Kuranda Skyrail and Scenic Railway Tour: Explore Markets and Wildlife

Experience the ultimate luxury Cairns Kuranda tour with our local guides and luxury transfers. Enjoy Skyrail, Scenic Railway, and Rainforest Station with ease and comfort.

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Kuranda Scenic Railway - Embark on a 37-kilometre rail adventure aboard authentic vintage carriages through the Barron Gorge National Park, a World Heritage-listed rainforest known as The Wet Tropics, traveling from Cairns to Kuranda, a charming rainforest village. The railway ascends 327 metres above sea level, with the steepest incline being…
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Guided tour
  • Admission for Scenic Railway and Sky-rail
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Army Duck Tour
Additional Information

Professional, flexible, and enjoyable.
Your day begins with a pickup from your hotel in Cairns city, followed by a short 20-minute ride to the Smithfield Skyrail station.
Experience the Skyrail journey to Kuranda, where our guide will meet you and provide a tour of the village. Enjoy free time exploring the Kuranda markets, butterfly sanctuary, and…

Location
Kuranda Scenic Railway
Bunda Street
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(36 Ratings)
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728nathanm
Feb 13, 2025
Great excursion from Cairns - This was a terrific tour made even more special by our Guide Chris, who was friendly, professional, and very knowledgable. The gondola ride was great, just the 4 of us in the gondola on each segment. The waterfall was amazing after many weeks of rain it was huge and powerful. The butterfly garden was not included in our tour but it was well worth the price of admission!
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Thomas_a
Feb 12, 2025
Fun Day - Chris, our driver/guide was super friendly and took great care of us. The train ride was excellent, we upgraded to Gold class and got soft armchairs, drinks, and snacks. The cable car was waaaay up there. We also rode the last segment in pouring rain, which added a bit of excitement.
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Kirstenbracht
Jan 26, 2025
Nice cruise excursion - We did this as an independent shore excursion while our cruise ship was in port for the day. It was perfect for those wanting a knowledgeable guide to show us where to go to catch the train and skyrail and provide many other helpful tips during the day. Man first drove us around Cairns, then dropped us off at the station, met us in Kuranda, drove us around first to orient us to the small town, and then explained options (koala, butterflies, etc) on what to do and where to eat lunch. This was a nice air conditioned break! He then dropped us off at the skyrail and met us as we got off and drove us back to the ship. One could certainly do this on your own, but Man just made the day easy and taught us a lot about the area. (We also asked to upgrade to "gold" on the train with roomy seating, beverages and snacks; and also the "diamond" cars on the skyrail with glass at your feet to see the canopy below. They were a bit pricey but worth it for us.)
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Maureenb321
Jan 21, 2025
Kuranda Trip - Very nice day. Driver was prompt and very informative. Loved the train ride up. Lots of photo ops. If you like heights the sky rail down was beautiful.
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Juliewp7322if
Jan 3, 2025
A personalized day in the rainforest! - Man picked us up from right in front of our hotel and took us around all day! He was wonderful! Very knowledgeable and easy to talk to and learn from. He drove us to the SkyRail which we loved, met us at the top- took us on a long walk through the rainforest- optional that we enjoyed- took us to town then got us back in the railway to get back to Cairns. From there he took us back to our hotel. It was a stress free day for us with him at the helm! Definitely would recommend! We felt like we got some personal attention that we would not have gotten in a larger group. You won’t regret this day!
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Vladimr_t
Jan 3, 2025
Fantastic, - The trip was excelent, we have enjoyed it very much. The train is perfect and a very nce wiew from the train. The cable car is incredible. Very good guide Linda.
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Sonyaberg
Dec 29, 2024
Amazing trip to Kuranda - Our guides were very helpful and on time. They were so awesome to work with and gave us a lot of advice on where to go and what to do on our trip. I 100% recommend this company for your activities because we would use them again for ours.
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Briboi6
Dec 13, 2024
Chris was stellar. - Chris was a spectacular driver, host, and introduction to our trip. We rode skyrail, stopped at barron falls, information center, then on to kuranda, lunch at Kuranda Hotel, and then historic train ride back down mountain, Kevin was very friendly pickup and nice ride back to doubletree hotel in Cairns.
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Nigel_a
Dec 11, 2024
Brilliant! Great company - Interesting train journey with fabulous scenery. Old carriages with character, no aircon as expected from the period. Skyride (cablecar) fabulous with Aircon! Our guide Chris was great, definitely the tour company to book with.
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Dannii53
Dec 7, 2024
Skyride Cairns - Fabulous skyride takes abt 35/40 mins going up and there you can shop in the village etc but the train coming down takes abt 1 and a half hours and only goes twice a day 2pm and 3.30pm the price for skyride and train is $135pp but just skyride $99. This was the inspiration for the Avatar film in the rainforest scenes
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