1RS Kuranda, The Tablelands & Skybury Coffee - Scenic Train/Skyrail

Tour Details

Operator

Tropical Horizons Tours

Destinations

Cairns, Mareeba, Kuranda, Cairns Beaches, Cairns Tablelands, Atherton Tablelands and Granite Gorge

Departs From

Cairns, Palm Cove, Cairns Beaches, Trinity Beach, Yorkeys Knob, Lake Placid, Clifton Beach, Kewarra Beach, Machans Beach and Holloways Beach

Tour Description

Enjoy a great day touring the naturally air-conditioned Tablelands. Travel by Kuranda Scenic Train (you may want to upgrade to Kuranda Scenic rail Gold Class a special rail journey with a little extra comfort and luxury) to Kuranda Village , a quaint little township in the rainforest. Famous for its arts, crafts and indigenous artefact's, Kuranda also boasts attractions such as the Butterfly Sanctuary, Koala Gardens and Birdworld. The Original Kuranda Markets are held Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays, while the Heritage Markets are open daily.

Beyond Kuranda, our experienced driver guide will show you the amazing Tablelands - an elevated plateau of diverse beauty, contrasting scenery and fertile farmlands producing a wide range of crops - such as coffee, macadamia nuts, tropical fruits, peanuts, maize, sugar cane and boutique wineries! Learn the history of European settlement, rural development and wildlife.

Our Cairns highland tours visit Skybury which is North Queensland's oldest and largest coffee plantation - enjoy The Coffee Indulgence Tour and Coffee Cupping set amidst beautiful scenery with native gardens and wildlife. Enjoy a fabulous quality lunch in the Plantation restaurant.

In the afternoon visit Granite Gorge where past volcanic activity has pushed up huge granite boulders. This breathtaking wilderness is home to many unusual native animals including the Mareeba Rock Wallaby. There is time for a quick dip in the swimming holes created by Granite Creek, feed the wallabies or a walk through the stone wilderness!

Then return to Kuranda Skyrail gondola for a relaxing ride over the rainforest to the coast and the mighty rainforest below as you travel onto the Cairns base station.