As anyone with a little knowledge of Keynesian play knows, Keynes has two big signs: the Great Barrier Reef and the Rainforest, but it is a place of equal strength. Many people talk about how to play around the Great Barrier Reef, but few of them talk about the rainforest. So today I'll make up the hole.
Mysterious rainforest (photo source network)
When it comes to rainforests, what's the first thing you think about? Is it a tall tree? Is it a strange insect ant beast? Or is it Tarzan's dexterity? Now that we've been stuck in the cement jungle in our city, it's time to find a chance to go deep into the real rainforest and make a trip to the fantasy rafting of the forest oxygen bar. Keynes, Australia, sits on three tropical rainforests: the Kuranda rainforest, the Danjue rainforest, the sky city rainforest, each eye, make-up is always appropriate.
A brief introduction to the three tropical rainforests of Keynes
Keynesian rainforests are distributed from north to south along the east coast of Australia, and in such a vast tropical jungle, what is most worth visiting is the Danui rainforest, (Daintree), the Kuranda rainforest, (Kuranda),. The city of the sky rainforest (the city of the sky Paronella Park, was inspired by MiyazakiHayao), and each of these three rainforests has a different feel.
The distribution of the three tropical rainforests in Keynes
1. The Kuranda rainforest: a magnificent rain forest feast
There are plenty of ways to play and various forms. The ride to the banquet is especially true. The vintage train or the high-altitude cable car are full of customs. You can enjoy a different kind of food at this feast, the beauty of multi-angle digging rainforest, here is an interesting big party.
2. Danui Rainforest: primitive Rainforest Expedition
It's a long way to go, when you visit the rainforest, you travel through the original ecological jungle, and you inadvertently meet the "elves", a physical test with the pleasure of adventure.
City of the Sky: romantic Rainforest Paradise
You can spend a relaxing time here because your main task is to go to the lake, the waterfall, the castle to experience the daily life of the princess, which is a castle surrounded by romance.
Simply put: Curanda is interesting, the Danrui rainforest is primitive, the city of the sky is romantic. So, what are the populations for each rainforest? How exactly should I play?
Two, to the forest ball in Kuranda
Location: located on the northeast corner of Keynesian City; one hour's drive to the city, but most people will choose a more distinctive high-altitude cable car or retro train as part of the travel experience.
Fit for the crowd: families with old people and children; busy friends; honeymoon lovers; young friends interested in rainforest culture.
Tips：
The Kuranda rainforest is the inspiration for the film Avatar rainforest planet, home to at least 483 rare animals, 83 endangered animals and many mysterious Jurassic remains.
One, transportation to the dance.
In fairy tales, every woman or man who goes to the ball has a special mount, such as Cinderella's pumpkin carriage, and you need a special mount to attend this grand forest dance in Curanda:
[longest cable car in the world]:
The 7.5km Skyrail high-altitude cable car, Almost to Keynes's "World Heritage Class" rainforest experience. Skyrail passes through one of the oldest tropical rainforests in the world, growing in the World Heritage Reserve. It's at least 150 million years old, tens of millions of years before the Amazon rainforest. Skyrai's cable car starts at Smithfield Station, (Smithfield), Keynes City bus 111120123, less than 30 minutes away. There are two stops in the entire cable car trip: red peak station (Red Peak), Byron falls station (Barron Falls), end point is Kuranda cable station (Kuranda).
Skyrail High altitude Cable car, Curanda Rainforest (Photo Source Network)
[retro train]:
Starting in the morning from Keynes, train starts with Shimizu train, (FreshwaterTrain Station), remember, not Keynesian central train, (Cairns Central Station). It takes a taxi from the city to get to the station, about 30 minutes away. There's a stop in the middle: Byron Falls, (Barron Falls station), terminal, Kuranda, train, (kuranda station). (but the route back to Keynes from Kuranda is slightly different: after the Byron Falls Station, clear Water Station, it will drive directly to Keynes City's central train Station.)
Kuranda retro train (Photo Source Network)
Cable car, train timetable
TIPS：
- Regarding the specific arrangements for transportation, it is recommended that you take a cable car to Koranda and take train back to Keynesian City, so that you can experience both special modes of transport. Also because if you take train to Koranda in the morning, you need to take a taxi first to clear water station, but if you take train back to Keynesian City, you can take you directly to Keynes central train Station, Keynes central train Station located in the hotel's concentration area. Can walk directly back to the hotel, more convenient.
