Half day Kuranda, Clohesy River & Rainforest Tour -Australian Wilderness Tours
I was very lucky to experience an extraordinary tour yesterday.
I was looking for a trip in the Rainforest, but not for a full day and for something a bit different.
So Louise (one of my friend) and I decided to try this new tour with Australian Wilderness Tours.
Doris, our experienced tour guide for the day, met us at the Skyrail in Caravonica at 8.15 am in order for us to travel by Skyrail to Kuranda.
Kuranda is one of the most visited places in Far North Queensland alongside the Great Barrier Reef.
The Skyrail is a 7.5km cableway journey through Australia’s Tropical Rainforests and to maximize this experience you should allow one and half hours, as this allows time to visit the two stops Red Peak Station and Barron Fall Station.
The canopy was just amazing so early in the morning, lots of birds, and the weather was just perfect, not cloudy at all.
Once we got to Kuranda we had a look at Koala Gardens. This park is excellent as you are able to see some kangaroos as well as snakes, lizards and a wombat.
Doris met us in front of the markets and our journey on the 4WD begun. I am not a specialist in this type of vehicle but this one was so comfortable and can take up to 6 persons (I do like small numbers!). We went to Jacques Coffee plantation (approx. 35km away from Kuranda) to experience an excellent morning tea (coffee and scones, very nice!) as well as a short documentary about the history of this plantation and how to grow coffee.
Jacques also specializes in microlight flights - so if you are tempted….
We then took the Clohesy River Road and this is when our real off road 4WD adventure started! I was feeling really privileged to experience this journey through this kind of Savannah bush, crossing these little creeks! We stopped to have a look at the giant fig tree.
Suddenly the vegetation changed and we were back in the Tropical Rainforest again. I need to mention something important: AWT is one of the very few operators to have a permit to access this road, so it was so nice to be away from the crowd in the middle of the forest!
We then arrived at Copperlode Dam/Lake Morris. This lake is Cairns water supply and the scenery was just amazing from the Tea house/lookout.
This was our place for lunch so I choose to have a chicken, bacon and avocado filo – very nice.
On our way back to Cairns I could admire the city of Cairns (This city is growing so fast…) and the views from the mountain.
Doris, our guide is so knowledgeable and always makes sure everybody is comfortable on her tour. Thank you Doris for your kindness and such a wonderful day! To enquire about this tour.
Florence
The Tour Specialists Consultant