Explore

Things to see and do in Kuranda Rainforest Accommodation Park:

• Dine in tropical splendour at our restaurant/cafe and let your tastebuds experiment – Our restaurant/café
• Join a Night Walk with local guide using torches – fee apply
• Bird watch – bird list available at reception
• Join a guided walk to see, feel and taste tropical fruits
• Explore the park yourself by following the walking tracks through the rainforest
• Relax in our large free form saltwater swimming pool
• Enjoy a health therapy treatment in your own accommodation
• Join other guests at camp fire

Things to see and do in Kuranda:

• For information about all the different things to see and do in Kuranda, visit www.kuranda.org
  
• Walk the many walking tracks in and around Kuranda (all signposted)
• Bush walk in the fantastic Barron Gorge National Park
• Walk or drive to Barron Falls and follow the 800M boardwalk through rainforest to the viewing platform
• Swim or fish in the Barron River
• Visit the many art galleries - many showcasing local artists - www.artskuranda.asn.au
• Learn about rainforest on a riverboat cruise on the Barron River
• Hire a canoe and explore the Barron River yourself
• Visit BatReach – a hospital/convalescent home for injured and sick bats
• Sail over the canopy of the rainforest on Skyrail (the world’s longest cableway)
• Ride in an old carriage on Kuranda Scenic Rail - through tunnels and large curving bridges over ravines and relive history. (Round trip from Kuranda on Kuranda Scenic Rail, connecting bus and return on Skyrail)
• Learn how butterflies develop and see them alive in the Australian Butterfly Sanctuary
• Visit Birdworldand The Aviary to see colourful birds from the tropic
• Hold Koalas at Kuranda Koala Gardens
• Browse through stalls in markets and find interesting shops – many with Kuranda made products
• See candy being made to traditional methods and recipes
• Sample local produce in restaurant/cafes and pubs
• See aboriginal dancing in main street
• Learn to play a didjeridoo at aboriginal artefact shops
• Take a ride in an Army Duck, experience aboriginal dancers and wildlife park
• Test your sense of adventure on a ATV (All Terrain Vehicle) on property near Kuranda - www.atvtours.com.au
• Try hummers or skirmish in Kuranda Nature Park
• Join a horse riding group into National Park

Things to see and do in the region: - All these destinations can be reached on daytrip from Kuranda

• Snorkle and dive on the Great Barrier Reef –from Cairns, Palm Cove or Port Douglas
• Visit a tropical island with white sand and swaying palms
• See waterfalls and crater lakes on Atherton Tableland
• Sunday markets somewhere in the region – please ask at reception
• Find out about local history at the Mareeba Heritage Information Centre and Museum - www.mareebaheritagecentre.com.au
• Celebrate the sunrise in a Hot Air Balloon high above the Atherton Tableland
• Visit Golden Drop – mango wine producer –Mareeba is largest mango producing area in Australia
• Learn how to produce and make coffee - largest coffee producing area in Australia
• Experience The Mareeba Tropical Savanna and Wetland Reserve
• Visit a Grevillia plantation outside Dimbula
• Explore WW2 museum, memorial park and identified sites throughout the Atherton Tableland
• Feel the coolness in limestone caves and observe colourful outcrop formations
• Find out about interesting mining history in Outback
• See world renowned Undara Lava Tubes
• Visit Port Douglas and Mossman Gorge - aboriginal guides or self guided
• Travel to Daintree and Cape Tribulation
• Absail onto beach
• Bungejump
• Go down mountain on a flying fox….
• Visit Fleckers Botanical Gardens in Cairns – one of the best regional botanical gardens in Australia
• Learn about The Royal Flying Doctors at their centre in Cairns