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Description
Kuranda Villas, in Barang Street, is an ideal location for a family that is looking for comfortable and affordable accommodation. It is centrally located, one street back from the main street, within walking distance of all the attractions within the village. There is an organic bakery, a fruit and veg shop selling organic produce, delicious vegetarian meals to enjoy at home, and desserts. There is also a butcher which stocks hormone-free meats, organic and free range poultry and other delicacies.
Kuranda was founded in 1876 and inhabited by the Djabugay aboriginal people. Tourism began in the area at the beginning of the twentieth century and became very popular in the 1960's with the "hippie" generation for it offered a fabulous location for their alternative lifestyle.
The village is located in the rainforest 300 metres above sea level in the Cairns Highlands. The climate is cooler and less humid and just 30 km from Cairns up the scenic Kuranda Range Road with views overlooking the Great Barrier Reef.
Kuranda is surrounded by World Heritage listed wet tropics rainforest with approximately 1,200 species of flowering plants, 800 of which are rainforest trees.
Things to do in Kuranda (www.kuranda.org)
Take a tour with the traditional native guardians of the Kuranda area with Djabugay
Country Tours (www.djabugaytours.com.au)
Enjoy The Barron Falls and treetop boardwalk
Ride the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway (www.skyrail.com.au)
Travel on the Kuranda Scenic Railway (www.ksr.com.au)
Meet the largest collection of free flying birds in Australia at Birdworld Kuranda (www.birdworldkuranda.com)
Cuddle a koala, feed kangaroos and wallabies, see snakes and crocodiles at the
Kuranda Koala Gardens
Marvel at the amazing tropical butterflies in the walk-through rainforest enclosure at the Australian Butterfly Sanctuary (www.australianbutterflies.com)
Take a guided tour of the Bunda Bundarra Wildlife Reserve deep in the rainforest (www.naturetour.com.au)
Take a Kuranda Riverboat Cruise (www.kurandariverboat.com)
Visit the Heritage Markets
Taste the delicious Kuranda Home Made Tropical Ice Cream(www.kuranda-icecream.com.au
Half an hour's drive west from Kuranda is Mareeba where the rainforest meets the outback. There are plenty of interesting towns and historical places of interest to explore.
Things to do in Mareeba and beyond (www.mareebaheritagecentre.com.au)
Visit The Cairns Wildlife Safari Reserve which has rhinos, bears, hippos, lions and
other big cats within its 140 acres.
There are coffee plantations and a mango winery where you can relax and taste their products
Go birdwatching at the Mareeba Wetlands aboard a canoe or electric boat
Visit Tyrconnell Historic Gold Mine and Mount Mulligan
See Chillagoe's limestone towers and caves formed from ancient seas and reefs
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