- About how to buy tickets, official website: https://www.skyrail.com.au can book all kinds of tickets, but fill in booking information in English, and need to go to the departure site. Suggestions to save time, English is not very good, with the elderly and children with friends, book in advance the corresponding one-day travel products, including hotel pick-up service, more convenient.
2, the four main venues of the dance
The reason why the Kuranda rainforest is like a ball full of fun is mainly because the types of play here are so rich that you can experience different pleasures and meet different friends. The Quranda ball is divided into four main venues: cable car venue, Curanda Town venue, Bird Garden Butterfly Garden Cora Garden venue, Tropical Rainforest Nature Park venue. Below is a map of their distribution.
Cable Point, Curanda Town, Bird Garden Butterfly Park, Cora Garden, Tropical Rainforest Nature Park
A. [cable car venue]
Highlight: Hongfeng Station (RedPeak), Byron Falls Station (Barron Falls station)
The cable car is not only a unique ride into the ball, but also gives you a rich journey experience. Because red peak station (Red Peak) and Byron Falls station on the entire length of the cable car, also interesting.
At Hongfeng Station, you can closely observe the growth of tropical rain forest plants and animals, and clearly understand the knowledge related to these tropical plants. Because there are rangers at Hongfeng Station who provide you with a free tour guide for about 20 minutes (the ranger is speaking in English, if your English standard is the same, you can follow the official social app account of skyrail (official social app number: skyrailaustralia), if your English level is normal, you can follow the official account of Hongfeng Station (official social app No.: skyrailaustralia),). There is a Chinese voice guide available).
Handsome commentator at Hongfeng station (photo source network)
Byron Falls Station has a waterfall viewing platform where you can view Byron Falls from multiple angles. At this station, you can also take part in the Agabuka Indigenous Exploration Tour (optional pay program, adult ticket is about 36 Australian dollars / person), there will be an indigenous guide to walk through the rainforest, experience the history, language, culture, story of the indigenous people, and you will have an indigenous guide to walk through the rainforest and experience the indigenous history, language, culture, story. And the indigenous tradition of living in the rainforest, for about 40 minutes.
Have a chance to see a rainbow at Byron Falls (photo source network)
B. [town hall in Curanda]
Highlights: Byron River Walk, Curanda Fai
Open time: 9:30am-15:30pm
Tickets: free
Whether you take a cable car or train, the last terminal, the Kuranda cable station, the Kuranda train station is concentrated on the Byron River.
And the whole town of Curanda has two ways of playing:
1. Walk along the Byron River near train Station;
Walk about ten minutes to (coondoon street), the main street of the town of Curanda, and stroll through the town of Curanda.
The road signs that can be seen everywhere on the trekking trail, by:, are all over the place. Evil lord
There is a natural and convenient hiking route by the river at train station in Curanda, traveling through the towering rainforest plants. The environment is pristine, and there are many unique tropical animals, such as scrub crouching pheasants with their own necks. As for the walking route, you can choose from sex, because there will be signs at the main fork, and don't worry about getting lost. And each route leads to different destinations, either along the Kuranda train track or along the tranquil Byron River.
The town of Curanda is a small area along a main street, (Coondoon street), but there are plenty of places to go, because there are four handicraft bazaars in the town of Curanda. The Kuranda Fair, which began in 1978, was initially a small market set up by a group of hippy artists and craftsmen to attract visitors to Curanda to buy their handicrafts. After decades of development, today's Kuranda Fair has become one of Keynes' most popular attractions, giving you places in Amway that are well worth visiting. See below.
A place worth a visit to the Kuranda Fai
Blue Butterfly in Curanda Butterfly Park (photo source network)
C. [Bird Garden Butterfly Garden Cora Garden venue]
Highlights: close contact with a variety of birds in the birdgarden; magical "Phoenix butterfly" in the butterfly garden, blue Ulysses; take a selfie at the koala garden and smile at the red mouse.
