Barron Gorge National Park by Helicopter
Barron Gorge National Park sits between Cairns and Kuranda, home to Barron Falls and part of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. The Kuranda Scenic Railway and the Skyrail cableway both pass through or alongside it, giving ground-based visitors two different partial views.
Seeing it by helicopter
A rainforest-focused flight from Cairns crosses directly over the gorge, showing the full drop of Barron Falls and the rainforest canopy filling the gorge walls in one continuous view -- something neither the train nor the cableway shows you in full, since both only see the gorge from their own fixed route through it.
Helicopter tours that fly over Barron Gorge National Park
Cairns, Queensland
Ultimate Great Barrier Reef and Rainforest 45-minute Helicopter Tour
Fly high over the Barron Gorge and stunning rainforest canopies before heading over magnificent sights such as the Great Barrier Reef, it's spectacular islands and sand cays. This 45-minute helicopter flight allows one t
45 min
From $481.88 USD
Good to know
- •This gorge usually appears on tours explicitly billed as covering rainforest as well as reef, not on reef-only flights.
- •The falls carry much more water in the wet season (roughly November to April) than during the drier months.
- •If you've already done the Skyrail or the scenic railway, a helicopter flight over the same gorge gives you the view both of those miss -- looking straight down into it rather than across or alongside.
Is flying over Barron Gorge different from riding the Kuranda Scenic Railway or Skyrail?
Yes -- both the railway and the Skyrail travel through or alongside the gorge at a fixed route and angle, while a helicopter flight crosses directly over it, showing the full drop of Barron Falls and the gorge walls from above rather than from the side.
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