12 White Water Rafting Tours in Australia, Priced by the Head

1.Ocean Rafting: Whitehaven Beach, Snorkelling & Hill Inlet Lookout

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4,777 reviews · from $149Our pick

Review of Ocean Rafting from Airlie Beach to Whitehaven Beach, Hill Inlet and coral reefs, with costs, itinerary tips and honest advice.

“Started the day with hotel pick up by Georgie who was part of our crew for the day with Gary and skipper Jacob. First stop at Hill Inlet with a guided walk with Georgie and Gary who gave an informative talk and were happy to take many photos from the lookouts of the beautiful view at the top. Next we headed off to Chalkies beach for 45mins of snorkeling amongst the coral reef. A quick boat ride across to Whitehaven beach for a lunch stop and swim where we stayed for 2 hours (southern tour option- longer on the beach). Prebook a lunch before the date of your tour as…”

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2.Barron Gorge White Water Rafting from Cairns or Port Douglas

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,596 reviews · from $91

Review of Barron Gorge rafting from Cairns or Port Douglas, with Grade II and III rapids, rainforest views, tips, costs, and honest drawbacks.

“The experience of rafting is very fun, and enjoyable. The staff there are really professional and make everything very safe.”

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3.Tully River Full-Day White Water Rafting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 669 reviews · from $142

Review the Tully River rafting day trip from Cairns, with Grade 4 rapids, rainforest scenery, guides, meals, costs, and practical tips.

“This is seriously good. Great value , great people , great venue. Don’t hesitate just book and enjoy you will not regret it. Trip was fine and the meal was exceptional.”

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4.Barron Gorge: Half-Day Barron River White-Water Rafting

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 492 reviews · 150 minutes - 6 hours · from $81

Raft Grade 2 and 3 rapids through Barron Gorge near Cairns, with expert guides, rainforest views, optional transfers, and clear costs.

“Very fun day! Garth Vader was a great guide and kept it fun and interesting! Thank you!”

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5.Full Day White Water Rafting From Cairns or Mission Beach

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 182 reviews · 390 minutes - 11 hours · from $126

Review of Tully River rafting from Cairns or Mission Beach, covering Grade 3 and 4 rapids, guides, costs, transport, dinner, and practical tips.

“Wonderful day with great guides! Beautiful canyon and rainforest views with exciting rapids, falls, and swims!”

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6.Barron River Half-Day White Water Rafting Cairns or Port Douglas

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 166 reviews · from $91

Review of Barron River rafting from Cairns or Port Douglas, with rapids, rainforest scenery, guide tips, costs, gear, and practical advice.

“Was one of the greatest experience I’ve had. Our guide Jack was just wonderful- explained everything. He made day so much fun. Would highly recommend this and definitely doing this again.”

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7.Tully River White Water Rafting Half day- from Mission Beach

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 108 reviews · from $107

Raft class 2 and 3 rapids through Tully Gorge’s ancient rainforest on a half-day trip from Mission Beach or Cairns.

“Great family activity Guides were very knowledgeable in their field and through in heaps of humour which made it really fun.”

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8.Raging Thunder Barron Gorge River Rafting Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 104 reviews · 150 - 330 minutes · from $82

Review of Barron Gorge rafting near Cairns, with Grade 2 and 3 rapids, rainforest views, costs, practical tips, and who should book.

“The guide is really helpful. It is a great water experience.”

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9.Adventure Rafting – Mooloolaba Turtle Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 86 reviews · from $71Best value

Review of Mooloolaba’s one-hour turtle rafting tour, with 350-horsepower thrills, coastal views, practical tips, price, and honest drawbacks.

“My hubby and I are always looking for adventure on our long weekends, so we settled on a rafting adventure for the May Day weekend. Best fun we have had in ages! Laughed the whole time! Do not miss out on this experience 10/10.”

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10.Dreamworld, WhiteWater World & SkyPoint 3-Day Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 82 reviews · 365 days · from $112

Review of the Dreamworld, WhiteWater World and SkyPoint 3-day ticket, with ride highlights, timing advice, value tips and practical details.

“Il est dommage de payer l’activité sur Get yourGuide et de devoir faire la queue pour valider ses billets. C’est une perte de temps. En plus la caissière ne savait pas s’y prendre. On a dû attendre et on a perdu un temps considérable à la caisse et à savoir que le parc Dreamworld ferme à 16h30, ses activités en arrivant et qu’il ouvre un 10h30 et que l’on doit faire la queue jusque 11h30. C’est un peu dommage.”

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11.Mission Beach: Tully River Half Day White Water Rafting

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 40 reviews · 4 hours · from $106

Review of Tully River half-day rafting from Mission Beach, with grade 2 and 3 rapids, rainforest scenery, practical tips, and honest value advice.

“Det var sjovt og udfordrende. Guiderne kom 20 min for sent og de måtte godt have fortalt mere om dyrelivet”

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12.2-Day Dreamworld, WhiteWater World + SkyPoint

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 27 reviews · 365 days · from $84

Review of the Gold Coast 2-day Dreamworld, WhiteWater World and SkyPoint pass, with ride highlights, costs, timing, and practical tips.

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