Rainforest Day Trip: Kuranda Railway and Skyrail

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Kuranda

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Experience the stunning rainforest of Far North Queensland with a picturesque day trip from Port Douglas. Ride the historic Kuranda Scenic Railway, spend some free time exploring Kuranda Village, and soar above and through the World Heritage Listed Rainforest on the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway.

Duration: 10 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Kuranda Scenic Railway - Take a historic journey on the Kuranda Scenic Rail, travelling through the Barron Gorge National Park
Kuranda Village - Free time to explore Kuranda - ‘the village in the rainforest’.
Discover the Kuranda Markets, enjoy lunch at one of the many food stalls or cafes (own expense) or visit a wildlife attraction such…

What's Included

One-way Kuranda Scenic Railway
One-way Skyrail Rainforest Cableway
Hotel pick up and drop off (selected hotels only)

What's Not Included

Birdworld entrance (approx. AUD21.00/adult, AUD10.50/child)
Butterfly Sanctuary entrance (approx. AUD24.00/adult, AUD15.00/child)
Kuranda Koala Gardens entrance (approx. AUD21.00/adult and AUD10.50/child)

Location

Kuranda Scenic Railway

Coondoo Street

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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Garycl6908di

Oct 13, 2024

Go Train then Cable (do the best first) - The Train up to Kuranda (and make sure you go to the Heritage Market there, allow 2 hours there and have Lunch) was fantastic. Do Gold Class it makes for a really special Trip and a wonderful and relaxing and comfortable way to see the region and that amazing waterfall (2 of). We loved this way more than the Cable Cars back but doing both is the way to go, Train first.

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Alan_b

Jul 8, 2024

Great trip - Relaxing train up was interesting with the Barron falls view was spectacular The markets and Kulandra gift shops had a vast array of reasonably priced and decent stuff. The butterfly house was worth a visit. Queues for coffees & food were small. The cable car trip back was beautiful with amazing rainforest canopy views.

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Neil_g

Mar 13, 2020

Gold class was really very comfortable.Staff were excellent. - Manage to upgrade to gold class.We had lovely time.Great scenery from the train and from the viewing platforms.

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Babshewitt

Oct 11, 2019

Lovely trip - Lovely trip, well organised with plenty of time to explore, lovely views form both train (up) and sky rail (down) good for children and adults. Best time would be after the wet season tho’ the lack of water didn’t spoil it for me

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Tennessee_nomads

Mar 20, 2019

Enjoyable - We took the Skyrail to Kuranda and rode the train back to town. We upgraded to the Gold Class service. That's the way to go. Comfortable seating, served snacks, beer and wine all the way to town. Stopped At the Barron Falls Station to take pictures of the Barron Falls. The train hosts were knowledgeable and friendly.

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Scotudy

Jan 16, 2019

Do the Gold Class Service! - We rode the train with their Gold Class Service. We not only sat in comfortable seats but we drank wine and had snacks along the way! We were able to open the windows to get better photographs, which I loved. We rode the Skyrail down the mountain which was enjoyable. The scenery was beautiful and it was a great day!

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Dmcjkc

Nov 29, 2018

Enjoyable Train Trip to Kuranda - We were picked up from out accommodation in Port Douglas and taken to Freshwater Station in Cairns for the trip up to Kuranda. The train journey was interesting with a couple of stops on the way. There was plenty of room to move about to take photos. On arrival in Kuranda it was just a short walk to the village. There was also a river cruise which we did not see until too late but that would also have afforded beautiful views. We returned on the Skyrail which gave stunning views over the canopy. On arrival back in Cairns we had a short wait for the coach back to Port Douglas. The coach driver in the morning had given us a time frame for the return journey on the Skyrail so we knew how long we could stay at the two stops. This was very helpful. A lovely, well arranged day out.

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Ulla_l

Jul 11, 2024

See rainforest in a historical train and cable car - Great way to spend on a rainy day. Train and the history was very interesting. And the sights just fantastic Cable car was a good experience also

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Kingsley_b

Dec 7, 2019

Treetops - The train was cancelled due to bushfires so we came by very good bus The staff were all helpful and informative

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Ashishansingkar

May 21, 2019

Into the wild - We landed in cairns with a plan to cover Kuranda village & other scenic locations. We drove down to the sky rail station from there a bus took us to the train station on the way guide in bus gave a brief of Cairns. We boarded the train the coaches were clean & the journey was comfortable. On the way up towards Kuranda we get to see some breath taking views. Train stops at two scenic locations from where you can click beautiful pictures. There are lot of activities you can do once you reach Kuranda. Natures trail is the best, the tall trees & their branches take you into the wild....

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From $163

up to 15 guests

1 Adult