Organised Tours in Thuringowa
Kookaburra Tours and Charters
  
 Description: Kookaburra Tours is run by a born and bred local, Tony O’Connor. Tony is passionate about the area, and loves to share his extensive knowledge with anyone who is fortunate enough to participate in his tours. Tony offers a range of tours, operating on different days of the week. With so many to choose from, you will find it hard to choose just one tour to go on!
Mondays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays: “Townsville Highlands Tunnel Tour”
The entrance to Hervey’s Range is a comfortable 40 minutes drive west of the city, climbing 400 metres above sea level onto western ranges. The "Townsville Highlands Tunnel Tour" is a unique eco experience, one that offers a diverse range of attractions, including pioneering history and the old Greenvale Rail Corridor, with its tunnels cut through solid granite (two of which are over 400m in length!). Spectacular views across to Cleveland Bay combine with the surrounding flora and fauna to achieve an invigorating environment - here you can see the views and smell the trees. The tour also includes a visit to the famous Hervey’s Range Heritage Tea Rooms, built in 1865 (then known as the Eureka Hotel). The Australian bush at its stunning best!
How to get there: Tony offers a pick up service from most areas in the city upon request.
Time: 1pm departure with an approximate 5.30pm arrival time back in Thuringowa.
Cost: $58.00 per adult
Mondays: “Townsville Highlands Nocturnal Tour”
Experience the tunnels of the old Greenvale Rail Corridor by night to explore the many wonders of another world. This is a world that comes to life while you are usually asleep. There are so many of animals to see – wallabies, possums, bandicoots, bats and owls!
How to get there: Tony offers a pick up service from most areas in the city upon request.
Time: 6pm departure with an estimated 10pm arrival back in Thuringowa.
Cost: $65.00 per adult
Sundays: “Townsville Highlands Bubbly Sunset Tour”
Tony also offers sunset tours of the stunning Hervey’s Range. Your bubbly tour will include a tour along the old Greenvale Corridor, with tunnels cut through solid granite tunnels (some over 400m long!). Take in the panoramic views across Cleveland Bay and watch the amazing visual show of the shadows and colour of the rugged Harvey's Range. You will be taken back by the breathtaking beauty of the night sky sprinkled with stars and the sparkling lights of the city!
How to get there: Tony offers a pickup service from most areas in the city upon request.
Time: 4pm departure with an estimated 8pm arrival back in Thuringowa.
Cost: $65.00 per adult
Thursday: “Rainforest, Waterfalls and the Canecutters Sons Tour”
This is a day tour through one of our sugar cane regions to the rainforest village of Paluma, in the Mount Spec National Park. There area is rich with scenery, history and great local characters! Enjoy the breathtaking views from McClelland’s Lookout and guided walks through the rainforest, along creeks and waterfalls. Rejuvenate yourself by having a swim in the mountaintop freshwater streams. Morning tea included.
How to get there: Tony offers a pick up service from most areas in the city upon request.
Time: Departs 8am with an estimated 5pm arrival back in Thuringowa.
Cost: $125.00 per adult, $115.00 per concession.
Contact: Tony O’Connor of Kookaburra Tours and Charters
Mobile: 0448 794 798
Email: kookaburratours@bigpond.com
Website: www.kookaburratours.com.au
Pop Sullivan Tours and Cruises
   
Description: Experience the beautiful Lake Ross with Pop Sullivan Tours onboard the MV Kathleen Mary. Pop Sullivan has been running tours throughout Australia and on Lake Ross for a number of years, and his vast experience will make your tour an enjoyable and educational experience.
Free nibblies are provided, and a licensed bar is available onboard. There is a maximum of 7 passengers per tour, so you are sure to have plenty of room to enjoy the natural beauty and native wildlife of Lake Ross.
How to get there: You can arrange pick-up with Pop from any major shopping centre, or drive yourself to Dam Park, only 10 minutes drive from Thuringowa Central. Follow Riverway Drive all the way to Dam Park, and Pop will meet you at the car park.
Time:
• December - March ~ 4pm - 6.30pm
• April – November ~ 3.30pm - 6.00pm
Cost: Adults $28.00 per person. Children’s rates apply.
Contact: Pop Sullivan Tours and Cruises
Phone: (07) 4772 2833
Mobile: 0407 167 524
Fax: (07) 4772 2823
Email: popsullivan@bigpond.com
Website: www.popsullivantoursandcruises.com.au
Hidden Valley Tours
  
