30 - Lacey Creek swimming hole
05:31 - Bicton Hill hike
06:49 - Banana stand
07:26 - Millaa Millaa Falls, Atherton Tablelands
10:36 - Crocodile cruise on Daintree River
11:46 - Daintree river crossing
12:17 - Daintree Rainforest
13:09 - Arriving in Cape Tribulation
13:41 - Rainforest night walk
15:52 - Cape Tribulation beach
17:13 - Mossman Gorge
18:46 - Snorkelling the Great Barrier Reef
20:22 - Cairns Aquarium
21:09 - Fairy Falls
21:56 - Crystal Cascades
22:16 - Goodbye!
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[@tacoventure]

Cool video ! I enjoy the journey !

[@wellnessfinders]

Loved this video James! So glad we bumped into you both at Mission Beach. We’re missing our pommy mates ☕️🦘

[@louisaklimentos7583]

Lovely video and please do the West Coast of Australia . They say the west is the best .By the way , your under water filming is amazing !

[@JamesBTravel]

Thanks Louisa, really appreciate your lovely comments. We'd love to visit WA next time we're in Australia, there's so many places we want to see!

[@tacoventure]

West Coast is wonderful indeed.

[@LeeJohnston-ul3zw]

Hi James - now that it's been a few months since your trip, on reflection which trip out to the Great Barrier Reef do you remember more deeply? Ocean Safari from the Daintree or the full day trip from Cairns? I've done the full day ones 3 times but I'm taking my extended family who are from the UK and they will only be able to afford either the Ocean Safari or the full day from Cairns. The Ocean Safari one looks really special but I haven't experienced it first hand so it's hard to choose for other people!

[@JamesBTravel]

Hi Lee, it’s the Ocean Safari from Daintree I remember most fondly, 100%. The reef is much closer to the surface (only about a meter), so you can get much closer to it without having to swim down. It also gets a lot more sunlight, so you can see all the colours more clearly. Plus, it’s only 20 mins from the shore (compared to hours from Cairns). If I could only do one again, I’d definitely go from Daintree. Hope you and the family enjoy!