Skypark Cairns: Australia’s Only Bungy Jump, Reviewed by Locals

There is exactly one place in Australia where you can jump off a perfectly good tower with a rubber band tied to your ankles, and it’s fifteen minutes north of Cairns. Skypark Cairns by AJ Hackett operates the country’s only bungy jump, from a 50-metre tower rising out of World Heritage rainforest at Smithfield, and it has been terrifying happy customers here for decades.

The jumps

The signature act is the tower bungy: 50 metres, your choice of jump styles from the dignified swan dive to the profoundly undignified backwards option, with the rainforest canopy rushing up to meet you and, on the classic finish, fingertips brushing the pond. Operators run through more than a dozen jump styles for repeat offenders.

Not ready to headline? The Giant Swing straps you (and up to two friends, misery loving company) into a harness and releases you through the canopy at highway speeds. It’s the gateway drug: statistically the person screaming loudest on the swing books a bungy within the hour.

For the ground crew

Spectating is free entertainment of a high order. The site has a viewing deck up the tower with a genuinely spectacular look over the coast (billed as the highest viewpoint in Cairns), a bar and cafe, free parking, and free return transfers from the city for jumpers. Between the screams it’s a surprisingly pleasant place to spend an hour.

Practical bits

Skypark publishes its operating days on its website and notes that hours can change, so check or call before you drive out, especially midweek. Weight and health requirements apply to all jumps (standard bungy rules), and you’ll sign the usual waivers. Smithfield’s location means you can bolt it onto a Kuranda morning or a Northern Beaches afternoon and make a full day of the corridor.

The verdict

Bucket-list infrastructure, professionally run by the people who invented commercial bungy. The rainforest setting elevates it beyond a carpark thrill ride, the swing gives non-jumpers a real option, and the free transfers remove the last excuse. You will not think about email at any point during the descent.

Find it

On prices, honestly

We are not quoting a number on this page. AJ Hackett does not publish bungy or Minjin prices on the main Cairns page, and on the day we checked, 9 September 2026, the rest of their site would not load for us at all. Every price floating around the search results comes from resellers and blog posts of unknown vintage, and quoting one of those would be worse than telling you the truth. Book direct through AJ Hackett for the current price, and if you are comparing, compare like for like: a solo bungy, a tandem, and a Minjin swing for two are three different products.

The free shuttle, which is the useful bit

There is a free transfer from Cairns, and you book it by ringing 4057 7188. The site sits in rainforest about 20 minutes from the CBD, so if you are staying in town without a car this is the difference between an easy morning and an expensive taxi each way. Ask about the shuttle when you book the jump, not after.

What is actually on site

The bungy tower, which AJ Hackett describes as the only one in Australia, plus the Giant Minjin jungle swing, which is the three-person harness swing that launches you out over the forest and is the option for people who want the drop without the tower. Tandem bungy is available, and the operator also offers wheelchair-accessible jumps, which is genuinely unusual in this business and worth knowing if you or someone in your group has been told for years that this is not for them.

Watching rather than jumping

Half the group usually does not jump, and this is one of the better spectator setups in the far north: there is a deck, a bar and a swimming pool at the base of the tower, so the people not jumping are not standing in a car park. The operator does not publish a spectator price on the pages we could read, so check when you book. There are Sunday Sessions with food vendors and entertainment if you want the whole afternoon rather than the ten minutes of adrenaline.

How long to allow

Half a day including the transfer, less if you are driving yourself. The jump itself is over in seconds. What takes the time is the weigh-in, the harness, the queue and the inevitable half hour afterwards where nobody can stop talking. Book a morning slot in summer, because standing on a steel tower in the afternoon heat is its own kind of test.

A note on the bar

There is a Cab for Tab arrangement offering bar vouchers up to $30 against a cab receipt, which tells you what kind of place this is after the jumping stops. Obvious point, made anyway: the drinking happens after the jumping, never before.

FAQs

Where is the bungy jump in Cairns? Skypark Cairns by AJ Hackett is on McGregor Road, Smithfield, about 15 minutes north of the city, with free return transfers for jumpers and free onsite parking.

How high is the Cairns bungy? The tower is 50 metres, jumping out over rainforest with more than a dozen jump styles available.

Is there something for people who won’t bungy? Yes: the Giant Swing takes up to three people through the canopy at highway speed, and spectators can ride the tower for the view or watch from the bar.

Do you need to book ahead? Booking ahead is smart, and check current operating days before travelling out: Skypark notes hours can change and typically closes some midweek days outside peak season.

Are there age or weight limits? Standard bungy safety rules apply, including weight ranges and health screening. Check the current requirements on the Skypark site when booking.

Header photo: PixelFrame. Courtesy of Tourism and Events Queensland.