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A fully-fledged Daintree Rainforest experience just wouldn't be the same without an indulgent immersion along any of the magnificent beaches that mark the meeting place between the ancient Daintree Rainforest and the Great Barrier Reef's Coral Sea.

Expansive, pristine and for the most part exclusive to the visitor, the beaches of the Daintree capture the very essence of paradise.

Cape Kimberley is the beach closest to the Daintree River and offers a great beach walk to the mouth of the Daintree River.  Accessed via Cape Kimberley Road, the Beach itself is approximately four klms long, extending from the base of the Alexandra range in the north to the Daintree River in the south.

Cow Bay Beach is the ideal place for those looking for a ‘deserted beach’ experience. It is possible to walk north along the beach and go around the headlands to reach even more isolated beaches.

Thornton Beach is a great place to walk and experience ‘where the rainforest meets the reef’. You can walk to the mouth of Cooper Creek, one of Australia's richest mangrove systems, but be aware that this is prime crocodile habitat.

Noah Beach is accessed via the only National Park Camping Ground and extends from the impassible rocky headlands of Noah Range in the north to the mouth of Noah Creek, also prime crocodile habitat.

Coconut Beach can be seen from the main road, just before you arrive at Cape Tribulation. The fringing reef at Coconut Beach is a great place to explore at low tide.

Myall Beach is located on the southerly side of the Cape Tribulation headland.  It is a popular swimming spot, when jellyfish are not considered to be a danger (between May and August).  Acces is achieved via the Dubuji day-use facility or along Avalon Street.  This section of Myall Beach has no fringing reef.  Cape Tribulation Beach is located on the northern side of the Cape Tribulation headland and is the most sheltered location when the south east trade winds are blowing. 

Emmagen Beach is located about 5 kilometres north of Cape Tribulation.  A Giant Strangler Fig about 800 metres south of Emmagen Creek marks the start of a rough track that leads through to the beach. Do not swim here as a crocodiles frequent the area. It is possible to walk back along the coast to Cape Tribulation Beach, if it is low tide.

South Cowie Beach, for travellers with 4WD capabilities, is a great palce to explore.  Accessed about halfway along the Bloomfield Track, a magnificent Mangrove Tree, growing in splendid isolation, is framed by the amphitheatre of this beautiful bay.  Photogaphers would be hard-pressed to find a more inviting subject.