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Kuranda Village: Full Day Tour with Army Duck Rainforest Adventure and Scenic Skyrail Journey
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54 Ratings
Barron
Embark on a day-long journey to Kuranda, located within a World Heritage-recognized rainforest. Enjoy the illustrious Army Duck Rainforest Tour for 45 minutes, led by a seasoned tour guide. The trip to Kuranda will be via the Kuranda Scenic Railway and the return journey will be on the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway.
Embark on a day-long journey to Kuranda, located within a World Heritage-recognized rainforest. Enjoy the illustrious Army Duck Rainforest Tour for 45 minutes, led by a seasoned tour guide. The trip to Kuranda will be via the Kuranda Scenic Railway and the return journey will be on the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway.
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Skyrail Rainforest Cableway - Travel up to Kuranda by flying over the rainforest in a gondola on Skyrail Rainforest Cableway.
Coach transfer from Cairns city to Skyrail Rainforest Cableway Smithfield Terminal. - Kuranda Village - Enjoy free time in the funky Kuranda village! Browse the original rainforest markets, visit one of the many quirky…
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Skyrail Rainforest Cableway - Travel up to Kuranda by flying over the rainforest in a gondola on Skyrail Rainforest Cableway.
Coach transfer from Cairns city to Skyrail Rainforest Cableway Smithfield Terminal. -
Kuranda Village - Enjoy free time in the funky Kuranda village! Browse the original rainforest markets, visit one of the many quirky cafes.
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Rainforestation Nature Park - Venture through the rainforest on an authentic amphibious World War 2 army duck. See rainforest flora on land and then splash into the lake to continue your tour. (45min) Visit the tropical fruit orchard.
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Kuranda Scenic Railway - Travel to Back to Cairns on the Kuranda Scenic Railway. Journey through stunning rainforest, beautiful waterfalls and past steep canyons. Stop at Barron Falls station to view this mighty waterfall.
Return to accommodation or via air conditioned coach. -
Barron Gorge National Park - Enjoy views of the Barron River and Baron Gorge National park.
What's Included
- Scenic journey on the Kuranda Train
- Convenient hotel pickup and drop-off included
- Panoramic views from Skyrail Rainforest Cableway
- Knowledgeable driver/guide for informative commentary
- Comfort of air-conditioned vehicles
- Unique Army Duck rainforest tour
- Scenic journey on the Kuranda Train
- Convenient hotel pickup and drop-off included
- Panoramic views from Skyrail Rainforest Cableway
- Knowledgeable driver/guide for informative commentary
- Comfort of air-conditioned vehicles
- Unique Army Duck rainforest tour
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
- Australian Butterfly Sanctuary (Entry available at own cost $24 per adult)
- Food and drinks
- Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
- Australian Butterfly Sanctuary (Entry available at own cost $24 per adult)
Additional Information
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Order of Itinerary subject to change
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Order of Itinerary subject to change
Location
Kuranda Scenic Railway Freshwater Station
Freshwater Train Station - Please be waiting in Bus Bay#11 (the bus bays are at the end of the train station)
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(54 Ratings)
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4thwaller
May 29, 2025
Loved It - It was my birthday and I decided to book myself onto this tour. The pickup was prompt and took me and others to the cable car station which took us up to Kuranda village which is 1 of the most beautiful places I have ever seen.
Whilst there I saw a lot and enjoyed the atmosphere. This included the army duck which was a very unique once in a lifetime experience done by a really fun tour guide. And the final activity was the train back down.
That also was out of this world as along with a couple of stops to take photos, there were so many majestic views which I embraced whilst in the area. Should I ever return to Cairns, I will definitely do this again.
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Ladythateats
Feb 25, 2025
Fantastic day - The day was well organised and efficient. Loved everything about the trip, a once in lifetime experience. Went up in the cable car , returning on the train later in the day. Duck tour well worth including.
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Vivek_s
Dec 26, 2024
Incredible experience watching the scenery and waterfalls from the train - Incredible experience, especially the train. Stunning scenery and especially the waterfalls. Must do experience
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Stacy_g
Nov 15, 2024
Wonderful - Our guide was very informative and knowledgeable about the rain forest. He took the time to point out all the important facts. We enjoyed it greatly.
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Maps31143615910
Nov 6, 2024
Kuranda Railway and Skyrail Journey - Our tour to Kuranda village by Tropic wings was just awesome starting from the beginning..The guides were extremely friendly and guided us in all the activities as there are a whole lots of things u need to do within 6/7 hrs...The scenic railway and Skyrail journey was splendid and marvellous and we had a very pleasant journey with Tropic wings..
Namaste from India
Debraj/ Sudeshna/ Shreesh
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Cameron_k
Jun 14, 2025
Great day - wish we had more time! - Great day and experience. The Skyrail, the train ride back and the army duck tour were all great. I only wish we could have started the day earlier. There is so much to do in Kuranda - between the butterfly garden, the bird zoo, the markets, etc. that I ran out of time and was very disappointed that I couldn't see everything.
Since no lunch is provided, you also have to spend time finding lunch and ordering during time in Kuranda as well. My hotel pickup was at 8am - feels like we could easily have started at 7am (assuming the skyrail opens up earlier) so we could have had more time to explore and do the activities.
The koala and kangaroo park by the army duck tour was incredible and so glad I got to see it!
Overall, great day but wish there was more time!
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G
Dec 21, 2024
Aboriginal centre worth a visit - markets not so much - Great time at Kuranda village, a lovely Aboriginal educational tour, spear throwing by a Guinness book of records holder; Michael Enoch, a boomerang lesson, small animal tour and WW11 duck ride. The second part of the day was to the art markets, which closed before pick up. We were there 2 hours and it was far too long. We missed the dream walk at Kuranda and rushed the lunch food and in hindsight more time in the cultural centre would have been much better than wandering markets in the rain and waiting for the coach because the markets closed. All in all, a good day out tho and worth the Aboriginal stories about the lost generation.
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Enyw13
Aug 28, 2024
Army Duck Tour is the highlight! - High light is the Army Duck Tour, the guide Shauno is so funny, very informative, and saw some animals in a mini zoo, great scenery on cable car, and enjoy delicious lunch in a Thai food restaurant, just a bit long ride on train. Recommended!
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Tammy_c
Aug 4, 2024
Breathtaking views, brilliant all over tour - The sights from the skyrail were amazing. Most of the staff were friendly and helpful. We loved having so much spare time discovering Kuranda Village between planned activities. The Army Duck was very informative and our tour guide was hilarious. He obviously loved his job. The train ride home was so cool, showing many breathtaking views.
The whole tour was organise extremely well
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Wail991
Jul 29, 2024
Focused on maximising sales rather than quality experiences - Felt like they focused on making more money rather than creating a good experience for people.
In the morning, we were told to meet at an early hour of 8am only to spend a whole hour picking up the other 40 people on the tour.
When we got to Kuranda, we effectively only had 30-40 minutes before needing to meet up again, which is not much time to do anything substantial. And when we got to the Rainforestation, we were dropped off 30 minutes early, which is an awkward amount of time as that wasn’t enough time to buy tickets and enter their wildlife area, or take photos with the koalas. We all sat around doing nothing and waited for the army duck booking.
The army duck experience was then delayed, and unbeknownst to the tour group, the tour guide and bus operates as a shuttle bus for the general public as well to and from the village, our whole tour group missed the bus - even though someone ran after him, which the tour guide acknowledged he saw. Once again, we all had to wait another 30-40 minutes idly waiting for the tour guide to come back.
Overall, felt like we did not spend any time leisurely and was always worried about missing the drop offs.
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