We took the Skyrail heading up to Kuranda and train back down. The skyrail was an enjoyable experience with great views and the staff at each station were very friendly. The train ride was a bit uncomfortable given the heat and lack of aircon/ventilation but still a good experience as you get to see a different view of Barron Falls. Rating a 3 as the bus driver who took us back to the car park had a poor attitude which was unpleasant.

We boarded the Skyrail in the small village of Kuranda. The cableway runs above the Barron Gorge National Park. When the Skyrail was built in 1995, it was the world’s longest cableway at just over 4 miles long. The gondolas hold 6 people so you might find yourself sitting with people you don’t know during their peak times. One of the stops is the Red Peak Station. I recommend getting off to do the boardwalk trail loop to see what the canopy of trees looks like from the bottom. Take time to read the signage about the rainforest. Sailing over the canopy of the rainforest is an amazing trip. I recommend adding it to your “must do” list while in Cairns.

Going up to kuranda on the sky rail was fantastic. Staff were extremely helpful. The only negative is the lack of air/con. Doesn’t matter if windows are open, when there is little air blowing through it gets very warm and uncomfortable. The cable cats can be modified as a matter of urgency , just for health reasons of all types of guests

We did the Skyrail up and the scenic railway back down. Firstly I would recommend doing it the other way around and taking the train up and the Skyrail down. Doing the train down you end up listening to the train’s brakes screeching most of the journey which after a while becomes really annoying. Going up would be better. The train journey itself is good - quite long and the carriages don’t have any aircon which when we went made it quite uncomfortable - but the staff handed out guides which you could use as fans. Throughout the train journey there is an audio guide which tells you what to look out for and the history of the railway being built. The Skyrail itself was fun, good clean capsules and all the staff were friendly. There are a couple of stop offs on the way up where you can spend a few minutes exploring (you don’t need long) but a good way to see the rainforest. When you get to the village of Karuanda you don’t need very long there! We ended up booking times which gave us far too long there which became boring. There are lots of overpriced gift shops and a pub (although this stopped serving at 2:30pm which isn’t great when you are booked on the 3:30pm train).

Gorgeous scenery. I enjoyed the guided tour, and was glad I attended as I could then recognise more features of the rainforest when in the gondola. I was a bit anxious in the gondola, but I was distracted enough by the views. Would not recommend for anyone with intense fear of heights!

So very disappointed in this… the experience was fine, but the fact that they are no longer taking cash is disappointing and so wrong. I questioned why we could not use cash and the operator explained that all registers were removed after covid and it was too hard to go to the bank due to the daily turn over being so high. Cash is legal tender… if we don’t use it, we are losing it! 😓

Skyrail itself is just fabulous. Very well run. Scenery is absolutely the best. Unfortunately, yesterday when my friend and I went on it, one of the staff on the first stop, Darryl, was extremely rude to my friend who has severe hearing problems due to cancer of one ear canal. He asked us to turn left to get to the cars on the other side and my friend didn't hear him correctly, so asked him to repeat. He said " You obviously don't know how to follow instructions. I have told you twice now". I went to say something but my friend stopped me. Unfortunately, this upset my friend, so our time at Kuranda was clouded by this incident.