Tagesausflug mit der Kuranda Scenic Railway von Cairns nach Kuranda

Keep an eye on the time an plan ahead. It seemed easy to miss your coach/bus return if not on time.. Otherwise a fantastic day out, wushed I'd given ourselves a little more time up in tge village.

Terrible experience with this company. We booked and they took our money and but didn’t confirm the booking straight away. After day of “pending” status, I tried to contact the tour operator and received no reply. I had to call Tripadvisor the afternoon before the tour and they were able to contact them and were told they had no capacity. As we had other things planned for our other days, we missed out on going to Kuranda. Had they told us this at the time of booking, I would have been able to look at alternatives.

Spectacular views on both the train and sky rail! The rangers tour was excellent and Kuranda was great, the bird park a must!!!!

Customer service was amazing - I booked overnight and needed to change pickup location for the mornings tour. Tour operator got back to me before their 6am opening hours and when bus was 5 min late, I called and got straight through to be advised it was 5 min away and no need to worry. Bus drivers were lovely and helpful too.

This is a stunningly beautiful tour up and down the mountain to Kuranda. The "over the base ticket price" is somewhat steep for what Down Under Tours provides (shuttle to and from the station), but they offer curb service and make sure everything is working. The gondola ride is the highlight, with panoramic views of the entire area. Train ride is also spectacular, and the history is interesting. The day we left, one of the scenic railway conductors did not show up. and we had to wait about 80 minutes qt the station, which left less time in Kuranda (NOT the fault of Down Under Tours). But the town itself is mostly trinket shops and some restaurants. One does not need more than two hours at the top. I would recommend Down Under Tours to anyone.

We enjoy going up on the train We feel there was to long a time in the Kuranda Town 3 hours was way to long! The shops were disappointing so many had the same thing and most of the souvenirs came from China. The Karanda Hotel did a great lunch We decided to after 2 hours to go back on the Skyrail earlier and then got a taxi back to our hotel instead of waiting another hour for the bus

Not to be missed. It was very well structured and all staff vas super nice and helpful. We highly recommend it!

We booked the day tour through Viator including the hotel transfer. We were picked up from the hotel on time and taken to Smithfield terminal in Cairns for our Skyrail journey. There were 2 stops in between, Red Peak where we got off to explore the rainforest through walkways and Barron Falls, a stop with views of Barron Falls. In Kuranda, we had about 4 hrs of leisure time to explore the historic village and surrounds. There were options to either learn about indigenous history at the Tjupakai Aboriginal Cultural Park or encounter native wildlife like kangaroos, butterflies and koalas in the village for us to choose with our own expenses in that time. We realised that we didn't have enough time to go to The Aboriginal Cultural Park. So ended up visiting the Kuranda Koala Gardens, The Australia Butterfly Sanctuary & the Birdworld. We spent some time browsing the famous Heritage Markets in Kuranda before walking back to the station. We came back on the Kuranda Scenic Railway, winding through lush mountain passes and waterfall gorges along the way for 37km. When we got to the station, we were picked up and dropped off at our hotel.

*This is not a "tour"- this company drives you to the rail station and drops you off then drives you back to town at the end of the day. Kuranda railroad is a fun historic train line with beautiful scenery and well narrated. The cableway down was beautiful as well, but not for those with a fear of heights! Time in town at the top was too long, as the shops are mostly tourist junk. After lunch we had nearly 2 hours before returning down. When arriving in parking lot we had another 45 min wait for bus. Worth a day if you have extra time in Cairns

Kuranda scenic railway day trip a bit too long. too noisy people in our train cabin. stopped for 15 minutes as there was a sound came up help. no one in the carriages were among that. delayed over half hour. felt tired. no announcements were made, and even at the railway station. we had to fend for our selves finding the carriage.