The Daintree Ferry is OPEN & welcoming visitors to Daintree & Cape Tribulation
Council has extended multi-day passes that were due to expire to December 31 this year.
The Daintree River Ferry is a cable ferry that crosses the famous Daintree River. It provides sealed-road access to the northern section of the Daintree National Park, Cape Tribulation and allows people to travel onwards to Cape York via the Bloomfield Track. It is the only cable ferry operating within tropical Australia and is situated some 50 kilometres north of Port Douglas.
The ferry is is operated by a commercial contractor on behalf of the Douglas Shire Council. It carries a maximum of 27 vehicles and takes about five minutes to cross the river.
The Daintree Ferry operates continuously between 5am and midnight, daily.
Fees for travel on the Daintree ferry are outlined in Daintree Ferry Fees 2020-2021