Solar Whisper Daintree River Crocodile and Wildlife Cruise
Description
1 hour Daintree River wildlife and crocodile cruise on the only solar electric boat on the Daintree river. The boat it is nice and quiet and there are no petrol fumes or exhaust , it is also good for getting close to the wildlife without disturbing it. We aim to treat this fragile ecosystem with respect and have minimal impact, our boat does not create a wake so we do not erode the mangroves. We are the only boat with "Croc Cam"; a digital video with a very good zoom for showing hard to see animals on a big screen. Wildlife includes Salt Water Crocodiles, snakes, frogs, and birds and also interpretation of the mangrove environment. The business is locally family owned and operated and has been going since 2002. We offer a unique eco experience with minimal impact; see, hear and smell nature at its best. We also offer longer two or three hour cruises by bookings only, maximum 10 people great for photography or those that want a longer more personalised tour.
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Itinerary
Cruise the Daintree River (Julaymba) spotting wildlife on a quiet clean solar electric boat "Solar Whisper". Get closer to nature....hear, smell & experience without noise and fumes. Know that you have enjoyed seeing crocodiles & other wildlife without having any impact on it. We have to only solar assisted boat on the Daintree river. We have a 99% success rate* for spotting crocodiles, excellent birding opportunities and other wildlife possibilities such as snakes, frogs, crabs and fish. Your experienced interpretive guide is accustomed to the nuances of the river, rain-forest and mangroves and can spot an incredible variety of wildlife that you would not necessarily see on your own. The boat is fitted with the unique "CROC CAM" to help show well camouflaged crocodiles & wildlife. Due to the unpredictable nature of wildlife if you miss out on seeing a crocodile you can come again for free.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children are allocated a seat and infants sit on laps, please do not book your child in as an infant otherwise boat will be overloaded.
Reviews(1,686)
David is an excellent tour guide; informative and educational with a lovely rich voice. He has an uncanny knack of spotting tiny wildlife and uses a laser pointer so everyone can spot them. Electric boat was calm and quiet, and being smaller got in close to the banks easily. I went to the old Google map location and staff were lovely and kind when I was slightly late. If it rains you will definitely get wet including your pants so bring a change of clothes. Seats face inwards so there’s a bit of twisting to see things behind you. Highly recommend the two hour tour.
We booked this tour direct after coming across their Facebook page. The guide/owner had a fantastic reputation and we wanted to support him as he had lost much business through the cyclone and then a flood as small business matters. So much more than crocodiles ,we witnessed beautiful birdlife ,snakes and more. The owner could spit things from miles away and took his time to let us watch the crocodiles and to take pics. The banter in regards to how the knowledge was presented kept us entertained..highly recommend
Highly recommend this tour. We went on a rainy day and the guide went out of his way to allow us with the maximum opportunity for croc spotting. We ended up seeing baby crocs and a large croc both on land and underwater. Very knowledgeable and experienced in what they do.
An excellent two hours on the river seeing several crocodiles and birds. Mark was very friendly, professional and knowledgeable. The boat was smaller than the other operators which was good as it meant we could go up smaller waterways.
Great tour. Enjoyed seeing all the crocodiles and birds. I would recommend using Solar Whisper. Dave has many years of experience in the Daintree River.
We had a phenomenal time on the Solar Whisper Daintree River Crocodile & Wildlife Cruise with Marc. Incredibly knowledgeable and clearly passionate about the Daintree ecosystem. We saw baby crocs, huge adult males basking on the banks, and even females guarding nests. We also spent plenty of time geeking out over birds and mangroves, which made the whole experience even better. An absolutely brilliant trip from start to finish - Would highly recommend to anyone visiting the Daintree!
Great cruise. Guide was great
Our guide was very knowledgable and friendly. We saw two small crocodiles and several super cool birds and learned a ton about the ecology and history of the area. Super fun!
Well run tour. Unfortunately we picked the wrong season to see crocs and too early in the day for the crocs. We did manage to see 3 baby crocs
Familiar, tourguide knows a lot about the crocodiles, but we just saw one big crododile, that was a bit sad
