Bellthorpe Rainforest Private Tour

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1. Bellthorpe Stays is 450 private acres high in the hills of the hinterland at Bellthorpe, just over one hour north of Brisbane. At nearly 600 meters above sea level, the country ranges from dense rainforest to open forest, with intermediate habitats including palm groves, wetlands, and open paddocks. The property has numerous walking tracks, waterfalls, a great variety of birds and wildlife, plus four self-contained cabins. Normally, day visitors are not permitted, but Brisbane Nature Tours has secured private access for you to enjoy the property for the morning. We will walk the Rainforest Track with its strangler figs, tall buttress trees, vines, and tree ferns. The birdlife is abundant at Bellthorpe Stays. This is your chance to see and hear a great variety of birds, including the Regent Bowerbird, Wompoo Fruit-Dove, Catbird, Noisy Pitta, Riflebird, Rose Crowned Fruit Dove, King Parrot and many other smaller birds like Honey Eaters.

   2 h

2. We will stop for a break at the impressive Heritage Waterfalls midway. Walking back, we will have a look at the site of one of the world’s rarest trapdoor spiders. Along the palm-lined creek beside the walking tracks, the mystery of the burrows is waiting to be unraveled. Before returning to the Resource Center, we will visit the lily ponds. The ponds are inhabited by a variety of frog species.

   1 h

3. We will have a cuppa at the Resource Center, created by David, the owner. This gives you a chance to talk with David about the property's amazing flora and fauna. After the cuppa and the chat, we will head up to Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve, where we will enjoy lunch at the café.

   1 h

4. From the reserve, enjoy sweeping views across the Glasshouse Mountains before settling in for lunch at the café. After lunch, we will have another rainforest walk that offers a different perspective of this ancient ecosystem.

   2 hAdmission included

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

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How it compares in Brisbane

• Its from-price is 62% above the median of the 300 experiences we list in Brisbane.
• It is longer than most of them.
• By number of reviews it ranks 118 of 300.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

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