Kookaburra Tours and Charters Pty Ltd
Multiple Locations

Indicative Rate* $40.00 to $2960.00 Tour Only

04 4879 4798
kookaburratours@bigpond.com
www.kookaburratours.com.au

Description

Kookaburra Tours is a locally owned and operated tour business based in Townsville, Tropical North Queensland. Your guide, Tony O'Connor has lived and worked in the region all of his life and provides expert commentary on topics including local history, flora and fauna, Indigenous culture and life in the tropics. Areas covered range from World Heritage listed wet tropics rainforests to Charters Towers and the Outback.

Tours are suited to all ages and are conducted in 13 and 24 seat air-conditioned buses. So join Kookaburra Tours for a journey of discovery to experience life in the tropics and to meet many of the wonderful characters that call North Queensland home.

Property Details

Facilities

• Guide

Activities

• Barbecue
• City Sightseeing
• Gold prospecting
• Swimming
• Walking

Other Information

Children:
Contact operator for further details on child policy.

How To Get There:
Pick-ups available from accommodation.

Kookaburra Tours and Charters Pty Ltd Tours

• Townsville's Hidden Ancient Rainforest
• Wallaman Falls - Australia's Tallest Waterfall
• Ghosts of Gold in the Outback
• Townsville's Heritage and Highlights City Sights Tour
• Townsville Tropical Wetlands Tour
• An Aboriginal Cultural Experience - Nywaigi People and Mungalla Station
• Dreamtime Journey

Townsville's Hidden Ancient Rainforest

Step off the bus into a different world - an ancient rainforest, with crystal clear mountain streams and cascading waterfalls. This is a day tour through to the rainforest village of Paluma, within the Mount Spec National Park. Your day takes in an amazing diversity of environments from the Dry Open Savannah country around Townsville through a part of the oldest continual surviving rainforest in the world to the rugged terrain of the western side of the Paluma Range. They will visit Hidden Valley Cabins - Australia's first carbon neutral accommodation and tour company, taking in a tour through their solar plant that generates all of the resort's electricity. The day is rich with scenery, experiences and great local characters!

Tour Information

9 hours
Yes.
Pick up is available from individuals accommodation.

Tour Departure / Return Times
Departures from 01 Apr - 31 Mar 8:00am - 5:00pm
Includes Morning Tea and Lunch

Tour Departs From

• Accommodation in Townsville
  

Tour Travels To

• Paluma Mount Spec
  
• Townsville
  

Rates - All Year 2011/2012 *

Valid: 01 Apr 11 - 31 Mar 12

Rate Type	Cost	Inclusions
1 Adult	$125.00	Tour - All Meals, All admissions
Child aged 5-15	$55.00	Tour - All Meals, All admissions Year Round.

Other Information

Children: Contact operator for further details.

Wallaman Falls - Australia's Tallest Waterfall

Wow! Mind-blowing! Awesome! These are just a few words expressed by visitors on first seeing Wallaman Falls - the highest sheer drop waterfall in the southern hemisphere (over 300 metres in height). Their first stop will be at the multi award winning historic Noorla Heritage Resort within the quaint sugar town of Ingham. Then, enter a Time Capsule of Evolution to view the falls - the World Heritage Listed Wet Tropics Rainforest of North Queensland is the oldest continual surviving rainforest on earth. The day also includes a visit to Tyto Wetlands Interpretive Centre a part of Australia's largest urban wetlands rehabilitation project. Wallaman Falls - one of Australia's best-kept secrets!

Tour Information

9 hours
Yes.
Pick up is available from individuals accommodation.

Tour Departure / Return Times
Departures from 01 Apr - 31 Mar 8:00am - 5:30pm
Tour includes morning tea and lunch.

Tour Departs From

• Accommodation in Townsville
  

Tour Travels To

• Ingham
  
• Wallaman Falls
  
• Townsville
  

Rates - All Year 2011/2012 *

Valid: 01 Apr 11 - 31 Mar 12

Rate Type	Cost	Inclusions
1 Adult	$125.00	Tour - All Meals, All admissions
Child aged 5-15	$55.00	Tour - All Meals, All admissions Year Round.

Other Information

Children: Contact operator for further details.

Ghosts of Gold in the Outback

Charters Towers is renowned for its heritage and gold mining history, at the height if the 1880s it was the second largest city in Queensland and was referred to as ""The World"". The city is a living museum that preserves an amazing story 137 years old. Some of the attractions include:

The Stock Exchange Arcade built in 1888, Ay Ot Lookout House built in the 1890s, Venus Battery - Australia's largest surviving battery relic, constructed in 1872 and Towers Hill Lookout.

Tour Information

9 hours
Yes.
Pick up is available from individuals accommodation.

Tour Departure / Return Times
Departures from 01 Apr - 31 Mar 8:00am - 5:00pm
Includes Morning Tea and Lunch and entry to attractions

Tour Departs From

• Accommodation in Townsville
  

Tour Travels To

• The Stock Exchange Arcade
  
• Ay Ot Lookout House
  
• Venus Battery
  
• Towers Hill Lookout
  

Rates - All Year 2011/2012 *

Valid: 01 Apr 11 - 31 Mar 12

Rate Type	Cost	Inclusions
1 Adult	$125.00	Tour - All Meals, All admissions
Child aged 5-15	$55.00	Tour - All Meals, All admissions Year Round.

