On the Sunday before the conference, we decided to head off to Kuranda on the SkyRail - this is a cable car which skims the rainforest canopy... And very pretty it was too! We also got a view of the Barron River which we would go on a boat trip later.
On the way up to Kuranda, there a couple of stations which you can get off at and have a look around the rainforests on a couple of walks which was interesting. There were Rangers on hand to answer any questions and provide lots of information on the environment.
We also got some awesome views of the Barron Falls and powerstation which we would see again later from the other side of the gorge.
When we arrived in Kuranda, we decided to go on a boat cruise on the Barron River (http://www.kuranda.org/?p=27). This was awesome! On it we saw turtles, crocodiles, snakes, birds, mangrove trees and heaps of other stuff... Definately worth doing!!!!! There were a number of birds living on the boat as well.
Instead of heading up to Kuranda on the main road, we decided to do the rainforest walk. Here we saw some awesome waterfalls and waterways.
Kuranda markets itself as an arts and crafts town with a number of markets. It was pretty but very commercialised (not surprising given it's proximity to Cairns). One of the more interesting sights we saw was a lady with 4 baby/young wallabies which had all been rescued from accidents in a pram in the high street!
On the way back to Cairns, we got the Scenic Railway, the engine of which is decorated with Aboriginal art work. We got a second view of the Barron Falls from the other side of the gorge. An excellent day out!
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