A gentle and fun activity with fabulous tour guides! A gentle alternative to white water rafting and well worth the money.





Enjoy the ultimate tropical escape on this half-day rainforest river tubing adventure with convenient return transfers included—morning tours offer pickups from Cairns and the Northern Beaches, while afternoon tours include pickups from Cairns only. Float through a scenic mix of calm stretches and gentle flowing sections during approximately 90-minutes of river tubing on a professional-grade twin-chamber tube designed for comfort and stability. As you drift downstream, take in the lush rainforest surroundings, granite boulders, and pristine waterways while cooling off in the refreshing waters of Tropical North Queensland. Perfect for travelers aged 5 years and above, this fun and relaxing experience is ideal for families, couples, solo adventurers, and groups looking to connect with nature and enjoy an unforgettable half-day adventure.
Prices change with the date; the lowest is shown.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 6.
Morning Tour: Pick up from limited spots in Cairns and the Northern Beaches. Afternoon Tour: Pick up from limited spots in Cairns ONLY.
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Cairns Rainforest River Tubing lasts about 4h 30min.
Prices start at $63 per person for this Cairns and the Tropical North experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There are 4 booking options, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day, starting at 7:00 AM and 1:15 PM.
Children aged 5–11 pay from $24, adults from $63.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
Yes, pickup is offered. Morning Tour: Pick up from limited spots in Cairns and the Northern Beaches. Afternoon Tour: Pick up from limited spots in Cairns ONLY. Pickup points include Tropic Days Backpackers, Kewarra Beach Resort & Spa.
The experience is available in EN.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 60 participants.
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Travellers rate it 4.7 out of 5 across 748 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor; it is run by Foaming Fury.
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A gentle and fun activity with fabulous tour guides! A gentle alternative to white water rafting and well worth the money.
Nice relaxing tube down the river, lots of fun and the guides helped you whenever you needed it. Loved it!
Thanks for the amazing review! We are so glad to hear you enjoyed our Cairns Rainforest River Tubing Tour!
Lot of fun, be prepared as there are no change rooms and getting ready for the experience and dressed after is tricky. If itnis a hot day it wouldn’t be an issue being wet after but later in the afternoon and im cooler weather it is not ideal. Lot of fun though and great activity for everyone. If you have younger children, make sure they are strong swimmers as although the guides are around, we found that they had a lot of people to look after and they aren’t there to babysit
Friendly guides, lovely location but 50+ tubes floating down a slow moving gentle river meant large numbers of tubes clustered together pushing each other out of the current and flow. Basically too many people to enjoy the experience properly.
Easy pick up process from Cairns. Our guides Zac, Jack and Kyle were very easy going and helpful to the whole group, nothing was too much trouble. They had great knowledge of the area and made the day relaxing a fun
Thanks so much for taking the time to share your experience on our Rainforest River Tubing! Our team absolutely loves showing off the best of this region, and we’re pumped to hear you enjoyed the adventure. Hope we get to explore more tropical magic with you next time!
Awesome afternoon on the river, excellent guides. The whole afternoon ran like clockwork, they had everything well under control. Heaps of fun.
Hi Kylie! Huge thanks for the awesome feedback on our Rainforest River Tubing! We’re thrilled you enjoyed your day with us. Cairns is a pretty special place and we love sharing it with travellers like you. Safe travels and come back anytime for round two!
Great day out such an organised business very well run . Our guided Tina and Jack we amazing so much fun thank you
We are thrilled you had a blast on our Rainforest River Tubing! Hope to see you again for round two!
We loved the river tubing so much, we've booked again! What a gorgeous experience! We were doing the tubing in September, with low water levels and this was a fun, but relaxing experience. The river was mostly shaded, a perfect place to stay out of the full sun. We enjoyed drifting gentle down stream, listening to birds and admiring the dragonflies. Rosie and the driver were lovely guides! Highly recommended tour🛟
Wohoo! We are over the moon that you have decided to come back for round two on our Rainforest River Tubing Tour. Nothing makes us happier than happy adventurers. And we hope you'll return for round three soon!
It was wonderful experience, even if you can’t swim, just in there and just go with flow. The staff is very enthusiastic and encouraging. Thanks Lexie for let us do that flipppp haha. Must to do activity.
Thanks so much for taking the time to share your experience on our Rainforest River Tubing Tour! Our team absolutely loves showing off the best of this region, and we’re pumped to hear you enjoyed the adventure. Hope we get to explore more tropical magic with you next time!
Pickup from various locations perfect. Easy filling out of weaver online very easy. Guide explains all safety procedures clear and precise. Now to the fun part, tubbing down the river a well fun experience. Enjoying the experience with all the other people, having a laugh. Water just perfect. What more is their left to say,,, just pure fun fun.
Hi Fraser! We’re grinning from ear to ear reading your review! The whole crew puts a lot of heart into creating epic days out, so it means a lot that you had such a great time on our Rainforest River Tubing Tour. Thanks for choosing Cairns Adventure Group — see you for another adventure soon!
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