Open time: 9:00am-16:00pm
Tickets: $19.5 / person for adults in Butterfly Garden, $9.75 / person for children, $18 / person for adult in koala Garden, $9 / person for children, $17 / person for adult in Bird Garden, $8.50 / person for child
Web site: www.skyrail.com.au
Tips：
It takes about two hours to go through the three stadiums. Because the location is concentrated, the average person will go through the three stadiums together. The three stadiums all need to buy tickets to enter, compared with the temporary purchase of three venues tickets in the local gate market, more cost-effective is to book the cable car in advance in the country, train plus park tickets package, cost-effective.
At the end of the fair, you can see the Butterfly Garden, the koala Garden, the Bird Garden, which brings together the whole dance, the most interesting friends. In Curanda's butterfly garden, home to more than 2000 tropical butterflies around the world, the most eye-catching are the glittering "Phoenix butterflies" of heaven, and the blue Ulysses are rare. Australia's largest butterfly, the Green Bird Butterfly, also lives here. Queensland is one of the few places in Australia to hold koalas, so when it comes to the Kuranda rainforest, you can't miss the cute koala baby. And the whole koala garden, in addition to the cute koala, there is a cute little baby: short-tailed kangaroo (that is, the smiling Internet red mouse), must remember to take a selfie with it. You can see many unique tropical birds in the birdgarden, including Australian honey-sucking parrots, pink Phoenix parrots, turkey eaters and Amazon brilliant macaque parrots, which are very rare and attractive animals. And in the birdgarden you can not only watch from afar, they will fly to your shoulder, and have a close interaction with you.
Short-tailed kangaroo played cute by internet celebrities (photo source network)
D. [Rainforest Nature Park venue]
Highlights: wildlife Park, Land and Water dual use car, Indigenous performance
Opening hours: 9: 00 am / 16 / 00pm, not open for Christmas
Tickets: $44 for adults; $22 for children; $110 for two adults and two children
Tropical Rainforest Nature Park is the most interesting event in the whole dance, the most unique way to play, whether it is a waterway dual-use car or an indigenous performance, is a typical tour of the Kuranda rainforest. At the same time, Keynes is also one of the most unique recreation projects.
How do I get to this meeting?
The location of Nature Park and the town of Curanda is not concentrated. You need to ride for another 20 minutes or so. There is a bus to Rainforest Nature Park in front of the Butterfly Park at a one-way fare of US $7 per person and a round trip of US $12 per person ($4 / 14 and a half price for children). Please refer to the following figure for details of the shuttle time:.
Shuttle bus schedule between Butterfly Park and Nature Park
[wild zoo]
Get off the bus parking lot and enter the park on the left hand side of the park is the Wildlife Park. The animals in the wildlife park are similar to the koala gardens in the town of Curanda, but koalas will be a little smaller than the ones in the small town, where koalas are photographed and cheaper (about A $18). And there are Australian wild dogs at the top of the Australian food chain in the wildlife park: jingling dogs, jingling dogs are still cute, the eyes of adult dogs are still a little scary.
Tickets: $49.5 for adults and $24.75 for children
[water and Land dual purpose vehicle]
On the right hand side of the garden is the boarding point of the amphibious vehicle. A unique vehicle left behind during World War II, amphibious vehicles, like its name, can travel along rugged jungle roads, boats and rivers in seconds. The whole journey is led by a handsome driver and tour guide, who is not only a skilled old driver, but also gives you the strange tropical plants you see along the way. The whole trip is about 45 minutes, the tour guide mainly teaches in English related content, if the English general friend, can get a Chinese material in advance in the boarding place, so will not miss the opportunity to know every tropical flora and fauna.
Tickets: $61 for adults and $30.5 for children
Handsome water and land dual purpose car picture by: Zhao Xiaos cat
[indigenous performance]
The final destination of the amphibious vehicle is the Aboriginal dance arena. A hundred years ago, Kuranda was a village inhabited by the indigenous "Atherton" people, and 80% of the inhabitants of the entire rainforest are still indigenous, so Kuranda also has the reputation of "the first village of the Australian rainforest". You can enjoy ancient indigenous traditional music, dance, long-recited ancient stories, and unique musical instruments and throwing darts in the Aboriginal dance arena, where you can enjoy the ancient music, dance, ancient stories that have been recited for a long time, as well as unique musical instruments and throwing darts. If you don't want to see a native performance, you can also go to the rebound area, javelin throwing area near the aboriginal dance arena, experience throwing darts, javelin places.
