Top Port Douglas Cultural Tours

Go beyond the typical tours and learn more about the Kuku Yalanji people of Northern Queensland on this half-day tour with a local Aboriginal guide. Take a guided walk through the Daintree Rainforest, sample bush tucker, collect shellfish the traditional way, and learn about Kuku Yalanji medicine and hunting practices. This is an intimate small-group tour, so there will be opportunities to ask questions.

Discover the rich heritage, natural beauty, and fascinating wildlife of Mossman Gorge from above and below the water on this adventurous small-group tour from Port Douglas. A great way to delve deeper into the Daintree Rainforest, this full-day tour includes a traditional Welcome to Country and smoke ceremony with a Kuku Yalanji guide. You’ll also go snorkeling in the river, take a guided walk through the rainforest, and enjoy a delicious lunch.

Spend the day with a local Aboriginal guide and learn about the culturally significant areas of the Kuku Yalanji people. During this guided walk, gain an understanding about the environment, as well as the foods and medicines utilized from nature. Sample some bush tucker (also called 'bush food'), collect shellfish, and try traditional Aboriginal hunting practices including spear throwing. You might even catch a mud crab.

Combine nature, culture, and food in one seamless day on an adventure from Cairns. Enjoy guided walks through the Cattana Wetlands, a Djabugay cultural ranger–led visit to Barron Falls, lunch and tastings of coffee and liqueur at Australia's oldest coffee plantation, as well as an unforgettable Skyrail Rainforest Cableway journey over World Heritage–listed rainforest.

A spectacular Aboriginal cultural journey on the traditional lands of the Kuku Yalanji people where you will discover both natural beauty and ancient culture. Come and explore the lush tropical rainforest, mangrove & mudflats of Tropical Queensland. Join a Kubirri Warra clan member on an authentic coastal adventure across the beach, mudflats, and mangroves of their ancestral fishing grounds. Learn about traditional bush medicines and foods and try your hand at throwing a traditional fishing spear! Stroll along trails and elevated boardwalks through the World Heritage Listed rainforest as your driver guide shares stories and insights. Afterwards enjoy a delicious lunch infused with bush flavours served in the Mayi Café. Explore how Dreamtime stories about animals, the environment, and language are expressed through cultural art. Binna will personally guide you through his painting techniques as you create your own small canvas to take home.

Get ready for a day filled with natural wonders, cultural discovery and great food as you embark on a guided Waterfall, Wetlands and Kuranda Scenic Rail adventure from Cairns! Embrace the tranquility of Cattana Wetlands as you meander through the enchanting feather palm forest and past reflective Jabiru Lake, on a driver-guided walk. Immerse yourself in the wonders of nature as you witness the awe-inspiring Barron Falls, guided by a Djabugay cultural ranger who will share knowledge on this Make Travel Matter® experience. Indulge in a tasty lunch, coffee and coffee liqueur tasting at Skybury Coffee plantation and delight your tastebuds again, at Emerald Creek Ice Creamery where you can savour the most heavenly locally produced ice cream creations. To complete your day board the historic Kuranda Scenic Rail. Pass through 15 tunnels, over 37 bridges and past cascading waterfalls, as you wind through the stunning Barron Gorge National Park.

Get insight into the local indigenous culture as you visit Kuku Yalanji country with your Aboriginal guide. On this full-day tour, explore the country between Port Douglas and Cape Tribulation, spending most of your time within Daintree National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Learn about traditional Aboriginal practices, such as identifying plants, bush foods, and medicines, and swim in a freshwater stream before returning to your accommodations.

Take two days to explore the Cairns region on a group tour that visits the Atherton Tablelands and Daintree Rainforest. Go to spectacular national parks with waterfalls, lakes, volcanic craters, and ancient rain forest tracts, stopping at destinations such as Babinda Boulders, Josephine Falls, Mossman Gorge, and Lake Eacham Crater Lakes National Park. Includes two lunches, hotel pickup and drop-off, and transport by air-conditioned vehicle.