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By: Darren Williams

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You can say that it was the four wheel drive carry all that rocked down the rotted jungle track emerging into the bright coastal sunlight as it burst out of the cool and dark forest. After leaving the Daintree rain forest which was one of the great natural wonders of the world we faced another one just 10 miles offshore in the Great Barrier Reef. When there are two wonders side by side then you are probably in one of the least developed regions along's tropical northeast coast, northern Queensland.

Inland is where you will find one of the oldest rain forests in the world. What the reef does is swings closest to land in this part of the northern coast stretching north and south along 1,250 miles of shore. Available in the rainforest and reef is easy visitor access. You can dive to see some of the 1,200 species of tropical reef fish or the 350 types of spectacularly colorful living coral that make up the reef, or opt for less arduous views from underwater observatories or from inside glass sided semi submersible crafts.

For the jumping off point, it was in Cairns which has the charm of a British colonial outpost, a small tropical city of 85,000 serving as the gateway to's Marlin Coast. As it twisted 21 miles up and through rain forests, gorges, and mountains to the village of Kuranda, we rode the 100 year old Cairns Kuranda Railway during our out of town trip. We drove for 90 minutes north along the Marlin Coast and inland toward the rain forest after returning to Cairns.

Contained in the nearby rain forest are 13 of the 19 families of ancient plant life still found on Earth. When it comes to these, some date back to 130 million years. There are old rutted dirt tracks that line the forest, built for logging, and passable via four wheel drive vehicles. Actually, pull offs including one that opens on to an hour's easy stroll along a well marked trail allow you to have a more leisurely look at the rain forest.

One tour service offers environmentally sensitive into the rain forest which comes with a boat ride down the Daintree River and starts from Silky Oaks. When it comes to the old gold rush village of Port Douglas, it is a short drive from Silky Oaks to one of the major gateways to the Great Barrier Reef. Several charter boats were fitted for scuba divers, skimmers were provided with sailboats, and ferrying groups of people to permanent platforms atop the reef was a fleet of twin hulled jet catamarans.

An option to take so as not to get wet while taking a look at the beauty of the coral reef and its multicolored fish is to ride one of two glass-sided semi submersibles that offer 30 minute trips alongside the coral. Together with trained marine biologists, snorkeling can be done. One of the private grottoes near the swimming pool was behind a waterfall and in the local hotel where we stayed in was an open air coffee shop frequented by the locals. And then outside downtown Port Douglas is the famous Four Mile Beach where curving along the ocean are beautiful stretches of palm fringed white sand.

With regard to a jump off point away from sea, this is what Port Douglas is and it provides a different view of the northern Queensland environment. It was in the last century when a tableland high above the coast became a prime cattle raising area and today there are still some of the original homesteads on the old cattle ranches in existence. One such property is Wetherby, site of a 1870s homestead and still a working cattle station. By opening it to tourists, the family proprietors were able to provide them with a view of.

Every trip calls for travel insurance. This is if you want a relaxed trip.

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