Experience the thrill of Wild White Water rafting in your own Sports Raft on a Half Day tour in Far North Queensland

Take a paddle on the wildside in your own self-steered Sports Raft. An unforgettable experience of fun, adrenaline and laughter awaits as you navigate through grade 2 and 3 rapids of the stunning Tully River, fringed by the oldest rainforests in the world. Under the instruction of our expert guides you will emerge as a victorious Wildside ‘White Water Warrior’ with memories to last a life time.

• Self-Drive
• Depart Mission Beach: 8:00am or 12:00pm start
• Depart Cairns 9am for 12pm start

Inclusions

• Pick-up Mission Beach – 8am or 12.00pm
• Cairns - includes complimentary car hire to self drive (*conditions apply)
• Return Mission beach: approx. 1pm & 5pm /Cairns: approx. 6.30pm
• 6km of fun
• Rapid grades 2,3
• Minimum age 6 years
• FREE BEER

Join us for an awesome teambuilding adventure with friends.  Our experienced and professional guides will be there to give you theassistance when needed while teaching you control and patience.

• You will traverse the best of two worlds: Whitewater & World Heritage Rainforest
• You will be in charge of your own sports raft
• You will leave with new SKILLS and an AMAZING Experience
• You will become a member of the Wildside Adventures Warriors Club

This adventure promises to bring a smile to your face and a good nights
sleep!

Operated By

Wildside Adventures

Your tour begins with a pick-up from your accommodation at Cairns or Mission Beach, you’ll meet your experienced wild guides for the day with introductions and big smiles.  
A 45 minute informative drive from the beach (or Tully) along the beautiful winding Tully Gorge Road into World Heritage National Park and Rainforests to the Tully Gorge Rec park. If you are lucky you may see a Cassowary along the way. Change rooms and toilets are available at the Rec park. Here we unload the rafts, kit you up and talk you through some handy rafting instruction before pairing you up in your rafts. If you are confident and there are enough rafts we’ll even let you go on your own!

We enter the Tully river in a beautiful calm section of the Gorge. Here our expert guides will show you everything you need to know to become a ‘White water warrior.’ When we are all happy….the fun begins….

We start off with our ‘practice rapid’. A nice span of small rapids to let you practice your paddling and turns and give you a feel for the water, your raft and for things to come. Our guides will be with you every step of the way – showing you the best way to go and what to look out for. Stretches of calm separates each group of rapids where the sights and sounds of nature connect you back to the wild. Ulysses butterflies, birds of prey and water dragons are a common sight. Focus and you will see so much more as you cruise through 410 million year old rainforests.

The scenery alone is worthy of the experience. But don’t get too distracted – here come some rapids – woo hoo!

Rapids get a little bigger and trickier, you’ll watch the water currents, dodge rocks, steer your raft to take the rapids head on, crash through a wall of foaming water, and emerge drenched but euphoric at the feeling of the conquest, and eager for more. And more you shall get..…With each rapid comes more confidence, more control and more excitement. You may go in, you may not, but that’s how nature rolls, and one things for certain, what nature teaches you, will be with you forever.… what you learn about yourself is priceless….Welcome ‘White Water Warrior’ You paddled, conquered and survived the Wildside.

With any luck by the time we load the rafts onto the trailer, the grin on your face may have relaxed enough to wrap your lips around a nice cold beer, Change into some dry clothes, jump on the bus and relax for your cruisy ride back to civilisation.

You will need to meet us at the start location:  'Tully Gorge Camping and Day Use area' at the start time, you can download this mud map on how to get there.  Approximate drive time from Mission Beach is 1 hour.

Please remember to bring with you:

• Change of clothes (wet set/dry set)
• Plastic Bag
• Towel
• Baseball cap to fit under your helmet
• sunscreen
• Camera (if you have a Go pro - we have helmet mounts)
• Enclosed footwear or Sandals
• personal insect repellent (we will have some if required)

Each person will need to sign a Liability Waiver (attached) prior to participation, please bring this signed form with you on the day.
Thanks again for booking with us, we look forward to showing you a wild time!

About Wildside Adventure

Wildside Adventures is a white water sports rafting and adventure tourism company located in Mission Beach, near Cairns in Australia. The Cairns Region has some of the best whitewater rafting in the country. Wildside Adventures ensures to give you a thrill to remember, offering exhilarating rides through the great rapids of the Tully river on its special 2 person sports rafts.

From Cairns, you drive for about 2 and a half hours to the Tully river which offers spectacular white water rafting opportunities. Wildside Adventures has carefully selected and well-trained guides to accompany you on your river rafting adventure. We also supply life jackets (PFDs) which are specifically intended for the whitewater conditions.

You bring your own shoes which must be able to handle wet conditions. If you do not have proper shoes, we can supply them  on the day you undertake your adventure.

Half Day Sports Rafting Trips

If you are a bit unsure about your rafting trip, or you are a first-time rafter, you can go on a half day thrill on the Tully river. The half-day trip on the Tully can be undertaken any time of the year as water levels are controlled by  daily water releases . The Tully river is rated grade 2-3 and could be the best place to take your first sports rafting Cairns trip and decide if you would want to try something wilder.

Full Day Sports Rafting Trips

On the Tully River, you can get an exciting full day of the best water rafting Cairns has to offer with Grade 3 rapids on offer. This means that you get more excitement, more of a challenge and more foaming rapids. 

For beginners who do not mind some adrenaline rush, this might be the ideal trip to take. We also offer extreme white water rafting out of Cairns on Cochable Creek. For those who want more than rafting, you can try our extreme trip which includes an optional cliff jump at a spectacular waterfall gorge. 

Changes & Cancellation

• Deposit is non-refundable once the booking is confirmed.
• Changes are permitted up to 30 days prior to departure.