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Gondwana Festival | Scenic Rim | 1 March
1 March
An event every day that begins at 12:00 am, repeating until 31 March, 2021
Glow Worm Experience
All aboard the O’Reilly’s four-wheel-drive bus for a guided rainforest tour to the mystical Glow Worm grotto. Perch yourself beside the secluded gully, home to millions of ancient Glow Worms, illuminating the cliff face in a blanket of twinkling stars.
Keep your eyes peeled for other nocturnal dwellers such as pademelons, possums, bandicoots, frogs, insects and even a Carpet Python or Lamington Spiny Crayfish (if you’re lucky)!
Torches are required on this evening tour and you’re invited to BYO or purchase an O’Reilly’s memento for $6.99 from the Discovery Centre or Gift Shop. Tours start at 8pm. $30 Adult | $15 Child. Book here.
O’Reilly’s Birds of Prey Show
Meet the majestic predators of the sky and learn about the resident Owls and Wedge Tail Eagles plus meet Kestrel and Black Kite.
Witness the varying species in free flight and performing natural aerobatics in front of a jaw dropping mountain backdrop.
Photo opportunities are available for $10 using your own phone camera – slip your hand into the Eagle Glove for an Instagram worthy snap balancing one of your new feathery friends.
- Barn Owl
- Barking Owl
- Black Kite
- Kestrel
- Wedge Tail Eagle
1pm-1:45pm. Book here.
O’Reilly’s Segway Safari
Test your agility and skills on board an eco friendly four-wheel-drive Segway Safari. Take a reflective moment at the top of the plummeting falls after a short bush walk and absorb the vast views into the Lost World Valley and across to the Great Dividing Range. The minimum age is 12 years. $79 per person. Book here.
- 11:30am-1:30pm
O’Reilly’s: Flying Fox Adventure
Ready. Set. Go! Launch yourself from the canopy platform perched 25 metres above the rainforest floor. Oh, did we mention you’re strapped into a safety harness and heading across a 180 metre Zip Line with epic views of Morans Creek below? What a way to see the beautiful rainforest! Children of all ages are welcome (they even have toddler harnesses). Adults $35 | Child $22. Book here.
- 2pm-4pm
Scenic Rim Adventure Festival: Kids Activities
Fun for the little ones is FREE Saturday and Sunday during the Scenic Rim Adventure Festival. Numbers are limited and sign up is on the day at Mt Barney Lodge.
Bush Bandicoots | 10am – 11:30am
A Wild time exploring the natural bushland where you will be challenged to pay close attention to your surroundings while you find and match items during a nature treasure hunt. The event will concentrate on the art of camouflage, through hide and seek style games and explore your creative side through building ant playgrounds and natural mobiles.
Water warriors | 1pm – 2:30pm
Join the water warriors team as they explore the creek system. Share your creative flare and follow the natural flow of the stream by using natural materials to build river boats. Dip your toes in and search for the wriggly, slippery creatures that lie below the surface. As you search amongst the river rocks, you slow down and magnify in on the smaller lives around you and see there’s more going on in the creek than just flowing water.
Fireflies | 3pm – 4:30pm
It’s time to heat things up and let the flame of curiosity burn bright. A session filled with embracing the curiosity around fire whilst teaching valuable safety practices. Through nature games and bush exploration you will learn how to collect the right resources for fire building, how to build a fire and enjoy a fresh cooked healthy toasted treat.
- Sat 20 March & Sun 21 March
- 10am-4:30pm
- Mt Barney Lodge
