Aussie Macro Photos

Name: Aussie Macro Photos
Address: Cairns Botanic Gardens, Edge Hill, QLD, 4870, AU
Telephone: 0409 902 010
Price range: A$68–A$70

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Now in its fifth year, Aussie Macro Photos boasts the most unique tours in Cairns. Nature enthusiasts and photographers alike rate Let's Go Buggin Tours as their highlight experience in the Wet Tropics. A fast-track way to get up close and personal with all the little things that live in the Cairns Botanic Gardens.

The smorgasbord of native wildlife seen is abundant and varied. From beatles to bugs, frogs to fungi, spiders to reptiles… tour participants are wowed by creatures they never knew existed.

By far the most popular tour is the Let's Go Buggin Night Walks in which participants see creatures that are rarely seen including bizarre Net-casting Spiders and Stick Insects as well as other nocturnal animals like Scrub Pythons, Striped Possums, Papuan Frogmouths to name a few.

Specialised macro photography equipment is available for hire and with Bridgette's settings and assistance, participants can get incredible photos of their experience.

What's Available

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Regional Tourist/Tourism Association/Organisation

QLD - Tourism Tropical North Qld

Free Wifi

Available Tours

Let's Go Buggin - Nature & Photography Walk

See all the little things! Small group nature & photography tour to see the miniature world of Insects & Spiders in tropical paradise, the Cairns Botanic Gardens. We will share with you several bug-hubs that hides the most elusive beauties! See and photograph a huge variety of weird and wonderful insects, a myriad of spiders, fungi and a host of many other tiny creatures that are hidden in the undergrowth. Join Tour Guides & Photographers Bridgette & Ros for a personalised, highly specified tour of the gardens and the treasures waiting to be discovered. The tour will introduce you to Australia’s largest butterfly and caterpillar, the Cairns Birdwing. You will also see many other colourful insects and spiders including Australia’s first spider, the Northern Jewelled Orbweaver and a recently discovered Lacebug nicknamed ‘The Midgey Bridgey’. If you are bringing your own camera, we can help you with your camera settings and composition ideas, techniques, and suggestions for capturing amazing images. Photography equipment is not required, however we have an excellent selection of specialised Macro Photography equipment available for hire for Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced. Tour participants can also capture amazing shots and video using a smartphone.

From $70 to $80 per person

Night Walk in Cairns Botanic Gardens

The magic of the rainforest comes to life after dark and welcomes you with a chorus of frog croaks and the sparkling of a million eyeshines. A walking tour especially for nature enthusiasts and photographers in the heart of Cairns. Every Night Walk is different. Being in nature offers an exciting and unpredictable experience full of surprises. The tour will introduce you White-lipped tree frogs, Dwarf Tree Frogs, and many other species of amphibians. For those who like spiders, there are many that can be seen on the tour such as Net-casting spiders, Mirror-ball Spiders, huge Orb-weavers, and Huntsmans. People not fond of spiders will be relieved to know that they are weaving their webs or sitting on tree trunks. We see an abundance of nocturnal insects like moths, crickets, beetles and stick insects. Other animals that can be seen include Micro-bats, Papuan Frogmouths, Striped Possums, Speckled Flying Foxes, Pythons, Bandicoots, Pademelons and Echidnas. The tours offer a great opportunity for photographers who would love to just ‘go to’ that spot to capture amazing photographs of some nocturnal critters. We offer ideas, techniques, and suggestions for capturing amazing images of the animals we encounter.

$68 per person