The picturesque rainforest village Kuranda is situated amidst the world heritage area at the Barron river and offers a multitude of natural and cultural attractions and sights. Special highlights for us were the markets with traditional arts and crafts and the nearby "Rainforeststation", a forty hectare Nature park including also a Koala and Wildlife Park, where one can hand feed kangaroos and watch Koalas and crocodiles etc. Interesting also are the performances of the Panagirri Aboriginal people. The most exciting experience however was an adventurous tour of the jungle and a lake by the "Army Duck", an amphibious vehicle from World War II.

Above all the return journey by  “Skyrail”, a 7,5 km long scenic cableway, above the Barron Gorge National Park gave us spectacular views of the canopy of the rainforest, the Barron Falls and surroundings of Cairns. The Skyrail stops at two rainforest mid-stations, Red Peak and Barron Falls, with boardwalks and scenic look-outs. Unfortunately due to the heavy rain; the view from the gondola was not the best.

There is much more to se and to do in Kuranda, but unfortunately our time was limited, as Skyrail does not accept passengers after 3.45 pm.