GLASS HOUSE MOUNTAINS PRIVATE TOUR
with Lunch, Lookouts, Glass House Mountains National Park, Maleny, Historic and Cultural Sites, Nature Walk
Glass House Mountains Private Tour
Duration: 7.5 hours
When: Available Daily
Pick-up Location: Noosa and Sunshine Coast regions; and Brisbane CBD and Northern Suburbs
Pick-up Time: 9am
Scenic guided tour through the Glass House Mountains National Park where we take you to the best viewing locations and lookouts, include a delicious lunch, visit historic and cultural sites, take a guided a nature walk in Maleny & more
Our Glass House Mountains Private Tour will have you in awe as we wind our way through this magnificent and unique landscape. You will have the best of both worlds with our experienced local guide taking you to the best viewing locations of the Glass House Mountains from near and afar, including a small nature walk into the Glass House Mountains National Park to get a close view at the biggest. A delicious dine-in lunch and drink at a lookout cafe is included. We also explore the most picturesque part of Maleny with a nature walk through old growth forest with giant trees and wildlife.
To further compliment this tour, we provide you with an experienced local guide and door to door pick-ups in a luxury vehicle with reclining seats and a USB port for each seat to charge your phones and cameras along the way.
- Our day begins with a nice country drive towards the biggest of the Glass House Mountains, Mt Beerwah. On our bus journey there, we will wind our way between various other Glass House Mountains peaks.
- You will be guided on a short walk into the Glass House Mountains National Park to a striking viewing area of Mt Beerwah and the organ pipes.
- Soon after admiring Mt Beerwah, we will drive to the best viewing location of Mt Coonowrin, the second tallest of the Glass House Mountains, with a distinctly unique shape.
- Another scenic drive through forest and farms will offer us incredible views of Mt Beerwah, then land us at a lookout with a historic fire tower and views of all 14 peaks of the Glass House Mountains and beyond.
- A delicious lunch with a drink is included on this tour at a wonderful lookout cafe with a beautiful landscape view. Here you also have an opportunity to buy a souvenir if you wish.
- After lunch we head back into the Glass House Mountains National Park to the best viewing location of Mt Tibrogargan and another little mountain we’ll keep as a surprise.
- Just as you thought you had see it all, we will go on yet another scenic drive between more of the Glass House Mountains towards the town called Glass House Mountains where you can explore the visitor centre and maybe buy a souvenir or some local relish.
- Next we visit an ancient cultural site, with evidence of activities from long ago by the local aboriginal and the early settlers.
- A scenic drive will land us in the most picturesque part of Maleny with some of the best views of the Glass House Mountains and we take you on a guided walk through ancient old-growth forest with giant trees and plenty of wildlife.
- We will then make our way home back down the mountain and have you back at you accommodation no later than 5pm.
- Scenic guided tour through Glass House Mountains National Park
- Lunch and a drink at lookout cafe
- All the best viewing locations of the Glass House Mountains
- Lookout with historic fire tower and panoramic views of all the mountains
- Picturesque views from Maleny
- Guided nature walk through old-growth forest with giant trees and wildlife
- Visit the Glass House Mountains township
- Pick-up and drop-off at your accommodation
- Full commentary from our experienced guide
“The view were amazing! Joel made an unforgettable experience for us! We have done so many day trips , but this experience is number one! This guy is amazing! I strongly recommend this day trip with Joel!” 
“Beautiful day trip with Joel! An absolutely fantastic service and unforgettable, amazing experience! I strongly recommend this day trip with Joel! An amazing guy, he went out of his way through the whole journey!”
“Joel’s Glasshouse Mountains tour is a wonderful way to deepen your experience of this beautiful region. Joel is a great guide whose passion and knowledge about the history, geology, plants and animals is totally engaging. Ever changing views of the amazing countryside from the cosy bus, and a great lunch! Mary Cairncross Reserve is awesome, even more so because of Joel’s familiarity with the ecosystem and the birds, animals and plants within it. Inspiring and highly recommended.”
