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Night Walk in Cairns Botanic Gardens
Highlights
- Experience the rainforest's magic at night, where frog croaks and shimmering eyeshines create an enchanting atmosphere.
- Spot unique wildlife like White-lipped tree frogs and Dwarf Tree Frogs, enhancing your appreciation for Australia's diverse ecosystems.
- Capture stunning photographs of nocturnal critters with expert tips, making every snap a memorable keepsake of your adventure.
- Explore the Cairns Botanic Gardens after dark, revealing a world of surprises that delights nature enthusiasts and photographers alike.
The magic of the rainforest comes to life after dark and welcomes you with a chorus of frog croaks and the sparkling of a million eyeshines.
A walking tour especially for nature enthusiasts and photographers in the heart of Cairns. Every Night Walk is different. Being in nature offers an exciting and unpredictable experience full of surprises.
The tour will introduce you White-lipped tree frogs, Dwarf Tree Frogs, and many other species of amphibians. For those who like spiders, there are many that can be seen on the tour such as Net-casting spiders, Mirror-ball Spiders, huge Orb-weavers, and Huntsmans.
People not fond of spiders will be relieved to know that they are weaving their webs or sitting on tree trunks. We see an abundance of nocturnal insects like moths, crickets, beetles and stick insects.
Other animals that can be seen include Micro-bats, Papuan Frogmouths, Striped Possums, Speckled Flying Foxes, Pythons, Bandicoots, Pademelons and Echidnas. The tours offer a great opportunity for photographers who would love to just ‘go to’ that spot to capture amazing photographs of some nocturnal critters.
We offer ideas, techniques, and suggestions for capturing amazing images of the animals we encounter.
Itinerary highlights
Seeing a variety of animals that only come out at night.
How many frogs can you see? Can you tell the type of frog from the croak? Learn the difference between our beautiful native frogs and see how great they are at modeling for the camera.
Keep an eye out on the branches for Papuan Frogmouth birds. These huge owl-like birds are active at night.
Marvel at the weird and wonderful formations of nocturnal insects such as Longicorn Beetles, Stick Insects, and Crickets.
Witness the incredible Net-casting Spiders with their specialised fishing webs ready to snare an unsuspecting victim. We have a range of big beautiful Huntsman spiders that we have named due to their consistent appearance on certain trees over several months.
Tour details
- On demand
Features
Service facilities
Disabled access available, contact operator for details.
Operation information
Aussie Macro Photos
Now in its fifth year, Aussie Macro Photos boasts the most unique tours in Cairns. Nature enthusiasts and photographers alike rate Let’s Go Buggin Tours as their highlight experience in the Wet Tropics. A fast-track way to get up close and personal with all the little things that live in the Cairns Botanic Gardens.
The smorgasbord of native wildlife seen is abundant and varied. From beatles to bugs, frogs to fungi, spiders to reptiles… tour participants are wowed by creatures they never knew existed.
By far the most popular tour is the Let’s Go Buggin Night Walks in which participants see creatures that are rarely seen including bizarre Net-casting Spiders and Stick Insects as well as other nocturnal animals like Scrub Pythons, Striped Possums, Papuan Frogmouths to name a few.
Specialised macro photography equipment is available for hire and with Bridgette’s settings and assistance, participants can get incredible photos of their experience.
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Memberships
- Regional Tourist/Tourism Association/Organisation
- QLD – Tourism Tropical North Qld
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