Visit Cairns - Rainforest Tours from Cairns

Cairns is surrounded by pristine rainforest in all directions The Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Site consists of approx 8,940 km² of Australian wet tropical forests growing along the north-east Queensland portion of the Great Dividing Range, stretching from Townsville to Cooktown, running in close parallel to the Great Barrier Reef (another world heritage site).
Cape Tribulation and the Daintree
Where the Rainforest meets the Reef World Heritage Listed The worlds oldest living rainforest Day and extended tours.
Kuranda
Travel by Skyrail or Scenic Railway World famous Kuranda Markets Spectacular Barron Falls Half day tours available
Other Rainforest Tours
Atherton Tablelands Wooroonooran National Park Rainforest Canopy Walkway Waterfalls
Night-time Tours
Fully guided, torches supplied. Most rainforest animals are nocturnal.
Overnight Options
Stay overnight in the Rainforest 5 star Resorts to Campgrounds and everything in between
The Rainforest surrounding Cairns contains many unique features such as over 390 rare plant species, which includes 74 species that are threatened.There are at least 85 species that are endemic to the area, 13 different types of rainforest and 29 species of mangrove, which is more than anywhere else in the country. The Daintree is a national park in Far North Queensland (Australia), 1,502 km (933 mi) northwest of Brisbane and 100 km (62 mi) northwest of Cairns. It was founded in 1981. In 1988 it was granted listing as a World Heritage List. The park consists of two sections, with a settled agricultural area between them which includes the towns of Mossman and Daintree Village. It contains significant habitat for rare species and prolific birdlife. Much of the national park is covered by rainforest. The Greater Daintree Rainforest has existed continuously for more than 110 million years, making it possibly the oldest existing rainforest. The persistence of this rainforest is believed to be a product of a fortuitous continental drift; after the breakup of its parent supercontinent a portion drifted toward the pole to become antarctica, disturbing ocean currents and so becoming quite cold, while other portions were moved to hotter and drier locations. Of the vast rainforest of the parent continent only this portion was moved in a way that preserved its climate, and so also its original forests. Tree species once thought to be long extinct have only relatively recently been discovered here. The Great Dividing Range is close to the coast in this region. The popular Mossman Gorge is located in the southern part of the park. Cape Tribulation also lies in the park. The park is the location of the bouncing stones Aboriginal site at Thornton Beach. The rocks here have a high density due to vulcanism. The park contains the Daintree River, Bloomfield River and Mossman River. The Wompoo Fruit-dove is one of six species of pigeon that live in the park as well as significant populations of the endangered cassowary, a flightless bird of substantial size.