Cairns Botanic Gardens Tour: Discover Tiny Creatures

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Join photographer Bridgette on a small group tour to explore the world of tiny creatures in Cairns Botanic Gardens. Improve your photography skills while discovering hidden treasures.

Duration: 2 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Cairns Botanic Gardens - Join renowned macro photographer Bridgette Gower on a small group photography tour to explore the world of Frogs, Insects, Spiders and Fungi, in the Cairns Botanic Gardens. A magical world awaits when you join Bridgette for a personalised, highly specified tour of the gardens and the treasures waiting to be discovered.
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What's Included

Photography Advice
Expert Guide

What's Not Included

Camera Hire (Beginner, Intermediate Professional), Contact us after booking to reserve your preferred choice. Link with details will be provided.

Additional Information

Join photographer Bridgette on a small group tour (maximum 4 people) to explore the world of the tiny creatures that live in the Cairns Botanic Gardens.
This is the only tour of its kind in Cairns.
Most of the tiny lifeforms go completely unnoticed, but a magical world awaits to be discovered when you join for a personalized, highly specified tour of…

Location

Cairns Botanic Gardens

Collins Avenue

Let's Go Buggin Morning & Night Walks - Meet at the entrance to the Cairns Botanic Gardens. A Telstra Public Phone box sits metres from the entrance. It's about 150 metres West of the Visitors Centre on Collins Ave. (Heading West from the Highway)

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Somersethoop

Jul 2, 2025

Buggin' for all - We arranged a private trip for our family of 10. 4 youngsters aged 2,5,8,11 plus parents and grandparents thoroughly enjoyed our night exploration through the dark and peaceful rainforest. Our particular highlights were 2 Papuan Frogmouths, a possum, a pademelon and a white lipped frog. We saw some amazing spiders - the tent spider being a stand out for me - and learnt lots about them from Bridgette, our guide, who very patiently listened and responded to a stream of questions particularly from 8 year old Luke. He and his older brother were able to use macro cameras, lent by Bridgette, to record some of their sightings. We would highly recommend a night out bugging with Bridgette in Cairns, Australia.

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Judes125

Jun 30, 2025

Very enjoyable and would do it again - Bridgette was very knowledgeable and a great eye for spotting the smallest insect. The rain forbade are very peaceful at night and it wasn’t a rushed tour.

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J7j8j

Jun 24, 2025

Family-friendly fun in the botanic gardens after dark - Searching for critters in the dark has never been so easy! Had lots of fun and saw more bugs and creatures than expected. Bridgette showed us her fantastic photos of the tiniest insects, which helps viewers appreciate nature in close up all the more. We were lucky enough to not just see tarantulas, huntsman, orb weaver and cast net spiders, but an array of moths, stick insects and bugs. A few feathered friends showed up too, such as a Papuan frogmouth, and roosting scrub fowl. Shy mammals in the form of a pademelon and a bandicoot made appearances, but the highlight was seeing THREE striped possums (separately) up high in the trees and even bamboo!

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Jasonhk628ip

Jun 21, 2025

Just do it! - 100% I will eventually be going on a tour again in the new future! This was an absolute blast and Bridget is bright, bubbly and insightful!

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581megh

Jun 14, 2025

Bugs galore! - Phenomenal experience! There were a diverse array of insects to see! Some of the highlights included seeing a Fig Longicorn Beetle, a Four O'clock Moth Caterpillar, Social Tarantulas, and of course the many incredible Jungle Huntsmans we saw. Despite it being the dry season we were also fortunate enough to spot some White-lipped Tree Frogs too. Bridgette knows her stuff and will ensure you have an awesome time no matter what you find. We also rented the macro cameras and were provided with an informative tutorial that ensured we got some great snaps, despite being novices.

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Cameron_k

Jun 14, 2025

Great night walk! - What a fantastic walk. 2.5 hours spotting so many bugs. The passion and information shared was incredible by the tour guide! Everyone on the tour got so into all the bugs and critters, and we saw so many different ones! Would highly recommend.

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Pauldt1136zk

May 31, 2025

All revealed at night in the Cairns Botanic Gardens - Had a wonderful night with Bridgette discovering the critters of Cairns Botanic Gardens. Have done this walk at night before (solo), but saw 10x more on a guided tour. Really packed a lot into 2hrs and totally worth it! Will definitely go again!

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Faraway65485156237

May 21, 2025

Fantastic - Amazing guide and experience, best excursion ive done in Australia. Id really enjoyed having someone experienced to show me the many cool insects.

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628lilias

May 20, 2025

Must do tour in Cairns - What an incredible experience! This bug photography tour was a dream come true for any nature or macro photography enthusiast. From start to finish, the tour was well-organized, relaxed, and filled with fascinating opportunities to get up close and personal with some amazing insects, including frogs and tarantulas!! Bridgette is not only super knowledgeable about local species and their behaviors, but also incredibly patient and passionate. The pace of the tour was perfect—plenty of time to shoot, ask questions, and enjoy the surroundings. Plus, the small group size made it feel super inviting and personable. Definitely a must do in cairns!

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Djohns1997

May 15, 2025

A must do in Cairns - This tour exceeded my expectations! There were so many critters out and about, we saw everything from rarer bugs, possums, night birds and lots of frogs. Was absolutely amazing and something you must do if you have time in Cairns.

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From $52

up to 10 guests

1 - Adult