We visited Mossman Gorge again after 7 years and were surprised to see how popular it has become since our last visit. There were very few people here on our last visit but this time around there were people everywhere. We were told 300,000 visited last year. There is now a Visitors Centre at the entrance & café run by the local Aboriginal people. There is a shuttle bus which takes you 2 kms to the Gorge. Part of the admission fee is used for upkeep on the area. It is the world's oldest rain forest and the Mossman river has the 2nd purist water in the world. We did a lovely 3.5 km walk up into the mountains. It seemed wetter here as we saw mosses which we didn't see in the Daintree. Last time we walked in the rain which was quite slippery but sunny this time. Some people swam in the river but it wasn't that hot walking in the rain forest. We were pleased to see some bright blue Ulysses's butterflies near the river.
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| Mossman River |
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| Clear waters of the Mossman River |
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| Huge oak trees |
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| Rain forest at Mossman River |
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| Salt water pool at Pinnacle Caravan Park, Wonga Beach |
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| The Pinnacle at Wonga Beach - One of our favourite caravan parks |
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| Mossman Gorge walk |
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| Mosses growing in the shade - Mossman Gorge |
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| Mossman Gorge walk |
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| Suspension bridge - Mossman Gorge |
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| Mossman Gorge |
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| Enjoying the Mossman River |
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