Tickets: $62 for adults and $42 for children
Indigenous performances in Tropical Rainforest Nature Park (photo source network)
3, is there enough time in a day to play around four meetings?
In the four main venues, the cable car venue and the town hall of Curanda are bound to pass by, and it will take about a morning to experience both of the games that are worth playing. In the afternoon, you need to choose one of the two venues: bird Garden, Butterfly Garden, koala Garden, and Rainforest Nature Park.
Because it will take about two hours to play at these two venues. If we rush to the end of the two venues, not only will the experience be poor, but the time will soon be over 4: 00 p.m., whether it is the last bus of train or the last bus of cable car, It's possible to miss it.
On one of the two topics, you can consider your own situation: if you travel more children, you like the whole trip leisurely, you can choose Bird Garden Butterfly Garden koala Garden venue. If you prefer a fun trip, choose the Tropical Nature Park. If you don't want to miss each view, it would be more time to schedule a two-day trip to Curanda.
TIPS：
There are tickets available on the official website for the cable car train Tropical Nature Park / Bird Garden Butterfly Garden koala Garden, but the official website is scheduled to fill out the information in English all the time, so it is recommended that those who are afraid of trouble be afraid of trouble. English not very good friends book in advance the corresponding one-day package tickets, save time and energy, do not have to wait to buy tickets in a temporary line, book ahead of time, the price of buying package tickets is also more favorable.
4. What delicacies are there at the ball?
[Kuranda Business Mail Restaurant (Kuranda Trading Post)] is a 23-year-old well-known restaurant that has won the Trip Advisor Awards of Excellence in successive years and is known for its healthy food and excellent service, and sometimes offers performance of indigenous musical instruments. Add something else to your lunch. Walk from the Skyrail cable station to main Street for about three minutes, with an average of about A $40.
[Frogs] located at the heritage Fair in Curanda, Frogs Restaurant is the "three restaurants" in the same name as the Commercial Mail Restaurant, Curanda Bar. If you want to try Australian-style crocodile, kangaroo, ostrich meat, you can choose here. The average person is A $30.
Frogs Restaurant (Photo Source Network)
[Kuranda Bar (Kuranda Cafe Bar and Grill)]: located directly across from the cable station, the Curanda Bar (KURANDA CAFE BAR ANDGRILL) is a historic landmark of the small town of Curanda, which has been eating here for more than 120 years. You can experience a pure Australian bar culture. Their specialties are Irish Guinnies Potato Meat pie and British Fish fries, with a per capita average of A $20 and free WIFI.
[Saigon China Vietnam Restaurant (Miss Saigon)]: a Keynesian local Chinese restaurant also located on the main street of the town of Curanda, it takes about five minutes to walk from the cable station. The entire store is Queensland small fresh design, mainly Cantonese cuisine and Vietnamese river powder, but also provides a variety of Hong Kong desserts, price discount, per capita 15 Australian dollars.
Third, take a jungle adventure with Mount Tai, the ape man, in the Danrui rainforest.
Location: located on the north east coast outside of Keynez; about 3 hours drive away
Fit for the crowd: a young man with an adventurous spirit who wants to test his strength
The Danjue rainforest is one of the oldest tropical forests in the world. The environment is primitive. 50% of Australia's animals and plants are in peace here, where you can see animals such as the endangered South Cassoway, Bennett tree kangaroos, and so on. At the same time, the Danjue rainforest is also the IBA International Bird Union protected area.
Dan Cui Rainforest Map by:Kyle_Shi
1. There is one thing you need to be clear about to go to the Danrui rainforest.
Why are you talking to you about Mount Taishan, son of the forest, when it comes to the Danui rainforest? Because the whole Dan Cui rainforest is especially primitive, the population is small and the commercialization is low, so the main way to play the Dan Cui Rainforest is to walk through the jungle. Although you don't need to have the strength of an ape-man Thai, physical strength is a must-have compared to other rainforests, so it's one of the most adventurous places for hikers around the world. So if you want to experience a few different ways of traveling, like a backpacker trying a hike, going to the Danrui rainforest will never disappoint you.
Dan Cui Rainforest Walk Zone Map by:Kyle_Shi
Two, one stop near the Danui rainforest.
