Terry's Gympie Regional Tours
All tours leave from the info booth in Mary Street, Gympie.
Other tours are available on request, for example 1 hour town tours, Dolphins at Tin Can Bay, macadamia nut factory tours.
Terry's Gympie Regional Tours starts at 9:30am with a drive through historic Mary Street viewing the beautiful Victorian era architecture. Terry will reveal the history of many of the old buildings including hidden aspects like the old Libery Cinema.
You will then proceed to the historic railway and on to Wolvi where you will view a hidden rainforest. After a short drive through the forestry you will be taken on a 20 minute walk amongst the giants of the forest, the Gympie Messmate trees which stand over 50 metres.
Then onto the historic Kin Kin Hotel built in 1914, for refreshments.
Pomona and Mt Cooroora is the next stop, where the internationally famous King of the Mountain run is held every year. It's a great spot for lunch with the magestic mountain as a backdrop. After this 30-40 minute break where you will have a choice of lunch venues e.g. bakery, cafe, takeaway, etc.
You will then make your way to Cooran Lookout. The views from the lookout are magic! You can see from Noosa-Tewantin to the Carlo Sand Blow at Rainbow beach with having the Pacific Ocean as a background.
After a short trip through the forestry you make your way to the Mothar Mountain rock pools. The rock pools are a very unique formation of rocks with a constant flow of springwater. The site was used by the indigenous locals as "initiation pools".
Back to Gympie to point out some of the town's industry including the Eldorado Gold Mine which is the 8th largest producer of gold in Australia. The tour ends with a view from the highest point in Gympie to over look the town.
Please enquire about Terry's other available tours and charters or you can customize your own.
More details
Website: www.gympietours.com
Date Submitted: 14-Jan-2010
Last Updated: 1-Feb-2012
Address:
Terry's Gympie Regional Tours
Gympie
QLD
4570
Australia
Phone:
0415 276 873
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