Mossman Gorge

Cape Tribulation Day Tour

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September 19th 2007
We departed Cairns by 7:30 am heading north on the scenic coastal road. The Captain Cook Highway snakes along the shoreline past secluded beaches and rainforest-clad mountains with views out over the Coral Sea to the Great Barrier Reef. Our first stop of the day was Mossman Gorge. The clear mountain river cuts through thick rainforest and tumbles over boulders on its journey to the sea. Our ... read more

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more