Description: Hidden Valley is a unique rainforest getaway, located at the top of Paluma Range, approximately 75 kilometres from Thuringowa Central. This secluded retreat is the perfect place to escape the hustle and bustle, and get back to nature. Hidden Valley is a destination unlike any other, and is filled with native wildlife, bird species and other mountain secrets.
Your three day tour will depart from an agreed point in either Townsville or Thuringowa, and will start off by taking you around to some of the local attractions such as Castle Hill and the Strand before taking you north via the Bruce Highway and up to the Hidden Valley, your home base for the next couple of days, via the tranquil village of Paluma. That night, enjoy a nocturnal tour of the rainforest before retiring to bed and enjoying a well deserved sleep in.
The following day will take you to Running River Gorge for a day of swimming, fishing, sun bathing, bushwalking and relaxing until sunset. An Aussie style barbecue with traditional bush damper will conclude the day’s activities. The third and final day is just as action packed as the last, with a tour to explore the beautiful Mount Fox Crater and lunch at Wallaman Falls – a spectacular single drop waterfall over 340 metres high! On the way back to Townsville you will experience the area's landmarks such as the “pub with no beer”, the Tyto wetlands and the scenic sugarcane fields on the way back down the coast.
How to get there: Hidden Valley Tours will organise pick up with you from either Townsville or Thuringowa.
Time: Departs Wednesdays and Sundays, departing mornings and arriving back in the late evenings
Cost: $330.00 per adult, including 2 nights accommodation, all meals, transfers and activities. Maximum of 11 persons per tour.
Contact: Hidden Valley Tours and Cabins
Phone: (07) 4770 8088 or 1800 466 509 (free call)
Email: ross@hiddenvalleytours.com.au or chelsea@hiddenvalleytours.com.au
Website: www.hiddenvalleytours.com.au
Fairdinkum Fishing Tours
  
Description: Fairdinkum Fishing Tours offers live bait, lure and fly fishing charters for Barramundi & estuary species. Perfect for adventurous individuals, groups or corporate functions.
Contact: Glen Jepson
Phone: (07) 4751 5324
Email: Fairdinkum@travel-pro.com.au
David and Justine Olsen’s 4WD Tag-Along Tours
Description: If you have your own 4WD and are keen to explore the more remote locations throughout Thuringowa, then this tour could be for you. David and Justine Olsen’s 4WD Tag-Along Tours explores a number of secluded locations throughout the region. A few examples of tours offered by David and Justine Olsen are outlined below.
1 Day Tour – Thornton’s Gap Bullock Trail – Mountain Railway Tunnels and Rainforest
Relive some of the old pioneering days, when a trip through the Thornton’s Gap on Hervey’s Range was a full day of strenuous travel. Enjoy morning tea at the Hervey’s Range Heritage Tea Rooms. This historic building was formally the Eureka Hotel, built in 1865, and is believed to be the oldest building in North Queensland.
Learn of the amazing changes the local aboriginal people have seen both through geological time, and since the coming of the white man. Hear the amazing story of the shipwreck survivor James Morril, who lived with the local aboriginal people for 17 years.
Tour the amazing tunnels of the Greenvale Rail Corridor and witness the fantastic views of the coast from atop Hervey’s Range. Travel through miles of bush roads before launching in the cool climate of Hidden Valley Cabins. Then experience the mountaintop village of Paluma and surrounding World Heritage Listed rainforest as you wind your way back down the range to the coast.
2 Day Tour – Thornton’s Gap Bullock Trail – Mountain Railway Tunnels and Rainforest
The 2 day tours covers all the attractions covered in the 1 day tour, with some very special extras that are sure to make you want to stay just that little bit longer. The 2 day tour also includes an overnight camp in the lush tropical rainforest, and a visit to Australia’s largest single drop waterfall, Wallaman Falls. Weather permitting; this extended tour also covers the Herbert River and lunch near the Herbert Gorge before returning back to Townsville.
For more information on availability and costs, please refer to the contact details below:
Contact: David and Justine Olsen’s 4WD Tag-Along Tours
36 Octagonal Crescent, Kelso, Queensland. 1815
Phone: (07) 4789 3289
Mobile: (07) 0488 741 609
Email: admin@djolsen.com
Website: www.djolsen.com
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