No visit to northern Queensland is complete without a visit to the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. This rainforest area (Daintree National Park) is estimated to have existed continuously for over 100 million years making it possibly the oldest in the world. We had to check out what all of the fuss was about!

Being the camera-toting tourist that I am, I had visions of capturing stunning lime green frog and snake pictures, perhaps sighting the elusive Casowary or Boyd's Forest Dragon. Unfortunately, I had no such luck. I think in large part it was due to the time of year (winter) and the temperature in the rainforest was too cool for most critters to want to come out and sunbathe. To come in the summer would increase the chance of sightings, however you would then have to deal with the heat and humidity and I'm not sure whether that would be enjoyable.

Our main trip was the challenging walk up to the Mount Sorrow Lookout (680m). We were sweating a lot despite it being the coolest part of the year. The rainforest canopy views were nice, but not as stunning as Dorrigo National Park in NSW. So ulitimately, we had a nice time here, but came away a little disappointed given the World Heritage status.