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Kuranda Scenic Rail & Skyrail from Cairns

from A$217

5 hours 40 mins

The Kuranda Scenic Rail Skyrail Tour covers the rainforest by rail on the way up and by cableway on the way back, with hotel pickup and every ticket sorted in advance.

Key Highlights

Rail travel up through rainforest, past waterfalls and century old bridges dating to the 1880s
Free time in Kuranda village and the daily Heritage Markets
Skyrail return above the canopy, with stops at Barron Falls and Red Peak
Hotel pickup and drop off included
Kuranda Boarding Pass with every ticket and the day's schedule handed over before departure

What’s included

Pickup and drop off from your Cairns hotel
Kuranda Boarding Pass with itinerary and timings
Kuranda Scenic Rail ticket, Cairns to Kuranda
Skyrail Rainforest Cableway ticket, Kuranda to Smithfield
Discount vouchers for Kuranda attractions

Additional info by the operator.

Start: 26 Redden Street, Cairns

Tours do not run on Christmas Day
Down Under Tours reconfirms exact pickup points and times by phone before the day of travel, their line runs 6am to 5pm

Overview

The Kuranda Scenic Rail Skyrail Tour splits the day properly, rail one way, cableway the other, so the same rainforest gets seen from two genuinely different angles instead of just one, unlike the coach only day trips that dominate the Kuranda circuit. How the day runs Down Under Tours collects you from your Cairns hotel and hands over the Kuranda Boarding Pass, loaded with tickets and the day's schedule, before the first stop at Freshwater Station. The Kuranda Scenic Rail departs from there, running through ancient rainforest, past waterfalls and over century old bridges built by hand in the 1880s. Kuranda village, at your own pace Kuranda's Heritage Markets run daily, and the boarding pass carries discount vouchers for a handful of nearby attractions worth using while there's time to spare. The Skyrail return The return leg is the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway, gliding above the canopy with stops at Barron Falls and Red Peak stations along the way, before the ride back into Cairns. This tour has multiple options;

Rail up 8:50am, Skyrail down 1:30pm
Rail up 8:50am, Skyrail down 1:45pm
Rail up 8:50am, Skyrail down 3:45pm
Rail up 9:50am, Skyrail down 1:30pm
Rail up 9:50am, Skyrail down 1:45pm
Rail up 9:50am, Skyrail down 2:45pm
Skyrail up 11:00am, Rail down 2:00pm
Skyrail up 11:00am, Rail down 3:30pm
Skyrail up 9:45am, Rail down 2:00pm
Skyrail up 9:45am, Rail down 3:30pm