Day 1

Pick up from accommodation venues or agreed meeting point in Townsville. Explore some of the local areas in Townsville, including Castle Hill and The Strand. Then travel north on the Bruce Highway and start the climb up the Paluma Range to Crystal Creek for a guided walk and swim.

The bus then proceeds to McClelland’s Lookout for a walk through the rainforest followed by lunch at a rainforest café in Paluma. There we travel to Birthday Creek Falls, Lake Paluma and on to our accommodation at Hidden Valley Cabins.

Our guests then enjoy free time to settle in relax and enjoy the natural surroundings and wildlife, such as resident wallabies and birds.

On dusk we start the hunt for one of Hidden Valley’s most precious residents, The Platypus. An informal ‘meet and greet’ dinner is followed by a night walk spotlighting for nocturnal mammals and bird life completes the night’s activities. (L,D)

Crystal Creek

Platypus

Day 2

After breakfast we travel across the top of the ‘Coastal Range’ to Mt Fox and visit the dormant volcano crater, then travel down the range, stopping at lookouts to view Hinchinbrook Island and the cane fields of Ingham.

The tour then proceeds to Wallaman Falls, the highest sheer drop waterfall in Australia. After walking and exploring we then stop for a picnic lunch. After lunch, the tour continues on to Ingham to visit their famous landmarks, ‘The Pub With No Beer’ and the ‘Tyto Wetlands’.  Enjoy canapés and champagne after an adventurous day at Noorla Heritage Resort. From there we start the drive back to Townsville, arriving early evening. (B,L)

Wallaman Falls