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Kuranda Day Trip from Port Douglas by bus

Badge of ExcellencePort Douglas, Australia

8 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Discover Kuranda on a small-group tour that travels round-trip from Port Douglas or Palm Cove. Travel through some of the oldest rainforests on earth to reach Kuranda, then to tour the village with your guide and explore independently as well. Continue up the coast to Palm Cove to check out the esplanade and stroll around the shops and beach. Your small-group tour has a maximum of 12 people and includes transportation, informative commentary from the guide, and hotel pickup and drop-off.

Small-group full-day Kuranda tour from Port Douglass
See the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Kuranda rainforest
Enjoy ample time taking in the sights of Kuranda
Visit the beach, shops, and esplanade of Palm Cove
Small-group limited to 12 people allows more customization
Hotel pickup and drop-off included

What's Included

Driver/guide
Live commentary on board
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Food and drinks
Entry to Bird World ADULT $20 AUD CHILD $10 AUD
ENTRY TO KURANDA KOALA GARDENS ADULT $20 CHILD $10 AUD
ENTRY TO AUSTRALIAN BUTTERFLY SACTUARY ADULT $20.50 CHILD $13 AUD

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

We pick up from any hotel in and around Port Douglas, Palm Cove, Clifton Beach, Kewarra Beach, Trinity Beach & Yorkeys Knob.

What To Expect

After morning pickup from your Port Douglas accommodation, travel by air-conditioned minivan through the World Heritage-listed rainforest to reach the village of Kuranda.

Upon arrival, your local guide provides a guided tour of the rainforest village that highlights its artisans and craft markets. Explore on your own as well and have the option to visit the Australian Butterfly Sanctuary, Bird World, and Koala Gardens (discount vouchers available), or one of the village cafes.

After Kuranda, drive to Palm Cove where you can take in the beach, shops, and galleries, and purchase refreshments (own expense) to sip while looking over the ocean.

Your tour ends with hotel drop-off in Port Douglas.

Australian Butterfly Sanctuary

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Palm Cove Beach

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Kuranda Koala Gardens

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Birdworld Kuranda

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Henry Ross Lookout

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Kuranda Original Rainforest Markets

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Infants must sit on laps
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed

Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
Due to the wet season and heavy rain possible from November to April Scenic train may not be operating, please check with the operator.
If you are travelling on a cruise ship please contact operator to check timings or organise a private charter
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 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 a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Reviews

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Highly reccommend

SONYAF, Apr 2024

Tour guide was very knowledgeable about the area, history and had plenty of amusing anecdotes to share. Overall- a very enjoyable day !!

Response from Host, May 2024

Thank you so much for your review and recommendation. We are so glad you had such an enjoyable day! Cheers, Andrea & the team at Bretts Tours

Wow

Somer_O, Oct 2023

Amazing beauty and scenery. Learned quite a bit about the area train ride was fun, but sky rail beyond words. Was able to see the entire Kuranda area for miles. Brett.well suited for dealing with all types of people. Highly recommend.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Thank you for your kind words and recommendation. Cheers, Andrea & the team at Bretts Tours

Kuranda scenic train

Maria_B, Aug 2023

Dale our bus driver was very informative and scenic train was incredible The journey was slow and very scenic

Response from Host, Aug 2023

Glad you enjoyed your day out exploring Kuranda and the incredible journey on the train. Thank you for your review. Cheers Andrea & the team at Brett's Tours

Fabulous trip

Laura_L, Jul 2023

The markets and the Kuranda train beautiful views from sky rail too all together a wonderful day thanks

Response from Host, Jul 2023

Glad you had a wonderful day! Cheers, Andrea & the team at Brett's Tours

Spectacular scenery and unique village

Beata_B, Jul 2023

Beautiful rainforest and falls views on the sunny afternoon. You might be hungry if you don't order your food by 2pm in a village. Lots of aboriginal art galleries and unique jewellery shops.. Relaxing scenic train trip. Great experience. Highly recommended.

Response from Host, Jul 2023

Thank you for the recommendation and review. Glad you had a great experience. Cheers, Andrea

Great day out

ivona_p, Jul 2023

Super day out: train up to kuranda, sky rail gondola back: visiting the market on the top. Stop offs to see the rainforest.

Response from Host, Jul 2023

Glad you had a super day out on tour! Cheers, Andrea & the Brett's Kuranda Tours Team

Great day out

Tiffany_S, Jun 2023

A great chance to explore Kuranda. We had been on the train and Sky rail previously, so skipped these this time. This allowed us more time to explore Kuranda and have lunch.

Response from Host, Jul 2023

Thanks for the review. Glad you had a great day exploring Kuranda. Cheers, Andrea

Great trip

John_P, Feb 2023

Chris, the tour guide picked us up on time at our apartment in Port Douglas. He gave us an entertaining running commentary of the areas we were passing through. The train trip was very memorable and one not to be mssed. Unfortunely, due to storms in the area the Skyrail leg of the trip was cancelled. Despite the cancelation I would definitely recomend this tour.

