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Address |
20 Daintree Rd |
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Location |
4km/2 1/2 miles south of Daintree village, Nearby Places |
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Transportation |
Once-a-day scheduled minibus service to or from Mossman A$25 (US$20/UK£10), to or from Port Douglas hotels A$60 (US$48/UK£24), to or from Cairns hotels or Cairns airport A$80 (US$64/UK£32) per person, one-way. On-call transfers A$160 (US$128/UK£64) per car from Port Douglas, A$210 (US$168/UK£84) per car (maximum 2 passengers) from Cairns, one-way. Take Captain Cook Hwy. north to Mossman, where it becomes the Mossman-Daintree Rd.; follow to lodge. The road is paved all the way |
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Phone |
1800/808 010 in Australia, 07/4098 6100 |
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Fax |
07/4098 6200 |
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Web site |
www.daintree-ecolodge.com.au |
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Room Information |
15 units, 10 with shower only |
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Prices |
A$530-A$580 (US$424-US$464/UK£212-UK£232) double. Extra person A$55 (US$44/UK£22). Rates include full breakfast. Ask about packages |
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Credit Cards |
AE, DC, MC, V |
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In Room Amenities |
A/C, TV, minibar, coffeemaker, hair dryer |
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Kids |
No children under 7 |
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Frommer's Review
Check in and head straight for the Daintree Spa. Here you can relax and soak up all kinds of pampering treatments, including the 2-hour, A$280 (US$224/UK£112) Walbul-Walbul body treatment, in which you are wrapped in mud as you recline on a magnificent carved timber "wet bed," and the Yiri Jalaymba rain therapy treatment. It's bliss.
A multiple award winner for "green tourism," this lodge in the primeval forest books only a small number of guests. Don't think "eco" means sacrificing creature comforts: The large rooms boast marble floors, timber and bamboo furniture, and tiled bathrooms with robes. Five have Jacuzzis on their screened balconies.
You can join a yoga or Ki (based on Japanese aikido) session, laze by the small solar-heated pool, walk rainforest trails, join members of the local Aboriginal Kuku tribe on a bush tucker and native medicine stroll, or take a four-wheel-drive day trip to modern-day Aboriginal communities. The Julaymba Restaurant overlooks a lily pond and serves food with a gourmet bush-tucker slant. The lodge is 98km (61 miles) north of Cairns and 40km (25 miles) north of Port Douglas.
Facilities:
Restaurant; pool; spa; tour desk; laundry service
Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without
notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before
planning your trip.
