Talk:Barron Falls

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There are three main ways to visit and view Barron Falls from Cairns: the Kennedy Highway, railroad, or cable car. For those drivers not acclimated to driving on the left side of the road, driving the highway can be dangerous. Although a spectacular 'rainforest drive' with panoramic views out to Green Island, Fitzroy Island and beyond from Henry Ross Lookout along the way, it is steep with many sharp curves and can be very slippery in the wet. Stick to the speed limits and pull over to the left allowing other road users to pass you where possible. A much safer option for the tourist or unfamiliar driver is to take one of the local buses (John's Kuranda Bus or Transnorth Bus And Coach) and be driven for a nominal charge. There are also the train or cable car options - or you may choose to take any combination of bus, train or cable car. The Kuranda Scenic Railway is not only an engineering marvel (constructed in the 1890s), but also a delightful excursion for tourists. There are about 15 tunnels and several bridges, including an awesome trestle. The train stops at the Barron Falls Station, and passengers are allowed to briefly disembark the train for a better view and photo opportunity. The termination of the scenic railroad is Kuranda - 'The Village in the Rainforest', which has evolved into a delightful little shopping village. Several shops feature aboriginal clothing, art work and cultural items, and there is a variety of sidewalk cafes. Kuranda also sponsors several aboriginal cultural exhibitions. Plan on spending a minimum couple of hours in Kuranda - don't be hurried by scheduling an early return. Another way to get to Barron Falls is to catch The Barron Falls Shuttle Bus for the 10 minute ride out to the Barron Gorge National Park from Kuranda - a half hourly shuttle service that allows you time to explore the interpretive rainforest boardwalk at your leisure. A stop at Wrights Lookout is included in the return trip. You can also walk out to Barron Gorge National Park and Barron Falls from Kuranda along Barron Falls Road - allow 45 minutes each way from Kuranda and as yet there are NO footpaths, you must walk along the edge of the road. If you return by cable car you will be treated to an extraordinary view of the tropical rain forest - from directly above it! There are two intermediate stations on the Skyrail Cableway - Barron Falls and Red Peak. Each has instructive displays, and there are self-guided pathways at both. You can also walk to a viewpoint overlooking Barron Falls (opposite the train station) from Barron Falls Skyrail station. The final descent of the cable car presents a picturesque view of the Barron River floodplain and Cairns Northern Beaches.

Indigenous name

The paper titled Sustainable Nature Based Tourism: Planning and Management. Report on Visitation and Use at Barron Falls, Far North Queensland 2009/10 says that the Aboriginal name for the falls was Din Din. This conflicts with the unreferenced claim for another name already in the article. Does anyone object to the change? - Shiftchange (talk) 07:08, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

Looks good to me, don't know where editor got Bibhoora from in the first place. Spelt wrong (Biboohra) and nothing to do with the falls. FNQ (talk) 01:07, 10 September 2015 (UTC)

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