Other Information

Children: Contact operator for further details on child policy.

Townsville's Heritage and Highlights City Sights Tour

Whether you are just there for a quick visit or you would like to plan out your stay there with them in Townsville, this is made for you. It is an entertaining and informative tour that will introduce you to their Life in the Tropics. You will visit: The Strand, Riverway, Castle Hill Lookouts, Kissing Point and Jezzine Barracks, Historic Buildings and Local attractions.

Tour Information

4 hours
Yes.
Pickup available from accommodation.

Tour Departure / Return Times
Departures from 01 Apr - 31 Mar 8:00am - 12:00pm
8:00am - 12:00pm
8:00am - 12:00pm

Tour Departs From

• Accommodation/transport in Townsville
  

Tour Travels To

• The Strand
  
• Riverway
  
• Castle Hill Lookouts
  
• Kissing Point and Jezzine Barracks
  
• Historic Buildings
  
• Local Attractions
  

Rates - All Year 2011/2012 *

Valid: 01 Apr 11 - 31 Mar 12

Rate Type	Cost	Inclusions
1 Adult	$40.00	Tour Only
Child aged 5-15	$18.00	Tour - All Meals, All admissions Year Round.

Other Information

Children: Contact operator for further details on child policy.

Townsville Tropical Wetlands Tour

The Town Common Wetlands are a 15 minute drive from the city's centre on the edge of the beautiful Rowes Bay and is a sanctuary for an abundance of wildlife. Up to 280 bird species have been documented at the wetlands. Enjoy a fully interpreted tour of the local flora and fauna, Aboriginal cultural, history and much more. We will stop for a cuppa and then take in a tour of Townsville's Old Quarantine Station at Cape Pallarenda. The station was established on the site in 1915 and includes a small museum containing fascinating history and stories of early Townsville.

Tour Information

4 hours
Yes.
From your Townsville accommodation.

Tour Departure / Return Times
Departures from 01 Jun - 31 Mar 8:00am - 11:30am
8:00am - 11:30am
8:00am - 11:30am
Includes morning tea and entry fees.

Tour Departs From

• Townsville accommodation
  

Tour Travels To

• Townsville Wetlands
  

Rates - All Year 2011/2012 *

Valid: 01 Apr 11 - 31 Mar 12

Rate Type	Cost	Inclusions
1 Adult	$55.00	Tour - All Entries
Child aged 5-16	$25.00	Tour - All Entries Year Round.

Other Information

Children: Contact operator for further details.

An Aboriginal Cultural Experience - Nywaigi People and Mungalla Station

The Nywaigi people are the Traditional owners of wetland country around the Ingham district. As owners of Mungalla Cattle Station they maintain strong connections to their land. Listen to Dream Time Stories and learn about bush medicine, bush tucker and the making of Aboriginal stone tools. This is an amazing story of an ancient culture that dates back thousands of years. Tour the Mungalla property - the first cattle station in the Herbert River district settled by James Cassidy in 1882. The homestead houses the exhibition Captive Lives: Looking for Tambo and his Companions (at one stage a travelling exhibition around Australia).This is a fascinating exhibit of the story of Aboriginal people from Mungalla and surrounding areas being exploited in 19th century sideshows.

Tour Information

9 hours
Yes.
From your Townsville accommodation.

Tour Departure / Return Times
Departures from 01 Apr - 31 Mar 8:00am - 5:00pm
Tour includes morning tea and lunch.

Tour Departs From

• Townsville accommodation
  

Tour Travels To

• Mungalla Cattle Station
  
• Tyto Wetlands Interpretive Centre
  

Rates - All Year 2011/2012 *

Valid: 01 Apr 11 - 31 Mar 12

Rate Type	Cost	Inclusions
1 Adult	$140.00	Tour - All Meals, All admissions
Child aged 5-15	$65.00	Tour - All Meals, All admissions Year Round.

Other Information

Children: Contact operator for further details.

Dreamtime Journey

Sometimes we have got to go walkabout - Go Walkabout with the Dreamtime Journey. This is a journey of discovery that will take you into a world of ancient traditions and stories of five different cultural groups of the oldest continual surviving culture on earth - the Australian Aboriginal People. You will explore some of North Queensland's most awe-inspiring environments -ancient rainforests, coastal woodlands, wetlands and the bountiful coral sea - all while connecting with the Indigenous custodians on their country to experience their unique culture. Walk in the footsteps of this ancient culture and spend time with the most amazing people that you will ever meet. Join and participate in this story, a story that has been in the making for over 40,000 years.

Tour Information

3 days
Tour Departure / Return Times
Departures from 01 Apr - 31 Mar

Tour Departs From

• Townsville
  

Tour Travels To

• Cairns
  

Rates - All Year 2011/2012 *

Valid: 01 Apr 11 - 31 Mar 12

Rate Type	Cost	Inclusions
1 Adult	$2960.00	Tour Only Four day tour
1 Adult	$955.00	Tour Only Two day tour