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20 minutes
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Our 20-minute Cairns rainforest scenic tour provides a ‘taste’ of this incredible World Heritage-listed natural region. Cairns sits on a floodplain to the south of the mouth of the mighty Barron River. The Barron river flows 65 kilometres across fertile volcanic soils of the Atherton Tablelands and then journeys through the quaint village of Kuranda before cascading down the 850 ft high Barron Falls and out into the Coral Sea.
The Barron Gorge is an impressive natural feature carved out of the Great Dividing Range and the Falls at its head are intimidating to behold when in full flight during the tropical wet season. This scenic helicopter flight tracks up through the Barron Gorge up to and over the Barron Falls, passing the over the world-famous Skyrail Rainforest Cableway where it spans the river and around the village of Kuranda before turning for the coast and descending over the lush eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range with panoramic views over Cairns and out to the Reef.
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Specialized infant seats are available
Service animals allowed
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
20 minute rainforest scenic flight
All Fees and Taxes
Informative, in-flight commentary
Unique, collectable 'Zoomy' Merchandise - optional
Personalised 'in-flight' video - optional
Cairns
We’ll get you high over the Barron River as the Gorge carves its way toward the rainforest village of Kuranda, perched 1,000 feet up on top of the Great Dividing Range. Passing over the Kuranda scenic railway and world famous Skyrail rainforest cableway we complete our climb directly above the mighty Barron Falls.
Make own way: No transfer included - make own way to Zoom Helicopters base at 21 Bush Pilots Avenue, General Aviation, Cairns Airport.
2 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Robyn C,
Sep 28, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
Great chopper flight over the Barron falls. Brenton gave us a great commentary during the flight would highly recommend
chrisgoodoman,
Jul 17, 2021
- Review from Tripadvisor
We really enjoyed our flight over Cairns and Barron Gorge to the Barron Falls. Chris our pilot was excellent and we had a great experience overall. Thanks again guys! Sharon & Chris Goodman
Operated by Zoom Helicopters