Tours & experiences

Hand-picked tours across Queensland

Our team has been pulling together the best small-group tours, day trips and multi-day adventures around Queensland for years. Mick reads the traveller reviews before any tour earns a spot on this page — if a tour's a dud, it doesn't get listed.

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Full-day Tour at the Atherton Tablelands with Food Tasting

A 10-hour sweep through Queensland's Atherton Tablelands, west of Cairns, connecting ten locations across a rising plateau landscape. You'll move through national parks, working farms and gardens, and waterfalls whilst sampling what the region produces—spirits from Mt Uncle, cheese and chocolate from Gallos, coffee and papaya from Skybury. The guide unpacks the ecology and history of the Wet Tropics as you travel in a comfortable minibus, with morning and afternoon tea included.

10 hoursfrom AUD $295

Private Cape Tribulation & Mossman Gorge Day Tour

★ 5.0 (27)

🌿 Nature & Wildlife

Australia

Private Cape Tribulation & Mossman Gorge Day Tour

A 12-hour private exploration of far north Queensland's ancient rainforest, departing Cairns with a naturalist guide. You'll drive through Daintree National Park to Mossman Gorge and Cape Tribulation, crossing the Daintree River by ferry and stopping in Port Douglas. The route threads through what's likely Earth's oldest tropical rainforest, with stops at key natural sites and guided commentary throughout. Hotel pickup and drop-off included.

12 hoursfrom AUD $1880

★ 5.0 (19)

🏔 Adventure & Sports

Australia

Mountain Bike Tour - Cairns

Tackle Smithfield's legendary trail network near Cairns on a guided 4-hour mountain bike adventure. Australia's oldest dedicated bike park sprawls across 60+ kilometres of terrain—everything from gentle green runs to gnarly black diamonds—carving through rainforest thick with vines, bridging creek crossings, and climbing ridges with [Great Barrier Reef](/places/great-barrier-reef) views. An e-mountain bike takes the sting out of climbs, letting you focus on the riding.

Private Half Day Tour: World Heritage Rainforest & Waterfall

Your private guide and vehicle explore three protected rainforest parks across the Wet Tropics, anchored by a visit to Barron Falls, Cairns' most striking cascade. In five hours, you'll move between towering trees, swim in clear pools, and witness the transition from dense jungle to open savannah. Depart at 7am or 1pm from your hotel, returning by noon or 6pm. This works well if you're short on time and prefer avoiding group tours.

5 hoursfrom AUD $1171

Small Group Waterfall Wetlands+ Skyrail All Inclusive from Cairns

★ 5.0 (17)

🌿 Nature & Wildlife

Australia

Small Group Waterfall Wetlands+ Skyrail All Inclusive from Cairns

This nine-and-a-half-hour circuit from Cairns threads together wetlands, waterfalls and rainforest canopy in one day. You'll walk through Cattana Wetlands with a driver guide, reach Barron Falls with a Djabugay cultural ranger who explains the country's significance, taste coffee and liqueur at Skybury plantation, sample artisan ice cream at Emerald Creek, then glide above the World Heritage rainforest on the Skyrail Cableway. Small group size keeps things intimate; transport, meals and entry fees are included.

Wunyami Cultural Tour on Green Island's Eco Adventure

Explore Green Island with indigenous guides who share traditional stories woven through the reef and land. This 7-hour experience departs from Cairns aboard a catamaran, taking roughly 45 minutes each way. You'll hear saltwater legends and Reef knowledge passed down through generations, led by Wunyami custodians committed to keeping culture alive whilst creating pathways for their community. Snorkel gear or a glass-bottom boat tour lets you move at your own rhythm, with cafés and a bar on the island for sustenance.

Cairns Hot Air Balloon Flight + Bad Fishy Jet Boating Cairns

Start your morning floating silently above the Atherton Tablelands rainforest in a hot air balloon, catching the landscape come alive at dawn. After landing, toast the experience with bubbly or juice, then swap the sky for spray on a 35-minute jet boat blast across Trinity Inlet. This 4–6 hour combo pairs aerial serenity with high-speed adrenaline, hotel pickups included.

4 hours – 6 hoursfrom AUD $555

Cairns Paronella Park Herberton and Wild life Tour

★ 5.0 (5)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Australia

Cairns Paronella Park Herberton and Wild life Tour

This 10-hour loop from Cairns connects three distinct Queensland landmarks in one day. You'll explore Paronella Park, a 1930s castle surrounded by gardens and cascades, then step into Herberton's open-air museum with its 60-plus restored buildings from the pioneering era. Finish at Granite Gorge where you hand-feed the endemic Mareeba Rock Wallabies. Your local guide leads a small group of up to six, travelling in air-conditioned comfort.

10 hoursfrom AUD $285

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