Tamborine Mountain Glow Worm Caves
Tamborine Mountain Glow Worm Caves
Tamborine Mountain Glow Worm Caves
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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
About
Welcome to the Tamborine Mountain Glow Worm Tours! During our tours you will experience the results of our ground-breaking conservation project, as we guide you through our spectacular purpose-built cave, filled with thousands of glowing Glow Worms! We offer the only opportunity in Queensland to see Glow Worms during the day, and over the course of 30 minutes, you’ll meet a Glow Worm up close and learn all about their life cycle and behaviour. Our cave features a colony of native Mt. Tamborine Glow Worms, and is part of a long-term breeding program, so your admission helps support and ensure the survival of the species in South East Queensland for future generations!
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Noemie S
1 contribution
Jan 2020 • Family
We went there 20minutes before the closing time and were able to join the glow worms tour. The tour guide was speaking so fast My family from oversea was unable to catch a word.
Then we were told we could go to the frog exhibit. In the frog area, a lady showed up and told us she was going to lock up and we needed to leave. She started to switch off all aquariums and told us to leave the building. We didnt have time to see any frogs.
Then she followed us back to the entrance and repeated 3 times she was going to lock the toilets.
Overall we felt rushed all along. I understand they have a closing time but they shouldn’t accept visitors past 3pm if visitors dont have time to complete the experience.
We paid over $40 and spent only 20mins on site before being pushed to the car park. Wont recommend this overpriced place to anyone.
We feel ripped off.
Then we were told we could go to the frog exhibit. In the frog area, a lady showed up and told us she was going to lock up and we needed to leave. She started to switch off all aquariums and told us to leave the building. We didnt have time to see any frogs.
Then she followed us back to the entrance and repeated 3 times she was going to lock the toilets.
Overall we felt rushed all along. I understand they have a closing time but they shouldn’t accept visitors past 3pm if visitors dont have time to complete the experience.
We paid over $40 and spent only 20mins on site before being pushed to the car park. Wont recommend this overpriced place to anyone.
We feel ripped off.
Written 14 January 2020
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Simone P
Tweed Heads, Australia1 contribution
Jul 2022 • Family
Terrible, just not worth the time and money spent. I took my 3 primary kids and a friend of mine for what o expected to be a great eco experience. Long drive to get there. And when you get you see a nice winery offering tasting but you are directed to an old door, with old furniture to rendem your ticket.
Then you are asked to stay at a “waiting area” until a tour guide come and get you. Long wait and a bunch of people get together until this uniformed guy call everyone to walk to the cave.
You walk longer to get into the cave than the actual size of the cave. Then you get inside this completely man made cabe at the back of the winery and you are asked to sit and watch a video that lasts longer than the actual glow worm sighting, siting on plastic chairs.
After a torture video at a hot place, you are finally directed to see the attraction. The tour guide opens a door (literally a door) and all group of around 30 to 40 people get aligned on this narrow path with another door at the other end. All the group fits exactly at this path. O extra room at the back or at the front. The guide starts speaking about what was spoken at the video while you try to figure out if what you see is actually real or not. Everything looks so bad that you starts getting into disbelief mode… and people make a few questions, the second door opens and it finishes!!!!
Soooooo bad!!!! My kids were so frustrated… I would never go back again and would never recommend it to anyone.
Then you are asked to stay at a “waiting area” until a tour guide come and get you. Long wait and a bunch of people get together until this uniformed guy call everyone to walk to the cave.
You walk longer to get into the cave than the actual size of the cave. Then you get inside this completely man made cabe at the back of the winery and you are asked to sit and watch a video that lasts longer than the actual glow worm sighting, siting on plastic chairs.
After a torture video at a hot place, you are finally directed to see the attraction. The tour guide opens a door (literally a door) and all group of around 30 to 40 people get aligned on this narrow path with another door at the other end. All the group fits exactly at this path. O extra room at the back or at the front. The guide starts speaking about what was spoken at the video while you try to figure out if what you see is actually real or not. Everything looks so bad that you starts getting into disbelief mode… and people make a few questions, the second door opens and it finishes!!!!
Soooooo bad!!!! My kids were so frustrated… I would never go back again and would never recommend it to anyone.
Written 11 January 2023
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Sean B
Perth, Australia283 contributions
Dec 2019
A number of my family members were really looking forward to this excursion, but we left feeling underwhelmed and disappointed by the rudeness of a couple of staff.
