Waterfall Tours in Cairns: the 15 Best Trips

1.Waterfall Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 927 reviews · 10 hours · from $101Our pick

Review of Cairns’ 10-hour waterfall tour, with Millaa Millaa, Josephine Falls, rainforest swims, lunch, and Atherton Tablelands scenery.

“We had an amazing day exploring the Atherton Tablelands, made even better by our awesome guide, Sampo. His knowledge, energy, and passion really brought the places to life—from waterfalls and crater lakes to ancient rainforest. It was a long day of travelling, but Sampo kept it fun with great snacks, a tasty lunch, and even let us put on our own Spotify jams during the drive. Couldn’t have asked for a better guide or experience! All the stops were amazing and we had plenty of time at each one!”

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2.Fun, Falls and Forests Day Trip from Cairns

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 906 reviews · from $121Top rated

Review of Uncle Brian’s 12-hour Cairns day trip to Babinda Boulders, Josephine Falls, Millaa Millaa Falls and Lake Eacham.

“The whole day was great fun, playlist from Uncle Brian was 10/10 and the energy he brings is even better. The tour was exactly as described, so you know what to expect. Couldn't recommend this one enough”

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3.Barefoot Atherton Tablelands Adventure by Cairns Waterfalls

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 892 reviews · from $121

Review of Barefoot Tours’ Atherton Tablelands adventure, with waterfalls, swimming holes, Lake Eacham, rainforest, lunch, and practical booking tips.

“Outstanding trip. The weather was rainy most of the day but our driver/tour leader did an outstanding job getting us to see the sites despite the conditions. If the trip was this good in the rain it must be awesome in good weather!!”

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4.All Inclusive Waterfalls and Rainforest Tour from Cairns

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 741 reviews · from $128

Review of Cairns’ 11-hour waterfalls and rainforest tour, with swimming, lunch, wildlife searches, hotel pickup, and practical tips.

“Wonderful day spent seeing the waterfalls and the rainforest. Our guide was outstanding which only added to the enjoyment of the day. Unfortunately it was too chilly of a day for me to get into the water but that didn’t stop others in our group from doing so.”

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5.Behana Canyoning Tour by Cairns Waterfalls

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 340 reviews · from $200

Review of Cairns Waterfalls’ Behana Canyoning Tour, covering jumps, slides, rappelling, safety, price, fitness, transport, and who should book.

“Great activity to take part in. Awesome guides very knowledgeable friendly and skilled in the craft. Great outdoors spot”

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6.Day Tour to Paronella Park, Lake Barrine and Millaa Millaa Falls

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 298 reviews · from $157

Review of Cairns’ 11-hour Atherton Tablelands tour to Lake Barrine, Millaa Millaa Falls, Curtain Fig Tree, and Paronella Park.

“This is a great tour which provides hotel pickup. We experienced Cairns's high land and low land scenery. The midway tea break is superb and the option lunch also in a good quality. Our tour guide Steve is the best guide through out the whole trip. We are giving him a thumbs up.”

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7.Atherton Tablelands: Lakes, Waterfalls, Rainforest Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 112 reviews · 10 hours · from $119

Swim at rainforest waterfalls, explore volcanic lakes, spot platypuses, and enjoy a lively, food-filled Atherton Tablelands day tour from Cairns.

“An amazing day out in the rainforest and waterfalls!! My second time to do a tour with Uncle Brian’s and this time was even better than the first! Mostly due to the warmer weather in January and my improved swimming abilities! Pauly, our guide, was professional, funny and knowledgeable, sharing lots of information that made us feel at ease exploring and swimming - including joining a freshwater croc in the water…it a day out to remember!!!”

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8.Barron Gorge and Kuranda National Park Half Day Rainforest and Waterfall 4WD Tour from Cairns

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 73 reviews · from $131

Review of Cairns’ half-day 4WD rainforest tour to Barron Falls, Davies Creek, Kuranda National Park, lookouts, swimming holes, and more.

“Had a really cool tour. The tour guide Stevan was friendly and could tell me a lot about the rainforest. Everytime i liked to take picture i could tell him and he stopped the car. He showed me really nice places in the national park and i enjoyed my tour. The Tour was worth it, because it was not that crowded like other tours and the car was new with a good air conditioner also not like in other tours. It was so impressive to see this old trees and got to know the history about the rainforest. My Tour started at 1 pm with a pick up from the…”

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9.Waterfall and Daintree Rainforest Tour – 2 Day Tours

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 51 reviews · 2 days · from $221

Explore waterfalls, volcanic lakes, Mossman Gorge and the Daintree on two full-day tours from Cairns, with meals and hotel transfers included.

“Great day, our tour guide Adam made it so fun and interesting and packed a lot into one day, definitely worth it!”

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10.Paronella Park and Millaa Millaa Falls Full-day Tour from Cairns

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 47 reviews · from $157

Explore Lake Barrine, Millaa Millaa Falls and Paronella Park on an 11-hour guided day from Cairns with meals and hotel pickup.

“We were picked up at the given time. Our guide for the day was informative and very good. The Paronella Park was the definite highlight although we had a wonderful day. The weather wasn't great but it didn't detract from the day at all”

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11.Explorer Tour by Cairns Waterfalls

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · from $106

Explore Cairns Botanic Gardens, rainforest waterfalls, swimming holes, sugar country, and coastal views on a flexible private tour.

“Lovely tour, great easy way to see the nature of the area without too much trouble or taking up too much time. Vanessa was amazing!”

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12.Private Half Day Tour: World Heritage Rainforest & Waterfall

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews

Review of a private Cairns rainforest and waterfall tour with Barron Falls, Davies Creek swimming, Kuranda, guides, pricing, and practical tips.

“The water falls and the fig trees and the violets were beautiful. The ant hills were fantastic. The trip was excellent in all areas.”

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13.Small Group Waterfall Wetlands+ Skyrail All Inclusive from Cairns

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · from $215

Review of Cairns’ small-group wetlands, Barron Falls, Skyrail, coffee plantation, lunch, tastings, price, timing, and practical tips.

“Excellent Coach Driver, Kelvin. Very knowledgeable. friendly and a great sense of humor. Educational, enjoyable and great views. Highly recommend!”

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14.Private Waterfall and Rainforest Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews

Explore Cairns waterfalls, Lake Eacham, rainforest and Josephine Falls on a private, guide-led day tour with lunch and swimming.

“John was an amazing host. We had a smaller group which was great. John was very informative along the road trips between the sights. We had three opportunities to swim and went on some nice walks to lookouts to observe the falls etRead more”

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15.Barefoot Tablelands Waterfall & Rainforest Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 10 reviews · 10h 30m · from $105

Review of Barefoot Tours’ 11-hour Cairns rainforest trip, with waterfalls, Lake Eacham, wildlife, lunch, small groups, and eco-friendly value.

“We loved the relaxed nature of seeing many different areas with a guide who was also Chilled and knowledgable. We loved seeing the creatures like the cassowary and turtles and kingfishers.”

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