Extreme White Water Rafting Tours Tully River

The Journey Cairns to Mission Beach - Tully River

Travelling from Cairns down the Bruce Highway through a picturesque backdrop of cane fields and banana plantations framed by the distant coastal mountains, you’d be forgiven for forgetting you’re on your way to a day of thrills and spills.  

After approximately an hour and 45 minutes you’ll stop at the Feluga Hotel, where those who have driven themselves from Cairns, Mission Beach or Townsville will be meeting the rest of the group.

This is where you’ll also have a chance to grab a bite to eat that you pre-ordered on the bus.

It’s another 40-minute drive from the Feluga Hotel to the Tully River.

You’ll know you’re nearly there when the road starts narrowing as you drive deeper into the World Heritage listed rainforest  of Mission Beach. 

Arriving at Your White Water Rafting Destination

Upon arrival, it’s a quick change into your rafting gear if you’re not already wearing it. 

Wear anything you don’t mind getting wet, as long as it’ll dry quickly and won’t weigh you down.

It’s recommended you wear a t-shirt as well, to protect your shoulders from getting sunburnt under the Queensland tropical sunshine.

The essential part of the outfit for the day are rubber-soled shoes. Ideally lace-ups, but if you know they won’t slip off in fast-moving water, then you’re good to go.

If you don’t have anything suitable shoe you can hire a pair at our Cairns office before setting off.  Wet suits are also available for hire.

Grab Your White Water Rafting Paddles

There are up to seven people on each white water raft, plus your highly experienced white water rafting guide.

Their goal is to make you feel as comfortable and confident as possible, giving you guidance every step of the way where necessary.

Our river guides know every bump and gring in the Tully River more intimately than you could ever imagine.

The Xtreme white water rafting session is designed to be conducted in a smaller overall group to allow you to go harder and faster, tackling more technical manouvres.

There are less rafts travelling at the one time rather than the regular Tully River White Water Rafting tour, generally no more than four.

With up to 44 rapids to raft on the Tully River there’s no time to waste, so you’ll be riding your first lot of white water within minutes of pushing off.

Thrills and Spills of White Water Rapids

The beauty of the day is that the hard work of tackling the Tully River rapids is peppered with moments of floating down stream in your life jacket, looking up at the rainforest canopy and towering gorge.

And not because you’ve been thrown out of the raft, but because it’s a calm stretch and your guide has invited you to relax, relieve some tension and have a nice calming swim. 

You’ll ride the rapids through the more challenging pathways; you’ll flip the raft over – on purpose; you’ll plop out of the raft to float down small rapids and natural waterslides; and you’ll cliff jump.

Among this raft-flipping fun, you’ll stop for lunch on the side of the river. 

Homeward Bound To Cairns and Mission Beach

Eventually all good things must come to an end. After changing in to your dry clothes you’ll board the bus and set off to the Feluga Hotel.

Throughout the day the professional photographer would’ve situated himself in optimal positions along the Tully River to capture action shots of your group tackling the challenging white water rapids throughout the day.

Grab a soft drink, or beer, and snack and have a laugh at the pics with your group.

In addition to the photos there are a few souvenirs available for purchase.

You white water rafting crew will have these set up at the hotel.

Then it’s on the bus to cruise home Cairns way. Chances are you’ll be keen on an early night. 

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