Baral Marjanda. Enter a world of special sites, ancient bush walks and traditional practices. Enjoy the experience of being there, feeling the energy of the rainforest and meeting the Kuku Yalanji Rainforest people.

Our Aboriginal guides couple cultural information with botanical and wildlife information on Indigenous Guided Rainforest Walks through the lush rainforest. Venture to the waterfall and into special places, with healing powers significant to women.

"When most people look at the rainforest, they see a complex wall of green. But for traditional Aboriginals like our families the rainforest is a kitchen, medicine chest, tool shed and a church"
- Kuku Yalanji Aboriginal people

Our guides present an insight into the wonders of the Aboriginal culture, way of life and use of plants and animals - for food and medicinal purposes. Along the way, green ants, usually in abundance, provide an interesting story of how they are used medicinally for the symptoms of colds - they have a citrus, lemony flavour, high in vitamin C. Their flavour is quite pleasant. Try one!!!

At the waterfall, our guide points out King Ferns, dating back 400 million years, and with fronds up to 8 meters in length. Cycad palms that grow only 1cm per year also share this unique environment with the 600 million year old Zamia Fern with its unusual underground trunk system, believed to have evolved as an adaptation against browsing dinosaurs.

On this walk, guests will also learn about the Kuku Yalanji tribe - the Rainforest Aboriginals - who were, and still are, the original inhabitants and guardians of the spirit of the rainforest.

While also sharing personal stories with you - you'll hear stories about mission life and removal from traditional lands, and come to understand the importance of the land and the impact of European colonisation.

Indigenous Guided Rainforest Walks and the plight of the modern day Aboriginal helps to preserve their unique traditional culture. All revenue generated through Daintree Eco Lodge & Spa's guided interpretive walks is reinvested to further develop and extend on the concept of sharing this ecological and cultural wonder.