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Intrepid Travel acquires Australia ecolodge
Intrepid Travel has acquired the 15-room, four-star boutique rainforest retreat, Daintree Ecolodge in Tropical North Queensland.
It paid £2.5 million to Morris Group and is its first lodge property purchase.
“As we diversify our offering, this new acquisition will play a key role in our evolution towards an iconic lifestyle brand,” says CEO James Thornton.
The Daintree property is situated in a rainforest and features a restaurant and bar, day spa, natural waterfall and walking track.
It offers Lagoon, Canopy and Rainforest rooms.
Local activities for guests include guided rainforest walks by the local Kuku Yalanji people.
Dating back 135 million years Daintree is the world’s oldest tropical lowland rainforest.
Last year, Intrepid Travel took a 50% stake in off-grid accommodation company CABN, which has 27 properties across South Australia.
” Daintree Ecolodge will allow us to connect with a new market of customers and grow our brand,” added Thornton.
The lodge is approximately 90-minutes’ drive from Cairns International Airport.
It is also 40-minutes from Port Douglas for exploring the Great Barrier Reef.
Intrepid Travel already operates various multi-day tours in the Daintree area.
It includes a five-day Queensland Daintree Explorer tour, 12-day Brisbane to the Daintree Discovery and the 18-day East Coast Encompassed.
“This acquisition marks the next chapter in the Intrepid story, as we expand into the accommodation sector,” said Thornton.
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