Kuranda scenic rail

Days 16 to 25 (22nd Oct to 29th Oct); Cairns to Brisbane

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November 1st 2008
It's been an extremely jam packed few days. We started on Wed 22nd in Cairns with a trip to Kuranda on the Scenic rail returning on the skyrail (cable car) It was a fab day with bush walking and amazing views of the rainforest and Cairns. On Thur we sailed out on quite a rough ride to the outer barrier reef! I loved it but the majority of passengers didn't (I won't go into details but it was qu ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Brisbane

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more