Dorrigo rainforest ranger-guided tour

When

Tours run Monday to Saturday in NSW school Holidays. No tours on Wednesdays or public holidays.

Tour times:

9.30am to 10.10am, 11am to 11.40pm and 1pm to 1.40pm. 

January 2025:

Monday 6 January to Saturday 11 January 2025

Monday 13 January to Saturday 18 January 2025

Monday 20 January to Saturday 25 January 2025

Where

Dorrigo Rainforest Centre, Dorrigo National Park

Accessibility

Medium

Grade

Medium. Suitable for adults and children 5 years and over. There is a steep ramp descent to the rainforest floor.

Price

Adult $10 per person. Child (5 to 16 years) $5 per person. Family $25 for 2 adults and 2 children. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Accompanying adults need to book and pay.

Entry fees

Park entry fees apply

Meeting point

Adjacent to the mosaic at entrance to Dorrigo Rainforest Centre

What to
bring

Sturdy shoes, drinking water, raincoat, hat

Bookings

Bookings required. Phone 1300 072 757 for more information or book online. It's best to book ahead to secure your ticket, but you can book at the Rainforest Centre Information desk on the day.

Please note

This tour runs in all weather. The rainforest is the place to be in the rain, so come prepared.

This tour is an essential introduction to understanding the significance of Dorrigo National Park as a World Heritage-listed protected area.

Walk alongside an NPWS ranger, as we traverse this Heritage-listed Gondwana rainforest. We'll delve into this incredible world of ancient living fossils. Hear stories of how unique plants and animals of this World Heritage rainforest have survived and thrived. It's been millions of years in the making and is a place where time itself is captured.

Your tour will commence at the entrance of Dorrigo Rainforest Centre where a wall mosaic tells the story of how this vast continent of Gondwana broke up over millions of years. You’ll learn about the raft of plants and animals that followed, whose ancestors survive today in Dorrigo National Park.

From here your guide will lead you from the edge of the escarpment, down a steep ramp to the rainforest floor. The path winds through low canopy before coming to the Balaminda platform. Here, you’ll be invited to take time to stop, breathe and listen. This hotspot of biodiversity gives us a glimpse into the past and a portal to the future.

Come and experience this stunning subtropical rainforest. This short tour finishes at the Gondwana Junction. You’ll have the option to continue self-guided to the cascading Crystal Shower and Tristania Falls, the nearby Walk with the Birds boardwalk or return to the rainforest centre.

For directions, safety and practical information, see visitor info