Daintree Eco Lodge & Spa - Daintree

Daintree Eco Lodge wins tourism ‘Oscar’
Monday, November 16, 2009

November 11, 2009

Outclassing entries from Kenya, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Mozambique and Malaysia, North Queensland’s Daintree Eco Lodge and Spa has won the title of World’s Best Eco Lodge at the 2009 World Travel Awards.

Announced in London over the weekend, the Queensland business also took out the award for Australasia’s Leading Green Hotel.

Tourism Minister Peter Lawlor says the award wins are a stunning result for the Tropical North Queensland property.

"The World Travel Awards are described by the Wall Street Journal as the 'Oscars' of the global travel and tourism industry," Lawlor says.

"The win follows a vote by 183,000 travel agencies, tour and transport companies and tourism organisations in more than 160 countries across the globe,” he says.

This latest accolade follows the lodge’s win in the 2009 SpaFinder Readers’ Choice Awards, where it beat out 15,000 competitors to take out World’s Best Environmental Spa and World’s Best Boutique Spa categories.

According to Lawlor, Daintree Eco Lodge’s string of prestigious awards is helping to raise awareness of Queensland and boost the State’s tourism.

"Tourism Queensland markets four distinct themes which capture a range of Queensland tourism experiences and destinations: 'islands and beaches', 'natural encounters', 'adventure' and 'Queensland lifestyle'," he says.

"As part of this approach, Tourism Queensland in part focuses on eco and Indigenous tourism experiences directly through a range of PR, marketing and development activities and works with tourism operators throughout the state, including Daintree Eco Lodge and Spa."

Best Australian Spa & Health Retreat
Friday, August 21, 2009

Daintree Eco Lodge & Spa, in tropical north Queensland, has just been voted Australia’ s Best Spa and Health Retreat Experience.

An international panel of  Premier Aussie Specialists voted 20 Best Australian Experiences for the leading global magazine, Travelling In Australia. The 14 finalists in Best Spa and Health Retreat Experience category are an extraordinary collection of bespoke Australian Spas and Health Retreats.

The experiences on offer at Daintree Eco Lodge & Spa are in harmony with nature, in the essence of nurture and combined respectfully with the culture of the local Kuku Yalanji rainforest Aboriginal people.The setting is in a special lush valley, nestled in the world’s oldest rainforest (135 million years old, 65 million years older than the Amazon) and only 40 minutes north of Port Douglas.

Earlier this month Daintree Eco Lodge & Spa added to it’s World Recognition when named by Tatler UK in the World’s Best 101 Spas.

Daintree Eco Lodge and Spa named in Tatler UK World's Best S
Tuesday, August 04, 2009

Tatler UK magazine released the prestigious 2009, 101 Best Spas of the World naming Daintree Eco Lodge & Spa. Only two Australian products were chosen from the multitude of Australian Spas. Tatler presents this extraordinary collection of bespoke spas from all over the world in thirteen categories from icons to soul stirrers and miracle workers. The collection features the world’s leading hotel brands of Oberoi, Taj, Aman, Mandari Oriental, Hyatt, Four Seasons and the best of the best chic resorts. Tourism Australia notified Daintree Eco Lodge & Spa with the good news. The Lodge & Spa, cocooned in the world’s oldest rainforest in tropical North Queensland, is a small independent business, offering experiential travel in a rare combination of nature, nurture and culture. Kelda Maloney, Spa Manager, who created the Wellness Spa at the Lodge said, It is an honour to be included in the crème de la crème of the world’ s best spas. The Kuku Yalanji rainforest Aboriginal elders call this special place Wawu Karrba which means healing of the spirit. This is their name for the property’ s ancient waterfall and it describes the healing and wellbeing treatments we offer in the Spa. We work with natural products from the rainforest, pristine water and organic ingredients infused into our Daintree Essentials range. The holistic experience is healing, relaxation and wellbeing. To add to the experience that the discerning world travellers fly around the world for, the Lodge as has an added special for day spa, restaurant and accommodation bookings mentioning Tatler 2009.