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Private Charter Day Trips | Daintree Cape Tribulation, Kuranda & more | DUT

Tour Code: 71

Operated By: Down Under Tours

Departing: Cairns

Pickup: Cairns Northern Beaches, Palm Cove, Port Douglas

Bespoke Daintree Tours
  • We have all sizes of private charter vehicles from large coaches ideal for corporate events, to small four wheel drives for couples or small families and medium size vehicles for anything in between.
  • We offer a wide range of options including but not limited to Cape Tribulation & Daintree, Kuranda, the Tablelands and waterfalls & wetlands

Included In Price

  • Private vehicle
  • Professional driver
  • Local & knowledgeable drivers/guides

Luxury private charter tours for small group or families. We offer private charter tours to the Daintree Rainforest, Kuranda or any other iconic Tropical North Queensland destinations.

What to Expect

Discover the beauty of Tropical North Queensland in comfort and style with our exclusive private touring experiences. Perfect for solo travellers, couples, or small groups of up to six guests. Each tour is conducted in a luxury sedan and led by an experienced driver-guide.

Enjoy the freedom of a tailored itinerary as you explore iconic destinations including the lush Daintree Rainforest, Cape Tribulation, Kuranda, the scenic Atherton Tablelands and more. Whether you're looking for a full-day adventure or a more relaxed pace, our private tours offer a personalised and immersive way to experience the region’s top sights and attractions.

We offer private tours from Cairns, the Northern Beaches (Palm Cove, Trinity Beach...etc) and Port Douglas.

Our diverse fleet features luxury vehicles and fully equipped wheelchair-accessible vehicle, ensuring every guest enjoys a comfortable and stylish journey.

Features and Highlights

  • Luxury Private Transport: Travel in a luxury vehicle.
  • Experienced Driver-Guide: Enjoy commentary and insights from a local guide with expert knowledge of the region’s history, environment, and culture.
  • Small Group Focus: Exclusive to 1–6 guests, ensuring a relaxed pace and personalised experience.
  • Custom Itineraries: Choose your destinations and interests, whether it’s waterfalls, scenic lookouts, wildlife encounters, or boutique cafes and art galleries.
  • Top Destinations Covered:
    • Kuranda: travel to Kurranda on Skyrail with Diamond View upgrade and on the Kuranda Scenic Railway including Gold Glass upgrade, explore the village in the rainforest and visit the markets.
    • Atherton Tablelands: your day includes the Cathedral Fig Tree, Lake Barrine, Yungaburra, Gallo Dairy Farm, Skybury Coffee Plantation, Emerald CreekV and the Barron Falls.
    • Cape Tribulation & Daintree Rainforest: discover Mossman Gorge, cruise the Daintree River to spot Australian wildlife, lunch in the rainforest, a stroll along Cape Tribulation beach and a well deserved stop at a local ice creamery to taste local flavours.
    • Other Destinations:these are only some of the locations we travel to, please let us know if there is a destination you would like to visit.

Is This Tour Suitable For Me?

Our private touring options are design for groups from 1 to 6 guests so they are perfect for families and groups of friends. However our large fleet of vehicles includes all sorts of larger vehicles up to 50+ seater coaches, contact us today with your group's requirements for a personalised quote.

Why Book With Us?

  • You'll be booking with a premium brand day tour provider that has a reputation for excellence.
  • All group tours operate in our superior fleet, designed with comfort and safety in mind. 
  • We offers comprehensive group tour programs to include the most popular destinations of Cairns and Tropical North Queensland, including the World Heritage listed areas of Cape Tribulation, the ancient Daintree Rainforest, Kuranda and more. 
  • Knowledgeable and professional drivers/guides. 
  • GPS-activated, multi-lingual commentary available in German, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, or Chinese on Cape Tribulation and Daintree Rainforest Tours. 

Cape Tribulation, Daintree & Mossman Gorge

What to Expect

Set off on a privately guided exploration through the ancient Daintree Rainforest – a UNESCO World Heritage site known for its ecological richness and natural beauty. Travelling in a premium, air-conditioned vehicle with your own experienced driver-guide, you’ll journey into one of the world’s oldest tropical rainforests for a day filled with immersive experiences.

First stop Mossman Gorge, where you'll step into a pristine rainforest environment of crystal-clear waters, towering trees, and sacred cultural stories. Meander along the well-maintained trails and learn about the area's Indigenous heritage and unique plant life.

Next, take to the water with a guided wildlife cruise on the Daintree River. As you glide past mangroves and riverbanks, keep an eye out for saltwater crocodiles, snakes, and exotic birds in their natural habitat.

