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Kuranda Scenic Railway Day Trip from Palm Cove | 7 hours

43 Reviews | Palm Cove
From $134.95 per person Lowest Price Guarantee
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2 Adults x $136.76
$273.52
Approx Total
$273.52
Travel to Kuranda on Skyrail, free time in Kuranda, return on the Scenic Railway (approx. 10 hours)
Pickup included
Rail/Sky
2 Adults x $136.76
$273.52
Approx Total
$273.52
Travel to Kuranda on the Scenic Railway, free time in Kuranda, return on Skyrail (approx. 8.5 hours)
Pickup included

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: German, Japanese, English, Italian, French, Spanish
  • Kuranda Scenic Railway
  • Skyrail Rainforest Cableway
  • Hotel pickup and drop off
  • Food and drinks (unless specified)
  • Birdworld entrance (approx. AUD19.00/adult, AUD9.50/child)
  • Butterfly Sanctuary entrance (approx. AUD20.00/adult, AUD10.00/child)
  • Kuranda Koala Gardens entrance (approx. AUD19.00/adult and AUD9.50/child)

Overview

Experience the rainforest beauty of Far North Queensland on a scenic day trip from Palm Cove. Ride the historic Kuranda Scenic Railway and the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway.

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Itinerary

  • Barron Falls (Pass By)

    Take in the amazing views of the might Barron Falls from both Skyrail and the Scenic Rail.

  • Kuranda Scenic Railway

    Take a journey on this heritage railway line that winds through the Rainforest, on a mountain between Kuranda and Freshwater Station.

    1 hour 30 minutes

  • N/A

    Glide over and through the canopy of the ancient rainforest and marvel at the spectacular views from Skyrail Rainforest Cableway. There are two stops along this gondola journey where you can alight and explore the rainforest from within.

    1 hour 30 minutes

  • Kuranda

    Explore the quaint rainforest village of Kuranda, their heritage markets, and local fares. The amount of free time here varies depending on the Option you book.

    1 hour

  • Australian Butterfly Sanctuary

    The largest butterfly flight aviary & exhibit in Australia. Situated next to the Kuranda Markets, it is home to over 1500 tropical butterflies. Wander through the aviary's lush tropical gardens and breeding laboratory to learn more about a butterfly's life cycle & behaviour. You can choose to visit during your free time in Kuranda.

    30 minutes

  • Kuranda Koala Gardens

    Visit this wonderful Wildlife park to see iconic Australia wildlife. Feed and pat the tame wallabies and kangaroos. Discover wombats, freshwater crocodiles, lizards, snakes and much more! Koala photos are also available. You can choose to visit during your free time in Kuranda.

    30 minutes

  • Birdworld Kuranda

    Immerse yourself in this wonderful free flying bird exhibit. See and enjoy the company of hundreds of rare and beautiful exotic and Australia native species in the lush tropically landscaped setting. You can choose to visit during your free time in Kuranda.

    30 minutes

  • Barron Gorge National Park (Pass By)

    Take a journey through the ancient rainforest in Barron Gorge National Park. Journey via Skyrail Rainforest Cableway, and Kuranda Scenic Rail.

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Additional Info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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43 reviews

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Showing 1-5 of 23 reviews with 5 stars

Kuranda Gondola and Sky Rail

Published on Nov, 2024

It was amazing. I don’t like heights but the Gondola up was so worth it and the staff were efficient and reassuring. I preferred the sky rail to the gondola but I would recommend you do both. The stops to get off and walk to view the waterfall were great as well.

Fantastic Day Out

Published on Sep, 2024

Great train journey to Kuranda, really enjoyed Kuranda itself with the Butterfly & Bird activities, fully recommend. Great journey back with the Sky Rail.

A lovely day. Loved the gondola ride down.

Published on Jun, 2024

Gondola ride down was very pretty Seeing a cassowary and a chick The guided rainforest talk at Smithfield was very interesting Thankyou

Great day

Published on Aug, 2019

Picked this tour as wanted to rail up to Kuranda and sky rail down and have time at Kuranda. The train trip was great, stopped a couple of times on the way up for photos, plenty to see in Kuranda, trip included the Rainforest park with lunch which was lovely and plentiful. After feeding the kangaroos and seeing other animals, it was off on the ‘duck’ for an adventure, staff very friendly and knowledgeable, didn’t do all parts of the tour as wanted to go to butterfly sanctuary which was lovely. Sky rail trip was amazing , stopped off a couple of times to walk around the areas. Really recommend this day, picked up from northern beaches.

Awesome Day

Published on Jul, 2019

Fantastic day. Collected from Palm Cove and taken to railway. Train to Kuranda, walk around then skyrail back. Then dropped back to our resort. All like clockwork and a fantastic day.

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