Cairns: Behana Gorge Rainforest Canyoning Tour
Overview
There is no other canyoning experience like this in Australia. Behana Gorge is the real thing: natural rock slides, cliff jumps, and abseiling down granite walls inside World Heritage rainforest, 30 minutes from Cairns CBD.
Your 5-hour adventure runs through cascading waterfalls and crystal-clear pools inside Wooroonooran National Park. Every jump, slide, and abseil is optional. Your guide reads the group from the start and adjusts accordingly. First-timers, families, and adrenaline seekers all leave satisfied.
Groups are capped at 10 per guide. Your guide knows your name, watches your confidence, and pushes you at the right moments.
All gear provided: wetsuit, thermal top, helmet, harness, and life vest. Routes are selected daily based on water levels. Behana is the only canyoning tour in Australia operating year-round. Suitable for ages 8 to 80.
Return shuttle from Cairns CBD included.
What's Included
- Thermal top
- Return shuttle from Cairns CBD
- Water can be provided and there are water stations available along the route
- All Fees and Taxes
- Helmet, harness, and life vest
- Wetsuits (Winter Season)
- Full safety briefing
- Certified abseil instruction from a qualified guide
- Meals Meals and beverages
- Shoe hire (available on site)
- Photo and video package (optional)
Meeting and Pickup
Cairns City QLD 4870
Australia
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
What To Expect
Arrive at Bus Bay #7, Reef Fleet Terminal, 1 Spence St, Cairns Marlin Marina, at least 15 minutes before your scheduled departure. Staff will greet you, complete check-in, fit all gear, and run through the safety briefing before escorting you to the shuttle. Your air-conditioned shuttle departs Cairns CBD for the 30-minute drive south to Behana Gorge. Your guide introduces the gorge and the day's route selected based on current water levels and what to expect from each section of the course. Embark on the Behana Gorge Canyoning Course for approximately 3.5 - 4 hours. Step into the gorge and begin your adventure. Your route takes in natural rock slides, cliff jumps, abseiling down granite walls, river rapids, and crystal-clear swimming holes. Every challenge is optional, your guide reads the group's comfort level and adjusts throughout. All gear is provided and every activity is demonstrated and supervised before you attempt it. After approximately 5 hours on site, your shuttle returns you to Reef Fleet Terminal, the original departure point.
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Maximum 10 guests per guide; tours may run with 2 guides for groups of 11 to 20
- Minimum age 8 years; children must be accompanied by an adult
- A maximum of 10 people per booking
- All activity - every jump, slide, and abseil is optional; your guide sets the pace for your group
- Routes are selected daily based on water levels to ensure the best and safest experience
- Water can be provided and there are water stations available along the route
- Contact lenses recommended over prescription glasses
- Shoe hire available on site for A$10 if required
- Photo and video package available for A$65 - ask your guide on the day
- What to wear: closed-toe shoes (runners) with socks, swimwear, and a change of dry clothes
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
- Operated by a business
Frequently Asked Questions
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Activity code: C-18041P1
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Frequently Asked Questions (7)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from Cool Destinations customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (AEST).
- This tour requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
- Thermal top.
- Return shuttle from Cairns CBD.
- Water can be provided and there are water stations available along the route.
- All Fees and Taxes.
- Helmet, harness, and life vest.
- Wetsuits (Winter Season).
- Full safety briefing.
- Certified abseil instruction from a qualified guide.
- Meals. Meals and beverages.
- Shoe hire (available on site).
- Photo and video package (optional).
This tour requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Apr 2025The minimum age to participate is 8. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Cairns: Behana Gorge Rainforest Canyoning Tour is as follows:
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Cairns: Behana Gorge Rainforest Canyoning Tour will be included in your confirmation email from Cool Destinations. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024What's Included
- Thermal top
- Return shuttle from Cairns CBD
- Water can be provided and there are water stations available along the route
- All Fees and Taxes
- Helmet, harness, and life vest
- Wetsuits (Winter Season)
- Full safety briefing
- Certified abseil instruction from a qualified guide
- MealsMeals and beverages
- Shoe hire (available on site)
- Photo and video package (optional)
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Maximum 10 guests per guide; tours may run with 2 guides for groups of 11 to 20
- Minimum age 8 years; children must be accompanied by an adult
- A maximum of 10 people per booking
- All activity - every jump, slide, and abseil is optional; your guide sets the pace for your group
- Routes are selected daily based on water levels to ensure the best and safest experience
- Water can be provided and there are water stations available along the route
- Contact lenses recommended over prescription glasses
- Shoe hire available on site for A$10 if required
- Photo and video package available for A$65 - ask your guide on the day
- What to wear: closed-toe shoes (runners) with socks, swimwear, and a change of dry clothes
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
- Operated by a business