Response from Host, Feb 2023

Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We're glad to hear that Chris, our tour guide, picked you up on time and provided an entertaining running commentary throughout the tour. We're also pleased to hear that you found the train trip to be very memorable and an experience not to be missed. While we're sorry to hear that the Skyrail leg of the trip was cancelled due to storms in the area, we appreciate your understanding and recommendation of the tour nonetheless. Mother nature can sometimes have an impact on our plans, but we're glad to hear that you still enjoyed the tour despite the cancellation. Thank you for choosing our tour and for taking the time to leave your review. We hope to have the opportunity to welcome you back in the future for another memorable tour experience.

Do it

Jonas_K, Oct 2022

A truly worthwhile trip, or guide and driver Chris was not only extremely knowledgeable but a pleasure to be with.

Response from Host, Mar 2023

Thanks Jonas for your review. It's great to hear you enjoyed our and Chris was able to pass on his knowledge about the area. Thanks again for recommending our tour!

May it the best day of our trip to Australia

Marie_O, Oct 2022

Great customer service. They worked hard to accommodate our travel requirements. Our driver, Chris, was great funny and informative

Response from Host, Oct 2022

Thanks Marie. We are happy to hear you enjoyed the tour and we will pass your feedback to Chris. Many thanks again for supporting a small family business. Best Regards Andrea

Great day.

Alison_V, Oct 2022

We had a fantastic day. The scenic railway was definitely a highlight. We really enjoyed exploring Kuranda Village. And Glenn our tour guide was very knowledgeable, entertaining and extremely helpful.

Response from Host, Oct 2022

Thank you for your review glad you enjoyed the day and that our newest member of the team looked after you, Cheers Andrea

Great Experience

Katelyn_W, Oct 2022

Our tour guide Brett was excellent! Our group opted out of the upgrades so we had longer to spend up at Kuranda. This was great as we had time to eat at a great pub he suggested, and see a number of the sanctuary’s and shops. As we didn’t take the train back down he stopped at a lookout for a quick photo and we went to the local shops while waiting for everyone to arrive which worked in with what our group needed.

Response from Host, Oct 2022

I’m so glad to hear everything was what you neede and Brett looked after you all, Many thanks Andrea

Informative and funny

Serena_R, Sep 2022

Brett was a really good tour guide and really made an effort to pass on all his knowledge. I went by myself and opted for the “budget” version (no skyrail or train) and was by myself pretty much all day.

Response from Host, Sep 2022

Thanks Serena, Glad to hear you had a great day Enjoy the rest of your stay, Cheers Andrea

Highly recommend this tour with Brett's tours.

Fiona_W, Sep 2022

WOW! what a wonderful tour. Loved, loved, loved the Skyrail and the train. Absolutely stunning scenery with stops along the way for photo ops. Interesting commentary along the way on the train on the history of the train line. I highly recommend going Gold Class in the train. Very comfortable upholstered seats, complimentary food and drink, including alcohol. You also get a souvenir photo of the train and a pen. The upgrade is so worth it. Kuranda village is so gorgeous, lots to see and do. A magical day. 🥰🥰💜💜💜

Response from Host, Sep 2022

Thanks Fiona, Lovely to hear how much you enjoyed our day 🙏🏻😀🚠🚞 Cheers Andrea

Great day in the rain forest

E_G, Aug 2022

Great day. Grant was an excellent guide and he looked after us really well. Train and Skyrail were enjoyable.

Response from Host, Aug 2022

Glad you had a great day, thank you for joining our tour!! Cheers Andrea

Great Day😍

Wendy_S, Apr 2022

Great day out. Grant was a great tour guide! On time and pleasant company. Informative and fun day!!

Response from Host, Apr 2022

Thank you Wendy for your review, Glad you enjoyed your day, Cheers Andrea and Brett

Beautiful

Sharron_W, Aug 2021

It was great we had a wonderful time as we have disabilities we where able to walk around at our own place and had some great conversations with the local shop owners.

There were only 6 of us on this day...

Elisabeth G, Mar 2018

There were only 6 of us on this day trip. After seeing 4 people off at the Skyrail station, our wonderful guide Hilary drove us up the Kuranda Range to the village of Kuranda where we explored the markets on our own. Hilary was a font of knowledge and was happy and eager to give us lots of information during our time with her. Our group was reunited briefly at Kuranda before the other 4 were seen safely onto the train for their return journey. Two of us were then driven to Palm Cove where we spent a couple of hours on our own while Hilary met the others at the end of their train journey. Our group met for drinks hot chocolate for some, as it was now raining! in the evening before Hilary drove us safely back to Port Douglas and our various accommodation. It really was a wonderful day.

Loved the butterfly museum. Lunch...

Mitchell_E, Oct 2016

Loved the butterfly museum. Lunch wasn't so great. Restaurants in the area arent' outstanding Another couple on the tour took their own lunch and they were able to see more museums at Kuranda. We only saw the butterflies due to time limit but we would have loved to see the snakes, too

Was a great trip, even when there...

Tiffani F, Aug 2016

Was a great trip, even when there was a hiccup with an accident which blocked the road in and out of Kuranda. Our guide was friendly, the group was small and the trip very enjoyable.