Overview
Book now for this unique night-time guided tour in Lake Innes Nature Reserve, near Port Macquarie. It’s a great way to experience this park after dark, and to see its wildlife in a completely new way.
- When
- Friday 1 May, 6pm to 7.30pm. Meet at 5.45pm.
- Friday 25 September, 6.30pm to 8pm. Meet at 6.15pm.
- Where
- Lake Innes Nature Reserve in North Coast
- Accessibility
- No wheelchair access
- Grade
- Medium. Suitable for adults and children 6 years and over. You’ll be walking in the dark with only torch light. The entire tour is on gravel or grassy management trails with uneven surfaces and a slight incline.
- Price
-
Adult $25 per person. Concession $20 per person. Child (6 to 16 years) $15 per person. Family $70 (2 adults, 2 children).
- Meeting point
- Locked gate at the entrance to Lake Innes Nature Reserve (at the corner of The Point Drive and The Ruins Way).
- What to
bring - Torch, insect repellent, sturdy shoes, clothes for all weather conditions, raincoat, drinking water, snacks
- Bookings
- Bookings required. Phone 1300 072 757 for more information or book online.
- Availability
- Tour also available on request for private groups. Email us for more information and a quote.
- Please note
There are no toilet facilities available during this tour. If necessary, please use the public toilets at Innes Village Shopping Centre before or after the tour.
Led by an NPWS guide, you’ll enjoy a gently-paced spotlighting adventure through the eucalypt forests of Lake Innes Nature Reserve, an important koala habitat.
As you see the world under the beam of your guide’s spotlight, keep an eye out for some of the park’s nighttime residents. See if you can spot gliding microbats and watchful possums, or spiders spinning fresh webs, beetles scuttling across the leaf litter or moths drifting through the torchlight. Keep an eye out for dozing koalas nestled high in the canopy and listen for owls calling overhead. While threatened species such as the green and golden bell frog, the large bentwing bat or the elusive spotted-tailed quoll are known to inhabit this reserve, it’s rare to see them, but we might glimpse them on this tour.
Bring a torch and wear sturdy shoes. Insect repellent and long clothing are also essential for this tour, for protection from mosquitoes.
Bookings
- National Parks Contact Centre
- 7am to 7pm daily
- 1300 072 757 (13000 PARKS) for the cost of a local call within Australia excluding mobiles
- parks.info@environment.nsw.gov.au
Operated by
- NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service
Park info
- in Lake Innes Nature Reserve in the North Coast region
Lake Innes Nature Reserve is always open but may have to close at times due to poor weather or fire danger.
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