Red Mill House in Daintree Village, Tropical North Queensland offers deluxe Daintree accommodation to travelers who are interested in nature, wildlife and conservation.

Well known as birdwatching accommodation for many years, Red Mill House Bed and Breakfast combines an historic Queenslander home with a modern, tasteful addition that has an AAA 4 star rating. Red Mill House is renowned for excellent service, information, wildlife and fabulous breakfasts.

Owned and operated by Andrew and Trish Forsyth, two enthusiastic birders, who happily provide good up-to-date information and advice to their guests.

Daintree accommodation at Red Mill House includes ensuite queen and king bed rooms which are spacious and comfortable with wide verandahs overlooking the extensive tropical and rainforest gardens. A two bedroom family unit, sleeping four, is also available for families. Rooms are air-conditioned and with a ceiling fan. A large saltwater swimming pool is available for cooling off in the warmer months.

An extensive wildlife, nature, travel and art library is available to guests in the communal lounge and field guides and binoculars can be borrowed for birdwatching walks or tours. Local information with maps, Daintree bird checklist and up-to-date places of interest are offered and guiding is available.

Breakfast on the verandah can be a birdwatching experience in itself. The many species seen over breakfast can include Little Kingfisher, Azure Kingfisher, Yellow-bellied Sunbird, Mistletoebird, Macleay’s Honeyeater and of course, our resident Orange-footed Scrubfowl who can be seen tending their nesting mound, from the balcony. You may also be joined by one of our resident Treefrogs.

Daintree Birds And Wildlife

The gardens of Red Mill House are renowned for Daintree birdlife. Egrets, Little Kingfisher, Azure Kingfisher and Black Bittern (in season) enjoy the large natural pond. The fruiting and flowering rainforest and exotic trees attract Wompoo Fruit-Dove, Pied Imperial Pigeon, Spotted Catbird, Double-eyed Fig-Parrot and many others, while the nectar and bountiful insects satisfy a range of Honeyeaters, Friarbirds, Spangled Drongo, Gould’s Bronze-Cuckoo, Cicadabird and many more bird species.

Be sure to look at the weekly Daintree bird sightings and Daintree Birdwatching Bulletin for recent sightings.

Reptiles, frogs and butterflies abound in the garden and some mammals such as Spectacled Flying-Fox and Northern Brown Bandicoot are regular visitors.

Daintree is renowned as one of Australia’s premium birdwatching locations and we can arrange expert local tour guides, both land based and river tours, for those with a more specialized interest. Guides with an excellent knowledge of the unique flora are also available.

Daintree Tours & Cruises

Red Mill House is conveniently located for many nature based activities. It is a short distance to many of the Daintree River cruise boats, both for bird watching and for general interest and crocodile spotting. Local guided rainforest walks are also available from the village. Daintree Village is only 45 minutes drive from Port Douglas and we can organise snorkelling and diving trips to the Great Barrier Reef from there. The local Kuku Yulangi people of Mossman Gorge can guide you for rainforest walks at the Gorge and provide an insight into traditional culture and use of rainforest plants.

The World Heritage Area and Daintree National Park is a short distance to the north and Cape Tribulation is only 45 minutes across the ferry. The boardwalks through the rainforest and mangroves are highly recommended and make an excellent day trip from Red Mill House. Fishing trips and boat hire on the Daintree River are also popular and can be arranged with local expert guides.