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Cairns: Half Day Behana Canyon Experience

1. Cairns: Half Day Behana Canyon Experience

This Behana Canyon experience is a canyoning tour run out of Cairns by passionate locals who want to share this natural waterfall spectacle with people from all over the world. Your guides pride themselves on being 100% eco-friendly, a passion that is reflected throughout this tour. After meeting your guides at the meeting point, you'll depart for the gorge to soak in the beautiful sights. Your guides will provide instruction on rappelling techniques from the safety of flat ground before you begin the adventure near the top of the gorge and abseil into the freshwater. From there you'll go swimming, walk over rocky gorges and through the tropical rain forest, leap off rocks into the deep pools below, and canyon through Behana Gorge. Enjoy some free time to chill out and enjoy this beautiful natural area. Take the option to go to Crystal Canyons instead, one of the most popular Waterfalls in the Cairns Region. It boasts beautiful Crystal Cascades, surrounded by tropical rainforest, with a 2km track passing through of many water pools. Enjoy a 30 meter zipline into the refreshing pool, an abseil down & through one of the waterfalls itself, jumps, slides, abseils, a chance to appreciate nature in a different style of adventure. At the conclusion of your experience you will return to Cairns where you will be dropped off back at your accommodation before 4:00 PM.

From Cairns: Giant Swing

2. From Cairns: Giant Swing

Experience the high speeds and acceleration of Australia's only multi-person swing on a giant swing adventure from Cairns. Swoop through the rain forest from a height of 45 meters to 1 meter in just 3.5 seconds. Reach speeds of up to 120km/h. Local legend tells of a saber-toothed rain forest cat that once roamed the hills of Smithfield. The Aboriginals had a name for the creature, which means “Mountain Devil.” They called it the "Minjin." Over a century ago, a local man by the name Stan McGregor was forging a trail through the dense and untouched rain forest of Saddle Mountain. The unforgiving rains of the tropics belted down and the monsoon weather soon saw the bullock driver stranded. On the brink of death, an Aboriginal tribe found him struggling for life and nurtured him back to health. Fear glistened in the eyes of the tribe as they warned the bullock driver not to continue. Determined to carry on, he disappeared into the depths of the unforgiving jungle, never to be seen again. Years later, a timber cutter found a message carved into a worn leather saddle wedged high in the branches of a tree deep in the rain forest. His boots crunched over bone and a harness entangled his feet as he made his way toward the tree. His blood ran cold and his bones shivered as he read the message, “Something is here. Something is stalking me.” He felt eyes watching him as he inched back out of the jungle. Decades passed in the misty rain forest peaks of Smithfield. Strange paw prints have been found and sightings of the shadows of a huge panther like animal have transpired. Shrill cries and ferocious howls have been heard in the distance, but no further traces of the elusive creature have been found. The legend of the "Minjin" was unearthed by AJ Hackett over 20 years ago. 

Cairns: Cairns ZOOM and Wildlife Dome

3. Cairns: Cairns ZOOM and Wildlife Dome

Cairns ZOOM & Wildlife Dome, the world’s first Challenge Ropes Course in a wildlife exhibit, is an all-weather experience in the Cairns CBD. Experience adventure on the Mid-ZOOM or Hi-ZOOM courses, consisting of 65 elements including crossings, tunnels, a climbing wall, cargo nets, and three ziplines at various heights and lengths, including one directly over Goliath, a 4.5-meter saltwater crocodile, or try the new Pirate Climb and Commando Climb challenges. Get your heart racing with the PowerJump – a free-fall adventure with a 13 meter drop – or try the new Pirate Climb and Commando Climb challenges. Internal elevated walkways offer you a unique birds-eye view of the layout of the Dome, then step outside the glass walls (and your comfort zone) to try the external DomeClimb. Offering spectacular views of the city, the Coral Sea, and the surrounding landscapes, it’s an experience not to be missed. Enjoy a leisurely walk through the wildlife exhibit including our small bird aviary and reptile enclosures as tropical birds fly above your head through the Dome. Wildlife presentations, including crocodiles, snakes, birds, koalas and other mammals, are held regularly throughout the day and offer an educational insight into some of Australia’s most well-known animals.

Cairns: Daintree Rainforest Canopy Ziplining Tour

4. Cairns: Daintree Rainforest Canopy Ziplining Tour

Dive into the World-Heritage-Listed Daintree National Park for an exhilarating adventure among the tree tops. Ride a course of three ziplines through the rainforest and admire breathtaking views of the tropical landscape of the Cape Tribulation area. After being harnessed up and provided with a safety briefing, begin your scenic tour by riding ziplines spanning between 15 and 130 meters in length. Feel the thrill of flying in this uniquely beautiful natural setting, ending up at a 360-degree viewing platform. Finish up your experience with an incredible dual zipline and share your adventure with a friend, family member, or travel partner.

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Overall rating

4.8 / 5

based on 24 reviews

This canyoning experience was nothing short of awesome! Full credit to our 2 guides, they were by far the funniest, most welcoming and helpful people I’ve ever met! It was non stop fun from the second we met at the shop to the second we got dropped back!!! 11/10

The guides the experience the works where that good I’m changing my trip to go back up there and explore some more 10 out of 10 this is what an experience should be. Thanks again. Caine UK Legend

This was an amazing experience with a great guide. Cannot recommend this more. Requires a moderate amount of physical ability but is completely worth it if you enjoy adventure.

This is so much fun for the whole family. Even if your not great with heights you feel safe and the staff are fantastic at making you feel comfortable and confident.

Don’t miss this awesome opportunity! Amazing staff, amazing experience, and a one in a million activity like no other.