cooper creek wilderness

cooper creek wilderness印象

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  seeingtheworld_10

  Our two daughters, my husband and I spent a morning with Neil on one of these walks. It was absolutely worth the time and the money that we spent. The rainforest itself is gorgeous, but Neil's expertise and knowledge made the experience exponentially better. He conveys a sense not only of the beauty and wonder for the forest, but also how the rainforest fits in with the bigger picture of the regional economy, ecology, history, and politics. And he makes it all interesting. Even our 7 and 9 year old daughters were still riveted after 3 hours. I highly recommend this experience. Wear comfortable and durable shoes and a hat, and bring water.

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  wayneh788

  "Rest Room" is actually a Nature Loo. It is a point of interest because the overlay of governance in the Daintree Rainforest required a composting toilet that prevented human waste from entering the soil. This has bemused us slightly because there is an estimated pig population of 10,000 in the Daintree (just a small fraction of the 24million feral pigs in Australia) that are not required to instal composting toilets! This is a small example of politics in the forest.

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  GlenB54

  Neil Hewitt led us on a 2 hour day hike through his amazing piece of the rain forest. It was perhaps the best such experience of this general type I have had in my life and certainly a highlight of our trip to Australia. Do yourself a favor and experience this yourself.

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  RickFun35

  Our guide Neil did an excellent job of educating my family of the beauty of the Daintree Rainforest. He combined acadaemic & aboriginal culture knowledge to explain the unique fauna & flora in the oldest rainforest. I especially like the discussion of the importance of the Cassowaries in the ecology of rainforests, they help disperse the seeds of large rainforest fruits, some of which are toxic to most animals over long distances.

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  Zinka99

  We were recommended Cooper Creek Wilderness Tours as the best tour in the area, by the owners of our B&B. Our 4-hour trek with Neil was one of the highlights of our trip to Australia, and one of the best rainforest tours we've been on (the other being in Costa Rica). Neil is a biologist by training but has spent years living in the rainforest and learning about its flora and fauna. He knows every square inch of this property, and is a font of knowledge of its magnificent inhabitants. We kept stopping him to ask questions and he was most obliging with his detailed responses. He is also a great story teller as you can imagine from someone who has lived there so long. Go on the 4-hour tour and the night tour to become immersed in nature. Go to learn about the aboriginal people and how they used to live in harmony with the rainforest. Go to learn more about the rainforest than you will find in a book. Go because you'll never see anything if you don't have a good guide. Simply excellent!

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  498uwem

  A very good tour arround the Rainforest with Angie Hewett.She has a big knowledge about symbiosis between plants and animals.

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  162phylliss

  We took a trip on Coopers Creek where we saw a huge Crocodile. The crocodile was sunning on shore and had his mouth wide open! Glad we were at a safe distance!

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  flowerbubble

  We did the night walk and the 4 hour day walk. Neil was our guide on both walks. We were keen to see the rainforest but wondered whether 6 hours would be too much. We were so glad we spent the time to do both walks. They were very different but both fabulous. Neil was an incredibly passionate, knowledgeable and interesting guide. We saw amazing animals on the spotlight tour - even the insects were fascinating and so different to what you see elsewhere. And just being in the beautiful forest was wonderful. I have to say these walks were probably the highlight of our trip up north.

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  eveey

  Neil took our group on a 2 hour walk, prior to going you don't realise how detached you are being a city dweller to nature. Listen to Neil's stories, and soon you will realise it really is a circle of life, and nature works always in a perfect balance.

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  JulieinOz

  My husband and I took Prue's 2 hour walking tour through her beloved rainforest which we thoroughly enjoyed. Prue opened the tour by asking us to 'open our eyes' to what was around us pointing out 2 different spiders camouflaged against trees which we'd never have seen! She also pointed out a dragon motionless on a tree. Her passion, knowledge and humour was infectious. We'd recommend this tour to anyone interested in learning about the 170 million year old rainforest!!(No loo available - go before you get there!)