Home to the last forest of red tingle trees in the world, the Valley of the Giants in Western Australia is aptly named. Towering high above the forest floor, some of these ancient and impressive eucalypts are more than 400 years old. The Treetop Walk that winds through it reaches 40m at its highest.
Constructed out of lightweight steel trusses the Valley of the Giants Treetop Walk sometimes sways in the wind. It loops 600m through the canopy and taking in bird’s-eye views of gullies. You can also follow a trail to the Ancient Empire boardwalk on the forest floor. It winds up, down, through and around several of the giant tingle trees, starting at ‘Grandma Tingle’.
Otway Fly Tree Top Walk, VIC
The Otway Fly Treetop Walk, longest and highest steel canopy walk in the world, is nestled in the temperate rainforest of the magnificent Otway Ranges in Victoria. The round-trip from the visitor’s centre is almost 2km long, letting you trail the forest floor before you ascend up to 25m above the ground.
Illawarra Fly Tree Top Walk, NSW
The impressive sandstone cliffs of the Illawarra escarpment in New South Wales are the backdrop of the Illawarra Fly Treetop Walk. Take in the beauty of the rainforest as you wind your way along elevated steel platforms 30m above the ground.
On the Otway Fly Tree Top Walkway you can wind your way for 600m on steel pathways before reaching the 45m-high spiral tower for a birds-eye view above the crowns of the area’s giant trees. For extra thrill you can also sway in the wind on the cantilever that juts out above the picturesque Youngs Creek.
The Illawarra Fly Tree Top Walk is the only canopy walk in New South Wales spanning the forest for 500m and featuring two swaying cantilevers. In the end you get to climb a spiral tower nearly 50m above the ground. From here, 710m above sea level, you will experience breathtaking views stretching to the ocean.
Encounter one of the largest remaining stands of complex vine forest in the Wet Tropics on the Mamu Tropical Skywalk. Located in the traditional country of the Ma Mu Aboriginal people of northern Queensland, the walk’s track winds across the forest floor take to a 37m-high observation tower which provides stunning vistas of the World Heritage-listed rainforest. Then you can trail along the sustainably built 350m-long walkway 15m above the ground, you will encounter the rich insect life, birds and butterflies of the lower canopy as signs will tell you about the rich and complex history of the area.
Encounter one of the largest remaining stands of complex vine forest in the Wet Tropics on the Mamu Rainforest Canopy Walkway. Located in the traditional country of the Mamu Aboriginal people of northern Queensland, the walk’s track winds across the forest floor take to a 37m-high observation tower which provides stunning vistas of the World Heritage-listed rainforest.
Nine suspension bridges give O’Reilly’s Tree Top Walk in Queensland a thrill factor found nowhere else. The bridges are 180m long and sway 15m above the ground. For an even more exhilarating experience, two observation decks high above the walkway climb nearly 30m above the rainforest floor.
While on O’Reilly’s Tree Top Walk keep an eye out for a few 160 species of sub-tropical birds curious local birds like the Albert’s lyrebird, Wompoo fruit-dove and topknot pigeons as you wander the canopy, observing canopy plants and wildlife along the way.
Discover ancient plants deep in the heart of the oldest intact tropical rainforest in the world, the 180-million-year-old Daintree rainforest in northern Queensland. Make your way to the Daintree Discovery Centre to experience the 14m-high Aerial Walkway.
Daintree Discovery Centre Aerial Walkway will lead you through mid-level canopy of the most biologically diverse rainforest in the world. Along the way make sure you don’t miss the impressive views from the top of the 23m-high canopy tower.
The steel structures of the Tamborine Rainforest Skywalk let you explore the canopies of the pristine rainforest on Tamborine Mountain in south-eastern Queensland.
On the Tamborine Rainforest Skywalk encounter the rainforest up close as you walk amongst the butterflies 30m above the ground. The 1.5km walk meanders intermittently through the canopy and rainforest floor.
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