Dubuji Boardwalk
Timber boardwalk over mangrove roots and black mud in ancient lowland rainforest.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Dubuji Boardwalk near Cape Tribulation, in the Daintree section of Cairns' Wet Tropics World Heritage area, follows three threads: the extraordinary age of the rainforest itself, the eighteenth century shipwreck that gave the nearby headland its ominous name, and the flightless bird whose digestion keeps the forest regenerating. It asks what really kept this stretch of lowland rainforest wild while clearing consumed the rest of Australia. Listen for movement in the undergrowth as you cross the mangrove roots below the boardwalk.
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