Our Half Day Walk includes an opportunity for a swim so remember your swimming costume!
If you go for a swim on your own please check you are safe from crocodiles and marine stingers.

Day and Night Jungle Walks – The Concept

Mason’s Tours aim to keep your experience in the rainforest as ‘real’ as possible. We do not look at the rainforest from a bus: we go right inside of it.

Except when advertised as a special tour, we do not use hardened facilities such as Boardwalks and concrete paths. We use real jungle trails.

Our concept is to cater to those who want to walk in the forest and learn a little about it as well. We place an emphasis on interpretation and providing accurate information in an entertaining manner. Our guides aim to show you the way, keep you safe and share their knowledge.

The Rainforest Tracks

Our Tracks are located on private land, which adjoins the Daintree National Park and Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. The land is owned by The Mason Family. None of the tracks are open for public access.
An honest description of the trails is unimproved. They perhaps resemble an Aboriginal Road that would have existed here before the arrival of Europeans. We have designed them to be narrow and winding in order to do as little damage to the forest as possible.
Numerous vines cross the path (to cut them would be to kill the whole plant). Fallen logs sometimes have to be climbed over and small creeks crossed.
The ground is uneven due to rocks and tree roots along the way. Basically they are typical jungle trails.
By not allowing public access to this area of private land we are able to ensure that damage to the forest is kept to an absolute minimum.
It also means that in most cases your group will be the only one using that track at that time.
This is most beneficial at night as it reduces noise.

See Real Jungle with a local resident Guide!

The Rainforest at Cape Tribulation is incredibly interesting and beautiful. There are strange, ancient and dangerous plants, as well as rare birds and wildlife. Mason’s Tours have guides who can take you to the best areas on real jungle trails, on private land. We do not use boardwalks or concrete paths, we walk on the forest floor.

Our walking tracks are on our own 170ha property – bounded by the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area and Daintree National Park to the west and the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park to the east. We are in far North Queensland, Australia, about 1.5hrs drive north of Port Douglas and 2.5hrs north of Cairns.

Come and join one of our friendly entertaining local guides for an adventure in the jungle. Our 1/2 Day Walk is an easy paced tour through breathtaking rainforest and your guide is always there to answer your questions. Our guides literally know the forest like the back of their hands!

We also look for wildlife and some days there are good birdwatching opportunities. You may be lucky enough to see a Cassowary – one of the world’s tallest birds at 6ft. It is among the most important of all rainforest birds because only it can transport the seeds of many large fruited rainforest plants.

• Learn about dangerous rainforest plants and animals and how to stay safe
• All guides qualified First Aiders
• Find out about our amazing wildlife
• See huge buttressed trees and Primary Rainforest
• Hear the story of this ancient forest’s ‘discovery’
• See living ‘Red Gold’ (Red Cedar)
• Brilliant photo opportunities
• See how the rainforest recovers from man-made and cyclone damage
• View Myall Creek rushing down through Granite Boulders – and enjoy a swim in its crystal clear waters.
• See real examples as your guide explains some of the rainforests secrets
• Learn about some local issues as they relate to the forest
• And much more!

This tour is a very special opportunity to spend time in the Daintree rainforest with a well informed local resident. We won’t confuse you with scientific jargon, we pride ourselves on explaining things in simple, understandable English. A slow paced walk covering
3 – 5km, a special guide, real jungle tracks and a refreshing swim in Myall Creek – is there a better way to be introduced to the Daintree rainforest at Cape Tribulation?

Cost: Adults $70.00, Children under 14 years $55.00
Cost: Family $220 for 2 Adults and 2 Children under 14 - Save $30.
(Prices, in Australian Dollars, are current to 31 March 2012)
Payment Options: All Cards and EFTPOS.

Departs 0815 (Cape Tribulation accommodation)
Returns 1215 – 1230 (Cape Tribulation accommodation)
Free Pickups are available from all Cape Tribulation Resorts/Hotels/B+Bs between Coconut Beach Rainforest Resort and The Cape Trib Beach House. It is possible to meet the tour at Cape Tribulation by driving from Cow Bay Mossman, Port Douglas and Cairns.

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The Crocodile Spotting Night Walk
The ‘Dark Side’ of the Daintree!

Cape Tribulation has some of the oldest, richest and most diverse rainforest in the world. To see it by day is very special, but nothing can compare with experiencing the Daintree Rainforest at night.

Join one of our experienced guides for an exciting adventure in the jungle. Search for the sometimes elusive wildlife including Boyds Forest Dragons, Water Dragons, Snakes, Bandicoots, Frogs, Native Rodents, Birds and of course Crocodiles!
Our Nightwalk takes about 2.5 hours to complete and is taken on our own private jungle walking trails. These trails are situated on private property at Cape Tribulation, north of Port Douglas and Cairns in Far North Queensland, Australia. The property has a 2km boundary with the Daintree National Park and the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area to the west and a 1km boundary with the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park to the east.

