Toowoomba Eco Tours was proud to win the award for "The Most Popular Kids Activity in the Toowoomba Region for 2018 with Active Activities. This was a wonderful surprise and we were so grateful to be nominated.
Active Activities Awards are allocated to the businesses on ActiveActivities with the highest number of visits, positive reviews and overall engagement, by location, for the previous calendar year. Therefore, the rankings are determined by the behaviour of the visitors on the ActiveActivities website. These Awards are released at the start of each year, based on statistics from the previous calendar year. Thankyou to everyone who participated and booked a kids eco-tour family outdoor experience with Toowoomba Eco Tours in 2018 - we are very grateful and look forward to announcing new events soon. For more information on Active Activities and to search for other great events please visit: https://www.activeactivities.com.au/directory/toowoomba-eco-tours-194730.html Sofie Formica & The Great Day Out crew, participate in a Nocturnal Eco Tour with Toowoomba Eco Tours![]()
few weeks ago, we were pretty excited at Toowoomba Eco Tours, to have the opportunity to take well known travel journalist Sofie Formica from Chanel 7's "The Great Day Out" (formerly known as The Great South East) TV Show and the team, on a nocturnal eco-tour of the native bushland at Reflections on Lake Cooby in the Toowoomba Region.
The twilight eco-tour began guiding Sofie and the crew along a picturesque walk amongst the flowering wattle & gum-trees, with dappled scenic views of the sun setting over Lake Cooby. Reflections at Lake Cooby offers the prefect location to connect with nature and to re-charge and refresh, getting away from the stresses of life. Some of the highlights during the noctural eco tour, were sightings of a Koala, Sugar Gliders, Tawny Frogmouths, Red-Necked Wallabies, sleeping birds, and evidence of Echidnas to name a few! The Great Day Out featuring Reflections Lake Cooby, and Toowoomba Eco Tours on the Darling Downs, aired on Sunday night and we have received very positive response both online and in person from the general public. Read more here.... View the full episode below... ![]()
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BOOK ACCOMMODATION AT REFLECTIONS LAKE COOBY Thank you again to The Great Day Out for visiting Reflections Lake Cooby in the Toowoomba Region and for coming on a nocturnal wildlife discovery tour with Toowoomba Eco Tours. We look forward to welcoming you to our region again soon! Judi & Brendon www.toowoombaecotours.com Guided Bushwalks for Kids in the Toowoomba Region![]() Bushwalking with children is a stimulating way to connect with nature and allow for children's senses to be awakened. Connecting with nature and discovering the hidden gems of the great outdoors will create memories that children will treasure forever. Toowoomba Eco Tours hosted a Bushland Discovery Walk for Kids in the Winter School Holidays and it allowed children and parents to explore and discover one of our favourite bushland parks and learn more about it's history, it's importance and the plants and animals that reside in this area of significant biodiversity. Our free guided walk in Highfields, just north of Toowoomba, booked out within 12 hours of being advertised! Children were encouraged to use their senses of sight and sound to notice wildlife and other elements during the walk. Each child was given a check-list to see how many things they could discover during their walk, and this was a challenge they accepted eagerly! ‘Going outdoors (in nature) is the most information rich and stimulating environment children will encounter.’ Stephen Kellert (Author and Yale Professor) Some of the highlights of the walk included witnessing two pairs of usually timid Eastern Whipbird's chasing each other out into the open, in full view of the eco-tour participants. The children were also pleasantly surprised to see an Eastern Water Dragon basking on a rock near the creek on the sunny winter day. Tree Hollows of all sizes, birds nests, feathers and a wide range of birds were observed and learnt about. Special thank-you to everyone who attended and to our two volunteer students from Highfields State Secondary College Photography Club for photographing the event. To view further photos of the Bushland Discovery for Kids by Toowoomba Eco Tours view our Facebook Album. All tour attendees receive a free dropbox link to all of the photos taken during their tour.
Toowoomba Eco Tours plan to host at least two similar guided bushwalks for kids in the Toowoomba Region in the upcoming September School Holidays. To register your interest to receive an email-invitation for the next Toowoomba Bushwalk for Kids events, please sign up here. |
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