Your journey continues to the remote shoreline of Cape Tribulation, where the rainforest meets the reef. Here, enjoy a peaceful beach walk, absorbing the raw, untouched beauty of this iconic location. Midway through the day, indulge in a locally inspired lunch surrounded by lush jungle scenery.

Your last stop is a tasty one. Visit to a local ice creamery, where you can cool down with a scoop of house-made tropical fruit ice cream – a sweet ending to a nature-filled day.

Features and Highlights

  • Private Touring Experience: Travel in comfort with an exclusive vehicle and professional driver-guide.
  • Mossman Gorge Walk: explore forest trails and freshwater streams within a sacred Indigenous site.
  • Daintree River Cruise: spot crocodiles, rare birds, and other native wildlife on a guided eco-cruise.
  • Cape Tribulation: the only place on Earth where two World Heritage sites meet – the Daintree Rainforest and the Great Barrier Reef.
  • Gourmet Rainforest Lunch: meals prepared using locally sourced ingredients in an idealic tropical setting.
  • Tropical Fruit Ice Cream: exotic fruit flavoured ice cream you didn't even know existed and grown in the region, freshly churned and served in a rainforest setting.

Daintree Dreaming Art & Culture

What to Expect

Step into the stories and spirit of the Daintree Rainforest on a private cultural experience led by local Aboriginal people of the Kuku Yalanji nation. Travelling in a luxury vehicle accompanied by your personal driver-guide, you’ll gain rare insight into Indigenous art, traditions, and connection to Country.

Begin your journey at Janbal Gallery, where you’ll take part in a private art workshop with respected Aboriginal artist Brian Binna Swindley. Guided by Brian, you’ll create your own meaningful piece of artwork using traditional symbols and painting techniques, learning the stories behind every brushstroke.

Following the workshop, enjoy a delicious locally sourced lunch and be welcomed onto Country with a traditional smoking ceremony, a sacred ritual used to cleanse and protect.

The afternoon leads you into the heart of Mossman Gorge, where you'll join an Indigenous guide on the Ngadiku Dreamtime Walk—a deeply moving journey through Kuku Yalanji land. With exclusive access beyond the public boardwalks, you'll be shown hidden tracks, sacred sites, traditional shelters, and native bush foods used for thousands of years.

Your cultural immersion concludes with a cup of freshly brewed bush tea and handmade damper, shared under the canopy of the ancient rainforest.

Features and Highlights

  • Private Aboriginal Cultural Experience: travel in comfort with a dedicated driver-guide for personalised storytelling and convenience.
  • Janbal Gallery Art Workshop: paint your own artwork under the guidance of renowned Aboriginal artist Brian Binna Swindley.
  • Welcome to Country Ceremony: take part in a traditional smoking ceremony, offering a cultural blessing before entering Country.
  • Ngadiku Dreamtime Walk: explore sacred Kuku Yalanji land with exclusive access, guided by an Indigenous custodian through rainforest trails and heritage sites.
  • Bush Tea and Damper: conclude your day with a traditional meal, shared in the peaceful surrounds of Mossman Gorge.

Kuranda, Skyrail Diamond View & Scenic Rail Gold Class

What to Expect

Experience Kuranda, the iconic rainforest village, through the eyes of a local on a private full-day tour designed to match your personal interests. Travelling in a luxury vehicle with your own professional driver-guide, you’ll enjoy seamless transfers between each destination, with premium inclusions (Diamond View and Gold Class) and personalised guidance throughout the day.

Begin your journey on the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway in Diamond View gondolas, which feature a glass floor to reveal uninterrupted views of the canopy and forest floor below. Glide above one of the world's oldest rainforests before descending into Kuranda.

Once in the village, why not explore the Kuranda Markets before it is time to have lunch at a locals' favourite before continuing your day.

After lunch, meet your expert local guide for a tailored walking tour of Kuranda Village, customised around your interests—whether it's art galleries, Indigenous crafts, tropical gardens, wildlife encounters, or the region’s unique history and culture.

Later, enjoy Gold Class service aboard the Kuranda Scenic Railway, where you’ll relax in heritage-style carriages with comfortable seating, refreshments, and panoramic views of Barron Gorge and Stoney Creek Falls as you make your descent back to Cairns.

