Kuranda Riverboat Sightseeing Cruise
Description
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!
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Subject to favorable weather conditions. In the case of inopportune weather when the Kuranda Riverboat is unable to operate and has to cancel cruises, you can choose between an alternate tour date or a full refund
- There are a number of stairs to go down to our jetty on the river and then back up again after the cruise.
Reviews(358)
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. :)
Great little trip . Very informative and tour guide was 10/10. Highly recommend.
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.
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.
Very informative and interesting
Thank you very much for your review.
A lovely little tour, definitely worth doing. You get to see a very different viewpoint than the skyrail, train or riverside walk, accompanied by a family of Welcome Swallows. Our guide Andrew was really knowledgeable and friendly. We could have stayed all day!
Thanks very much Adam for your great review! Definitely the best perspective of Kuranda is on the river surrounded by beautiful scenery and the possibility of seeing some of the wildlife in their natural habitat.
A very nice ride down the river, saw some fresh water crocs and heaps of turtles and fish. Learnt a lot about the rainforest and history about the area and river. Guide was very knowledgeable and great value for money :)
I'm very pleased your enjoyed the cruise you took on the Kuranda Riverboat and found it an awesome experience.