Since it is a physical test, how to get close to the Danjue rainforest, still need to be arranged in general. There are three stops close to the Danjue rainforest: (Mossman Gorge), Dane Tree River, Mosman Canyon, (Daintree River), Danjue Rain Forest National Park, (Daintree Rainforest).
The three-stop Road of the Dancui Rainforest (the Point of distress is in the Dancui Rainforest National Park)
[first stop: Mosman Canyon Station]
There are brightly colored butterflies, musk deer kangaroos, and blue-necked red heads. There are still 600 million years old Zemi ferns, the underground trunk system here is very complex, especially large, like in the game of rights, the old man living in the tree hole like the same.
[second stop: Dane Shue River Station]
Here you can take a boat and enjoy the mangrove Dane River on both sides, the crocodiles passing by, and the turtles in the crystal clear streams. Under the canopy of the Dane rainforest, home to 1/3 of Australia's frogs, marsupials and reptiles, and nearly 2/3 bats and butterflies, it is especially worth visiting the secrets of Australia's 1/3 frogs, marsupials and reptiles, as well as nearly 2/3 bats and butterflies.
Dane Tree River Map by:Kyle_Shi
[third stop: Dan Cui Rainforest National Park Station]
The Danjue Rain Forest National Park stands at the center of the Dancui rainforest, and the best place to go is the corner of distress in the north of the park. It is the confluence of the old tropical rain forest and the Great Barrier Reef on Australia's east coast and the only place in the world where two World Heritage reserves meet. Here you can see a dazzling white beach, a perfect division of blue water and dark green jungle, and a Rex viewing platform at the corner of distress, where you can see the coastline divided by this "white ribbon".
White Beach Map by:Kyle_Shi
3. Go to the Danjue rainforest and choose a day trip instead of driving yourself.
When you search for specific walking patterns in the Danui rainforest, you will find that there is particularly little information about the Danui rainforest trekking, because the main tourist hikers in the Danui rainforest are actually Europe and America backpackers. So most of the relevant official information is English, for the general English friends, it is difficult to understand. And driving from Keynes to Danjue Rainforest is not easy to drive, Australia's traffic rules are very different from domestic, it is not very convenient to rent a car to translate your license, so it is not recommended that you choose to drive yourself.
If you just want to experience a special way to play in the rainforest, you don't really need to arm yourself like an ape-man Thai, you can choose a day trip. Let the experienced Man Tarzan take you one step at a time to feel the joy of the rainforest.
Four, live like a princess in the city of the sky
Location: southeast corner of Keynesian city; about an hour's drive
Fit for the crowd: romantic young people, lovers
The reason why the Sky City rainforest has such a romantic name is that it is located on the (Atherton Tablelands), Plateau of Atherton, and it travels from Keynes to the Atherton Plateau, with endless pastures and rolling hills on its way. Trimmed mango farm, ancient traditional hundred years of small town, formed by the volcanic heap of seven sister peak, trance lets you in a dreamy world.
The Latitude difference of by:67 Point 2 of the Landscape Map along the Atherton Plateau
One, three moves to unlock the princess's day-to-day
In any fairy tale, the standard of the princess's daily life is not only the castle, but also the lake that can meet the prince by chance, the fairy tree, the romantic waterfall, all of which you will experience on the way to the city of the sky.
[Bailing Lake (Lake Barrine)]
Bailing Lake is a small crater, a volcanic lake formed after the eruption of the volcano, because it is rich in precipitation and rich red basalt soil, so the shellwood pine trees here, towering through the rainforest like the cover. It is also the species that dominated this highland forest over the past thousands of years. Walking along a 5-kilometer walk by the lake, you will see two giant shellfish trees, also known as "lover trees", nestled up against each other. Many other animals live here, such as the colorful Boyd (Boyd) Forest Dragons, Crystal pythons and Eastern Water Dragons, and walking paths are the best time to meet them. There is a coffee shop by the lake, home-made scones are delicious, and you can also experience the boat around the lake from wharf next to the coffee shop.
