Waterfall, Wetlands and Skyrail | Wheelchair Accessible
This tour includes a guided walk in Cattana Wetlands, a cultural experience at Barron Falls with a Djabugay guide, lunch at Skybury Coffee Plantation, ice cream tasting at Emerald Creek Ice Creamery, and a journey on the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway.
Note: Please advise your mobility level when making a booking so that the team can ensure your requirements are met.
Features
- Experienced Local Driver Guide and Luxury Coach
- Accessible for People using a Variety of Mobility Devices
- Cattana Wetlands Driver Guided Walk
- Morning Refreshments
- Exclusive Make Travel Matter® experience at Din Din, Barron Falls with a Djabugay Cultural Guide
- Delicious Tropical Lunch, Coffee and Coffee Liqueur Tasting presentation at Skybury -
- Australia’s oldest Coffee Plantation
- Ice Cream Locally Produced at Emerald Creek Ice Creamery
- Skyrail Rainforest Cableway Kuranda to Smithfield
Your Day at a Glance
Cattana Wetlands
Your tour starts with a guided walk through Cattana Wetlands, where you'll explore a palm forest and learn about the local flora and fauna. The walk is wheelchair accessible.
Barron Falls – (Din Din)
Next, visit Barron Falls for a unique cultural experience with a Djabugay guide. Learn about the significance of this site and participate in a Calling to Country ceremony. The site is accessible.
Skybury Coffee Plantation
Enjoy a delicious lunch at Skybury Coffee Plantation, where you'll taste local coffee liqueur. The plantation offers accessible dining areas with views of the Atherton Tablelands and accessible bathroom facilities.
Emerald Creek Ice Creamery
Taste various ice cream flavors made on-site at Emerald Creek Ice Creamery. There is indoor or varanda seating available, as well as accessible bathrooms.
The gardens have beautiful native birds such as Red Winged Parrots Rosellas and Rainbow Lorikeets that visit frequently.
Skyrail Rainforest Cableway
End your day with a ride on the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway, offering stunning views of the rainforest canopy and two stops along the way.
The Skyrail operates similar to a ski gondola, it continues on a loop and a new gondola comes past every 45 seconds.
The staff can slow the Skyrail down, or to a complete stop for wheelchair boarding with a ramp.
There are attendants at all stops that can radio ahead to let the staff at the next know so they can assist you with disembarking.
You can choose to travel in your wheelchair, or have your wheelchair follow in the gondola behind you.
The gondolas are wheelchair accessible, but there are some requirements:
- Width: Up to 630mm
- Length: Up to 950mm
- Wheelchairs should be tiltable (able to raise front wheels) for gondola loading.
- The combined weight of the wheelchair and occupant should be manageable for operator-assisted loading.
- Handles are necessary for easy lifting into the gondolas.
- Staff members are available to assist with boarding and disembarking the gondolas, and there are ramps readily available throughout the Skyrail experience.
Wheelchair-accessible restrooms are also available. - There are complimentary wheelchairs available for use at Skyrail, if your personal aid isn't suitable.
There are two stops along the way:
Red Peak
- Red Peak is a mid-station located deep within the tropical rainforest.
- Access ramps are located to the right after disembarking the gondolas leading to the Rainforest Discovery Zone and boardwalk.
- A short rainforest boardwalk loop is 175 metres (574 feet) long and on average 1540 millimetre (61 inches) wide leading to a lookout across the Barron Gorge National Park.
- Toilet access is via the Rainforest Discovery Zone. With accessible facilities, baby change, handrails, and low set amenities.
These are composting toilets (Clivus Multrum waterless toilet system) to protect the heritage environment. - Bench seating is available in the Rainforest Discovery Zone.
Barron Falls
- Barron Falls is a mid-station located adjacent to the Barron Falls and gorge.
- Access ramps are located to the left after disembarking the gondolas leading to our two waterfall lookouts.
- A short rainforest boardwalk and The Edge Lookout loop is 285 metres (935 feet) long and 1670mm (66 inches) wide.
- Toilet access is via a wide graduated walkway. With accessible facilities, baby change, handrails, and low set amenities.
These are composting toilets (Clivus Multrum waterless toilet system) to protect the heritage environment. - Bench seating is available next to the Rainforest Interpretation Centre and at boarding.
- A short ramp leads to the Rainforest Interpretation Centre with 850 millimetre (33.5 inches) wide door.
Accessible Transport
Down Under Tour's accessible coach features a hydraulic lift to accommodate guests using wheelchairs or mobility scooters.
Designed specifically with a side loading ramp to allow the coach to also tow a luggage trailer, which can assist with transport of other mobility aids such as personal lifts etc that cannot be carried inside the vehicle.
This coach can be used as a standard 19 seat vehicle or be reconfigured to provide space for 4 Wheelchairs + 12 coach seats.
The tour picks up and drops off at Cairns City Hotels.
The information provided on this website is intended as a general guide to support those who want to plan their holidays independently. We cannot guarantee the suitability for specific individual needs and encourage you to make contact with the operator before the date of your tour to discuss specific concerns.
The Waterfall, Wetlands and Skyrail tour picks up from Cairns City Hotels.
