For those searching for the best boutique lodge accommodation experience in Far Nth Qld or the Greater Daintree Rainforest, Australia - you have found us!
Mungumby Lodge just south of Cooktown and north of Port Douglas or Cairns offers quality accommodation for travellers seeking to stay in a resort style lodge that offers a personal experience. Our property is located at the apex of three very distinct landscapes as well as cultures, we are accessible and open year round. Our bungalows offer ensuite bathrooms and are spacious. They are located within the enclosed gardens and are private. Most guests advise we live in paradise, we wake up to this every day.
Getting here is easy. A top drive from Cairns Airport on the Mulligan Highway is a nice way to travel and suitable for conventional vehicles all year round. Do forget the road to Laura is totally sealed to Laura so why not slip up to the Split Rock art (Queenslands most famous Aboriginal Rock Art) from Lakeland Downs on your way here. Flights to Cooktown are offered x 2 per day Monday-Friday and 1 on Saturday. We also have a private airstrip available next to the lodge. Heli transfers are awesome.
Hikes, Mt bikes, fishing or simply bird watching or photography in the garden are our favourites. Cape York offers fantastic bird watching. Birding at Mungumby is popular with many rare and unique species of birds seen directly at the lodge. See if you can spot the elusive Victoria's Rifle Bird near the car park!
Our guests come from all over the world and around Australia. We also welcome locals from Cape York all the way down to Townsville and many other Australians from all over our great country. The cool Mungumby Lodge air, gardens, and waterfalls flowing all year and not to forget the yummy food we prepare.
In today’s material world, discerning travellers search for genuine experiences that typify the country or region they are visiting. At Mungumby Lodge on Cape York just south of Cooktown, we offer a genuine Australian experience where the simple things count. Our boutique resort style lodge is at the apex of three unique and very distinct tropical landscapes located on the reef & rainforest coast.
Primitive tropical rainforest listed by the World Heritage Commission as one of the earths most unique and valued assets. Outback equivalent to the best Australia has to offer, along with a pristine wilderness tropical coastline on the inner edge of Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef. Together these areas host animals, birds, insects, fish and mangroves, which quite possibly excel that anywhere else on the continent. Together these regions are home to the cultural spirit of Far Tropical North Queensland’s Aboriginal culture.
Within walking distance from Mungumby Lodge are opportunities to swim in croc free jungle waterfalls, observe wildlife, immerse one self in the regions Aboriginal culture, relive history or simply enjoy a local Australian pub built in 1875. The added comfort is knowing that you have chosen the perfect base to explore Far Tropical North Queensland’s most pristine landscapes. From the Annan River Gorge, Laura & the Quinkan Country, Archer Point, Wujal Wujal falls, Black Mountain, Daintree, Cape Tribulation, Lakefield, and Cedar Bay to Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef, this region provides a world of unique soft adventures.
The today's custodians (TC's) of Mungumby Lodge are proud to own this fine estate and fully respect the traditional owners (TO’s) of this region. We kindly ask visitors to also respect the regions Aboriginal culture and traditional wishes, as well as respecting nature and our fragile ecosystem which hosts our very existence. Our goal is to ensure our guests go home with memories of a life time and hope that our region is the experience they treasure the most from their holiday to Queensland, Australia.
We look forward to welcoming you to our region and lodge!