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Skyrail Rainforest Cableway

Cairns, Queensland

Featured Review : Ride a gondola up to the Atherton Tablelands, giving you views down into the canopy of tropical rainforest. The ride is 45 minutes to the top (7.5 km), 1 1/2 hours round trip. You'll reach a height of 1788 feet at the hi...See Full Review

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Skyrail Rainforest Cableway Reviews

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Kuranda Skyrail: A Rainbow, Lots of Fog, & The End

  • 5 out of 5 stars by stomps from Houston, Texas
  • October 19, 2006
Kuranda Skyrail: A Rainbow, Lots of Fog, & The End
Quote: This entry is a continuation of Kuranda Skyrail: Kuranda to Barron Falls.There were a fair number of other people on the various lookout platforms, but everyone was friendly, moved if you wanted a picture, and even offered to take pictures of you in... Read the full Skyrail Rainforest Cableway review

From journal Where the Rainforest Meets the Reef

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Kuranda Skyrail: Kuranda to Barron Falls

  • 5 out of 5 stars by stomps from Houston, Texas
  • October 19, 2006
Kuranda Skyrail: Kuranda to Barron Falls
Quote: This entry is a continuation of Kuranda Skyrail: The Barron River and Kuranda.We wandered for thirty minutes or so through the various markets and down the main street, which was absolutely packed with the throngs of tourists that we didn’t see in... Read the full Skyrail Rainforest Cableway review

From journal Where the Rainforest Meets the Reef

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Kuranda Skyrail: The Barron River and Kuranda

  • 5 out of 5 stars by stomps from Houston, Texas
  • October 19, 2006
Kuranda Skyrail: The Barron River and Kuranda
Quote: This entry is a continuation of Kuranda Skyrail: Over Red Peak and to the Rainforest.Since we were there in the middle of the dry season, Barron Falls wasn’t at its most spectacular; James was disappointed that we didn’t get to see clouds of vapor... Read the full Skyrail Rainforest Cableway review

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Kuranda Skyrail: Over Red Peak and to the Rainforest

  • 5 out of 5 stars by stomps from Houston, Texas
  • October 19, 2006
Kuranda Skyrail: Over Red Peak and to the Rainforest
Quote: This entry is a continuation of Kuranda Skyrail: Start to Red Peak.You have the choice of either lining up for the next set of gondolas or poking around the nearly 200m boardwalk through the rainforest at Red Peak. There are guided tours offered... Read the full Skyrail Rainforest Cableway review

From journal Where the Rainforest Meets the Reef

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Kuranda Skyrail: Start to Red Peak

  • 5 out of 5 stars by stomps from Houston, Texas
  • October 19, 2006
Kuranda Skyrail: Start to Red Peak
Quote: After our first day in Cairns, when we went snorkeling/scuba diving, James and I had a lot of options but no definitive plans. After looking through various brochures and my Lonely Planet Australia, we decided to head to the Atherton Tablelands by... Read the full Skyrail Rainforest Cableway review

From journal Where the Rainforest Meets the Reef

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Kuranda Scenic Train & Skyrail

  • 5 out of 5 stars by Cindyeee from Kailua Kona, Hawaii
  • March 12, 2006
Quote: This is a great day trip. Getting to and from this rainforest town, surrounded by a 40,000 year old mountain range, is the best part. You can go back and forth by train or Skyrail but do both - take the train up and Skyrail back. This can be... Read the full Skyrail Rainforest Cableway review

From journal Awesome Australia

Skyrail

  • 5 out of 5 stars by txblue from Carrollton, Texas
  • April 12, 2005
Quote: We booked the entire day through Skyrail, including pickup and drop-off at the hotel. The service was great. The train, to start, was not the best, but the butterfly and bird parks in Kuranda were great. The Koala Gardens was a disappointment... Read the full Skyrail Rainforest Cableway review

From journal 10 Days in Australia

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Pg 2 More Kuranda & Skyrail

  • 5 out of 5 stars by nmagann from Ventura, California
  • March 18, 2005
Pg 2 More Kuranda & Skyrail
Quote: There is also a walk-through with reptiles (these are in cages, of a sort) including an adorable green tree frog which looked like putty, amethyst python, lizards, and a few others. Tours available within the Butterfly Sanctuary provide good... Read the full Skyrail Rainforest Cableway review

From journal Reef to Rainforest

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SkyRail Rainforest Cableway

  • 3 out of 5 stars by Tim G from Toronto, Ontario
  • September 20, 2002
SkyRail Rainforest Cableway
Quote: Ride a gondola up to the Atherton Tablelands, giving you views down into the canopy of tropical rainforest. The ride is 45 minutes to the top (7.5 km), 1 1/2 hours round trip. You'll reach a height of 1788 feet at the highest station of Red Peak.... Read the full Skyrail Rainforest Cableway review

From journal Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef

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Kuranda (Skyrail Rainforest Cableway)

  • 4 out of 5 stars by billmoy from Chicago, Illinois
  • July 17, 2002
Kuranda (Skyrail Rainforest Cableway)
Quote: Kuranda is the name of the small village perched at the top of the Barron Gorge National Park, but the name is generally associated with the entire experience of commuting to and from the Kuranda area via one of three means of transportation: the... Read the full Skyrail Rainforest Cableway review

From journal Bill in Australia - CAIRNS and QUEENSLAND