Kuranda Rainforest: Wildlife, Culture & Dreamtime Adventure

Thank you to Miranda for the help checking in and for helping us get the transfer sorted out as I only paid for one some how 😅 thank you Jerome for your extra time and knowledge and yarns while letting us have a little extra special time 🤫 absolutely amazing experience.. also Harry the bus driver was really nice and helpful and T was our transfer driver and she was so happy and energetic and helpful. Thank you all. It would be nice if it wasn't so hard to get to or find out information about though. The Kuranda info centre couldn't help with any information which kinda sucked but eventually we made it and it was so worth it. Please advertise yourselves more better! People come to carins to see REAL Australian culture and so many other tourists are asking why it's hard to access and "where are all the real Australians"..

Cute half day tour to see some animals native to Australia, Duck Tour, and photo opportunities. In the nature park was able to interact directly with some of the animals.

This is a small, somewhat contrived nature park. We had the unfortunate experience of being there the same day as a cruise ship was in port at Cairns so it was packed with busloads of tourists. Any feeling of being in a nature park was pretty much erased by waiting in line or being among crowds of tourists. The duck boat tour is very short -- probably about 1km of actual travel -- covered over the course of about 45 minutes. That means a lot of stopping and talking about plants and maybe you'll get lucky to see one bit of wildlife. The portion of the tour in the water is very short -- maybe 10 minutes -- and it's in a man-made lake. There was a duck boat behind us and one in front of us so it didn't feel very private or natural. Lunch was included in our tour -- buffet style -- it was OK, not great. Steak (tough), sausage, potatoes, and some steamed vegetables. That's fine -- we didn't expect to come here for fine dining. The wildlife area (fenced in) allows the kangaroo and wallaby to wander freely and that means that the tourists swarm around and hug and take thousands of selfies with kangaroos. Also not very natural. When we got to the aboriginal presentation, there were 200 or 300 people sitting in the bleachers. We were getting tired and it was warm so we decided to skip that and just find a quiet place to kill time until our bus arrived. Same with the spear throwing boomerang throwing presentations. All in all, this felt more like a zoo than a nature park and if you're reasonably fit and able, there are other ways to see Australian wildlife with a bit more effort and time expenditure in their natural habitat. I would not recommend visiting.

If you want to hold a Koala or pet a Roo, see a Dingo or a Croc this is the place to go. A lot to see and do, make sure you allow plenty of time.

We had a brilliant day up at the Rainforestation In Kuranda. The Army Duck tour of the Wet Tropics Rainforest was amazing! The guide was sooo knowledgable and we learnt so much. The park was lovely and we actually met some kangaroos! The Indigenous Aboriginal experience was very informative. We loved the lunch buffet and it was very reasonably priced for the amount of food you get, as much steak as you can eat for only £13!!! Loved it all 😍

The army Duck tour gave some good information about the rainforest, but it was a very small lake and it was mostly plants and trees we saw and heard about. It was not worth the money. The wildlife park is very small and we think the animals had too little space. We really looked forward to the Pamagirri experience-but we were very disappointed . The dance show looked like they did not enjoyed it and was just a little dance without any telling of the stories and traditions behind. It was fun to try to throw a boomerang but we only had one try each. It was also good to hear them play the didgeridoo. But very tourist setup with very little learning about the culture. Maybe the walkabout tour with have been better. I think so. But we got no information about the options and differences on the different tours. I bought the big package for 164 Aud. The mainly reason we did the tour was for the aboriginal experience and it was not worth it. I would rather have chosen to do aboriginal experiences in Daintree rainforest walkaboutadventure, or at Mossman Gorge.

Very well run park. We spent half a day doing the duck tour, seeing the animals, having a photo session with a koala, and learning about the traditional culture. Loved trying my hand at the boomerang! All staff were very friendly and knowledgeable

Our Guide Phil was very knowledgeable and humerus. It was very interesting to learn about the flora/fauna. Upon our return he pointed out a Golden Globe weaving spider. The aboriginal dancers were great and the boomerang throwing was quite fun. Most of the animals were sleeping so I would suggest going early in the day. Overall it was an enjoyable experience definitely worth the $.

Must see! This was the final experience of our Australian trip and it was so worth it! You can actually interact with the kangaroos and get your photo with koalas. The indigenous experience was, again, very hands on. "Running water" was our favorite. He is very intelligent and committed to preserving his culture. My son and I enjoyed our conversation with him. We will definitely visit again when we are in Cairns. 🤩

Weren't able to do the aboriginal experience due to factors out of the park's control, but the rest of the experience was so cool and fun. The wildlife park was super informative and the animals were so cool. The army duck tour was also really fun, and the tour guide was super knowledgeable, funny, and engaging. The park's reps were also super helpful and gave us free shuttle bus tickets to and from kuranda to make up for the cancelled aboriginal experience which ended up being great value. Keen to return in the future to experience again with the aboriginal experience.