Curtain fig trees picture by: Mr. Lin roaming Wonderland
[curtain fig tree (Curtain Fig Tree)]
The curtain tree is an Australian treasure-class giant tree formed by many fig trees that overlap at the same time. Because the fig tree is an epiphyte, it does not grow very quickly at first, the roots will grow down with the branches of the main tree, and when they reach the ground, the growth rate will become very fast. As the fig tree continued to grow thick, its branches and leaves gradually obscured all the sunlight, its roots absorbed most of the nutrients, and the main tree that was finally attached died slowly, and these curtain-like roots became the backbone and thousands of strands. Straight down, the formation of wonders.
[Mira Falls (Milla Falls)]
Mira is an indigenous language that means abundant water or waterfalls, surrounded by a 16-kilometer circle of waterfalls, with four waterfalls, the largest of which is Mira Falls, surrounded by lush rainforests. The waterfall falls perfectly down to a natural pool below, and you can swim or swim in a clear, cool pool, absolutely refreshed. Mira Falls is one of Australia's most picturesque attractions, so don't forget to take a look at the beauty of the platypus, and if you're lucky enough, you'll have a chance to see the true face of the platypus.
Sky City Chart by:. Evil lord
[Sky City (Paronella Park)]
Opening hours: 9: 00 / 19: 30 (Christmas 25 December closed)
Tickets: $43 for adults and $22 for children
Sky City (Paronella Park) is said to be the inspiration for MiyazakiHayao's well-known animation, Sky City, and one of Australia's three major wedding venues. The Spanish-style castle is now open to visitors as a park. There's the natural beauty of the waterfall, the classical beauty of the castle, the emerald rainforest, the blue butterflies flying with you, and the chance to see thousands of fireflies shining in the trees. The park offers a free Chinese tour, 45 minutes or so, to give you an idea of the romantic story that's going on in this castle.
Distribution map of scenic spots in the sky city
2, way to go
There are two ways to travel to the Sky City rainforest: drive yourself and buy a day trip.
[self-driving]
Recommended Index:
If you have experience of driving yourself in Australia and are familiar with the traffic rules in Australia, you can choose to drive yourself if you have a good level of English (whether you rent a car on the ground or rent a car online in English). Because the scenic spots along the way to Sky City are very easy to find, the scenery along the way is also special moving, and the whole trip does not go back, it is suitable for self-driving, that is, translation of driver's license procedures have a little bit of trouble.
[buy a one-day tour]
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A one-day tour includes hotel pick-up and tickets to scenic spots. If you want to experience a boating lake at Bering Lake, you can also choose to buy a one-day tour, which is also easier to drive yourself.
Five, all in all
In terms of the three tropical rainforests of Keynes, if you travel with more elderly and children, you can choose the Kuranda rainforest, play in rich ways, young and old, and generally take a day to handle it. Hope to play more thoroughly, can take two days to experience in depth; If you are adventurous and physically young friends, you can choose to walk in the Danrui rainforest for just the right day; if you are romantic baby, Miyazaki fans, can choose Sky City dream day.
If you are a rainforest enthusiast and an outdoor adventurer, there is a day or half of free time in Keynes, in addition to a day trip to the Great Barrier Reef and a day trip to the rainforest. Take a look at Australia's only rainforest swing plus bungee jumping, or Crystal Falls Creek drop project, near the Kuranda rainforest, close to Keynesian City, to give you a refreshing rainforest thrill. Bungee jumping children over 10 years old can experience, waterfall stream drop children over 8 years of age can experience, led by a professional coach, the ancient rainforest and extreme sports perfect combination. Booking in advance at home is more cost-effective than a local ad hoc reservation. Spin jump I close my eyes, just indulge in the embrace of the rainforest.
[rainforest bungee swing]
Experience 16 patterns of bungee jumping at Keynes' highest viewing platform, experience Australia's only rainforest swing, and challenge the pleasure of falling from 45 meters high to one meter in less than 3.5 seconds. It is recommended to book a one-day parade trip from rainforest swing jump in advance, including hotel pick-up service, and it is more convenient to drive from Keynes to about 40 minutes in Keynes.
[Crystal Falls Creek drop]
Unique natural rainforest creek drop site, set up 8 rope drop, 3 diving, 2 rock water slide and 1 super cool rope pool leap, rich excitement. It is recommended to book in advance, including hotel pick-up service. You can freely choose a midday or afternoon field according to your free time. Take your children to play.
Author: lazy meow-lazy cat trip
