Cruise the tranquil waters of the world's most ancient tropical rainforest on one of our 45-minute cruises on the Barron River in Kuranda. Your local guide shares their knowledge of the area while you discover its unique flora and fauna and history of Kuranda, keeping an eye out for freshwater crocodiles, turtles, fish and bird species. Choose from five daily departure times. Sometimes a cassowary may also be seen on the other side of the river too!
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 7.
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Kuranda Riverboat Sightseeing Cruise lasts about 45 min.
Prices start at $21 per person for this Cairns and the Tropical North experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day, starting at 10:45 AM, 11:45 AM, 12:30 PM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM.
Children aged 4–15 pay from $11, adults from $21.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
The meeting point is OUR CRUISES ARE ON THE BARRON RIVER IN KURANDA ONLY. YOU CANNOT DRIVE DOWN TO THE RIVER TO ACCESS OUR CRUISES. Park your car and walk cross the Kuranda Railway Station footbridge and go down the stairs to the river where you will see our red flags flying at our jetty. Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
The experience is available in EN.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 30 participants.
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Travellers rate it 4.8 out of 5 across 395 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor; it is run by Kuranda Riverboat.
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A greasy, relaxing and informative 45 minute boat ride. Our young grandkids wanted to see some crocodiles and this was a cheap option. Andrew, our guide was knowledgeable and the grandkids were wrapped that they saw 2 freshies!
Thanks Geoff for leaving a review of your experience on the Kuranda Riverboat. I'm glad there were some freshwater crocodiles visible on the day you visited, as there's no guarantee the wildlife will be seen.
informative commentary and good knowledge of the area. Saw quite a few crocodiles and learned about the local flora and wildlife
This was a fantastic way to get great insight and knowledge into the habitat and creatures along the Kuranda River. Our guide was outstanding, passionate and knowledgable about the history and inhabitants along the river. Seeing the turtles was wonderful and gaining more insight into the behaviour of the small Crocs was really educatonal. Well worth the investment of dollars and time. :)
I really appreciate you taking the time to leave a review Jeanette. I'm glad you really enjoyed your cruise on the Barron River in Kuranda and that you saw some of the river's wildlife.
Great little trip . Very informative and tour guide was 10/10. Highly recommend.
Thank you very much for your kind review. It's great to know you found the cruise delightful and that your guide was 10/10.
Our riverboat tour guide (Andrew) did a fantastic job in pointing out and discussing the wildlife and providing historical and local information.
Thanks very much Wayne for your review! I'm glad you found your cruise with Andrew enjoyable.
Had a great time, operator was very informative, relaxing cruise in the river. Saw a lot of wildlife. The only drawback was the amount of stairs to get back to the car parking area,. Would highly recomend
Thanks very much for your review. I'm glad you would highly recommend the cruise. The stairs are an issue but that's the only way to access our jetty.
Great experience, the guide was excellent and we learnt a lot and saw a lot sea snake, turtles, little crocodiles, birds etc. Only thing there are a lot of stairs to get to the wharf.
Thank you very much for your kind review. I'm glad you had a great experience. Yes, there are a lot of stairs down to the river from the Kuranda Railway Station and sadly it is the only way to get there. In the wet season the river can rise a great deal submerging the last flight of stairs!
Fantastic experience, both operator was very knowledgeable, friendly and happy to answer questions. Thank you so much.
Thank you very much Jody for your review. I'm glad you found the experience lovely and relaxing.
We really enjoyed the cruise,the guide was fantastic funny friendly.
Thank you very much for your review. I'm glad you found the cruise so enjoyable and that your skipper was fantastic, funny and friendly.
I saw many crocs, turtles, fish and bird. best commentary of any tour i've done in 3 weeks and $$$ of dollars of experiences. The captain was excellent with so many cool facts. would definitely do it again
It's wonderful to know that our cruise is the best thing you have done during your 3 weeks of travelling. Thank you very much for taking the time to leave a review of your experience.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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