Barron Falls (Kuranda, Australia): Tours & Tickets
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- Barron Falls
From the parking lot you can take the elevated walkway to the falls lookout. Along the way are nice examples of both rain forest plants and drier climate plants. From the lookout we had a nice view of the canyon, although the falls were not that impressive, presumably due to…
We visited here in October, so the falls weren't at their peak, but the view was still quite beautiful. Had different views of the falls from the lookout and from the Skyrail stop.
The Barron falls is seen on your way from Cairns to Kuranda village while you travel by the sky rail. You have an excellent view from your gondola. You can take good pictures of the falls and the Barron gorge from the glass bottomed walkway near the view point.
I can only imagine how stunning these falls would be after rain. We decided to save significant dollars and drive to the falls carpark and take the easy ten minute walk to the viewing platform. Not much water at the moment but still a beautiful spot. saw plenty of butterflies…
They measure rainfall in meters not in millimetres which means rainfall in this part of the world are not only abundant but torrential. And these rains fill up the reservoirs and valleys and inundate the mountains which in turn gives the Barron Falls its life. In turn, the falls…
