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Kuranda (Cairns, Australia)

Description: North Queensland, Australia / Kuranda is situated amoungst the World Heritage Rainforest and is well known for it's ... more

Kuranda (Cairns, Australia) ... shops and market - exotical handcrafted goods, Aboriginal artifacts, restaurants and coffee shops. A great day-away destination.

Newest Review: ... had enough time to go up by Skyrail and return by Skyrail. There is about 4.7 miles of cableway and it was completed in 1995 this only to One year to construct. All towers were lifted into place by helicopterwhich advoid distrubances to the rainforests. The towers were very large and the largest one was in the region of 133 feet. The Skyrail consisted of 114 gondola cabins which could hold ... more

... about six people. Red Peak Station at 545 metres which is 1788 feet is the highest point on the cableway. When I was travelling up I sawdifferent types of trees and plants and I was able to get out at Barron Falls Station and Red Peak Station where there...more

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Kuranda (Cairns, Australia): KURANDA (341 words)
by - written on 05/05/08 (Useful, 9 readings)
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Full review -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have just come back from a trip to Australia and I visited Cairns and the surrounding area and I found this amazing . One of the best things which I did was to visit Kuranda by Skyrail and the trip was out of this world. Usually one takes the Skyrail one way then there is the train to return in. But I only had enough time to go up by Skyrail and return by Skyrail. There is about 4.7 miles of cableway and it was completed in 1995 this only to One year to construct. All towers were lifted into place by helicopterwhich advoid distrubances to the ... Read the complete review

A view from the tree tops. (1133 words)
by - written on 02/04/08 (Very useful, 263 readings)
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No trip to Cairns is complete without a trip to Kuranda. Situated 25 kms from Cairns it is perhaps a trip best taken via an official tour which also takes in the journey to and from Kuranda. The journey to and from is undoubtedly part of the destination. We booked the "Kuranda" tour with Tropical Wings (can be viewed at www.tropicalwings.com.au) via the hotel. This cost around £50 each (£25 child) but was a full day tour starting at 7:30 when we were picked up by coach at the hotel. There were four parts to this tour starting with a short journey to the Skyrail terminal which is a ski lift up the mountain and over the Rainforest, a world heritage ... Read the complete review