Features and Highlights

  • Luxury Private Touring: travel by premium vehicle with an experienced driver for a comfortable, flexible itinerary.
  • Diamond View Skyrail Experience: ride in glass-floored gondolas offering spectacular rainforest views from above.
  • Gold Class Scenic Rail Journey: return in style on the historic Kuranda Scenic Railway with enhanced seating, table service, and refreshments.
  • Lunch: dine in a central rainforest setting surrounded by the energy of Kuranda’s famous markets.
  • Guided Kuranda Village Tour: join your knowledgeable local guide for a customed visit based on your interests and reveal insider insights.

Tasting The Tablelands

What to Expect

Your day starts with your own personal driver/guide picking you up from your accommodation in a luxury vehicle. Then you journey through the lush landscapes of the Atherton Tablelands. This immersive day trip combines spectacular rainforest scenery with gourmet food experiences from some of the region’s best producers.

Your tour starts in the World Heritage-listed Wet Tropics Rainforest, where you’ll witness the magestic Cathedral Fig Tree, a 500-year-old strangler fig of remarkable proportions, followed by a peaceful walk around the volcanic crater lake at Lake Barrine.

Continue to the charming village of Yungaburra, where there’s a chance to spot elusive platypus in their natural habitat along the creek beds. With patience and guidance, you may catch a glimpse of these rare and shy creatures as they forage and swim.

The day’s culinary journey begins at Gallo Dairyland, where you'll enjoy tastings their handcrafted cheeses and artisan chocolates, all made on-site. From there, travel to Skybury Coffee Plantation, a leading grower of Australian coffee and tropical fruits. After a scenic and flavourful lunch at the plantation café, join a guided tour of the plantation to learn about coffee cultivation and papaya farming.

Later in the afternoon, stop at Emerald Creek Ice Creamery, where you’ll sample a selection of freshly churned tropical-flavoured ice creams and sorbets using local ingredients.

Final stop, the dramatic Barron Falls, where seasonal rainfall transforms this natural wonder into a roaring cascade, framed by rainforest-clad cliffs.

Features and Highlights

  • Luxury Private Touring: explore the Atherton Tablelands in comfort with a professional local guide and premium vehicle.
  • Cathedral Fig Tree & Lake Barrine: discover ancient rainforest landmarks in the World Heritage Wet Tropics.
  • Yungaburra Platypus Spotting: visit one of the best-known platypus viewing sites in Far North Queensland.
  • Gallo Dairyland: taste locally made cheeses and chocolates produced on a working dairy farm.
  • Skybury Coffee & Lunch: enjoy a plantation-to-plate lunch followed by a behind-the-scenes plantation tour.
  • Emerald Creek Ice Creamery: indulge in small-batch tropical ice cream and sorbet crafted from Tablelands produce.
  • Barron Falls Lookout: witness one of the region’s most iconic waterfalls surrounded by dense rainforest.

Waterfall, Wetlands & Skyrail

What to Expect

Join your private driver-guide in a luxury vehicle for a full-day journey through Far North Queensland’s diverse landscapes: wetlands, rainforest and Indigenous culture is woven into every stop. This curated experience combines natural wonders, local flavours, and cultural depth with premium comfort and access.

Start your morning with a guided exploration of the serene Cattana Wetlands, located just north of Cairns. This peaceful nature reserve is home to a network of boardwalks winding through lush palm forest and tranquil freshwater lagoons. Your local guide will share insights into the region’s diverse birdlife and wetland flora, offering a calm and immersive introduction to the tropical landscapes of Far North Queensland. Continue to the dramatic Barron Falls, known to the Djabugay people as DinDin. Here, you’ll be welcomed by a Djabugay Ranger Guide and take part in a Calling to Country ceremony, an exclusive Make Travel Matter® experience. This powerful cultural exchange offers insight into the Djabugay people's enduring spiritual connection to the land.

Next, travel across the fertile farmlands of the Tablelands to Skybury Coffee Plantation, Australia’s oldest commercial coffee grower. Your visit includes a behind-the-scenes plantation tour, followed by a delicious lunch at the café and a tasting of Skybury’s signature coffee liqueur, produced on-site.

Your culinary exploration continues at Emerald Creek Ice Creamery, where you’ll sample house-made tropical ice creams and sorbets, crafted with regional ingredients in small batches.

The day concludes with a Diamond View ride on the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway, offering priority boarding and glass-floor gondolas that glide high above the rainforest canopy and through the mountains—providing a spectacular aerial perspective of the World Heritage-listed Wet Tropics.

