Daintree Boatman Wildlife Cruises

Name: Daintree Boatman Wildlife Cruises
Address: Mossman, QLD, 4873, AU
Telephone: +61417651929
Rating: 5

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Daintree Boatman Wildlife Cruises

Dawn & dusk cruises (max 10 guests) providing great views of birds, crocs, snakes & stunning scenery Small vessel (max 10 passengers) with comfortable seats.
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2 hour wildlife cruises on the Daintree River with a focus on highly sought-after birds, crocodiles and snakes. Personalised attention to achieve the individual viewing wishes of guests.$65 per adult, $40 per child.

29/07/2026

A serendipitous moment recently!

Using a green laser pointer to show guests a small hatchling crocodile - a lovely surprising result! This little fellow launched from the river thinking he had breakfast. He was left disappointed, whilst passengers were delighted 🤩

Image courtesy of passenger David Tarrant

23/07/2026

The weather is great! The river is looking spectacular! Here is HOOK 🐊 in his HAPPY PLACE! 😀

Hook (aka Captain Hook) is a 4m Saltwater Crocodile who has a territory encompassing Barratt Creek & about 3kms of the main river (a few kms downstream from Daintree Village). On higher tides he usually resides upstream of Barratt Creek bridge but on lower tides, particularly on sunny winter mornings, he can be found on the big corner between Windy Reach and Humbug Reach.

Destination Daintree | Visit Port Douglas & Daintree | Silky Oaks Lodge, The Daintree | Daintree Ecolodge

18/07/2026

Hiya all! Not something I usually do but here is an opportunity for any of you that love the Daintree and would like to live on a property overlooking the Daintree River. A friend is selling this incredible property that presents intriguing possibilities - a great lifestyle potentially with tourism, grazing & conservation options.

03/07/2026

An interesting sighting on the dawn cruise (2nd July). A Whistling Kite was initially observed flying past with prey in its talons pursued by an upset pair of Lapwings. Later, perched, the kite tried to subdue the prey now observed to be a bat (Eastern Tube-Nose Bat - Nyctimene robinsoni). However, the bat managed to escape the kite's grasp to fly away. The kite followed in hot pursuit trying unsuccessfully to regain breakfast.

These incredible images courtesy of passenger Thomas Hecht

BirdLife Northern Queensland | Birding North Queensland | Destination Daintree

27/05/2026

Dynasty change! A tale of 2 crocs & 1 popular spot (via 2 images taken 3 years apart!)

The spot - a patch of mud on the big bend opposite Barratt Creek. This spot can be viewed from the road to Daintree Village (a little before you get to Daintree Ecolodge).

Image One (taken this week). The current boss, Hook, about 4m. Hook has a home territory that includes 3kms of Barratt Creek, maybe a half kilometre along Humbug Reach, maybe a mile or more up Windy Reach.

Image Two (taken Sept 2023). The old boss, Lumpy (aka Big Nick), 4 to 4.25m. Lumpy over the last couple of years has given up his former home in Barratt Creek and has increasingly been taken up residence downstream along Humbug Reach, Lafferty Reach and sometimes as far as Pig Island (near the Daintree Ferry).

25/05/2026

An interesting start to a recent cruise. Soon after setting off on a dawn cruise we came across a wading Great-billed Heron possibly looking for breakfast. The local Masked Lapwings were very upset about this for no apparent reason and proceeded to repeatedly dive-bomb the hapless heron. On each occasion he struck out with his beak and emitted an incredible shrieking roar call.

📷 : recent passenger Thomas Barth

10/05/2026

Kingfishers crabbin’ 🦀 crocs baskin’ ☀️ flycatchers foragin’ 🪰 dragons chillin’ 😎 - another great dawn cruise on the Daintree!

Images courtesy of recent passenger Gal Sherbelis

05/04/2026

A sensational start to the new season!

After a Wet Season hiatus, we’re back cruisin’ showing lucky guests (maximum just 9) the hidden sights, sounds & inhabitants of the Daintree River and her small narrow tributaries.

Images courtesy of passenger Kenny Zhong.

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20/11/2025

"NATURE, by its very nature, is BRUTAL."
Images courtesy of passenger John Van Doorn.

On a recent cruise we witnessed a Black Butcherbird raid a Large-billed Gerygone nest. If you look very closely, initially the Butcherbird can be seen reaching within the Gerygone nest for breakfast. In the second image, one very small chick can be seen in the bill, with an additional chick and an egg falling from the nest. In the third image, the Butcherbird appears to be flying away unsuccessful with a beak-full of feathers only BUT a tiny chick can be seen falling away to perish in the river.

08/10/2025

Here’s a great short film about a favourite little bird of mine - Golden-shouldered Parrot. Well done to the team researching and protecting this little gem 👍

Address

Mossman, QLD
4873

Telephone

+61417651929

Website

http://www.daintreerivertours.com.au/

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