Grand Kuranda including Skyrail and Kuranda Scenic Railway

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Best of Kuranda Including Skyrail Kuranda Scenic Railway and Rainforestation

From $207.85

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up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

10 hours
Pickup offered
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Offered in: English

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Overview

Experience the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Kuranda Rainforest on a full-day tour from Cairns. Take the Kuranda Scenic Railway to Kuranda where you first visit the Australian Butterfly Sanctuary, the largest flight aviary in Australia. Tour the Rainforestation Nature Park in an amphibious Army Duck vehicle, then see koalas, dingoes and more at the Koala and Wildlife Park. Take a dreamtime walk with a Pamagirri guide for the Pamagirri Aboriginal Experience, then feast on an Australian barbecue buffet lunch. Finally, return to Cairns on the scenic Skyrail Rainforest Cableway.

Learn about the ancient rainforest in Kuranda, a UNESCO World Heritage site
Ride the Kuranda Scenic Railway and Skyrail Rainforest Cableway between Cairns and Kuranda
See native Australian animals in the Koala and Wildlife Park
Learn about the dreamtime at Pamagirri Aboriginal Experience

What's Included

Lunch
Driver/guide
Australian Butterfly Sanctuary
Koala and Wildlife Park
Amphibious WWII Army Duck ride
Pamagirri Aboriginal Experience

Food and drinks, unless specified
Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Additional activities

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

07:30 AM

Pickup details

Pick up locations are from Cairns City Hotel, Palm Cove Hotels or Port Douglas Hotels

What To Expect

Kuranda Scenic Railway

1 hour 20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Barron Falls

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Kuranda

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Australian Butterfly Sanctuary

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Rainforestation Nature Park

4 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Skyrail Rainforest Cableway

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Infants must sit on laps
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Wheelchair accessible

Stroller accessible
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 100 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

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Reviews

4.5

405 reviews

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Exciting

Mel_B, May 2024

Loved the day out, great experience. Thank you!! Well organised, good aount of time at each stop. Would recommend.

Great day out!

Kim_R, May 2024

Very well organised, no rushing fantastic all round experience not only for overseas visitors. Guides were great

Fun from Train to Rainforest

Richard_T, May 2024

The trip was great from start to finish. Train ride was awesome, enjoyed the butterfly sanctuary, the rainforestation was fun and the gondola ride was awesome gliding over the rain forest. Didn't do very well throwing the boomerang, maybe next time. Drivers and guides were extremely helpful. Tour was well organized!

Lovely relaxing day

Sharleen_S, Apr 2024

Seeing a cassowary wander past us. So many highlights to the day. From the slow train trip up and stopping to see the amazing Falls, to the aboriginal demonstrations. My children have been practising the dance manoeuvre

Great day out

Stephanie_N, Apr 2024

Fabulous day with so much to see. Staff very friendly and well planned. Loved everything about the trip.

The first stop after...

Scott_S, Apr 2024

The first stop after train ride was very confusing. The driver gave us so much info, that we could not process. A simple handout during train ride with tour details would have been very helpful.

Brilliant trip

Liz_J, Apr 2024

Really enjoyed everything about this trip. The views from the train were wonderful. There was lots to see and do everywhere we went. The whole day was really well organised.

A wonderful and varied experience

Peter_W, Apr 2024

A wonderful and varied experience, from the railway and Skyrail travel with the scenery and waterfalls, to the butterfly and Rainforestation experiences. Many of the Rainforestation experiences were not new to me, but I learned and enjoyed far more there than I had elsewhere! The lunch is OK, but it's cheap and cheerful rather than gourmet. Strangely, the lunch includes tea and cold water but not coffee.

Amazing

Mary_R, Apr 2024

The view of the falls from the gondola and the stopping point were absolutely stunning. We enjoyed the whole experience of the day

Our side trip to Cairns with the Kuranda tour

George_A, Apr 2024

This tour was fabulous from start to finish never a dull moment and so much beauty and excitement. We had several different guides and bus drivers all very knowledgeable

A lot to see in a day!

Louise_C, Apr 2024

I loved the Scenic Railway ride up to Kuranda and well as the Skyrail ride down, an amazing way to see the rainforest. The Cultural experience was also fascinating and fun. Seeing some native animals up close was also a bonus. We had a very informative Tropic Wings bus driver, he told us many stories about what we were driving past on our way to and from the hotels.

Fantastic one day trip.

yatish_d, Apr 2024

The sky rail was fabulous and the railway was very scenic. The rain forests are quite dense. Lunch was very goof even for vegetarians like us. One request is to keep the veg and non- veg items separate as people use the same spoons to pick the food from veg and non veg counters.

Excellent Trip

Jonathan_M, Apr 2024

We had an excellent trip and enjoyed every moment. The journey on Kuranda railway was very scenic. Our visit to the butterfly sanctuary was enjoyable, the butterflies were so beautiful. We thoroughly enjoyed all the activities in the rainforest and the Bbq lunch was excellent. The skyrail journey back to Cairns was amazing. We would do it all again

Exceeded expectations!

Beverly_S, Apr 2024

Everything was great! The train ride in was fantastic and far exceeded my expectations. The activities at Kuranda (butterfly sanctuary, animal sanctuary, demos, lunch buffet, etc.) were fun and well planned/executed. The skyrail back was almost better than the train ride in. Guides were fun and knowledgeable. Highly recommend!

This is a must see tour!

susan_s, Apr 2024

Beautiful place to visit a must see for sure. We didn’t have time to visit bird world just butterflies which was amazing. So I was disappointed in that. I would do bird world first then butterflies. Great buffet lunch was way more than expected too.

Very comfortable and...

NaiChing_L, Apr 2024

Very comfortable and relaxing itinerary, easy for everybody including elders and people with disabilities.

Lovely experience

Sharmila_C, Apr 2024

The rainforest was a great experience despite the rain. Most of it was covered and so the rain did not have much of an impact. The train journey was lovely and the Barron Falls was amazing. The sky rail was an incredible experience.

Must go attractions

Carina_W, Apr 2024

Very good experience! my kids love it! The view is extraordinary totally worth it! Highly recommended!

Greatvtrip

Frostyrunner, Mar 2024

The gondola ride was terrific. The time allowed in town was too short as there had been a large line to go up the gondola which chewed up our town time. Very disappointed the train ride was cancelled but understand the reason that repairs from the cyclone weren’t finished.

the Rainforest views were amazing the Naturepark had a lot to be desired, in terms of the animals enclosures

Jozsef_L, Mar 2024

Rainforest views were amazing on the ride up. Big let down was that the train was not running adn that was a major reason we booked. We were to receive a partial refund, but it was less than the price of the posted train ride, so feel ripped off. Felt rushed through Karunda to catch our next tour to Naturepark which was a let down. Animals in cages with cement floors. Good tropical forest Duck ride for botanists lots of plant info. Aboriginal dance was interesting and educational. The animals looks terrible. Koala photos weren't available after our otherevents that were timed so missed that. Would liek more of a refund. Especially since we found out from another tour operator that when rainy season hits the train doesn't run. so they probably new it ahead of time. Beware, "When it rains, no train."

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