White-Water Rafting: Barron Gorge Adventure

Experience the thrill of white-water rafting in Barron Gorge National Park. Suitable for beginners, this half-day adventure offers rapids up to grade III and stunning rainforest views.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Barron Gorge - Located just 20 minutes from central Cairns and 40 minutes from Port Douglas, Barron Gorge National Park is easily accessible whether you choose hotel pickup by coach or drive yourself to Lake Placid. The park is renowned for its dramatic rainforest mountains, steep ravines, Barron Falls, and the impressive Barron Gorge, sculpted…
What's Included
  • Safety equipment
  • Pickup and drop-off from Cairns or Port Douglas by coach
What's Not Included
  • Other
Additional Information

Enjoy an outdoor adventure in Queensland with a 2-hour white-water rafting tour in Barron Gorge National Park. This experience is a suitable introduction to river rafting for first-timers, providing an exhilarating time with a rafting guide. Take in rainforest views along the Barron River as you navigate rapids up to grade III. When booking, you have…

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Hedda_z
Jun 11, 2025
A great way to enjoy and have fun in Cairns - It was an amazing half day event. Seeing the gorge was so low in water and then from 3pm onwards water started filling up from the dam and by the time we finished all the safety checks we were ready to take on the water rafting! Dorothi picked us up very punctual and gave us the information on the way to meet others, she is so friendly and professional! Jess was our instructor, super friendly, patient training us until we were ready to tackle the water. We have 7 teams going together. The most impressive part was the great team spirit these young, fun and professional instructors demonstrated, they keep an eye on each other and made sure we all came through safely and at the same time had great fun! Thank you so much Dorothi and Jess!
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Juliesj671uu
Jun 7, 2025
My son's favorite adventure in our New Zealand Australia trip - Friendly, knowledgeable guides. You want want water shoes that tie up and won't get lost. The footing is uneven, I wore and ankle brace and my custom orthotics inside my water shoes. Keep your hands paddling when you're in the water so they don't get cold.
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Ez-in-chicago
Jun 7, 2025
What an amazing experience! - I can’t say enough about this adventure. My kids and I had an amazing time. I also felt like we bonded with the 5 total strangers in the boat with us. I am very NOT fit and our guide Kye really look out for me and helped me not fall out of the boat which was my biggest fear. He was also very hilarious! Do this no matter your size, age, shape, or fitness level. Do it with your friends, family, or total strangers! The dam controlled nature and expert guides make this a perfect adventure!
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Sean_h
Jun 6, 2025
Great afternoon of fun on the river! - Great afternoon on the rapids! Our guide was funny and controlled our raft well. Rapids were moderate, nothing too dangerous but enough for a fun adventure. Safe to take beginners and older kids.
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Emma_w
Jun 3, 2025
Radical Rapids - We had a fantastic time on our water rafting experience!! The crew was amazing!! They were super nice, but also realistic as to what could happen if we didn’t follow protocol. I felt very safe but had a super fun time as well. The rapids are balanced in that you will float and ride down a few crazy ones and float again so it gives you enough time to reset!! Super awesome time definitely recommend!!
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A1190uvemmaw
Jun 3, 2025
Raging Rapids are Radical - We had a terrific time on our rafting tour!! It was more work than we thought but so well worth it!! The rapids were just the right size of thrilling but safely rode so we enjoyed every bit of it!! I booked this excursion because my husband loved the ride at Disney land - safe to say he enjoyed this WAY more haha. Definitely recommend, the staff is friendly, helpful but also realistic. They prepare you for anything dangerous or risky that may happen. We had the time of our lives and got the best photos afterwards!!
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Patriciabh1355ow
May 27, 2025
Totally Recommended! - It was really fun, I would totally recommend and the team was very nice :) We were a big group and had Harry as our guide, it was a very fun afternoon and I would totally recommend people to do this activity if they come to Cairns
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Andr_sluc_al2025
May 25, 2025
Baroned it - Was a terrific adventure, thanks guys for such great time. Really appreciated all safety measures and instructions, felt confident throughout the whole experience thanks to the guides. Fun and safe, THANK you guys
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G908eoamyb
May 25, 2025
So much fun! - So much fun! Felt super safe and well looked after! A guide in every boat & they split us into groups really well, keeping friends and family together and putting solos together too :) such a good day out!
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57tylerj
May 27, 2025
Terrible - Went on the water rafting and got absolutely abused from the moment I got on the boat. The instructor was tilly/tully??I expected a fun day with my friends and she grilled me the whole time, for not been able to paddle accordingly. She made me feel belittled to the point I wanted to jump of and drown myself in the rapids (that weren’t there). We all wanted a fun time and she constantly made me feel like an idiot. I thought it was going to be a fun activity which it was certainly was not!!! - the whole time I was thinking “get me off this boat”. Additionally there was no rapids and the boat kept getting stuck on rocks and was completely a waste of time. When the “crazy white water rafting” ended the instructor was laughing saying we shouldn’t have gone, the water was to low, which got me thinking, if that’s the case why wouldn’t you say that? instead of taking our money! Knowing it was going to be a let down. I think we spent over 45-60mins in total of not moving and tied to a rock on the river. I think it could have been fun, but the instructor made my time miserable. I would recommend this, if the water was “high tide” and you didn’t have to deal with some hairy legged yank. She needs a stern taking to, as my experience was frankly horrific- because of her.
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From $83
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).