Gidjuum Gulganyi 4-day walk and luxury camping
Nightcap National Park
Overview
Embark on an unforgettable 4-day journey on the Gidjuum Gulganyi Walk with Vision Walks Eco Tours. Explore the lush Gondwana Rainforest by day and enjoy the comforts of luxurious camping by night.
- When
- Contact Vision Walks Eco Tours for tour schedule.
- Where
- Nightcap National Park in North Coast
- Accessibility
- No wheelchair access
- Grade
- Medium. Suitable for adults and children 15 years and over. Moderate level of fitness required. The walk includes significant changes in elevation and many stairs.
- Price
- Contact Vision Walks Eco Tours for pricing.
- Meeting point
- Pick up from Beachcomber, 23 Shirley St, Byron Bay, The Cavanbah Centre, Byron Bay or Mullumbimby bus stop, River Terrace, Mullumbimby.
- Bookings
- Bookings required. Book online or email or call Vision Walks Eco Tours on 0405275743. Bookings also available on request.
Connect with nature and local Aboriginal culture on an exclusive, first of its kind 4-day guided tour on the Gidjuum Gulganyi Walk. Your award-winning guides from Vision Walks Eco Tours will lead you on an adventure from Unicorn Falls in Mount Jerusalem National Park to Minyon Falls in Nightcap National Park.
Carrying only a day-pack means you’ll be able to focus on enjoying the sweeping vistas and breathtaking waterfalls. You’re guides are environmental scientists and Aboriginal cultural specialists and will share their knowledge about the area’s ecology and Indigenous heritage.
After a big day of adventure, return to your fully set-up luxury camping accommodation. Vision Walks Eco Tours organise everything, including chef-prepared meals using the delicious local produce that the region is famous for. As the sun sets, relax with a cold beer or wine and a hot shower. Sleep in style with tall tents, camping beds and comfortable pillows. Awake with a steaming coffee and breakfast before your next day of exploring.
Vision Walks Eco Tours is a licensed commercial tour operator with a Parks Eco Pass.
Local alerts
For the latest updates on fires, closures and other alerts in this area, see https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/guided-tours/gidjuum-gulganyi-4-day-walk-luxury-camping/local-alerts
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Park info
- in Nightcap National Park in the North Coast region
Nightcap National Park is always open but may have to close at times due to poor weather, fire danger or management operations.
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Accessibility
Disability access level - no wheelchair access
Not wheelchair-accessible.
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Gidjuum Gulganyi 4-day walk and luxury camping is in Nightcap National Park. Here are just some of the reasons why this park is special:
Aboriginal heritage
Nightcap National Park is the traditional land of the Bundjalung People, in particular the Widjabul People who have inhabited the area for thousands of years. The park contains many ancient sites of cultural significance, including ceremonial and sacred sites that are still used by local Aboriginal people today. The creeks, plants, animals and landscape of the park feature in the stories, teachings and practices of Aboriginal people that continue to be passed on today.
Ancient rainforest
Nightcap National Park's rainforests are part of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Area, the largest area of subtropical rainforest in the world. They are a living link to the environment of ancient Australia and give us insight into the environment of the ancient supercontinent of Gondwana.
This lush and diverse conservation area protects a number of vulnerable and threatened species such as the rufous scrub bird, red goshawk, sooty and masked owls and regent bowerbirds. It is also home to the recently discovered nightcap oak, which can grow up to 40m high.
Ground-breaking protests at Terania Creek in the late 1970's paved the way for the park's creation and international recognition as a Gondwana Rainforest World Heritage site in 1986.
- Minyon Falls guided rainforest tour Journey through ancient rainforest to Minyon Falls on a 5-hour tour with Wild Byron. You’ll see the stunning creeks, waterfalls and wildlife of Nightcap National Park.
- Protesters Falls walking track Protestors Falls walking track is nestled within the rugged ranges of Nightcap National Park, near Lismore. The track leads through magnificent World Heritage-listed rainforest to a stunning waterfall.
- Terania Creek picnic area Terania Creek picnic area in Nightcap National Park is a hidden gem and well worth a visit. With good facilities, a gorgeous creek and access to walking tracks and waterfalls, it’s perfect for a family picnic.
