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Evening Rainforest & Glow Worm Experience - Small Group Tour
Surfers Paradise, Australia
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- 4 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
- Good for avoiding crowds
Overview
Experience the nighttime enchantment of Mt Tamborine National Park on this unique 4WD rain forest walk and glowworm tour. At the mountain summit, stop for a light supper of cakes and hot chocolate, and soak up views of the twinkling Gold Coast from a lookout. Then, observe nocturnal wildlife by torchlight with a guided bushwalk through the rain forest, where you’ll come across an ethereal waterfall illuminated by glowworms.
- Glow-worm tour through Mt Tamborine National Park by 4WD
- Take a guided rainforest walk to a waterfall lit by glow worms
- See nocturnal wildlife in their natural habitat
- Enjoy supper of cakes and a hot drink
- Local guide and live commentary
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Local guide
- Live commentary
- Gratuities
Meeting And Pickup
Meeting point
- Aquaduck Gold CoastShop 34 Circle On Cavill, Cavill Ave, Surfers Paradise QLD 4217, Australia
Please meet at Aquaduck office at 6:00pm to check in for your tour. Pick ups from selected hotels available. Please contact us directly at least 24hrs prior to your tour to arrange hotel pickup. Phone +61 7 5655 0716.
Start time
06:00 PM
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.What To Expect
Escape the crowds of the Gold Coast and journey inland on this serene evening adventure. After pickup at your Gold Coast hotel in a luxury 4WD vehicle, wind your way up to the summit of Mt Tamborine. Along the way, stop at a lookout for spectacular views of the coastline and ocean awash in the colors of sunset.
Get a taste of Mt Tamborine’s summit scene with a light supper at a local café. Snack on homemade cakes and biscuits served with your choice of tea, cappuccino or steaming hot chocolate.
As light fades from the sky, follow your guide on a nighttime bushwalk through the surrounding subtropical rain forest. Equipped with a low-wattage torch, experience the magic as nocturnal creatures emerge from the darkened forest. Your guide will lead the way with a high-powered LED torch for a better view of native flora and fauna. Veer off a secret path that leads to an enchanting waterfall illuminated by the light of a glowworm colony. Enjoy the silence and serenity of the forest as you admire this natural phenomenon.
After walking back to the 4WD vehicle, relax on the return ride to the Gold Coast, where your tour concludes in the late evening.
Get a taste of Mt Tamborine’s summit scene with a light supper at a local café. Snack on homemade cakes and biscuits served with your choice of tea, cappuccino or steaming hot chocolate.
As light fades from the sky, follow your guide on a nighttime bushwalk through the surrounding subtropical rain forest. Equipped with a low-wattage torch, experience the magic as nocturnal creatures emerge from the darkened forest. Your guide will lead the way with a high-powered LED torch for a better view of native flora and fauna. Veer off a secret path that leads to an enchanting waterfall illuminated by the light of a glowworm colony. Enjoy the silence and serenity of the forest as you admire this natural phenomenon.
After walking back to the 4WD vehicle, relax on the return ride to the Gold Coast, where your tour concludes in the late evening.
Mount Tamborine
Visit Mount Tamborine on this evening rainforest, wildlife and glow worm tour.
2 hours • Admission Ticket Free
Tamborine Mountain
Explore Tamborine at night in Gold Coast's only evening Rainforest, Waterfall and Glowworm Tour.
Enjoy a delicious dessert of coffee and cake at a local mountain top restuarant and stargazing on a clear night.
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Please wear comfortable walking shoes and a jacket for cooler evenings
- Due to the nature of the tour weather conditions may change itinerary and wildlife spotting
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
- Most travelers can participate
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 3 days in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 3 full days before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 2 full days before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 2 full days before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
about cancellations.
Frequently Asked Questions
The answers provided below are based on answers previously given by the tour provider to customers’ questions.
Q:What is the policy on sanitization during Evening Rainforest & Glow Worm Experience - Small Group Tour?
A:The policies on sanitization are:
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
Q:What measures are being taken to ensure staff health & safety during Evening Rainforest & Glow Worm Experience - Small Group Tour?
A:The policies on staff health & safety are:
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
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Traveler Tips
If you are interested in discovering these creatures in their natural habitat outside of the confines of a zoo and understanding their ecosystem, this is a wonderful tour!
Reviews
4.5
137 reviews
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Dress appropriately
Arun, Jul 2022
Had a great time with Marc. Very knowledgeable and eco friendly guide and encouraged. The ride was a little rough. Don't wear shorts, it gets cold there so dress appropriately for warmth (ar least in July).
