Tour group crosses a crystal clear creek at Carnarvon Gorge, with soaring sandstone cliffs behind.

Carnarvon Gorge Eco Tours

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Carnarvon, Queensland

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0411 060 928
[email protected]
Carnarvon Gorge Road,
Carnarvon,
Queensland
4702.
http://www.carnarvongorgeecotours.com

Carnarvon Gorge Eco-Tours are Carnarvon Gorge's only specialist guiding service - with twenty years of experience based in this iconic Queensland landscape. Their small group tours deliver big experiences. Walking with their highly trained guides is like stepping into an Attenborough documentary. You won't miss anything. Meet the smallest bird in Australia and the tallest orchid on the same track. Then discover how they fit into the Gorge's ecosystems. Encounter more of the local creatures (great and small) touring with expert wildlife spotters. Discover another side to the Gorge on their exclusive Night Safari Tours. Explore ancient Rock Art sites, with a guide fluent in the Archaeology and Anthropology of Central Queensland. Get access to exclusive locations and experiences on private tracks and trails. Enjoy a touch of the simpler life with some billy tea in the bush. Or salute the sun at dawn or dusk from their secluded look out over the Gorge. Please bring your camera along for a hands-on exploration of the Milky Way on their Stargazing tours. Learn how to take stunning images of the night sky, while using telescopes to travel out beyond the solar system. Australian Nature Guides don't just show the Gorge, and they know the Gorge!...

Product Types

  • Nature and wildlife
  • Walking and Biking Tours
  • Adventure and Outdoors Tours
  • Full Day
  • Evening
  • Extended

Accreditation

  • Savannah Guides
  • Tour Guiding Association

Tourism Organisation

  • QLD - Capricorn Tourism

Activities you can engage in

  • Birdwatching
  • Walks

Tours

  • Lower Gorge Explorer Tour

    Two tour guides and their guests enjoy a break beside the creek at Ward's Canyon, Carnarvon Gorge.Two tour guides and their guests gaze up at the soaring cliffs at the Amphitheatre, Carnarvon Gorge.A close-up view of an echidna foraging for ants and termites in afternoon light at Carnarvon Gorge.A tour group uses stepping stones to cross the creek at Carnarvon Gorge.A tour guide and two children inspecting the large seed pods from the woody pear at Carnarvon Gorge.A tour guests gazes beyond the boardwalk to the Moss Garden waterfall at Carnarvon Gorge.Two tour guides and a young family enjoy morning tea alongside a pretty creek at Carnarvon Gorge.A tour guide and his group stand on stepping stones watching for platypus in Carnarvon Gorge's creekA tour guide points to the cone of a cycad with her guest listening intently at Carnarvon Gorge.A tour guide and his group use binouclars to watch wildlife at Carnarvon Gorge.

    The Lower Gorge Explorer Tour is for those who wish to truly understand Carnarvon Gorge's landscapes, plants, animals, people and how they all fit together. The tour takes in the greatest diversity of experiences possible in a moderate day's walking. It has been operating continuously for 20 years in Carnarvon Gorge - a track record no other tour operator can come close to. Watch the warm morning light colour the cliffs as you search for wildlife and unusual plants along the path into the Gorge. Listen to the chorus of birds as they glean breakfast from the forest. Hunt for tiny orchids in moist undergrowth. At the Art Gallery, explore an internationally significant Rock Art site from both an indigenous and western perspective, gaining a deeper understanding of its place in traditional and modern culture. Put the kettle on in Ward's Canyon's unique microclimate and enjoy a hot drink next to a colony of rare king ferns. Wander into the magical atmosphere of the Amphitheatre, whose sandstone walls record over two million years of geological history. Relax in the Moss Garden with the soothing sound of water falling out of the cliffs from the largest spring in Carnarvon Gorge.

    Facilities found here

    • Carpark
    • Family Friendly
    • Public Toilet

  • Carnarvon Night Safari

    A tour group shines a red light into the canopy searching for nocturnal wildlife at Carnarvon Gorge.A red spotlight illuminates the underside of a yellow-bellied glider as it glides from tree to tree.A native scorpion appears to glow in the dark as it fluoresces under UV light at Carnarvon Gorge.Tour guide shines a red spotlight, and two kids use binoculars to watch wildlife at Carnarvon Gorge.A squirrel glider looks directly at the camera, whilst perching on a branch at Carnarvon Gorge.A tour guides leads a Night Safari Tour through the forest at night in Carnarvon Gorge.A barking owl looks over its shoulder, whilst perched on a gnarly branch, Carnarvon Gorge.Tour guide shines a UV torch on a native scorpion to make the exoskeleon fluoresce, Carnarvon Gorge.A squirrel glider sits on a frond in the crown of a Carnarvon Fan Palm, Carnarvon Gorge.A tour guide illuminates the canopy for his group whilst searching for wildlife at Carnarvon Gorge.