Frogs galore
The rainforest creeks in Nightcap National Park are home to a number of threatened frogs, including Fleay's barred frog and the pouched frog. You might see Fleay's barred frogs hiding under leaf litter near streams or foraging for food on the rainforest floor, but you're more likely to hear their chorus, a distinctive 'arrrrrrk'. This rare frog feeds mainly on insects and invertebrates, so crickets, moths and beetles make a good meal. Keep your eyes open for this pale brown frog around Terania creek at the base of Protesters Falls.
- Byron glow worms and hinterland forest experience Discover Byron Bay’s hidden side and see glow worms and enchanting forest sights on this guided outing with Rise Up – Byron Conscious Tours. You'll delight your senses and relax your mind as you explore the wilderness in and around Nightcap National Park.
- Goorgana walking track Goorgana walking track is ideal for experienced bushwalkers keen to tackle the challenging iconic peaks in Nightcap National Park.
- Minyon Falls guided rainforest tour Journey through ancient rainforest to Minyon Falls on a 5-hour tour with Wild Byron. You’ll see the stunning creeks, waterfalls and wildlife of Nightcap National Park.
- Night vision rainforest walks in Byron Bay Discover elusive native animals at night as you strap on a pair of special goggles and venture out for a thrilling rainforest tour beneath the stars with the friendly guides of Vision Walks Eco Tours.
- Terania Creek picnic area Terania Creek picnic area in Nightcap National Park is a hidden gem and well worth a visit. With good facilities, a gorgeous creek and access to walking tracks and waterfalls, it’s perfect for a family picnic.
History buffs
Nightcap National Park contains a number of sites of historical interest, including a flying fox on the Googarna track. The flying fox was used to lower logs 500m down to the Kunghur mill during the 1940s and 1950s. The historic Nightcap track provided the first bridle track and telegraph line between the Richmond and Tweed valleys in the 1870s, and today you can explore this track on foot, camping overnight in the bush.
Plants and animals protected in this park
Animals
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Albert's lyrebird (Menura alberti)
The Albert’s lyrebird is much rarer than the superb lyrebird. Distinguished by its richer brown plumage and less elaborate tail feathers, it’s protected as a threatened species in NSW.
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Satin bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus)
With vibrant blue-violet eyes and curious antics, the satin bowerbird is a favourite for bird watching and easy to spot as it forages for food in open forest. Relatively common across eastern Australia, in NSW they’re found in coastal rainforests and adjacent woodlands and mountain ranges.
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Australian brush turkey (Alectura lathami)
The Australian brush turkey, also known as bush or scrub turkey, can be found in rainforests along eastern NSW. With a striking red head, blue-black plumage and booming call, these distinctive Australian birds are easy to spot while bird watching in several NSW national parks.
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Lace monitor (Varanus varius)
One of Australia’s largest lizards, the carnivorous tree-dwelling lace monitor, or tree goanna, can grow to 2m in length and is found in forests and coastal tablelands across eastern Australia. These Australian animals are typically dark blue in colour with whitish spots or blotches.
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Grey-headed flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus)
The grey-headed flying fox is Australia's largest native bat, with a wingspan up to 1m. This threatened species travels up and down south-eastern Australia and plays a vital role in pollinating plants and spreading seeds in our native forests.
Plants
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Coachwood (Ceratopetalum apetalum)
Coachwood trees are Australian native plants that grow in warm temperate rainforests along coastal NSW. Also known as scented satinwood, the mottled grey bark of the coachwood has horizontal markings and a delicate fragrance.
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Blueberry ash (Elaeocarpus reticulatus)
The blueberry ash is a rainforest shrub which produces blue olive-shaped berries and spectacular bell-shaped flowers, which often appear on the plant together. It is a tall slender shrub or small tree found in rainforest, tall eucalypt forest and coastal bushland in eastern NSW, south-east Queensland and Victoria.
Environments in this park
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- in Nightcap National Park in the North Coast region
Nightcap National Park is always open but may have to close at times due to poor weather, fire danger or management operations.
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