I understand that being busy at Christmas time is to be expected, but our tour set of late and returned early - so we only experienced a shortened experience. The actual tour was very underwhelming and certainly not worth the admission price.
When speaking with a number of staff, we found them to be very poor at listening and very rude in their responses. Suggest you employ people who actually understand what customer service means!
Save your money and go elsewhere. There are so many other options on the Gold Coast.
I understand that being busy at Christmas time is to be expected, but our tour set of late and returned early - so we only experienced a shortened experience. The actual tour was very underwhelming and certainly not worth the admission price.
When speaking with a number of staff, we found them to be very poor at listening and very rude in their responses. Suggest you employ people who actually understand what customer service means!
Save your money and go elsewhere. There are so many other options on the Gold Coast.
Written 6 January 2020
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Dear Sean, we appreciate you sharing your feedback. Friendly customer service is usually a strong point for us; it's unfortunate to hear that we missed the mark on this occasion. We would like the opportunity to investigate your feedback further.Could you email me at glowworms@cedarcreekestate.com.au? We’ll work with you to try to resolve any issues. Thanks, Robin Communications Officer
Written 13 January 2020
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Kevin R
1 contribution
Jul 2021 • Family
My Children are 9, 12 and 13. We made the trip to Tamborine Mountain to check out the Glow Worms as my wifd had been wanting to do it for years. It cost about $45 for the 5 of us and the Glow worm tour went for about 30 mins. The Tour guide Dayna, was very knowledgable and made the kids laugh, overall being a good experience. The kids also loved checking out the Frogs aswell. If you are in the area, definately worth a stop.
Written 7 July 2021
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Adelie2015
Blue Mountains, Australia23 contributions
Oct 2020
A heart-warming story in these times of species extinction and habitat loss due to land-clearing and global warming. At the Tamborine Mountain Glow Worm Caves, you can see glow worms up close while hearing all about their life cycle from an expert. It is very easy to access (no rough bush tracks or steps) on a good boardwalk through a small section of rainforest. Once inside the cave, there is a short video to help accustom eyes to the darkness then a short, flat walk into the inner cave to see the glow worms. After visiting the glow worm cave, be sure to check out the adjoining Frog Hollow which gives you the opportunity to see different species of frogs. A few steps here, but nothing onerous.
Definitely a great educational experience and a wonderful opportunity to see a species that is declining in the wild.
Definitely a great educational experience and a wonderful opportunity to see a species that is declining in the wild.
Written 11 October 2020
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Gin Gin Mom
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Dec 2022
(1) We felt cheated because the cave did not look anything like the picture in the brochure, as attached.
(2) Entrance fee AUD 19 per pax. For what we experienced, it only worth AUD 1. Not kidding. Money wasted. For three adults in my family, we spent near to $60 on the entrance fees. At first we thought the tiny lights on the cave wall were all glow worms.
(3) The man-made cave is a small tunnel, takes an adult about 6 to 8 steps to reach from one end to the other.
(4) We were limited to about 5 min in the cave, looking at the lightings. Many of us were trying to figure out whether they were really glow worms or fiber optics lightings. When 5 mins was up, the guide raised his voice "next group is coming in!" and we were led to leave the cave hurriedly.
This trip is not worth going.
(2) Entrance fee AUD 19 per pax. For what we experienced, it only worth AUD 1. Not kidding. Money wasted. For three adults in my family, we spent near to $60 on the entrance fees. At first we thought the tiny lights on the cave wall were all glow worms.
(3) The man-made cave is a small tunnel, takes an adult about 6 to 8 steps to reach from one end to the other.
(4) We were limited to about 5 min in the cave, looking at the lightings. Many of us were trying to figure out whether they were really glow worms or fiber optics lightings. When 5 mins was up, the guide raised his voice "next group is coming in!" and we were led to leave the cave hurriedly.
This trip is not worth going.
Written 15 December 2022
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blaintm
Proserpine, Australia728 contributions
Feb 2021 • Couples
The location is beautiful and well designed, from the lake with the ducks, to the creek and forest walk to Frog Hollow and the Glow Worm cave. Glow worm cave was very interesting and the tour guide was clearly passionate about glow worms. This attraction would be suitable for all ages.
Written 16 February 2021
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Travelbug291
Bribie Island, Australia923 contributions
Sept 2020
There are few places you can visit during daylight to see Glow Worms. They have tours every half-hour following a visual presentation explaining their life cycle, before entering the Glow Worm cave. Set in beautiful surroundings, plan on having lunch there, in either the cafe or the restaurant attached to the winery.