Response from Host, Jul 2022
Thank you Arun for your review and feedback! Definitely good advice to dress warm! :)
Very good tour
Amanda_F, Jul 2022
Lovely friendly tour guide, Steve. Amazing rainforest experience with the glow worms & waterfall being better than expected. Just disappointed that they couldn’t pick us up from our hotel, which was actually on the pickup route and not out of the way. Not a hard thing to do & would make it a more professional service.
Response from Host, Jul 2022
Thanks for the review and feedback Amanda :)
Great evening fun
lovewombats, Jul 2022
Really great way to spend an evening. Marc was very knowledgeable and highlighting what is happening to Australian flora and fauna.
Response from Host, Jul 2022
Thank you so so much! :)
Marc our guide was very...
Terry_S, Jul 2022
Marc our guide was very knowledgeable and good fun. International tourists would find it a great short tour. From Melbourne we were astonished at the different wildlife
Response from Host, Jul 2022
Thank you Terry , We are pleased you enjoyed your trip with us and had such a great experience :)
Great tour!
Jan, Jun 2022
Eddie did a terrific job informing us of the plants, trees, and animals of that rainforest. Cake at the Manor House was amazing!
Response from Host, Jun 2022
Thanks so much for the 5 stars Jan!
Sounds like you had a fab night out :)
Super fun with Kids !
Vikram_R, Jun 2022
Great experience! These guys know their stuff and are so passionate about what they do . Loved every moment of this spectacular trip. Thanks team !
Response from Host, Jun 2022
Thank you so much Vikram! We are so pleased you enjoyed your tour :)
Special:)
Amber_A, Jun 2022
Nice desserts along the way, first experience seeing glow worms, special :). Not sure where else in the world can we see glow worms?!
Response from Host, Jun 2022
Thanks Amber!
Very happy to hear this
Not The Best Experience
Elizabeth_K, Jun 2022
We were very dissatisfied with our experience. The tour guide not only ran more than 15 minutes late without communication, he then rushed everyone through cake/coffee.
While the tour boasts a different view of the Gold Coast at night from atop Tamborine Mountain, there was no such stop. Instead, the tour guide pointed it hot very quickly on the drive and stated, “That’s it!” Not only this, but the tour advertises 12 people maximum on this “small group tour”, but there were 15 people on our tour, without any prior communication, which crammed us into a van. If we were told it would be 12 people maximum when we booked, we should have been told it would be 15 people after we had already booked and paid.
The tour itself was not as intimate because of the size of the group, and the tour guide only spoke to the first few people behind him. We missed quite a bit of the commentary because of this. At the end, the tour guide did not speak with anyone on the van except the person in the passenger seat.
Furthermore, the tour guide was sick and continued to cough the entire ride and did not wear a mask. Because of this experience, I would recommend other tours if you’d like to see the glow worms.
Response from Host, Jun 2022
Hi Elizabeth_K,
Thank you for taking the time to write to us about your experience on our tour.
The guide at times can run late due to other passengers not being on time for their pickups and traffic within the city, but apologies that this was not relayed to you on the night.
We have a permit to take 15 passengers on our Glow Worm Tour and have to disagree that an extra 3 people would have spoilt the tour for you, as you were travelling in a 16 seater bus which can take 16 passengers comfortably.
The guide has been reminded about wearing a mask when has a cough for everyones safety.
I will be sure to pass on your feedback to management to see how we can implement your suggestions to make our tours the best they can be.
Thanks again.
Tour was okay
Jonathan_P, Jun 2022
The good:
Marc (our guide) is very passionate and informative and the tour did show us glow worms
The bad:
- Basic information (tailored towards kids)
- Lack of wildlife
- Not worth the price
Final thoughts:
- The tour was basic and lasted about 1 hour if it weren’t for the transportation or the tea and cake. The hike to the glow worms was easy (except they should double check the flash lights for battery life before hand). Based on my assessment, I would not recommend this tour to adults for the asking price. Our tour guide, Marc, was excellent and shared a lot of his research and did the best he could. The content was just not enough.
Response from Host, Jun 2022
Hi Jonathan,
Thanks for your review and the feedback you have provided.
Great tour, even in the rain!
Lesley_C, May 2022
The glow worms and waterfall are well worth seeing and the guides were fun and super knowledgeable. Highly recommend this tour.
Response from Host, May 2022
Thanks a bunch Lesley :)
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