CaPTA Group

Locally owned and operated by the Woodward family, The CaPTA Group operates the best wildlife parks and attractions in the Cairns & Great Barrier Reef region.

At Rainforestation Nature Park, tour the rainforest on an amphibious Army Duck, learn about indigenous culture with the award-winning Pamagirri Aboriginal Experience, and interact with Australian animals in the Koala & Wildlife Park.

Wildlife Habitat Port Douglas provides visitors with a chance to experience native wildlife up close across the Wetlands, Woodland, Savannah, Nocturnal and newly refurbished Rainforest Habitat. Visit our Saltwater Crocodiles at the new Croc Arena and if you’re brave, get alongside them with our Swim with the Salties experience. Join a guided tour, hand-feed kangaroos and wallabies, and observe cassowaries, crocodiles, and Tree Kangaroos.

Australian Butterfly Sanctuary is the largest live butterfly aviary and exhibit in Australia, located in Kuranda and home to thousands of tropical butterflies. Stroll through the aviary and breeding laboratory to learn the finer details of their amazing life cycle and behaviour.

Tropic Wings Cairns Tours & Charters is the largest and longest established coach operator in the Tropical North. Day Tours range from the tropical rainforests of the Daintree Cape Tribulation and the world-famous Kuranda Village. All tours are eco-certified and integrate some of the best locations in Tropical North Queensland.

Other businesses include Jungle Tours & Trekking, Wooroonooran Safaris, ABC Sales & Maintenance, a coach chartering, sales and maintenance company, and the Careers Training Centre, a Registered Training Organisation offering tourism and indigenous training.

The group is one of the region’s leading employers, with over 200 staff employed across the group.