White Water Rafting: Barron River Adventure

Looking for an exhilarating white water rafting experience? Just 20 minutes north of Cairns, the Barron River provides breathtaking views as participants navigate through the stunning Barron Gorge National Park on this thrilling two-hour rafting tour, departing from Cairns, Northern Beaches, and Port Douglas.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Barron Gorge - Raft through stunning rainforest of the Wet Tropics. You will be rafting through the famous Barron Gorge on your afternoon rafting experience like no other.
What's Included
  • Professional river guide
  • All rafting equipment (except shoes)
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option selected)
  • Transport by private vehicle
What's Not Included
  • All Fees and Taxes
Additional Information
  • Children aged 12-18 years require a Parents or Guardians counter signature on waiver form
  • Minimum age is 12 years
  • $30 per person River Levy is payable on the day of travel
Location
Lake Placid Road
Meet your river guides at the Lake Placid Carpark, near the Caravan Park.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Pauline_o
Oct 5, 2025
O'Brien clan - Great afternoon with our guide John. Managed to manoeuvre us through the rapids without losing anyone from the raft. Highly recommend o
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Paradise33307142429
Oct 4, 2025
Awesome fun - We had a family of 4 and our youngest was 12yrs. We had Lexy as our guide and she... (infact all the guides were..) brilliant. It was safe and fun. Couldn't fault the day.
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Belindad746
Aug 24, 2025
Why wouldn’t you! - A wonderful short time out on the water. Shout out to Harry for his excellent bus hosting, Jackie for being the best bus driver ever and Ed, my raft guide. The tour is safe, fun and not too strenuous. I’d love to go rafting again and feel ready to level up.
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Jpaul16
Jul 30, 2025
A Fun, and Surprisingly Safe Time - A great afternoon adventure! A couple transcendental experiences coming down the river. If you're new to rafting like I was, don't worry! The guides will tell you all you need to know to stay safe while having a real river adventure.
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Cantbebothered18
Jul 17, 2025
Great first experience in rafting - We had a great time as first-timers in white water rafting. Andy explained the process on the bus clearly. Our guide Exon gave us excellent instructions. He also provided interesting facts about the Barron River. We had so much fun that 2 of our family members already said they will do the next grade of rafting!
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Morgangm6230na
May 23, 2025
Amazing!!!! - Such a fun, great experience! Tina was our raft guide and she was amazing! Very kind and helpful. 100% recommend. Beautiful views as well
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Shanebb3659hk
Sep 24, 2025
First time white water rafting - but most definitely not our last experience - First time white water rafting and it was an incredible experience! The Barron Gorge is stunning and Cairns Adventure Group made the whole trip easy and fun. A huge thank you to our raft guide Jacqui and the entire team with our bus guide who was hilarious (unfortunately I don’t recall his name but pretty sure he was French) – knowledgeable, supportive, and kept the energy high the whole way through. We were also lucky to have such a great group in our raft, which made the adventure even more enjoyable. Highly recommend!
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610traceyg
Jun 21, 2025
Fantastic experience - First time white water rafting and it was funtastic. Dorothy was our leader and she did an amazing job even when we got a little ‘stuck’. Looking forward to doing this again
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Percy_talati
Aug 16, 2025
It did not go as we expected - We booked this experience expecting it to be a fun and laughter filled afternoon activity for us as a family with teens. Little did we expect this to be a strictly regimented activity. But maybe it was just us as the rest of the rafts seemed to be having fun which sadly wasn't the case for us. Our raft captain expected us to strictly follow his commands and not get distracted by fun and laughter. He deflated our spirits pretty swiftly. I did share my feedback and complaint with the tour company and they have promised action and internal review into this. They also stressed that this experience is meant to be fun for beginners and not too regimented hence I chose a 3 Star.
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Percy_t
Aug 14, 2025
Don’t expect to have any fun here…. - When we booked the tour we believed it will be a great fun filled experience for us as a family with teenaged kids. But little did we know that this was actually a regimented activity where having fun and laughter was unacceptable. Well that’s how it turned out for us but not for the rest of the rafts, they were all having a good time. Hence I have rated this a 3 Star instead of 1Star Our experience was marred by our Raft Captain who seemed to get irritated if we were not able to keep up to his regimented instructions. He was rude and totally spoiled what was meant to be a beginner’s experience at white water rafting. I have shared my feedback and complaint with the tour provider but haven’t had any response yet from them other than a holding statement.
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).