A half-day tour of the World Heritage rainforests of Springbrook and Natural Bridge, a short drive from the Gold Coast beaches, with the Natural Bridge waterfall cascading through a basalt cave, Purling Brook Falls and the Best of All Lookout.
Days
- 5.5 hours, half day
Age
- All ages; under 16s with an adult
Group size
- Small group, max 16
Start / finish
- Surfers Paradise / Surfers Paradise
Return
- See itinerary for details
Transport
- Small tour bus with Gold Coast hotel pick-up
Meals
- Light refreshments — snacks and cold drinks
Route
Included experiences
- Natural Bridge — guided rainforest walk to the cave waterfall
- Best of All Lookout — Antarctic beech forest walk
- Purling Brook Falls — viewing platform
- Numinbah Valley — scenic drive
- Canyon Lookout or Goomoolahra Falls — closing stop
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Reviews
5.0
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AI summary of 14 reviews
Travellers consistently praise the guides for being knowledgeable, engaging and entertaining, with several noting that staff members made the experience memorable through their expertise and personable approach. The tour's highlights that stand out most often are the natural beauty of Springbrook National Park, including the cloud forest, waterfalls and Natural Bridge, along with excellent wildlife spotting opportunities and scenic viewpoints such as the caldera view. The most common caveat is that phone signal is patchy in the national park, which may affect the functionality of translation apps and other phone-dependent services. The tour's timing is also noted positively, with the half-day format allowing an afternoon free and a sensible start time.
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I highly recommend the Natural Bridge and Springbrook waterfalls tour. Bill was a knowledgeable, engaging guide. When another company cancelled on us the day before, this team sorted everything at short notice and ran the tour with just three of us.
A wonderful day on the Natural Bridge tour with Orion, a knowledgeable, fun and energetic guide. We enjoyed the nature, learned plenty and had a laugh with the music game at the end.
We thoroughly enjoyed our Springbrook waterfalls and Natural Bridge tour with Matt, who was knowledgeable and engaging and made it memorable.
The perfect length, with a sensible start and the afternoon free. Springbrook's cloud forest was breathtaking and we saw some great wildlife. Bill was friendly, funny and knowledgeable, and spoke with real respect about the Indigenous history of the place.
I did the Natural Bridge and Springbrook waterfalls tour with Steve, who was entertaining and really knew his stuff. He took us off the beaten track around the hinterland and we even spotted a wild koala.
A well-run half-day tour to Natural Bridge in Springbrook with Bill, an informative and responsible guide.
