Kuranda Scenic Railway
&
Skyrail Rainforest Cableway
Tour Review
The Great Barrier Reef and the rainforest are two of the main reasons people visit Cairns and with a friend in town for the weekend we decided to show them at least one. After a bit of a conference we decided we would visit the rainforest via the Kuranda Scenic Train and Skyrail Rainforest Cableway. Something that influenced our decision was that we went to take some photos of Surprise Creek, near Barron Gorge Power Station, just as the Kuranda Scenic Train crossed the bridge high above us.Please visit our Skyrail, Skyway & Cablecar Tours to select your suitable one.
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As a bonus there was a Sugar Cane Harvester working the fields near the station, so we managed to tick off another North Queensland icon.
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Skyrail Rainforest Cableway and Kuranda Scenic Railway
The total journey takes under 2 hours travelling through 15 tunnels and numerous bridges. The most notable bridge is the one over Stoney Creek Falls. Even in the dry season the falls are impressive and I have been there is the wet season also, when the waterfall cascades over the train. It is hard to believe that the rail line, tunnel and bridges were built, by hand, over 100 years ago.
Each time you round a bend or come out of a tunnel you get a different glimpse of Cairns and the ocean, in our case it was a wonderfully clear winter’s day so we could see Green Island and beyond towards the Great Barrier Reef.
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