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Kuranda Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Kuranda, Australia
Kuranda
This is a top pick! We had a really beautiful twisty-turny drive out of Cape Tribulation back to the ferry. The drive over to Kurunda was incredibly scenic. Sophie, Rob and I were having a great time. We stopped off at Mossman Gorge, a stunning rainforest area ...
Into the Junglelands....
This is a top pick! ... with clear skies up North. Lets hope they are getting all the rain out the way before we get there. We arrived in Kuranda which is a rainforest village in the afternoon. We took a walk through town and then along the Barren River. This looked just ...
24th january - 55 hours travelling from ...
This is a top pick! ... it is a rain forest) it was really beautiful and everything smelled so green and clean and refreshed and so different to the Australia we have seen so far. At the top is the Kuranda village but the high number of tourists visiting the markets have ...
Sky rail, train, Auzzie animals, boomerang lessons
This is a top pick! Kuranda: a must when you are in Cairns. Railway and sky rail; both nice. Rain forest walk. I accidentally booked the Rainforestation tour, which was not that bad. Lots of information on the Australian animals, from Dingo over crocodiles, wallabies to ...
Engagement Rainforest/Verlobung im Regenwald
... was able to see the beautiful blue 'Ulyses' butterfly. ---DEUTSCH--- 24ter Juni bis 26ter Juni - Regenwald Dorf Kuranda Am naechsten Tag gings weiter durch den Regenwald richtung Norden. Unterwegs besichtigten wir Mobo Krater einen riesigen ...
Kuranda
... lang is en over het regenwoud gaat. Daarna zou ik ongeveer twee en een half uur de tijd hebben in een plaatsje genaamd Kuranda (daar waar de kabelbaan eindigt), wat bekend staat om haar markten in het regenwoud. Na te hebben rondgeslenterd in Kuranda zou ...
Kuranda - Cairns and Leaving Queensland
... ; And on we went ... Next stop was to drive towards cairns and turn off into the Great Divide to a small township called kuranda...Here was a crafts market and a Butterfly sanctuary. We spent quite a while at the butterfly place ...Eventually giving up on ...
Ohh the beauty in this world!
... Great Barrier Reef! We will be going out on Sunday, hopefully the weather holds out!! I can't wait!! Today we visited Kuranda, a quaint little hippie village in the mountains outside of Cairns that is known for its markets and local art. It ...
A Day In Brisbane and a random meeting
... walkway which finally leads me to Streets Beach (the Lagoon!! woo hoo!!) - its no where near as packed as it was last night for australia day and I settle on the sand and quickly find ways to get sand in every part of me possible, and all over my bag and ...
Amazing. :)
... again, tuna sandwich and orange juice. At 9.10, I got cancellation for skydiving, and so 9.20, I jumped on the train to Kuranda. Amazing with 5 capital As. Took the rail up, the views were great, I have to say I was more busy getting pictures ...
auf in den Regenwald
Mit der Kuranda Scenic Railway gehts von Cairns nach Kuranda, da laufen wir durch den Regenwald, fahren mit der Skyrail wieder nach unten und ich war dann noch im Tjakupai Aboriginal ...
Kuranda Rainforest
An amazing place... beautiful yet this is where some of those dangerous plants ...
Reggae in the Rainforest
Congratulations Mr and Mrs Masters !!! Hope everybody had a lovely day - I was sorry not to be with you..... Today I'm in Kuranda, a little hippy village north of Cairns. I got the 'Skyrail' up across the rainforest yesterday (it was very high - I was ...
Mohawk, Work, Zumba, Skyrail, Aboriginal dancing
... Melissa spotted a huge spider under it, which made us take several steps back (except for me taking the picture) due to fact that Australia has 8 of the 10 most deadly spiders in the world! For those scientist at home the picture is in the album and we ...
Brisbane, Australia Day
... to jay walk in Brisbane, better watch myself as I have been road hopping all over the place. One observation I have made about Australia is that they treat their people well. They dont charge for you to use public facilities like the lagoons, people ...
Over the treetops
... hour sharing stories and banter. They are on a honeymoon with a difference - backpacking through South East Asia and Australia - loving every second of it. Was good to meet you guys and hope the rest of the trip is as memorable as ...
Dzien spedzony w Kurandzie
... , domow w tej gestwinie jednak nie mozna bylo wypatrzec. Trak doprowadzil nas az pod Kuande, dalej juz pojechalismy asfaltem. Kuranda jest bardzo malowniczo polozona i ma swoisty klimat miejsca z dusza, ktore jednak zostalo zadeptane przez turystow. Jesli ...
Kuranda
... from Port Douglas along a world heritage listed coastal drive and a further trip up a scenic mountain road is Kuranda where we will be staying tonight. We visited the a$15pp Australian Butterfly Sanctuary. I imagined the butterflies arriving ...
First night camping
We stopped at a big supermarket to buy some groceries. As ever we were shocked by the prices, for example bananas cost $16 for a kg! We drove to Kurunda, our first stop. We arrived at our camp sight not really knowing what to expect however we were ...
Jun 30, 2009
The Romans didn't reach Kuranda...
Hi all, The romans didn't manage to get to Kuranda as the road we drove along to get here was very windy!!! Picked up our hire car this morning. They gave us an automatic at first so we took it back after one trip round the block as we couldn't drive ...
Darwin to the East Coast.
... galore. A 4x4 expedition no doubt, best done in a two or three vehicle convoy. Any other takers? From Georgetown the Australia we knew ended and a new one started. We slowly climbed altitude, drove round hills and buzzed through ever deepening ...
Kuranda
... designing this route were clearly crazy. We stop at Barron Falls which is a pretty awesome waterfall before the last leg into Kuranda, the village in the rainforrest. The little town has a nice sort of hippie atmosphere with about 5 different sets of ...
Kuranda - Koala Cuddling and Cane Toad Contortion
... . Including kangaroo fur, hats, rugs, postcards and even a real kangaroo testicle bottle opener. There are 26 million people in Australia and over twice as many kangaroos. It is hard for Non-Ozzies to grasp that over here they are often considered pests ...
Scary but Scenic Skyrail
From just outside Cairns we caught the scenic railway up to Kuranda... a town in the rainforest. The train snaked it's way up the gorge through tunnels, over bridges and past a couple of huge waterfalls, including Barron Falls. Here the train stopped so ...
Barron Gorge Nationalpark
... turister over regnskoven. Begge attraktioner er meget populære og dyre. Efter den flotte vandreoplevelse tog vi autocamperen tilbage til Kuranda by, hvor vi spiste frokost og fik købt myggespray og kløelindrende creme til Siljes mange stik. Dernæst ...
A Beautiful Day in the Rainforest
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! ...
Cairns and Kuranda
... been over 10 hrs and we had passed through the (now famous) town of Bown. you know, the one from the movie "Australia." i have to admit, i was a bit disappointed about how rundown the town had gotten. Cairns, though much bigger than Bown, was pretty ...
East Coast Drive
... again just because we can. Tomorrow (Tuesday) we'll be dropping the van off and preparing ourselves for our last week in Australia. The campervan has been great fun and a real adventure that we've both loved. Maybe if we come back to Australia to ...
Gliding through the rainforest
... views of the forest below. There are 2 stops on the way where you can get off and take board walks through the forest. Kuranda is a nice little town but is basically there to serve the tourists. There are a few markets to wander around and loads of ...