Explore the Chillagoe Caves, Granite Gorge and other highlights of Tropical North Queensland on this full-day tour from Cairns.
Your day begins with a pick up by your friendly accredited guide in a custom-built air-conditioned 4WD vehicle. After introductions and getting to know your fellow passengers for the day, we’ll ascend the McAllister Ranges looking for many different species of bush birds, including emus, wedge-tail eagles, squatter pigeons, kangaroos and frilled neck lizards along the way to your first stop at Skybury Coffee Plantation in Mareeba for morning tea.
Travel out to Chillagoe while listening to the informative commentary by your guide who will share information about the region's wildlife, history, and aboriginal culture. Explore the Chillagoe-Mungaga Caves National Park with an expert local guide, travel through historic mining towns and small outback communities, see the Chillagoe Smelter Ruins, visit Balancing Rock for an amazing photo opportunity, see and learn about aboriginal rock art and visit Granite Gorge to see the wallabies.
You'll also be treated to lunch at a 100-year-old Aussie Outback pub.
Cairns City, Palm Cove and Northern Beaches transfers included. Port Douglas transfers are an additional cost (minimum 2 passengers required). Please contact operator after booking to add this on.
Tour Schedule: Pickup & End Timings
* Children are welcome on this tour. Prams and strollers are not permitted into the caves, so the children will need to be able to walk or you will need to carry them. The cave tour will take at least an hour and there are stairs and uneven ground. (Please note this a 12 hour day so take this into consideration when taking children on this tour - booster seats provided).
** This tour is not suitable for wheelchair or walking disabilities.
Customers can cancel their trip up to 18 hours before travel for a full refund (2 pm the day prior to travel). If you cancel within the 18-hour period before travel, no refund will be issued. Rebooking fees of $50 also apply.
Your voucher(s) and booking information will be included in the confirmation email you will receive shortly after purchasing the experience on Amazed.com.
If the booking needs to be first confirmed by the host, you will receive your Amazed voucher within 24-48 hours of purchase.
Amylyn Mortimer
a month agoI had an amazing time on the Chillagoe Caves and Outback Day Trip tour!! This was my favorite tour of my trip! Gavin was an amazing tour guide and offered so much information on the local environment, animals and aboriginal people! His passion for the area was very obvious!! The coffee stop was amazing, the caves were so cool and my absolute favorite part was getting to feed the wild wallabies! We also got super lucky and saw a dingo. Definitely worth the trip(:
Winnie Cheung
2 weeks agoToday is a learning day for me. I have never been to the rainforest before. It looks so mysterious and natural. All the plants and wild animals are not easy to touch and see. It's so amazing! Our tour guide is so funny and responsible, he explains very well.
Kyle Allen
a month agoGavin was awesome, knew every question we asked and really made the day fly by. It’s a bit of a long drive distance wise but the choices of being able to get out and hike a bit really made it easier. He tried hard to make sure we could see all the animals possible and did a great job educating and entertaining.
Emily Van Meter
4 months agoWe had an amazing trip! We did the two day Daintree Rainforest and Great Barrier Reef tour. Our guide for the Rainforest tour was Andy. He was awesome! You could tell that he is very passionate about the history of the region and how fragile the ecosystem is. We enjoyed learning about how unique this area is. We also saw 4 cassowaries in the wild and 1 crocodile! We also enjoyed the small group size.
Cindy Gwinn
4 months agoFantastic day, 4 of us went on a great tour. Tony our guide was amazing. His knowledge of the rainforest, plants, the people. Loved the stories. A perfect day. Thank you Tony.