Kuranda.

Location 25kms northwest of Cairns in World Heritage Rainforest you will find the unique tropical mountain village of Kuranda.

The Djabugay Aboriginal people lived in the Kuranda area for over 10,000 years, the first European settlers arrived in the early 1800s in the search for gold and timber. In 1888 the town was first surveyed around this time also the construction of the railway between Kuranda and Cairns begun. The railway and road which opened up the area further for trade and settlement.

Kuranda was always attracted people, in the 1960s and 1970s the town attracted alternative lifestyle people who where looking for a relaxed place to live. While over the recent years Kuranda has become a popular tourist destination, along the streets of Kuranda you will find a wide array of restaurants, cafes, bars, handcrafted goods, tourist shops and Aboriginal art.

Kuranda is also home to a wide variety of attractions which includes bird, wildlife and reptile parks, Aboriginal performing arts, Barron Falls, hiking and exploration trips into the World Heritage Rainforest, Kuranda Scenic Railway and Skyrail Rainforest Cableway.