We show you real jungle, not concrete paths or boardwalks. Flashlights, raincoats and repellant are supplied to each walker. Our friendly local guides are qualified in off-road driving and first aid. Each Nightwalk looks at a variety of habitats from creekbanks to mangroves and goes right inside the rainforst. As we pass through different habitats, we hope to encounter different wildlife.

We have the most varied habitats on our tracks of any operator. Only with us can you spot for crocs on foot at night! At least once, we turn all the lights off to really experience the ‘dark side of the Daintree’. Wildlife sightings vary enormously from night to night, but it is rare to see nothing. Common sightings include crocodiles or croc eyes, forest dragons, snakes, birds, frogs, insects and spiders. Sightings can not be guaranteed.

Cost: Adults and Children $49.00. Children under 7 not taken.
Cost: Family $180 for 2 Adults and 2 Children over 7 - Save $16.
(Prices, in Australian Dollars, are current to 31 March 2012)
Payment Options: All Cards and EFTPOS.

Departs 1940 – 2000 (Cape Tribulation accommodation)
Returns 2230 approx (Cape Tribulation accommodation)
Free Pickups are available from all Cape Tribulation Resorts/Hotels/B+Bs
between Coconut Beach Rainforest Resort and The Cape Trib Beach House.
It is possible to meet the tour at Cape Tribulation by driving from Cow Bay Mossman, Port Douglas and Cairns.

Interesting Crocodile facts
Crocodiles use the "death roll" when trying to kill their prey. They repeatedly roll their prey under the water until it is dead or it disintegrates. They like their food semi-rotten and seldom eat freshly killed prey so they jam it under logs on the river bottom until it becomes appetising croc food.
Crocodiles never outgrow the pool in which they live. A baby crocodile kept in an aquarium will stay small.
Crocodiles ancestors date back 230 million years. Human's ancestors date back only 23 million years.
Crocodile nearest living relatives are birds.
Crocodiles sex is determined on how deeply buried in the nest are their eggs, and what the temperature of the nest is.

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The 2 Hour Interpretive Jungle Walk
Ideal for Day Visitors!

The Rainforest at Cape Tribulation is incredibly interesting and beautiful. There are strange, ancient and dangerous plants, as well as rare birds and wildlife. Mason’s Tours have guides who can take you to the best areas on real jungle trails, on private land. We do not use boardwalks or concrete paths, we walk on the forest floor.

Our walking tracks are on our own 170ha property – bounded by the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area and Daintree National Park to the west and the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park to the east. We are in far North Queensland, Australia, about 1.5hrs drive north of Port Douglas and 2.5hrs north of Cairns.

Come and join one of our friendly entertaining local guides for an adventure in the jungle. Our 2hr Day Walk is an easy paced tour through breathtaking rainforest and your guide is always there to answer your questions. Our guides literally know the forest like the back of their hands! We also look for wildlife and some days there are good birdwatching opportunities.

• Learn about dangerous rainforest plants and animals and how to stay safe
• All guides qualified First Aiders
• Find out about our amazing wildlife
• See huge buttressed trees and Primary Rainforest
• Hear the story of this ancient forest’s ‘discovery’
• Brilliant photo opportunities
• See how the rainforest recovers from man-made and cyclone damage
• See real examples as your guide explains some of the forests secrets
• Learn about some local issues as they relate to the forest
• And much more!

This tour is a very special opportunity to spend time in the Daintree rainforst with a well informed local resident. We won’t confuse you with scientific jargon, we pride ourselves on explaining things in simple, understandable English. A slow paced walk covering 2km, a special guide and real jungle tracks – is there a better way to be introduced the Daintree rainforest at Cape Tribulation? This tour is ideal for day visitors from Cairns and Port Douglas.

Cost: Adults $49.00, Children under 14 years $40.00. Child under 4 POA.
Cost: Family $160 for 2 Adults and 2 Children under 14 - Save $18.
(Prices, in Australian Dollars, are current to 31 March 2012)
Payment Options: All Cards and EFTPOS.

Departs 1400 (Cape Tribulation accommodation/shop)
Returns 1600 (Cape Tribulation accommodation/shop)
Free Pickups are available from all Cape Tribulation Resorts/Hotels/B+Bs between Coconut Beach Rainforest Resort and The Cape Trib Beach House. It is possible to meet the tour at Cape Tribulation by driving from Cow Bay Mossman, Port Douglas and Cairns.

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Bird Watching - The following birding information is courtesy of wettropics website - (You will find a direct link on our Links page) - There are at least 137 species of closed forest dependent (rainforest and mangrove) birds in the Wet Tropics 23 bird species are either endemic to the region or are largely confined to the Wet Tropics region 13 species are known to be strictly endemic to the Wet Tropics and 9 of them are from the uplands with the other 4 ranging down to lower altitudes.

Mason’s are proud to have assisted numerous scientific research studies over many years and our founder, the late Paul Mason collected weather data for the Bureau of Meteorology.