Tread Lightly eco tours
Tread Lightly Eco Tours specialise in bushwalking and exploring the ecology of the Blue Mountains World Heritage region. Advanced Ecotourism certified tours and professional interpretive guide with extensive knowledge of local ecology accentuates your experience of the ancient rainforest, waterfalls and deep canyons in the World Heritage listed Blue Mountains.
Tread Lightly Eco Tours is a Green Travel Leader.
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Sustainability Commitment
Sustainable commitment statement: Our commitment to sustainability is based on small group touring of 2 to 4 person & our carbon neutral ethics and minimal impact fully guided bush walks with qualified ecology & indigenous guides. Our interpretive guides specialise in culture, environment and World Heritage Values while following minimal impact practices. Our minimalist office and home are fully solar powered with off grid lighting. We are dedicated to sustainable driving techniques and use constant traction 4wd vehicles with low emissions and eco mode, Chittislow accredited local produce and bush walking with in depth education on World Heritage values and local culture.
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Cliff Top and Grand Canyon Walk
The Grand Canyon walk is one of our signature canyon walks in the Blue Mountains World Heritage area, giving access to remote wilderness, ancient rainforest, deep gorges and canyons, amazing sandstone escarpments 300m high and valleys 800m deep. Hiking at creek level, we traverse a winding path along the base of the canyon. This walk is a medium grade fitness over the 6km wilderness experience with rock hopping in the base of the canyon and climbing sandstone steps before finishing in a superb eucalypt forest on the edge of the wilderness.
Wilderness Walk
Your qualified guide will tell you about the local history and point out some interesting land marks on the horizon. Where does the blue haze come from? He will talk about the lifestyle of the Aboriginal people who lived here for thousands of years.
On your walk across the cliff top you will walk through beautiful fern gullies with abundance of native wildlife and cross small waterfalls fed by underground springs. Moving between fern gullies, woodlands and open heath you may meet some of our inquisitive wildlife while you take in the natural beauty of the Blue Mountains. We will look at the importance of preserving the natural environment and the effect on rare and endangered species.
Rocks to Rainforest 4WD Eco Tour
Our Rocks to Rainforest 4WD tour offers a unique opportunity to visit some amazing remote wilderness in the Blue Mountains World Heritage area. Guests are taken away from typical tourist destinations in our luxury 4WD vehicles.
You will see fantastic panorama escarpments, unique rock formations, deep canyons with ancient rainforest and occasionally kangaroos in the Megalong Valley. Short walks in the wilderness accentuate your interpretive ecological experience on our advanced ecotourism accredited tour. These tours are designed around client needs. Have breakfast with wild kangaroos in the wilderness or boutique wines and canapés at sunset.
Glow Worm Night Walk
See Glow Worms, spot nocturnal wildlife, experience the Milky Way galaxy, planets, the moon and satellites from the tranquillity of a rainforest (weather permitting). See beautiful electric blue flow worms. Listen to the enchanting sound of the rainforest and the Australian bush at night. Learn the history of the Blue Mountains and the Aboriginal people. Walk with a qualified eco guide and study the geology, astronomy, plants and wildlife, as you walk through ancient rainforest under the southern night sky.
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NSW - Blue Mountains Region