Cairns Minjin Jungle Swing

The Minjin Legend...

1892 - Stan McGregor, a local bullock driver, was forging a trail from Smithfield to Kuranda during the monsoon rains when he became stranded on a peak now known as Saddle Mountain. He was near death when he was found by a local Aboriginal tribe and nurtured back to health. Despite their warning of the dangers involved Stan left the tribe and forged on towards Kuranda never to be seen again.

1927 - A local timber cutter was felling timber on the high peaks behind Smithfield when he discovered a hideous sight, an old saddle with a scrambled message carved roughly into the leather wedged high in a rainforest tree: The message read "Something is here. Something is stalking me". There was also a strange paw-like symbol alongside the words.

1962 - A surveyor, working in the misty rainforest peaks behind Smithfield came across remains that he believed to be bullock bones and leather harnesses, scattered underneath a rocky ledge. Not far from this evil lair, he noticed a panther like animal stalking him from the slopes above. He quickly made it to a trail that lead to a waterfall where he dived into the water and made it to safety. Since that day all attempts to find evidence of this illusive creature have failed.

1992 - While cutting trails in the Smithfield hills, Glen Jacobs, president of the local mountain bike club, discovered a strange Sabre-toothed skull, which he believed to belong to the conspicuous legend. Aboriginal legend talks about a Sabre-toothed rainforest cat named the Minjin, which means "mountain devil".

2000 - AJ Hackett unearths the legend of the MINJIN and with it the symbol derived from the strange paw-like print found in 1927. The Minjin has returned to Saddle Mountain, the evil karma however has run its course and is gone forever. The Minjin sits at the bottom of Saddle Mountain and screams at speeds similar to that of a mountain cat!

Schedule Details Departs:

Daily

Unavailable Dates:

• December 25 (Christmas Day)

Departure Point: AJ Hackett Bungy Tower, McGregor Road (near James Cook University), Smithfield. Departure Time: Open: 10:00am - 5:00pm Return details: Complimentary return transfers to your Cairns or Northern Beaches accommodation depart the Bungy site 10:30am, 12:30pm, 2.30pm, 4.00pm and 5.00pm. Please be at the designated pick-up point 10 minutes early. Hotel Pickup: You can choose to include return transfers from Cairns and Northern Beaches accommodation. Please advise your full hotel name and address at time of booking. Bungy Bus departs Cairns for pick-ups at 9:00am, 11:00am, 1:00pm and 3:00pm.

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