In 1985, a woman dangling her feet in Barrett's Creek was snatched by a crocodile and dragged away to her death. The sharp-eyed guide can spot even the baby crocodiles lounging on the riverbank. A full-grown male steams along the river, only his tail and snout visible above the water line. No one trails their fingers idly in the water this time. The scene is tranquil.
Nature is left undisturbed.
Time stands still in this 21st century Garden of Eden. This is a natural environment. You see the wildlife as it is. Among those drinking in the peace of the scenery is Hollywood star Harry Connick Jr, taking a break from filming in the area a remake of the musical South Pacific with Glenn Close. Back ashore, Locke plunges his ecotourists into the rainforest where only the merest specks of dappled sunlight make it through the dense vegetation to the forest floor.