    If you are interested in incredible wildlife encounters, this is the tour for you! Experience a side of the Gorge that few others will, as you venture out in search of nocturnal wildlife. Five of Australia's six species of marsupial gliders occur in Carnarvon Gorge's forests, including the metre long Greater Glider and the charismatic Yellow-bellied Glider. The Carnarvon Night Safari Tour is your best chance to see these furry aerobatic animals in action. Along the way, you'll also have a chance to encounter echidna, platypus, owls, frogs, bats and some of the creatures that come out after dark in Carnarvon Creek. Great fun for the whole family.

    Facilities found here

    • Carpark
    • Family Friendly
    • Public Toilet

    Accessibility Information

    • Disabled access available, contact operator for details.

  • Off The Beaten Track Tour

    Tour group rock-hops up a creek in a narrow side gorge between towering cliffs at Carnarvon Gorge.A mother assists her daughter as she navigates an obstacle in a slot canyon at Carnarvon Gorge.A tour groups wanders along the stony floor of a dry, secluded side gorge, Carnarvon Gorge.Two tour guides walk through a narrow side gorge at Carnarvon Gorge.Long, narrow side gorge with mossy walls & spring-fed creek running over cobbles at Carnarvon Gorge.A tour guide assists a young girl as she peers through a hand lens at a tiny object, Carnarvon GorgeA sweeping bend in a dry creek bed of a narrow side gorge at Carnarvon Gorge.Tour guide and guests sit together inspecting something on the floor of a dry creek, Carnarvon GorgeFerns hang in the foreground as a narrow side-gorge extends off into the distance, Carnarvon Gorge.A tour guide shines his torch into the crevice of a sandstone cliff for his guests, Carnarvon Gorge.

    Are you up for a bit of adventure? Strap on your hiking boots and leave the track and crowds behind as you explore some of the Gorge's secret side-gorges that few will ever get to see. We can only offer this unique opportunity once per week, to just six lucky walkers, making it our most exclusive experience. Once we leave the main track, most of our time is spent navigating rocky, uneven, and hilly terrain, including plenty of creek crossings via rock-hopping. So, good balance is a must! However, the reward of exploring narrow side gorges, without another human soul in sight, is well worth the effort.

    Facilities found here

    • Carpark
    • Public Toilet

  • 4 Day All Inclusive Photography Workshop

    View from Boolimba Bluff at sunrise. Early morning light casts pastel colours on clouds and cliffs.Photographer, Nathan White, posed with his camera in front of a lake lined with mountains.Sunlight filters into the Amphitheatre, lighting up the towering sandstone cliffs.Crystal, clear water trickles along the creek bed of a narrow, moss-lined slot-canyon.A kangaroo lazes in the grass, with a Willy Wagtail perched on its back.Small waterfall, surrounded by narrow sandstone cliffs and rainforest, runs into stunning waterhole.

    Explore one of Queensland's most awe-inspiring landscapes and lift your photography game at the same time! In the company of local naturalists, gain an intimate understanding of what makes Carnarvon Gorge so special. At the same time, learn how to capture it through your lens with expert photography guidance to ensure you go home with some incredible images. Highlights Towering sandstone cliffs. Learn how best to use polarising filters. Photograph iconic locations like the Moss Garden and the Amphitheatre. Understand the cultural and ecological significance of the Gorge. Explore moss covered side gorges only an arm span wide. Witness a pastel coloured sunrise from Boolimba Bluff. Editing and post processing tutorials. Encounter and photograph wildlife up close. Astrophotography skills. Basic Itinerary Day 1: Arrival, Welcome, and Introductory Workshop. Day 2: Explore the Lower Gorge, visiting the Art Gallery, Amphitheatre & Moss Garden. Day 3: Side Gorges, Post Processing, and Astrophotography. Day 4: Boolimba Bluff, Nature Trail and Wildlife Photography. Day 5: Farewell after breakfast.

    Facilities found here

    • Carpark
    • Non Smoking
    • Public Toilet

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Two tour guides walking through a sandstone slot canyon at Carnarvon Gorge.
Using binoculars, a tour group observes the nocturnal wildlife of Carnarvon Gorge under red light.
Tour guides cross the creek via stepping stones at Carnarvon Gorge, with cliffs bathed in sunlight
Tour guide and guest admiring the sandstone cliffs and iconic palm trees at Carnarvon Gorge.
Tour guide and young family crouched down inspecting animal tracks in the sand.
Tour guide with guests shines red spotlight looking for nocturnal wildlife at Carnarvon Gorge.
Four bushwalkers explore the dry, stony creek bed of a narrow side gorge at Carnarvon Gorge.
Portrait of two tour guides enjoying each other's company at Carnarvon Gorge.
A tour guide pointing and sharing her knowledge of cycads with her group at Carnarvon Gorge.