Features and Highlights

  • Private Touring in Luxury Vehicle: travel in comfort with a dedicated local guide for a seamless and flexible itinerary.
  • Cattana Wetlands: stroll boardwalks through rainforest wetlands rich in birdlife and biodiversity.
  • Barron Falls (DinDin) – Visit a powerful natural waterfall and participate in a Djabugay-led Welcome to Country ceremony (seasonal).
  • Djabugay Cultural Experience: gain exclusive access to Indigenous knowledge, stories, and ceremony.
  • Skybury Coffee Plantation: tour the plantation, enjoy a locally inspired lunch, and sample award-winning coffee liqueur.
  • Emerald Creek Ice Creamery: taste tropical ice creams and sorbets made on-site with Tablelands-grown ingredients.
  • Skyrail Diamond View Gondola: end the day with a stunning ride above the rainforest, complete with panoramic floor-to-ceiling and glass-floor views.
Tour Languages Offered
  • English
Departs From

Cairns

Pickup Locations
  • Cairns Northern Beaches
  • Palm Cove
  • Port Douglas
Destinations
  • Atherton Tablelands
  • Daintree Rainforest
  • Kuranda
  • Mossman Gorge
  • Cape Tribulation
  • Waterfalls & Wetlands
  • Cattana Wetlands
  • Barron Falls
  • Skybury
  • Emerald Creek Ice Creamery
  • Cathedral Fig Tree
  • Lake Barrine
  • Yungaburra
  • Gallo Dairy Farm
Months of Operation

January - December

Days of Operation

Daily

Duration

Duration varies depending on destinations and departure points but can be flexible

Fitness Level Required

Low, Medium

Comfortable walking shoes & clothing, insect repellent, umbrella, bottled water

Our T&Cs:

All cancellations must be in writing.

We understand things may change, so we have made cancellations very easy.

In every instance we always recommend you purchase travel insurance for life’s last-minute hiccups.

Please see our terms and conditions for details prior to booking.

Additional Tour Operator's T&Cs:

FOOD, DRINKS & ALCOHOL:
No food or drink to be consumed on any coach other than bottled water or drinks with screw top lids. No hot beverages allowed
Alcohol is strictly prohibited onboard all Down Under Tours coaches. DUT reserves the right, under legislation, to refuse to carry intoxicated or disorderly passengers
CLEANING FEE
A $350.00 cleaning fee will apply should the vehicles interior require professional cleaning due to passengers being sick on board. Replacement vehicle (after sick passenger) is subject to availability. If a replacement vehicle is required, the full charge applies for the original coach plus the replacement coach
GENERAL CANCELLATIONS & AMENDMENTS:
Private Tour cancellations inside 72 hours incur a 100% cancellation fee
Fail to load bookings incur a 100% cancellation fee
Any changes to a booking within 24 hours of travel are subject to availability and may incur a surcharge
GENERAL CONDITIONS:
All prices are subject to change. Price changes may occur because of matters outside our control which increase the cost of the product or service. Such factors include, but are not limited to, supplier costs, fuel increases, taxes and levies. In the case of a price increase, we will provide a minimum of 14 days notice
DUT reserves the right to upgrade groups into a larger vehicle size. DUT reserves the right to sub-contract tours to reputable companies during busy periods to meet industry demand
LUGGAGE
Any tours requiring luggage transfers must be advised prior to travel. Our vehicles allow for 1 piece of luggage and 1 piece of hand luggage per person. Additional charges apply if passengers luggage exceed this
LOST PROPERTY
Although Down Under Tours endeavours to ensure that all passenger's belongings are secure throughout the tour/charter and that all belongings are collected on disembarkment, Down Under Tours and its employees shall not be responsible for lost property. If an item is left on our vehicle, there are two options to ensure its return:
Guests can make their own way to our Depot at 26 Redden Street, Portsmith, between the hours of 6am and 5pm daily to collect their item, or
If guests are unable to collect the item themselves, they can contact a courier service (we suggest Pack & Send) to collect the item from our premises and deliver to their nominated address

Private Charter Day Trips | Daintree Cape Tribulation, Kuranda & more | DUT

Tour Code: 71

Operated By: Down Under Tours

Departing: Cairns

Pickup: Cairns Northern Beaches, Palm Cove, Port Douglas

Bespoke Daintree Tours

From

au$2,161.00

Prices are AUD, per adult and include all levies fees and taxes.

Tour Code: 71

From

au$ 2,161.00

15 yrs & over

4 - 14 yrs

Ages of Children
(Discounts May Apply)
Phone
1300 761 612
WhatsApp
+61 427 074 745
Phone
1300 761 612
WhatsApp
+61 427 074 745

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