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Glow Worms - Nocturnal Rainforest/Waterfall Adventure

Recommended by 100% of travelers
Surfers Paradise, Australia
  • 3 hours (approx.)
  • Pickup offered
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Overview

Get up close and personal with the nightlife in Surfers Paradise—the natural nightlife, that is! Take a nocturnal walk in the lively, subtropical rainforest of the Gold Coast and see some of its local inhabitants waking up ready for a busy night. This walk is particularly good for spotting glow worms in their natural habitat, and your knowledgeable guide will help you spot other creatures in the depths of the forest too.
  • A unique opportunity to explore the Queensland rainforest in the moonlight
  • Guaranteed glow worm spotting—or your money back
  • Learn about the special ecology of this particular rainforest and all of its inhabitants
  • See how the local area comes alive after dark as you take a gentle hike through the forest to see creeks and a waterfall

What's Included

  • Headlamps/Torch/Flashlight
  • Private transportation
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • Bottled water
    Bottled water or fresh water for you to refill your own bottle

    Meeting and Pickup

    You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

    Pickup points

    Select a pickup point

    Pickup details

    Please send through your hotel address or desired pick-up location to: If you would prefer to bring your own vehicle for the night instead this is possible, please inform if you would like to do so. For pick up outside the radius, please email: gcrainforesttours@gmail.com

    or

    Meeting point

    • Q1, Surfers Paradise QLD 4217, Australia

    End point

    This activity ends back at the meeting point.

    Operating hours
    .6:00 pm

    What To Expect

    1

    Tamborine National Park

    Additional Info

    • Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
    • Not wheelchair accessible
    • Near public transportation
    • Infant seats available
    • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
    • Most travelers can participate
    • Approximately 1 mile of walking is involved
    • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 11 travelers

    Cancellation Policy

    You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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    Featured review

    Carlo_A
    Pete was fun, timely, charismatic, and knowledgeable about his tour. He also took our safety very seriously and ensured that we enjoyed the tour without jeopardizing anyone’s wellbeing. I cannot recommend this tour enough!

    Reviews

    5.0
    based on 31 reviews
    Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

    Guide was very knowledgeable, courteous and helpful.

    jim_k, Feb 2026
    Exciting, Very interesting, unlike anything else I’ve ever done. Highly recommend this great experience.

    Great trip! Well worth doing

    Andrew_M, May 2025
    Great trip! Really interest by to see the glow worms. We had 2 guides and they were both excellent! Took care of us, offered water, showed us plenty along the way. Well with doing and good value

    Great experience, do it!

    JuliaMarie_T, Dec 2024
    Peter is a great tour guide with his natural talent to spot animals in the most hidden places. In addition, he's careful to select tour dates only when you have a high chance of seeing how worms. We saw heaps :) He provides insightful explanations on plants, wildlife, surfers paradise and Australia in general and is a good driver. I booked the springbrook tour with him after this great experience and loved it as well.

    Fun, educational, and amazing!

    Carlo_A, Oct 2024
    Pete was fun, timely, charismatic, and knowledgeable about his tour. He also took our safety very seriously and ensured that we enjoyed the tour without jeopardizing anyone’s wellbeing. I cannot recommend this tour enough!

    Enjoyable experience

    Lai_N, Dec 2023
    It was a wonderful experience and frogs, crayfish and most importantly, glowworms could be spotted through out the track. The glowworms could be visibly observed and the Twins Waterfall was quite remarkable. Overall, it was a very enjoyable experience.

    Amazing!!! Do this tour with a small group

    Rana_J, Apr 2023
    Peter was an amazing guide! I loved that the group was small, because it really allowed us to take our time in the forest and see as many glow worms as possible. You need to turn off all lights to see them, and being with a big group, that would take so long. So, it was such an awesome experience with a small group. Peter was so knowledgeable and gave us so many fun facts along the way as well. We got to experience the waterfall at night too, which was amazing. Your is a Must do!!!!

    Spectacular

    Yvonne_M, Apr 2023
    It was awesome, staff were knowledgeable! I recommend it to anyone who would love to see the rainforest and glow worms.

    Fun day

    James_C, Dec 2022
    Peter was very on top of everything and has many tips for other things to do around the goldie. recommend.

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    up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

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    On average, this is booked 17 days in advance.

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