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Atherton Tablelands Rain Forest by Night from Cairns

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Overview

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English

8 hours

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See Australia's unique animals and birds in their natural environment on a rainforest wildlife-spotting tour in the Atherton Tablelands. Led by an expert nature guide, your small-group nocturnal tour visits a number of locations including lush tropical rainforest and a volcanic crater lake. See tree kangaroos, lizards and musky rat kangaroo by day, and search for platypus at dusk. Enjoy afternoon tea at Lake Barrine and dinner at a country restaurant, then go spotlighting for possum, bandicoots, owls, bats and tree kangaroos by starlight on this fascinating nocturnal wildlife tour.

Additional Info

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Children must be accompanied by an adult

Please wear closed toe shoes and a jacket for night time.

A moderate amount of walking is involve. Low fitness level required

Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking

Please bring insect spray as this is not provided

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Local guide

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Afternoon tea

All equipment (binoculars, spotlighting gear, rain ponchos, reference materials)

Dinner

Air-conditioned vehicle

National Park fee

Drinks, unless specified

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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What To Expect

1

Lake Barrine

After our drive from Cairns up the scenic but very twisty Gillies Range Road we arrive at Lake Barrine. A beautiful volcanic crater lake surrounded by the Rainforest. Firstly we take a break for afternoon tea and there is no better setting than Lake Barrine to enjoy it. Afterwards we take a slow walk through the surrounding forest searching for Forest Dragons and Musky Rat Kangaroos!

1 hour • Admission Not Applicable
2

Atherton Tablelands

There is no better place close to Cairns to see some of the rarest animals in Australia in the wild. We spend the majority of our tour exploring the region searching for wildlife. Walking through the oldest tropical rainforest in the world is an amazing experience by itself. You will be immersed with all the sights and sounds within it. In the late afternoon coming up to sunset we then go searching for the Platypus. The thrill of catching sight of this amazing creature will always stay with you. We do not stop looking until we run out of time to make sure you get the best possible chance of success. That is why we really do see them 90% of the time :)

4 hours • Admission Not Applicable

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RainForest by Night ex Cairns

RainForest by Night Cairns: Atherton Tablelands Rain Forest by Night from Cairns
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Reviews

4.80

395 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

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  • Paul is an amazing tour...

    Cam B,

    Sep 9, 2025

    - Viator

    5.00

    Paul is an amazing tour guide. Very knowledgable and insanely good at spotting animals in any lighting. He provided binoculars, which was a huge enhancement to the whole experience. We got really lucky to see a tree kangaroo and a platypus, among many other animals.

  • Wonderful Evening with Unexpected Sightings

    Daniel D,

    Sep 1, 2025

    - Viator

    5.00

    Paul was extremely knowledgeable and made sure that we stuck to our schedule, while also ensuring that we got a glimpse of all the critters. Dinner was also a nice touch!

  • Excellent and...

    Ariel Z,

    Aug 5, 2025

    - Viator

    5.00

    Excellent and knowledgeable guide, fascinating rainforest details. Spotting animals is a hit and miss experience, that’s part of the authenticity of the experience. Paul was a great guide, full of information and really persevered in the search for the elusive platypus. The binoculars, including the quick user guide added a lot to the experience.

  • Great trip

    Benjamin T,

    Jul 23, 2025

    - Viator

    5.00

    Ok. This company is Paul. Paul lovely the rain forest and sharing it with others. He is the only one doing a night tour. It was fun and we saw a lot. We weren’t lucky enough to spot a rare tree kangaroo or rat kangaroo, but we did see a forest dragon in July! We also saw a couple platypuses, a bandicoot, huntsman spider brush tail possum, ring tail possum, fly foxes and other bats, and a lot of other animals. He also showed us a lot of the vegetation and the life cycle of the rain forest. I highly recommend this trip.

  • Fun experience

    Ada M,

    Jul 19, 2025

    - Viator

    4.00

    It was a lot of fun. Paul knows a lot about the rainforest. The tea / coffee with Timtams cookies was tasty. We had finally seen a platypus. Paul was very patient with that. Food was good. Minus point it goes very fast, so you can take few pictures.

From A$220.00

4.80
395 reviews
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