Kuranda Scenic Rail: Explore Markets and Rainforest

Experience the beauty of the Kuranda rainforest on this small-group tour. Travel by bus through the tropical rainforest, explore the village of Kuranda, and take a scenic train ride through the rainforest. Book now!

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Kuranda - After your bus transfer to Kuranda with commentary, you will have about 3 hours explore, shop and eat on your own. It’s a short walk to the train station, alternately use the free shuttle bus that leaves near the Butterfly sanctuary. On the way we may drop off some customers at the Skyrail.
  • Kuranda Scenic Railway Freshwater Station
What's Included
  • One-way journey on the Kuranda Scenic Rail departing Kuranda at 2pm.
  • Pick-up from and drop-off to your Cairns city hotel by air-conditioned bus.
  • Kuranda map and visitors guide.
  • Over three hours free time to explore Kuranda village & famous Heritage Markets.
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 affordable small group tour includes pick-up from your accommodation or harbor and takes you to Kuranda. You’ll pass by lush sugarcane fields and climb the splendid Macalister Range via the Kennedy Highway, renowned for its World Heritage-designated tropical rainforest. After a quick overview tour of the village, you’ll be given more than 3 hours…

Location
Kuranda
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Michel_a
Aug 27, 2024
Fantastic day - It was a pleasure to be on board and really enjoyed the care and organisation of our small group.the commentary was excellent both on the way up by bus and down on the train. Kuranda is a very charming place and the view on the way down fantastic .well down guys and will recommend
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Evabelle1229
Jul 28, 2024
Outstanding! - A huge thank you to Michael who was very interesting, human and remarkable kindness! Its low prices allowed us to discover the region despite our small budget! Moreover, we had a problem of dates and Michael did everything to arrange us! I recommend 100%‐️‐️‐️‐️
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Traceynsw_australia
Jun 23, 2024
Great tour guide - Great tour guide, extremely knowledgeable about the area. Thanks for a great day. Loved exploring Kuranda. Purchased some delicious mango port
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Larrys2565
Jun 22, 2024
Day Trip to Kuranda from Cairns - This was an excellent day trip for us. There are several companies offering day trips to Kuranda from Cairns but we are glad that we chose this small group tour. Michael is a very friendly and committed host. His extensive local knowledge greatly enhanced our experience of this unique area with its very scenic railway which is well worth exploring if you are in the Cairns region. Michael also offers you choices around exactly how you structure this day to suit your individual preferences - a point of difference that we appreciated.
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Ritacf2177dn
May 20, 2024
Day trip to Kuranda - Enjoyable day trip to Kuranda village to check out the markets & wildlife. Scenic railway back down which was informative with wonderful views. Michael was great, very knowledgeable, down to earth & friendly. Highly recommended.
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Melissa_j
May 19, 2024
Great Trip - The guide/Driver/Owner was very knowledgeable and informative on the drive up and provided us maps of the town. Train trip down was fantastic.
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Cecily_s
Apr 25, 2024
Amazing day - We had an amazing day our tour guide was amazing talked to us the hole time telling us about the things we seen along the way to our destination. When we pulled up he was there waiting on us it was a hassle free day pick up and dropped off at your door amazing highly recommend
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Ruthmp5729te
Apr 25, 2024
Perfect day tour from Cairns! - Excellent service and timing. Thoroughly enjoyable in every way. Customizable as well, bus, train or skyway. Michael was responsive and experienced.
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Rosie_w
Jul 29, 2024
Great Day Out - We loved the township, it was quirky and fun. The train trip was fantastic. Great carriages, it was lovely to take a trip back in time. The information was clear and factual and interesting to hear.
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Anita_c
May 1, 2024
Scenic Rail Tour without Skyrail - The hundred year old train itself was an experience. Learning about its history was interesting. Seeing some waterfalls was lovely. The only Disappointing thing was I hadn’t seen the tour online that included the skyrail, Which we are so sorry we missed. I feel the tour operator could’ve contacted us to let us know about this addition or even when he dropped off the other passengers, he could’ve asked us if we wanted to get off and buy tickets there. We were thinking we would still have the option to go on that after the train.. not realising the train was at the end of the day and we would’ve had to get the sky rail up there and the train back.
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From $71
up to 11 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).