

Kuranda, Queensland
Left Port Douglas this morning. It is a great town and we recommend it over Cairns as a base to explore the tropical Queensland area. Our day mainly involved a visit to Kuranda. However, the real focus was the historic Kuranda Scenic Rail train from a base near Cairns to Kuranda high in the hills and return on the Skyrail Cable Car. Great experience and scenery on both. The train was over 1 1/2 hours and the cable car 45 minutes. Both were well worth the co...