Vision Walks Eco Tours

Adventure and Outdoors Tours

Take a night-time walk through the rainforest – without a torch. When you go on a Night Vision Walk with Vision Walks Eco-Tours you’ll wear night-vision goggles, giving you an amazing opportunity to see animals going about their nocturnal business, without them knowing you’re there.

You’ll be asked to wear dark clothing so you can stay under the radar, and on a typical night you’ll see the likes of possums, pademelons, leaf-tailed geckos and tawny frogmouths. To wrap things up, you’ll get to enjoy a hot chocolate under the stars.

The operator also runs daytime wildlife tours and walks, including a Wildlife Safari, Bush Tucker Walk, Platypus Walk, Bird Watching Tour and Koala Tour, as well as multi-day wildlife experiences.

Vision Walks’ hinterland tours explore the villages, waterfalls, markets and other highlights of the Northern Rivers region, from a one-day Hippy Trail Hinterland Tour to a five-day Best of Byron Bay and Hinterland Experience.

Services

From $160 to $169

Let our expert, locals guide you through the villages and attractions beyond Byron Bay. Bangalow, Federal, Minyon Falls, Crystal Castle, Mullumbimby, Brunswick Heads.

Explore historical and charming Bangalow with its federation style houses and shops. Stop at Federal, a small village with its own special appeal. From here it’s on to magnificent Minyon Falls where a 50 metre walk on a boardwalk gets you a spectacular view. Take time to relax at the blissful Crystal Castle. Discover the character and quirkiness of Mullumbimby. Finally stroll around the relaxed and pretty village of Brunswick Heads. We include a delicious lunch from either at the Doma, the best Japanese food in the region or at the Crystal Castle with its vegetarian menu picked from fresh the gardens and panoramic views of the hinterland, you choose.

Travel is in our luxury eight-seater hybrid. It’s a comfy ride, with great seats, air conditioning, video, and is easy to get in and out of. We’ve dubbed it the best tour vehicle in Byron Bay – because it is.

You will find our expert local guides are knowledgeable, entertaining, and informative.

Please let us know if you have any special dietary requirements when you book.

Disabled Access

Family Friendly

From $50 to $1430

The Nightcap Historic Track is a 19 kilometre hike between Mount Nardi (near Nimbin) and Rummery Park (near Minyon Falls). It is part of the old postman’s that ran between Lismore and Murwillumbah, it has a rich history with the Widjabul people who are a part of the Bundjalung Nation, it’s said the area was once the place of the “the Clever People”.

The Nightcap Historic Track is a remarkable walk with multiple ecosystems, massive trees, wildlife and breath-taking views of the Mount Warning caldera, including stunning views of Wollumbin (Mount Warning).

Although the track is well marked, this is not an easy walk, it is for experienced hikers only. The NPWS have listed this as a grade four walk. It takes about six-seven hours to walk.

Disabled Access

From $145 to $149

Explore the Australian rainforest at night using night vision technology for an insider’s look at the animals that live there.

Their patented Night Vision Walk is the only one of its kind in the world!

Imagine exploring the Australian rainforest at night, searching for nocturnal wildlife. Instead of wielding a torch you’re incognito, wearing special night vision goggles.

This is military grade technology that lets you see animals as they go about their business.

Because they don’t use bright lights they are less intrusive and that means they can be more connected to what is going on all around.

For many of their clients, seeing the forest in the dark is an enlightening experience.

After your walk enjoy a hot chocolate gazing up at the starry night. Heaven!

Disabled Access

Family Friendly

From $145 to $149

Come with them to see Australian wildlife in the wild – not a zoo or sanctuary.
Their Wildlife Safari takes you to three different habitats near Byron Bay.

You’ll visit eucalyptus forest, rainforest and grassland to discover the animals that live there.

They guarantee you’ll see a koala or two, a mob of kangaroo, a whole colony of flying fox and many species of bird. If conditions are right you may also see pademelon, echidna, tawny frogmouth and water dragons.

You will travel in their comfortable eight-seater 4WD with an environmental scientist as your guide. For lunch? A picnic of locally-sourced goodness.

On this tour they travel to where the animals live so it involves a bit of driving. They start with a 45-minute drive to their first stop and end the day with a one-hour drive back to Byron Bay. In between there are short drives and walks.

Disabled Access

Family Friendly

From $145 to $195

Minyon Falls and the untouched Minyon Valley make you feel like you have gone back in time to when dinosaurs roamed the earth. The valley with its ancient rainforest vegetation has a ‘Jurassic Park’ feel. Minyon Falls are awesome as they rise over 100 metres out of the rainforest.

Join a two hour (four kilometre) or a four hour (eight kilometre) walk through the rainforest valley to experience the amazing Minyon Falls in the spectacular (World Heritage listed) Nightcap National Park. See magnificent strangler figs, Bangalow palms and helmholtzia lily. You will walk to the plunge pool of Minyon Falls where you will enjoy your lunch (included), and have a swim (weather permitting). Moderate to hard walk includes some hills and clambering over rocks. Bring your own water.

