Skyrail Rainforest Cableway Cairns

We all woke early this morning, as we were excited to being doing the Kuranda Skyrail and Scenic Railway.

Dressed in comfy shoes ready for a day of walking, we headed of to Edge Hill where I had hired Ethan a backpack carrier so we didn't have to take the pram with us.

After we picked the carrier up and got one of yummiest Chai …

We got up a little later this morning at 7.30am and made a decision not to do Cooktown today. I think everyone is a little tired with all the early starts and snorkelling all day yesterday. Instead we decided to do the trip to Kuranda on the Skyrail and the return trip on the Kuranda railway. We booked our day at the caravan park office and headed …

Tonight is my last night in Cairns. I came here last Sunday with about 80 other students who are studying in Sydney or in Newcastle. It’s hard to believe how much I have done in the past 6 days. I didn’t have WiFi or a chance to upload my pictures during the trip so here’s a quick recap of everything I did-

Monday: I went …

We slept well last night. We all were ready for an early breakfast to begin a full day of touring this resort city of Cairns.


We loaded up on our motor coach to begin our journey to Kuranda. We ascended up the mountain on the Kuranda Scenic Train with spectacular views of a rain forest, sugar cane fields and the Coral Sea.

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Unfortunately our plans to return to Franklin Islands on our final day fell through because they were overbooked, however all things seem to happen for a reason and we ended up on a wonderful adventure up into a mountain village through the rainforest!

Our day started early in the morning with a cup of tea waiting for a train heading along …

Hopped on board our bus to the Tjapukai Aboriginal Park close to the hotel – a really interesting few hours with tours and presentations given by Aborigines who were really passionate about their traditions and cultures. The highlight was the boomerang throwing lessons with everyone except Ava having a go and let's just say with mixed results …

We left cold, wet Sydney and flew to Cairns. When we got out of the plane, I was pleased to feel the proper 'holiday weather' - ie. hot, slightly humid and sunny! This was lucky as we were staying there for a whole week (the longest we've been in one place!) and actually having a proper holiday, without the hard work of constant travelling. Our …

Today we had another nice brekky, then headed to the Sky Rail at around 8:15am. When we got to the Sky Rail we hopped on a mini bus to go to Freshwater station. At Fresh water station we got on a deisel train with old carages. On the train we went through tunnels, saw water falls, went on massive bridges and drove up hill toward Kuranda. The …

I forgot yesterday to mention that on the way to Cooktown we passed field after field of sugar cane plants and Richard informed us that plantations could range from a few hundred acres to a few thousand. These sugar cane plantations make up a large portion of eastern Queensland and there are a few refineries dotted about the state.
We also came …

For my second day in tropical North Queensland I went to the rainforest, and naturally it was raining yet still so hot and humid I could only wear a T-shirt, shorts, and sandals without dying from the heat. I took an hour long cable gondola ride, called Skyrail, over the canopy of the rain forest stopping at two intermediate stations for viewing …

... with a thousand shops selling tourist tat. We hated it and left as quick as we could on the superb Skyrail. The skyrail rainforest cableway runs between Kuranda and the Caravonica Terminal which is 14km outside Cairns. It travels 7.5km just above the ...

... long forgotten.        The next morning we returned to Cairns and our patiently waiting Charlie via the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway, a.k.a. the gondola of champions ;) Our little cable car bubble carried us high ...

... our next destination... New Zealand. A must do in Cairns is visiting the village of Kuranda by taking the 7.5 km skyrail rainforest cableway. So this morning, we took a chance with the rain and took the shuttle bus to the terminal. From there we ...

... Reef, then dinner in the evening at the wharf. Then to bed as we have an early trip on Sunday to Kuranda to take the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway to the rainforest for the day and we will return via the Kuranda Scenic Railway out of the mountains to ...

Today we hopped on the skyrail rainforest cableway and headed over Red Peak (545m above sea level) and over Baron Gorge and past Baron Falls.  Its 7.5kms long and the massive towers were put in by helicopter so as not to disturb the ...

... and sit by the pool at the YHA relaxing. One morning I headed off to the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway which was about 15 minutes north of Cairns. The Skyrail took me over rugged mountain scenery, steep ravines, tumbling waterfalls and tropical rainforest ...

... the village in the Rainforest, including a lovely lunch at the Kuranda Hotel. We then jumped on the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway back to Cairns, taking us over and through the Barron Gorge National Park & Rainforest, a beautiful rainforest ...

... . The weather conditions didn't look good for the afternoon. However, as planned, we set off for the Skyrail stations at Carabonica, 10 km North of Cairns. There were a variety of excursions that re could take but we decided to take the gondola to ...

... going down into Cairns was stunning, across to the sea and looking towards the mountains. ''The Skyrail Rainforest Cableway experience spans 7.5kms over Australia’s pristine tropical rainforests.    You glide just metres above the ...

... Rainforestation Nature Park. Again, there's a lot of pictures and a couple of videos. Our trip back to Cairns was aboard the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway which was quite peaceful and relaxing, or as relaxing as it can be dangling in the air above a ...