Kuranda Scenic Railway: Rainforest Journey & Village Exploration

Embark on an unforgettable adventure through the lush rainforest of Kuranda. Ride the scenic railway, explore the charming village, glide over the canopy on Skyrail, and visit the majestic Barron Falls.

Duration: 6 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Kuranda Scenic Railway - Board the historic Kuranda Scenic Railway in Cairns for a spectacular narrated journey. Travel through World Heritage listed rainforest through 15 tunnels and over 37 bridges as you make your way to Kuranda Station. Includes a stop at the spectacular Barron Gorge to view the waterall.
  • Kuranda - Upon arriving in…
What's Included
  • 2.5 hours free time to explore Kuranda Village
  • Kuranda map, Skyrail tickets, Kuranda Scenic Rail tickets, and trip guide
  • One-way journey on Kuranda Scenic Rail from Cairns at 8:30am (2 hours)
  • One-way journey on Skyrail Rainforest Cableway from Kuranda at 1 pm
  • Pick-up and drop-off to Cairns city hotel by air-conditioned bus (Yorkey’s Knob excluded)
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Birdworld (approx. AU$21/adult, AU$10.50/child)
  • Butterfly Sanctuary (approx. AU$24/adult, AU$15/child)
  • Kuranda Koala Gardens (approx. AU$21/adult and AU$10.50/child)
Additional Information

This small-group tour includes a short transfer from your hotel to Cairns Railway Station where you will board the historic Kuranda Scenic Railway for an amazing journey over 37 bridges & through 15 tunnels passing the rainforest to the charming village of Kuranda. It’s a short walk to the village where you will have over 2 hours to dine, explore, shop…

Location
Cairns
Bunda Street
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Ahyieshad2024
Dec 23, 2024
Professional friendly tour - Excellent tour Michael was very friendly professional and accommodating. He was punctual and provided us with good information. He had good knowledge of the area and was in contact with us through out when we were on the train and skyrail. He even helped us change the skyrail time so we could have more time in Kuranda due to unfortunate train delay. I higly recommend Cairns Custom Tours to anyone who wants to do this tour. A wonderful experience. Thanks Michael.
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Anesuj2024
Dec 20, 2024
Wonderful Service - Michael provided a wonderful service and made the day very smooth and easy for us. We thoroughly enjoyed the tour and highly recommend booking!
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Odyssey62156724831
Dec 20, 2024
Started with the Scenic train ride in the morning, browsed Kuranda Town, went down the Skyrail. - Michael, helped to coordinate our day and made enjoying Cairns rainforest a walk in the park. He then dropped us off right back to our accomodation.
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Melissaws8765bw
Dec 14, 2024
Kuranda 12/24 - My son and I went on this trip. Our favorite part was the jewelry store where I bought an opal necklace and the skyrail! We also enjoyed Frogs restaurant while there as my daughter has a frog and is at home in the states, made us think of her.
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Northstar39278523559
Dec 8, 2024
Amazing day out - Michael was fantastic and looked after us before and after our amazing tour. Lots of photos taken and many places in Kuranda visited. Definitely worth a trip up for a great day out.
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Laurenclx
Dec 8, 2024
Highly recommend- wonderful experience - The trip was amazing, loved the Skyrail and journey on the train seeing the falls. Michael was very friendly, he communicated all the steps along the way and saved me having to worry about the transfers on different transports to and from Kuranda and back to the hotel. Wonderful for a day out from Cairns.
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Gajendrabafna
Dec 1, 2024
Small group Karanda tour by Michael. - Michael is the owner and operator. He is amazing. He goes over and above in explaining points of interest along the way. Amazing views. Not to be missed.
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Katelynn
Dec 1, 2024
Lovely visit to Kuranda - Lovely visit to Kuranda. Michael is a kind and accommodating guide who organized all our tickets and transportation, gave us the necessary information, and his jokes are second to none :) we enjoyed our visit to the rainforests and it was made very easy with Michael’s help. Thank you!
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Briboi6
Dec 19, 2024
Nice clean historic train - Wish there was more narrative and information about historic points of interest. Most of the time we were already past an item of significance before it was pointed out.
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Mieke
Dec 9, 2024
Lots of money, mediocre experience - Michael had the organization perfectly organized. But basically he dropped us off at the station and gave us a lift from Skyrail terminus to Cairns. Kuranda has little authentic and especially a lot of tourist junk for sale. All in all, I thought it was way too expensive for a mediocre experience.
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