Disabled Access

Family Friendly

From $60 to $99

Find your bliss at the Crystal Castle. Meditations, workshops, readings, crystals, gardens, rainforest.

Start and end your Crystal Castle visit in carefree comfort. Their shuttle service is the most direct, cost effective and stress-free way to visit the Crystal Castle if you don’t have your own car. For most people, their half day option is perfect, or they have a full day option for those who can’t get enough of a good thing. This service covers the shuttle and Crystal Castle entry fee.

They pick you up in their luxury tour vehicle, give you a 10-minute orientation on arrival, then you are free to explore in your own time. Stay in your bliss while they drive you back to your accommodation in chilled luxury.

Wander around the magical gardens and walk the ancient labyrinth. Connect with nature on the Damanhur Spiral. Rejuvenate with a reflexology walk. Marvel at the exquisite jewellery, crystals and books. Find your bliss at one of the meditations and workshops. Enjoy a tasty meal, tea/coffee or cake at the vegetarian cafe.

Disabled Access

Carpark Family Friendly

From $139 to $149

Follow the hippy trail through the Northern Rivers hinterland. Check out the Sunday markets (Banaglow, Nimbin, the Channon or Uki). Explore the hippy town of Nimbin. Enjoy a locally sourced picnic lunch. Check out local water falls.

Disabled Access

Family Friendly

From $135 to $145

On this tour you go for a walk along a creek where the playful platypus live. Platypus can been seen at anytime of the day, but your best chance is just after dawn. They pick you up from your Byron Bay accommodation, drive to the special Platypus area, and start the 1.5 hour (easy) walk. On the walk along the platypus creek looking for platypus, you usually see one/two platypus, plus loads of birds and sometimes even koala. After the walk you will have a nice picnic breakfast then return to Byron Bay. They can’t guarantee platypus sightings on this tour, but if you don’t see one, you are welcome to come on the tour on another day for free.

Disabled Access

Family Friendly

$235

This tour explores the Byron Bay wetlands and rainforest habitats to observe 20+ species of birds with ABC local radio wildlife expert Gary Opit.

Species observed can include Brush Turkey, Black Duck, Australian Wood Duck, Little Grebe, Little Black Cormorant, Little Pied Cormorant, White-faced Heron, Cattle Egret, Great Egret, Little Egret, Straw-necked Ibis, Australian White Ibis, Whistling Kite, Brahminy Kite, Black-shouldered Kite, White-bellied Sea-eagle, Osprey, Dusky Moorhen, Purple Swamphen, Eurasian Coot, Spur-wing Plover, Silver Gull, Crested Tern, White-headed Pigeon, Bar-shouldered Dove, Brown Pigeon, Crested Pigeon, Spotted Turtle-dove, Topknot Pigeon, Wonga Pigeon, Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo, Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Galah, Little Corella, Rainbow Lorikeet, Scaly-breasted Lorikeet, King Parrot, Eastern Rosella, Laughing Kookaburra, Noisy Pitta, Rainbow Bee – eater, Variegated Wren Superb Fairy Wren, Red-backed Wren, Brown Thornbill, Large-billed Scrubwren, White-browed Scrubwren, Little Wattlebird, Noisy Friarbird, Blue-faced Honeyeater, Noisy Miner, Lewin’s Honeyeater, White-cheeked Honeyeater, Scarlet Honeyeater, Brown Honeyeater Yellow Robin, Pale-yellow Robin, Eastern Whipbird, Grey Shrike-thrush, Little Shrike-thrush, Spectacled Monarch, Willie Wagtail, Rufous Fantail, Grey Fantail, Olive-backed Oriole, Fig Bird, Magpie-lark, Grey Butcherbird, Pied Butcherbird, Australian Magpie, Pied Currawong, Torresian Crow, Red-browed Fire-tail Finch, Welcome Swallow and Grey-breasted Silver-eye.

Disabled Access

$260

Explore the Yowie Trail with Australia’s most renowned Cryptozoologist Gary Opit (as seen on The Animal Planet’s Television show “Finding Bigfoot”). This tour explores the habitat and localities where remarkable yowie encounters occurred. You will hear stories of the encounters, see pictures and get to hold a cast of a yowie footprint. You will see spectacular views over the huge Mount Warning volcanic caldera, the Pacific Ocean and a 100 metre high waterfall will amaze. (Yowie sightings not guaranteed).

Disabled Access

Family Friendly

From $70 to $75

Join Vision Walks on a three hour easy Byron Bay Tour, see the Cape Byron Lighthouse, look for dolphins and whales (June to October), turtles and rays. Explore the Byron artists trail, visit local studios and galleries. Visit ‘the Farm’, and enjoy a coffee/tea or juice. Ride on the world’s first solar train

Disabled Access

Family Friendly

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