{"id":2184,"date":"2025-09-24T22:48:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T12:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idemavakantie.nl\/?p=2184"},"modified":"2026-01-05T06:58:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T19:58:53","slug":"daintree-forest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idemavakantie.nl\/en\/2025\/09\/24\/daintree-forest\/","title":{"rendered":"Daintree Forest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Picked up early (7 a.m.) by van, we're off to the Daintree Forest. A beautiful drive along the coast to Port Douglas, about an hour's drive on a winding road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Upon arriving at the visitor center, we first had to undergo a smoking ceremony. A local Aboriginal man led us through the smoke, as a sign of welcome and belonging. He then explained his tribal customs, such as painting his body with tribal and personal totem symbols. He also discussed useful and medicinal plants from the forest, such as leaves that yield soap when rubbed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Then we took an electric bus into the forest, where we could follow a path. That pass is also necessary, because in the rainforest you can barely go two meters, it's so dense. Plants abound, growing and meandering over and over each other.<\/p>\n\n\n

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