“My sister and I went with Joel’s Journeys to the Glasshouse Mountains and Australia Zoo. Communication and Booking for the tours was seamless. Joel is polite, friendly and attentive to all our needs on the trips. Nothing is too much trouble for him. Joel is a wealth of information and I enjoyed his commentary on the tour. He was also happy to take photos. I was extremely impressed by Joel and his service and I highly recommend Joel’s Journeys. I have downloaded the song Wildest Things and sent the link on WhatsApp to my friends. If we are ever back on the Sunshine Coast we will go again on Joel’s Journeys. Five Stars”
“I love exploring and Joel’s passion and knowledge for the flora and fauna made my tour absolutely worth it. I learned so much and I brought home tons of wonderful pictures.”
“Me and my family had a fantastic day where we got to see magical scenery of the Glass House Mountains. Joel is a great guide with a lot of wisdom and information. We had a great lunch with a beautiful view and ended the day with a walk in a rainforest. We recommend this to anyone who wants to get close to the mountains and like nature! If we go back to Sunshine Coast we will absolutely go on another tour with Joel’s Journey.”
“Excellent tour! Very knowledgable guide, who took us to all beautiful places in that area. Glass House Mountains are gorgeous. Tasty lunch in a perfect place. We enjoyed it from a to z.”
“Joel is awesome. The tour is created to perfection with beautiful scenery, cool stories, delicious lunch and the rain forest walk is worth a trip on its own. I can not recommend the experience more and glad Joel created it as not many glass house mountains trips from Noosa available”
- We also offer the opportunity to explore the Glass House Mountains and Australia Zoo in the one trip, which includes entry to Australia Zoo and lunch with a drink at a lookout cafe in the Glass House Mountains.
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- We also offer the opportunity to explore the Glass House Mountains and Australia Zoo in the one trip, which includes entry to Australia Zoo and lunch with a drink at a lookout cafe in the Glass House Mountains.
PRIVATE TOUR BOOKING
Pick-up details for Glass House Mountains Private Tour
Joel’s Journeys will pick-up and drop-off customers at their home or accommodation in the Noosa and Sunshine Coast regions, including the Sunshine Coast Hinterland. Please ensure you provide your pick-up address when you make the booking. Pick ups outside of the above locations may incur a surcharge.
BRISBANE Pick-ups and Drop-offs
Joel’s Journeys will pick-up and drop-off customers at their home or accommodation in the Brisbane CBD or anywhere between the Brisbane CBD and Sunshine Coast for an additional $300 per booking. Please ensure you select the ‘BRISBANE PICK-UP’ option and provide your pick-up address when you make the booking. Brisbane Airport drop-offs are also an option for guests picked up from Brisbane. Pick ups in Brisbane outside of the above locations may incur an additional surcharge.
Sunshine Coast Airport Drop-off Available
Make the most of your departure day and be dropped-off at the Sunshine Coast Airport after your private tour for no extra cost. We have plenty of luggage room on the bus to stow your bags for the duration of the private tour. Ensure you select the appropriate airport transfer checkbox option when you make your private tour booking.
Luxury Vehicle for Passenger Loads of 11 or less
Groups of 11 or less will be chauffeured around in comfort in our luxury 12-seater vehicle. Our bus is equipped with reclining seats and a USB port for each seat to recharge your phones and cameras throughout a day. The vehicle has a fridge running throughout the day to keep cool any cold produce you purchase.
Passenger Loads of 12 or more guests
Passenger loads of 12 or more guests are subject to the availability of a larger bus, which will be different to the 12-seater bus described above. Please provide us with as much notice as possible for group bookings of 12 to 24 guests.
Experienced Tour Guide
Your host is an experienced tour guide and driver who lives in the Noosa region, is passionate about the natural world, respectful of indigenous culture and has received many positive compliments and reviews from customers.
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