Kuranda Highlights including Rainforestation Aboriginal Culture and Wildlife R1B

Cairns & the Tropical North, Australia

10 hours
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Journey to Queensland’s Far North to explore the UNESCO-listed rainforest of Kuranda on this full-day tour from Cairns. Take in the highlights of the award-winning Rainforestation Nature Park with a thrilling Army Duck tour, followed by a guided tour of the Koala and Wildlife Park, where you’ll enjoy a close encounter with crocodiles, Tasmanian Devils and kangaroos. Finally, immerse yourself in Kuranda’s unique Aboriginal heritage at the Pamagirri Aboriginal Experience, complete with traditional dancing, didgeridoo music and spear throwing demonstrations.

Full-day tour of Kuranda’s Rainforestation Nature Park from Cairns
Experience the UNESCO-listed rainforest on an Army Duck tour
See kangaroos and wallabies roaming at the Koala and Wildlife Park
Witness Aboriginal dance, didgeridoo music and boomerang throwing at the Pamagirri Aboriginal Experience
Great value tour includes hotel pick-up, entrance fees and round-trip coach transport
Fantastic choice for families!

What's Included

All activities
Driver/guide
Live commentary on board
Hotel pickup and drop-off from Cairns only
Air-conditioned vehicle

Food and drinks
Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Not Available from Port Douglas or Northern Beaches

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

07:45 AM

Pickup details

All Cairns City Hotels only

What To Expect

Tropic Wings Cairns Tours

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Rainforestation Nature Park

3 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Gray Line Australia - Cairns (Pass By)

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

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Tamara_K, May 2024

The first part of the experience was amazing, seeing the animals, trying the boomerang and the aboriginal dance was all unique but the kuranda village shops close at 3/3:30 and pick up was at 4 so we waited for a whole hour doing nothing waiting around. Otherwise amazing morning experience as i said and amazing guides along the way. The driver was knowledgeable and kind.

Best Day ever!!

LisaMarie_C, Feb 2024

Loved seeing all of the wildlife, especially the Koalas!!! Holding one was a life long g dream. It did not disappoint, however, if not good for Koalas, I say don’t allow humans contact as they are such wonderful animals! Loved learning from aborigines as well. What a wonderful day! Highly recommend! Bb

Know Before You Go … Mon/Tues limited in Kuranda

Jane_g, Feb 2024

The Rainforestation was fantastic! Plenty of wildlife to see and the cultural aspect was excellent. I cannot throw a boomerang sadly. Kuranda Market is CLOSED on Mon and Tues and the river walk was also closed. There were shops in Kuranda City Center open. Lunch places all seemed to close early presumably because there were less crowds. I wish there was something that said the markets were closed as I would’ve reconsidered.

Average experience, I wouldn't go again

Hana_O, Apr 2023

There are better places and trips than this. The name was confusing for me and disappointment because everything is called wildlife... It says here in the description of the wildlife park,but you are really only in one park (general- Rainforest) where you are are 3 section, there are fewer animals - you are done with the tour in 10 minutes, in my case it was pouring rain so the animals were mostly hidden. The only good thing is the opportunity to interact and feed the kangaroos, which is not everywhere. Yes, there is an extra performance from the aborigines and a duck ride. Experience the duck is interesting , but I wasn't impressed with the trees around as I expected,no photo shoot and wow effect didn't happen. The quality of the koala photos is also not top (extra paid-the photos are not flattering and the camera is not set up very well, I used to work on a photo booth myself and this would not pass well with my customers). Then when they take you to the Kuranda village, that's not exactly an experience either,a few shops that you can find anywhere else, no charming. To make some use of the time, I paid extra for admission to the Wildlife park there. The driver was pleasant, he just arrived in the morning about 25 min late so I was totally soaked through and feel cold (heavy rain that day) and also ended up leaving half an hour early.

Don't miss this great authentic Australian experience!

Susan_M, Feb 2023

We loved seeing, petting, and feeding the many kangaroos who were hopping around the facility. Also loved the koalas, and the opportunity to hold one, and have a photo taken with him. The boomerang throw was a highlight, as well as the spear throwing, and the Aborigine dancing and music!

The tour was too...

Farrokh_G, Jan 2023

The tour was too commercial. It’s Good for children. The village has nothing to do with Australian’s first nation; it was rather hippy village…

Amazing day

Renee_G, Jan 2023

We are from the UK and being able to feed kangaroos was the most amazing experience, and we also fed the cassowary through the fence. Saw a tree kangaroo and took a photo (25$) with a snake! The staff were all very friendly in the park. We also went on the armyduck tour which went on land and water, and Reece the guide of the duck was extremely knowledgeable, and we learnt a lot about the wildlife and saw tiny sea turtles. The aboriginal experience was superb as well , trying to throw a boomerang and watching the dance show. Good variety of things to do. Asif the bus tour guide however was rude when I asked him a couple of questions. Saying ‘ you’re confusing yourself ’ in a condescending tone. The reason I wanted to ask questions was coz when he was telling us the departure times on the bus he wasn’t very clear as there were quite a few times to remember, and he hadn’t mentioned he would give us a timetable with a map which had it all. Apart from that we had a lovely time. We also separately took the cable car and saw the baron falls which was lovely

Well organised tour. The...

Vince_B, Sep 2022

Well organised tour. The pickup from and drop off at the hotel made our life easy!! All drivers were knowledgeable. My favourite: Rainforestation (thanks Chris), Aboriginal Culture and Kuranda village. I wish there was more explanation about aboriginal culture and the significance of the different paint on the body, etc.but overall, excellent tour.

Rainforest

Richard_P, Mar 2020

Great experience feeding kangaroos and wallabies. Got to throw a boomerang. Thought the Duck ride would be longer. Also thought we would be holding a Koala bear for the picture, not posing with it. Not much to do in Kuranda village. Thought the day could have been shorter.

Great excursion

Hazel, Feb 2020

I had a great day! The most interesting was the ride into the rainforest. The guide was very knowledgeable.

This tour is a MUST if you are...

Deborah_E, Mar 2018

This tour is a MUST if you are visiting in Kuranda. Just absolutely EXCELLENT. Our guide, Michael was AWESOME and very informative. We loved everything that he showed us while riding in the Duck, through the Rainforest. The Aboriginee experience was WONDERFUL and extremely informative. Loved the dance show and throwing the boomerangs. Just absolutely the BEST event ever. Highly recommend everyone going on this tour. The Wildlife area was so great as well. Loved seeing and hearing about all the Aussie wildlife that live here. Just wonderful. Book this tour!!!!

Good quality tour, includes...

Nicholas_R, May 2016

Good quality tour, includes opportunity to have photo taken with a Koala extra and the opportunity to throw a boomerang and listen to a didgeridoo!

Pretty Good For The Price. Very Nice...

Mike, Jan 2016

Pretty Good For The Price. Very Nice People and worth doing!