Photography and Nature Walking Tour: Explore Tiny Creatures in Cairns Botanic Gardens with Bridgette
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101 Ratings
Edge Hill
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:
1 day
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Highlights
- 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. A myriad of Mushrooms, fantastic Frogs, beautiful bugs and amazing arachnids!
I can help you capture images of these amazing creatures, having over 1500 hours in the gardens for photographic pleasure and I have collected a vast amount of knowledge of where to find the gems of the miniature world. I can assist you with your camera settings and composition to help get the best images possible with your own gear.
Camera Hire is available (pre-book only) of an Olympus Tough 5 (TG5), which is a great beginner macro camera. If you have family members without a camera I can also provide a magnifying glass for you to appreciate critters.
Let’s Go Buggin - Morning Tour 8.30 am
Let’s Go Buggin - Night Walk - 6:30 pm Wednesdays
Let’s Go Shroomin - Sundays 8.30 am (During Wet Season December to May)
What's Included
- Photography Advice
- Expert Guide
What's Not Included
- Camera Hire Available Three Options Available from $29 to $49. Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced. Contact us prior to tour to reserve your camera.
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 the gardens and the treasures it keeps.
Assistance is given to those wanting some help improving their photography.
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. Look for me wearing the Aussie Macro Photos shirt and a camera!
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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H7626gpemmam
Apr 28, 2024
Breathtakingly Beautiful Bugs! - Until you see them photographed up close, you have no idea how beautiful insects are! I did a night tour and a morning tour with Bridgette and both were fabulous, and we saw other creatures too (frogs, mammals, birds). I definitely recommend the first camera option for a beginner or a child, I hired the second camera option and although it took amazing photos it was a bit of a stretch for me as a complete novice. I highly recommend this experience! I think for me it may be the birth of a new hobby!
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Emma_m
Apr 28, 2024
Breathtakingly Beautiful Bugs! - Until you see them photographed up close, you have no idea how beautiful insects are! I did a night tour and a morning tour with Bridgette and both were fabulous. I definitely recommend the first camera option for a beginner or a child, I hired the second camera option and although it took amazing photos it was a bit of a stretch for me as a complete novice. I highly recommend this experience! I think for me it may be the birth of a new hobby!
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Kerryrd9174mj
Apr 19, 2024
Best Nature night Tour in Cairns - I met up with Brigitte, Ros and 7 other keen visitors to walk around the Botanical Gardens at night. The weather had been wet the night before which was perfect for spotting lots of different insects, bugs, spiders, frogs, dragonflies, snails and mushrooms. We started off at the boardwalk at a leisurely pace immediately spotting a couple of sleeping rainforest snails, followed by all sorts of insects, moths, bugs, crickets, sleeping dragonflies, spiders. (I had especially wanted to see a net casting spider and Brigette didn't disappoint - I saw two during the evening, along with huntsmen, northern jewelled, wolf, and Australian tarantula and then came the frogs - amazing and lots of them. We also spotted the Papuan Frogmouth and a Pademelon -
there was a lot of wildlife packed into a two hour tour. I highly recommend this for anyone visiting Cairns. Its close to the city, easy to access and very well run. Brigette is a great host. Thank you Brigette for an amazing evening.
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K5572ubjohannm
Apr 10, 2024
Amazingly rewarding macro photography tour ! - Bridgette’s tour was amazing. Her knowledge of the different bugs is spectacular from their names, locations, habits etc…
She gave me lots of technical tips and we saw a myriad different bugs. I am seriously considering joining the yearly membership and look forward to our next meeting.
I highly recommend the Lets Go Bugging Tour !
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Sophie_j
Apr 6, 2024
Incredible Morning Walk - I had an absolutely incredible time on this bug and nature walk in the morning. I was able to see many different types of spiders, moths, butterflies, beetles, etc. Bridgette is very knowledgeable and has a meticulous eye for pointing out the various insects and arachnids. I would recommend this tour to anyone!
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Stevewo3900ft
Jan 22, 2024
Bug photography - Bridgette was fantastic
If you want to photograph little critters then this is an excellent place to start.
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J5801nrlorenzos
Jan 4, 2024
Amazing experience - Bridgette knows her critters like the inside of her pockets, as we say in Italy. So much hidden biodiversity in such a small area, and right next to the city at that! Definitely recommend.
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Fearless65941491076
Dec 9, 2023
A fascinating experience among the wonders of the insect world. - The let's go bugging tour is a fascinating walk around the botanical gardens spotting all sorts of bugs, spiders, beetles, caterpillars and other insects. Bridgette is very knowledgeable and has a keen eye to spot creatures among the foliage. There is much to learn and the tour is full of wonders and surprises. The bugs are better in the tropics. I can highly recommend this tour.
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Mikecv3795gc
Nov 20, 2023
Unforgettable experience with tremendous photos - Bridgette is a great guide and I took some amazing macro photos that wowed me and my friends and family. She absolutely knows where to look at and is patient in giving plenty of opportunity to get the right shot and find little critters to shoot. If you don't have good equipment, I highly recommend renting at least her medium package, which I did. It helped me see the difference that good equipment can make. I'm glad I did that instead of just using my DSLR (without macro lens or diffusion flash)
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211natsumis
Mar 28, 2024
A wonderful experience - It was absolutely a wonderful experience. I saw many unique bugs that I had never seen in my country, Japan & they were breathtakingly beautiful. Besides, having detailed explanations by a knowledgeable tour guide made me more understand & curious. Although I joined this tour with my boyfriend, it was much more fun to take around with other joiners from different countries.
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