Did you know Australia is home to the world’s oldest tropical rainforest!
The Daintree Rainforest, located in Tropical North Queensland about 3 hours north of Cairns, is the oldest tropical rainforest in the world! This relatively small but stunning corner of Australia is estimated to be anywhere from 35 million to 180 million years old, which is at least 10 million years older than the Amazon Rainforest.
The Daintree Rainforest is also special because it’s a World Heritage Site. Located just offshore from the Daintree lies the Great Barrier Reef, which is also a World Heritage Site. So when you visit Cape Tribulation in the heart of the Daintree, you’re visiting the only place in the world where two World Heritage Sites meet!
Irrelevant but cool. I grew up in Cairns and used to stay at a mate’s holiday house in the Daintree. We used to stay up late and spot massive saltie’s eyes with our spotlight.
Did you know Australia is home to the world’s oldest tropical rainforest!
The Daintree Rainforest, located in Tropical North Queensland about 3 hours north of Cairns, is the oldest tropical rainforest in the world! This relatively small but stunning corner of Australia is estimated to be anywhere from 35 million to 180 million years old, which is at least 10 million years older than the Amazon Rainforest.
The Daintree Rainforest is also special because it’s a World Heritage Site. Located just offshore from the Daintree lies the Great Barrier Reef, which is also a World Heritage Site. So when you visit Cape Tribulation in the heart of the Daintree, you’re visiting the only place in the world where two World Heritage Sites meet!
Irrelevant but cool. I grew up in Cairns and used to stay at a mate’s holiday house in the Daintree. We used to stay up late and spot massive saltie’s eyes with our spotlight.
Downvoted but that is fascinating
I don’t see an aussie flag on there mate