Written 8 October 2020
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michael f
Sydney, Australia37 contributions
Jan 2020 • Couples
The man made cave is located in a winery so I drove past it the first time. We missed an earlier tour becasue they only take 20 people at a time so we had to wait almost an hour for the next one. The glow worm caves have been built well and there are lots of glow worms in a small man made cave. The tour was nice but once is enough.
Written 3 February 2020
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Jo
Brisbane, Australia101 contributions
Jul 2022 • Couples
I wanted to see the glow worms as I had seen some about 40 years ago and was interested in seeing them again. The video was informative but the cave was disappointing. I had high expectations of large numbers of worms since they are in a specially developed artificial cave. There were not as many as I expected. Our tour guide was informative but included too many lame jokes through her talk which seriously detracted from the information. It was OK, but I wouldn’t go again and probably wouldn’t recommend it. The winery had a free frog exhibit which was OK and worth going through if there for the wine tasting or restaurant.
Written 18 July 2022
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Is it possible that the glow worm caves are accessible in a wheelchair?
Written 28 August 2019
Unfortunately, we are not technically accessible. There are two small steps on the way down to the cave, and due to the nature of the cave the path is too narrow to be legally accessible. We do our best to accomodate visitors, so please get in touch if you are planning a visit so we can help describe the pathway.
Written 26 August 2021
What can hurt the worms because I have heard things like insect spray can also turn off thier glow. What should/ shouldn't I do around glow worms
Written 11 February 2018
Before you go into the Glow Worm caves the guide gives a very interesting talk on the glow worms and all the does and don't of what to do while you are in the cave.
Written 12 February 2018
You can probably get a pram to the cave entrance and then inside to watch the video. However, the actual glow worm viewing platform is very narrow (single file) and in pitch darkness.
The tour itself is fairly short. So my advice would be to take it in turns and amuse your little one at the children’s play park just outside the caves. There is wine tasting, a gift shop, somewhere to get snacks and baby changing facilities there too.
It is a short but good tour. Unless there is a big group of you, then you don’t have to book in advance. Quite spectacular to see. Enjoy!
Written 28 December 2017
Can we go by ourselves without any tour guide? Is it changed the enterance rule?
The reason why I asked this question is that I had been there 10 years ago.
At that time, I went there around 6pm without any tour. Now, I want go there with my wife becoz we are in honeymoon.
Pls let me know if you went yourself recently.
Written 8 October 2017
Hello,
We only allow guided tours from 10 am to 4 pm. We have never allowed self- guided tours at Cedar Creek in order to protect our sensitive glowworms, so it is likely that on your previous visit you went to a different location which had glowworms. There are 3 sites with glowworms on Mt. Tambourine, but we are the only site with a captive population for conservation purposes. We would love to show you our glowworms during the daytime hours if you do decide to come by, and our tour guides can tell you all about the unique conservation project that we run at Cedar Creek.
Written 9 October 2017
Can we do a self guided visit to the caves? I'm not all that keen to pay someone to walk me through a cave.
Written 10 August 2017
Apologies for not checking my earlier answer correctly before submitting hence the use of "disappointed" twice.
Written 11 August 2017
Fransiska
Jakarta, Indonesia
Haii... I'm planning to come on July.
How is glow worm cave in winter? Is it affect the same all year ? How many persons is the max capacity of the tour? More than that we have to wait for the next tour? Can we book online for the exact time, so no need to wait long ?
Written 19 May 2017
Hi Fransiska,
The glow worm cave is a controlled environment and therefore is not affected by the seasons. Tours take up to 20 people per tour and depart every half hour. To book a tour we require 10 or more people. You can call us and reserve a time slot but we will need you to be here 15 mins prior to ensure you go on this tour. I hope this has been of assistance and please contact to reserve time slot.
Written 22 May 2017
We are 4 adults plus a 7 month old is it safe to take a 7 month old ? How much time can we spend in the caves ?
Written 4 May 2017
it's totally safe. We watched a short video and spent about 30min in the cave. The guide was attentive and helpful, so not to worry. Not flash light though 😉
Written 5 May 2017
Hi, is this area wheelchair friendly and how much outdoor access - is it possible to access in wet weather
Written 15 March 2017
Hi, I don't think it is wheelchair friendly, especially not in the caves themselves as it's very dark and there isn't much space to manoeuvre. In terms of wet weather access, you'd definitely need an umbrella to walk between the visitor info centre and the caves where the tour happens. Hope this helps.
Written 18 March 2017
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