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Glass House Mountains Tour with Lunch, Lookouts, Nature and Culture
Highlights
- Explore breathtaking views of the Glass House Mountains from prime lookout spots with an experienced local guide.
- Savour a delicious dine-in lunch at a scenic lookout café, enhancing your experience of the stunning landscape.
- Wander through Maleny's old growth forest, encountering giant trees and diverse wildlife on a guided nature walk.
- Combine your tour with a visit to Australia Zoo, immersing yourself in nature and wildlife in one unforgettable day.
Scenic guided tour through the Glass House Mountains National Park where they take you to the best viewing locations and lookouts, include a delicious lunch, visit historic and cultural sites, take a guided nature walk in Maleny & more
The Glass House Mountains Tour will have you in awe as they wind their way through this magnificent and unique landscape. You will have the best of both worlds with an experienced local guide, who will take you to the best viewing locations of the Glass House Mountains from near and afar, including a small nature walk into the Glass House Mountains National Park to get a close up view at the biggest and tallest peak. A delicious dine-in lunch and drink at a lookout cafe is included. They also explore the most picturesque part of Maleny with a nature walk through old growth forest with giant trees and plenty of wildlife.
You have the option to combine the first half of this tour, including lunch at lookout cafe, with 3.5 hours at Australia Zoo on the same day on our Australia Zoo Glass House Mountains Tour Combo.
Itinerary highlights
Mt Beerwah, Glass House Mountains National Park
We start our day at the biggest of the Glass House Mountains, Mt Beerwah. On our bus journey there, we will wind our way between various other Glass House Mountains peaks.
You will be guided on a short walk into the Glass House Mountains National Park to a striking viewing area of Mt Beerwah and the organ pipes.
Mt Coonowrin, Glass House Mountains National Park
Soon after admiring Mt Beerwah, we will drive to the best viewing location of Mt Coonowrin, the second tallest of the Glass House Mountains, with a distinctly unique shape.
Glass House Mountains Lookout and Lunch at Lookout Cafe
Another scenic drive through forest and farms will offer us incredible views of Mt Beerwah, then land us at a lookout with a historic fire tower and views of all 14 peaks of the Glass House Mountains and beyond.
A delicious lunch with a drink is included on this tour at a wonderful lookout cafe with a beautiful landscape view. Here you also have an opportunity to buy a souvenir if you wish.
Mt Tibrogargan and the Glass House Mountains township
After lunch we head back into the Glass House Mountains National Park to the best viewing location of Mt Tibrogargan and another little mountain we’ll keep as a surprise.
Just as you thought you had see it all, we will go on yet another scenic drive between more of the Glass House Mountains towards the town called Glass House Mountains where you can explore the visitor centre and maybe buy a souvenir or some local relish.
Visit an ancient Cultural Site
Next we visit an ancient cultural site, with evidence of activities from long ago by the local aboriginal and the early settlers.
Maleny guided nature walk through old-growth forest and panoramic views of the Glass House Mountains
A scenic drive will land us in the most picturesque part of Maleny with some of the best views of the Glass House Mountains and we take you on a guided walk through ancient old-growth forest with giant trees and plenty of wildlife.
We will then make our way back down the mountain and have you back at you accommodation in time for dinner.
Tour details
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Available from 9 February 2024 to 31 March 2027
Features
Service facilities
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
General access
- Offers multiple options for booking – web, email, phone is available.
- Offers a range of contact methods for receiving complaints.
- Staff are trained in disability awareness.
- Asks all visitors if there are any specific needs to be met.
- Advise tour guides of the access needs of guests at the time of booking (includes pick up and drop off requirements)
Physical – Mobility
Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
Operation information
Joel's Journeys
Joel’s Journeys is an award-winning Noosa-based tour operator, curating bespoke experiences in and around Noosa, the Hinterland, Sunshine Coast, and surrounds.
Offering a range of all-inclusive guided tours for guests to experience locations that are a must-see, lesser-known or both. The expert knowledge and commentary of experienced local guides, offer guests the opportunity to discover and learn about new and memorable destinations in the comfort of a luxury vehicle.
Joel’s Journeys offers tours within Noosa, and to the Noosa Everglades, Noosa Hinterland, Rainbow Beach, Maleny and Montville, Glass House Mountains, Sunshine Coast Hinterland, Mary Valley, Eumundi Markets and more. Joel’s Journeys also offers Australia Zoo Transfers including entry ticket, and a combo option to see Australia Zoo and the Glass House Mountains in the same trip.
The range of tours include a variety of experiences, such as lunch, tastings, sightseeing, guided nature walks, panoramic views, markets, novelty shops, scenic country drives, adventures, cultural experiences, and many great memories.
Awards won by Joel’s Journeys include:
Trip Advisor Travellers’ Choice Award – Top 10% globally
Queensland Top Tour Guide 2024 – Bronze
Queensland Top Tour Guide 2023 – Gold
Australia Top Tour Guide 2023 – Silver
Best of Queensland Experience 2023 and 2024
Accreditations
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Quality Tourism Accreditation
- State/Territory Bus Operators Accreditation
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Sustainable Tourism Accreditation by ATIC
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Tour Guiding Association
Memberships
- Professional Tour Guide Association of Australia
- Regional Tourist/Tourism Association/Organisation
- Visitor Information Centre
- QLD – Visit Sunshine Coast