Kuranda or Palm Cove: Scenic Small Group Tour

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Kuranda

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Embark on a thrilling day trip from Port Douglas to Kuranda, where you’ll explore arts and crafts markets, admire breathtaking scenery, and relax on the stunning Palm Cove beach.

Duration: 8 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Australian Butterfly Sanctuary - Enjoy the beautiful butterflies
Palm Cove Beach - Enjoy a cocktail looking at the palm fringed beach
Kuranda Koala Gardens - See Kangaroos and crocodiles
Birdworld Kuranda - See amazing Australian birds
Henry Ross Lookout - stop at this spectacular lookout
Kuranda Original Rainforest Markets - wander the arts and crafts markets

What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Driver/guide
Live commentary on board

What's Not Included

Food and drinks
Entrance fees
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Entrance fees

Additional Information

Kuranda or Palm Cove – Small Group Tour
Experience convenient hotel pickup from Port Douglas or Palm Cove (excluding Cairns) at either 11:00 AM or 8:30 AM. With a maximum of 20 guests, enjoy personalized service and insightful commentary as you journey through the ancient rainforest.
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Location

Australian Butterfly Sanctuary

8 Rob Veivers Dr,

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

4.8

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Shari_s

May 7, 2025

Kuranda - train, sky rail, and croc farm - This was a fantastic excursion with Brett! We added a tour of Hartley’s crocodile farm to the start of our day. It was awesome seeing the crocs, wombats, wallabies and koalas. Next we took the sky rail over the rainforest to the kuranda village. Be sure you make time to see the beautiful birds at Bird World in the village! From there we were taken to the scenic train. You will love the beautiful views and waterfalls along the way back. Last stop was to enjoy a cocktail overlooking the beach at Palm Cove. Brett is awesome! Very fun and knowledgeable! I highly recommend this budget Kuranda tour with all the add ons!!

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Familleler0y

Feb 5, 2025

Warmly recommended ! - We took the budget tour as we already took the train years ago. Brett is a great guy and the trip was easy and fun. Unfortunately the weather was bad but it remained a good experience.

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720chrisj

Jan 4, 2025

Brett’s Kuranda Day tour - We had a wonderful day trip with Brett , knowledgeable host and friendly. Good for young children and old alike, try the train ride up and the sky rail back. Leave time for the butterfly enclosure and try the local food shops cafes etc. Beautiful location and an hour out of Port Douglas. Highly recommended

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Louisedr3096ta

Oct 18, 2024

Casual Kuranda - Full day jam packed and worth the effort. Kuranda Markets great for shopping and food. Chris our driver needs a medal for his interaction and friendliness

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Gayle_c

Jun 26, 2024

Lovely - So much to see! Well organised and lovely swimming hole 😎👍. So much knowledge shared from the driver/guide.

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Pamela_f

Jun 22, 2024

Great day out - Thank you Chris and Bosun for a great day out ,Chris your knowledge and service was above and beyond

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Travellingtex

Jun 17, 2024

A must do! - Firstly, Glen was a super guide - on time, friendly, funny, informative, and helpful. Brett, you should pay him more (and he didn’t ask us to write that!😬). We were picked up at our Palm Cove accommodation for the 20-minute drive to the Freshwater train station where we took the 90-minute trip to Kuranda. The old but beautifully restored train carriages were comfortable and the views along the way were breathtaking. The narrative during the trip was interesting and informative. We tried to upgrade to gold service at the station but it was booked out well in advance, so if you want that service, as Brett's to book ahead. We had two hours in Kuranda before Glen took us to the skyrail station for the return down the mountain. Again, there were beautiful views and a chance to get out of the cable car briefly at two stops for sightseeing. Glen met at the skyrail station and drove us back to our lodging. We were picked up in the morning at 9:00 AM and returned to our accommodation at around 3:15 PM. The cost was $210 per person and was well worth it. The gold class trip on the train costs an extra $55 per person above what's included with the tour package, and you can also get a cable car with a glass floor for a bit extra (don't know how much). This was a wonderful experience.

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Sonyaf

Apr 20, 2024

Highly reccommend - Tour guide was very knowledgeable about the area, history and had plenty of amusing anecdotes to share. Overall- a very enjoyable day !!

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Kate

Apr 19, 2024

The best day - Amazing tour and awesome guide Chris. Was such a great day and we even saw a cassowary. The entire trip was just such fun and finished with a lovely cocktail at palm Cove surf club. A great end to a great day thank you Chris you were fantastic

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Sylvia_b

Sep 7, 2024

Skyrail is a Must Do - The Skyrail was amazing. The view down into to rain forest was spectacular and Barron falls was a sight. Brett had lots of great information. The train ride was OK. Not having a direct window seat made it harder to take pictures. The ride was OK and interesting but I wasn't able to capture the pics I wanted not bei ng right at the window. The time at Kuranda Village was too short to see enough of it. Didn't expect to see it all but 1.45 hours definately not enough to eat, see the butterfly garden and do any shopping. It is also alot bigger than the "little aboriginal" shopping village you might think it is. Definitely worth doing, but give yourself more time if you can.

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From $72

up to 15 guests

1 - Adult