This fabulous Port Douglas tour to Kuranda combines the scenic train ride up the mountain, Kuranda skyrail gondola and entry to the Tjapakai Aboriginal Culture Centre.
Kuranda scenic rail tour with Sky Gondola and Tjapakai Cultural Centre
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This fabulous Port Douglas tour to Kuranda combines the scenic train ride up the mountain, Kuranda skyrail gondola and entry to the Tjapakai Aboriginal Culture Centre. |
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Kuranda Scenic Rail, Skyrail and Tjapakai Tour (from Port Douglas)
The Kuranda Scenic Railway makes the journey up the mountain through tunnels and across trestle bridges that was originally carved out of the mountain by hand. Construction began in 1886 and the line opened in June 1891. The track is 75 kilometres long with 15 tunnels, dozens of bridges and more than 90 curves and today is regarded as one of the most remarkable engineering achievements of all time. The most impressive part of the journey is crossing the bridge at the Stoney Creek Bridge. Usually a stop is made on the bridge for photos of the waterfall cascading into the valley below. You will have free time to explore Kuranda village before boarding the Kuranda Skyrail for the journey down the mountain across the top of the rainforest. There are 2 stops along the way where you get wonderful views of the Barron Falls and a walk along the special boardwalk where you can view the rainforest . At Caravonica Lakes you enter the Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural park where you will see tribal dancers, watch boomerang throwing and spear demonstrations and learn of the deep significance of Aboriginal culture.
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Join
this fun filled tour from your hotel accommodation in Port Douglas to
picturesque Kuranda. You will travel by coach from Port Douglas through
the lush cane fields to Freshwater Railway Station where you begin an
adventure that had it's beginnings back in the 1800's.
