Kuranda Ausflug – greiner.mu

The Kuranda Scenic Railway departs punctually from Cairns station and, as always, everything is very well organised - you have to hand it to the Australians, everything is always well organised. The route is 37 kilometres long, with a difference in altitude of 328 metres. Most guests get on at Freshwater. There are many bends and tunnels all the way to Kuranda. On the way there is a stop at Barron Falls, which doesn't have much water, but we have had good weather in the last few days. There is a lot to do in Kuranda, we decide in favour of the Butterfly Park, which turns out to be a good decision. Strolling through the many shops, Sylvia buys a new hat, see for yourself, we like it. The cable car takes us 7.5 kilometres, with 2 stops, over the tops of the rainforest back to Smithfield. From there, the transfer bus takes us back to the railway station in Cairns. We only had to give our licence plate number and were able to leave the car park free of charge. The licence plates are recorded at the entrance, the first three hours cost nothing, after that you can pay at the machine and the barrier opens because the licence plate is read, that's how it works! No fiddling with punch cards or anything like that.