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Day 13 Guided Rain Forest Walk • provide and they’ll point out the diversity
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After breakfast at our lodge, we begin us to enjoy up-close views of the forest’s
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of varied activities. the animals that call the Daintree Rainforest
home, including Rufous owls, spotted cuscus,
We tend to think of the Amazon as the and sugar gliders. As our indigenous guide
granddaddy of all rain forests. But at a mere takes us through the rainforest, we’ll witness
ten million years old, the Amazon is really a a soap- and paint-making demonstration
grandchild to the Daintree Rainforest. This LYO Pc[WZ]P L ^LN]PO NP]PXZYd ^T_P MPQZ]P
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forests are much as they were 100 million delve further into the rainforest when we set
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plants bloomed while dinosaurs were still estuarine crocodiles.
alive. Daintree is like a botanical Jurassic
Park, hosting plant species so primitive Tonight, we’ll enjoy dinner at the hotel.
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ancestors. And while these forests were the
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plants, many species here appear no Day 14 Fly to Sydney
place else.
We rise early for breakfast before we make our
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The lush, dense landscape is but one
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component of the Wet Tropics World Heritage
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area of Australia. This region comprises just
same distance between Boston, Massachusetts
one-thousandth of the continent’s land, yet
and Miami, Florida. As we pass over the city,
hosts an impressive range of Australia’s native
make sure to glance out the window to see
species. A full 40 percent of its plant species
the Opera House, the Sydney Harbour Bridge,
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and other famous sites from above. During
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marsupials and frogs.
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boat today. We’ll begin by participating in during a cruise.
a traditional smoking ceremony, thought
We arrive in Sydney in the late afternoon
to wash the body and mind of any negative
and transfer to our hotel, where we will
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enjoy an orientation walk. Dinner is on your
Mossman Gorge and get an intimate glimpse
own tonight.
of the local Kuku Yalanji culture during a
walking tour. An indigenous guide who has Breakfast
ancestral connections to the area will be lead
us through this area today. They’ll provide
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