Tully River - White Water Rafting Tour - Full Day

Experience Australia’s most famous rafting adventure. Enjoy an action packed experience filled with fun, thrills and spills on a day you will never forget. Join the thousands of people every year who raft the Tully River in this extreme five hour white water adventure in remote World Heritage Rainforest.

Your day begins after being picked up at your accommodation in our luxury air conditioned coaches. Enjoy the scenic drive to Tully through cloud-covered coastal mountains, clear rivers and streams, fields of sugar cane and exotic fruits. On arrival take a brief stop at Rafters Café, with complimentary tea and coffee and a wide range of refreshments available for purchase. Travel on to the Tully River whilst listening to the Guides give a safety talk, and pick up your safety equipment.

Commence rafting and negotiate up to 45 rapids of varying degrees which include the unforgettable ‘Alarm Clock’, ‘Wet & Moisty’, ‘Stair Case’ and the dramatic ‘Theatre’; all before a taking time to enjoy riverside BBQ lunch opposite ‘Ponytail Falls’ where time is made to replenish your batteries. After lunch commence tackling the afternoon's remaining rapids and if you dare, take the plunge and try raft surfing, rapid swimming and rock jumping with your guide!

At the end of the day, pack up your raft, change into dry clothes and enjoy light refreshments or even a cold beer at Rafter’s Café, Tully, while you watch a replay of your adventurous day on the big screens. Enjoy seeing the day's adventure and action photographs, plus an exciting range of RnR merchandise is available for show and purchase at the end of every day.

AM Early morning Departure
6.00am - 8.30am    Pick-up Cairns Northern Beaches accommodation and enjoy the scenic drive to Tully
8.30am - 9.00am    Comfort stop and time to grab a quick breakfast at the iconic Feluga Hotel
9.00am - 9.45am    Travel to the top of the Tully River Gorge and get fitted with rafting gear.
10.00am -12noon  Meet your River Guide who will give you a safety briefing and paddling instructions before it’s time to hit the water!
12noon - 12.30pm Stop for a quick break to recharge the batteries and enjoy a riverside picnic lunch.
12.30pm - 2.30pm  It’s back to the churning white water to tackle more epic rapids on the lower section of the river.
2.30pm - 2.45pm    Arrive at the take-out point and change into dry clothes.
2.45pm - 4.00pm    Transfer to the Feluga Hotel where you can enjoy a cold beverage or hot snack (own cost) with your Guide & crew surrounded by a living history of RT & Tully Rafting memorabilia
4.00pm - 6.00pm    Sit back and relax as we transfer you back to your accommodation.

AM - Mid morning Departure

10.00am -11.00am  Pick-up Cairns  accommodation
11.00am - 1.00pm  Depart for the scenic drive to Tully
1.00pm - 1.45pm    Arrive at the Gumboot (Tully), before we stop in Tully to grab a quick bite of lunch (optional, own cost).
1.45pm - 2.15pm   Travel to the top of the Tuly Gorge and get fitted with rafting gear
2.30pm - 3.00pm    Meet your River Guide who will give you a safety briefing and paddling instructions before it’s time to hit the water!
3.00pm - 6.00pm    Raft the world-renowned Tully River conquering awesome grade 3 & 4 rapids!
6.00pm - 7.15pm    Arrive at the take-out point and change into dry clothes before the short journey to the Feluga Hotel, a traditional Queensland country pub and the Tully home of Raging Thunder.
7.15pm - 8.15pm    Indulge in a hearty pub dinner with your guide and crew, view photos of your trip and compare river stories surrounded by a living history of epic rafting on the Tully River!
8.15pm - 10.00pm  Kick back and relax as we transfer you back to your accommodation


Please Note All times are approximate and are subject to change 

• Return coach transfers from Cairns, Cairns Northern Beaches & Mission Beach accommodation
• Up to 5 hours of white water rafting on the Tully River
• Full safety equipment including life jacket, helmet & spray jacket
• Experienced and rigorously trained River Guides
• Riverside BBQ lunch with tropical fruits, salads, tea, coffee and cool drinks (vegetarians catered for if advised)
• Photos for purchase on same day

Valid 01st of April 2022 to 31st of May 2023

• Adult AU$239.00 + Rafting Levy AU$30.00 = AU259.00 Total

Important Booking Note: 

Rafting Levy AU$30.00 *Rafting Levy AU$30.00 comprising land management agency prescribed daily client fee, water release fee and part recovery of public risk insurance premium and Government taxes and charges is payable on the day of rafting.

Please Note: Minimum rafting age is 13 years of age

Valid 01st of April 2022 to 31st of May 2023

• Adult AU$205.00 + Rafting Levy AU$30.00 = AU$235.00 Total 

Important Booking Note: 

Rafting Levy AU$30.00 *Rafting Levy AU$30.00 comprising land management agency prescribed daily client fee, water release fee and part recovery of public risk insurance premium and Government taxes and charges is payable on the day of rafting.

Please Note: Minimum rafting age is 13 years of age

• Action DVD/Video and photos are available at an additional cost

• Lace-up shoes or Teva styled sandals that can get wet and won’t come off in the white water (Rental shoes are available for a small fee)
• Swimming costume & towel (you will need to have your swimming costume already on when you are picked up)
• Change of warm dry clothes
• Sunscreen
• Hat