Cairns Tours and Attractions For Disabled Guests

Cairns scenic flights are fun for everyone and a great way to see Australia's Great Barrier Reef for the magnificent natural phenomenon that it is. Soar above the oldest rainforest in the world or through the famous Australian Outback. The choice is yours. For those who are in a wheelchair or with limited mobility, it is suggested to bring a carer as there are 1 - 2 steps required to get into the helicopter, seaplane or plane and the Disabled guest will need to be lifted. Although the option of flying out to the reef to your desired pontoon or Green Island is a possibility, if the guest has no mobility at all, they will need to be carried twice more - Once onto the tender boat between the landing pad and the pontoon and once again onto the pontoon. The scenic helicopter flights on the other hand simply require just the lift over the steps to get in and out of the helicopter, seaplane or plane.

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Kuranda Scenic Railway and Skyrail are a highlight not to be missed and are definitely accessible. Like any of the other Cairns tours, at the time of booking, please inform the agent or operator of the particular situation of your handicapped or Disabled passenger to ensure total satisfaction.

Kuranda Scenic Railway - PWD Facilities

Each train carrys a special PWD carriage for max 4 wheelchair seeing plus 1 companion (extra seating for accompanying passengers on request)

Wheel chair access at Freshwater & Kuranda stations via hydraulic Lift 

Wheel chair Ramp at Cairns station

Wheel chair access at Barron Falls Viewing Platform is unavailable due to platform low level

When booking please advise Reservations you require wheelchair access, so that we are able to provide the appropriate assistance onboard and at our Stations.

Skyrail caters for wheelchair passengers with the following:

Optional use of ramp, to assist with loading and unloading from gondola cabins on the cableway (as pictured below).

Ramp access to all boardwalks at Red Peak and Barron Falls stations.

Access to the CSIRO Interpretation Centre at Barron Falls Station.  Wheelchair accessible restroom facilities at all stations.

The following information details wheelchair guidelines for guests traveling on Skyrail.

The width of the wheelchair can not exceed 610mm.  The length of the wheelchair can not exceed 950mm.

Wheelchairs must be capable of being tilted backwards to enable loading into the gondola. To load a wheelchair, the wheelchair will need to be tipped backwards raising the front wheels and then gently pushed into the gondola.

The combined weight of the wheelchair occupant and the wheelchair must be of a manageable weight to allow cableway operators to load the wheelchair.

Wheelchairs must have handles to ensure easy lifting into the gondola cabins.

 Skyrail provides the complimentary use of wheelchairs (subject to availability) during a Skyrail experience. We recommend you contact our reservations team at the time of booking to confirm wheelchair availability.

Please note that wheelchairs cannot be carried on the coach transfer service to Skyrail. We apologise for any inconvenience. Please ask for transfer details at the time of booking.

Kuranda Village takes pride in having stairs and ramps to accommodate all visitors' needs in getting around this unique rainforest village in the sky. Visit the Kuranda markets, Birdworld, Butterfly Sanctuary and The Koala Gardens, all of which are wheelchair accessible.

Bus Transfers

Kuranda Scenic Railway and Skyrail do have Normal coach transfers available for Cairns, Cairns Northern Beaches and Port Douglas passengers who are self sufficient and able to negotiate 3 - 4 stairs on and off the coach. The height from the ground onto the first step of the coach is approximately 300mm.

For wheelchair confined passengers, a wheelchair taxi will be booked at the operators specified time only. If guests wish to travel at a time opposing to what the operator offers, the guest must pay for their own taxi transfer at the taxis metered rate. If the guest cooperates in going at the time the operator offers, the rate is at the same price as the regular transfers for Kuranda Scenic Railway and Skyrail transfers. This MUST be arranged at least 48 hours in advance.

More information about the right Kuranda Tours for disabled travellers. 

The Tours going to The Daintree Rainforest, Cape Tribulation or The Mamu Rainforest Canopy Walkway do have normal coach transfers available for Cairns, Cairns Northern Beaches and Port Douglas passengers who are self sufficient and able to negotiate 3 to 4 stairs on and off the coach. The height from the ground onto the first step of the coach is approximately 300mm - 400mm on the buses and these tours require getting on and off of the bus numerous times.

The Daintree Rainforest, Cape Tribulation and The Mamu Rainforest Canopy Walkway Self Drive for the Disabled or Handicap

Self Driving the Daintree Rainforest, Cape Tribulation or The Mamu Rainforest Canopy Walkway are all possibilities as the boardwalks are wheelchair accessible. In Cape Tribulation, the beach is non-wheelchair accessible as the sand is quite soft but all rainforest surrounding areas are great ways to explore the area.

More information about the Daintree Rainforest for disabled travellers.

Cairns Parks, Aboriginal Cultural Parks and Australian Native Animal Parks for the Handicapped or Disabled

Cairns tours and attractions such as Rainforestation, The Rainforest Habitat and Hartleys Crocodiles Adventures are all wheelchair accessible.

Cairns Skydiving

Cairns Skydiving Companies pride themselves on the fact that they have taken guests skydiving with mental and physical disabilities, ages 14 to 80. This must be booked well in advance and does require a Doctors note, a specific tandem skydiving master to be working and a medical questionnaire that is to be filled out in advance too. It is the companies discretionary right to refuse the skydive if the medical conditions do not coordinate to what is legally safe but are definitely open minded and look into making the dream come true as best as they can for these unique cases.

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Cairns Hot Air Ballooning for the Disabled

Don't go through life wishing you always had... Go on and book that Hot Air Ballooning Tour that you always dreamed of! Cairns hot air ballooning tours are $100.00 cheaper to do here than in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne and offer the scenic views of the Cairns tablelands, no other can compare to. Upon booking, the handicapped or Disabled must answering a questionnaire to ensure that they are prepared for handling the hot air ballon ride. A carer must be present with the handicapped or Disabled guest.

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