Mount Tambourine Things to Do

Gallery Walk is a street on Tamborine Mountain where you find many small shops: Small art galleries, souvenir shops, café, small special culunary shops (for example the famous fudge shop) etc...
I must say that I did not like it so much because it was simply a stop to spend some money. I was here on a guided tour and had much more liked to spend more time in the rainforest, and not to be driven to a place where we were clearly expected to buy something. What I liked was that there were many nice food specialities, like macademia nuts or special kinds of sweets, but most they were too expensive for my budget (although I think that those prices are justified for local, handmade produce).
Moreover, I did not really like the shops - and I did not find any really good galleries. But I must also say that maybe this was just because we did not have so much time.

All in all, I found Gallery Walk a bit boring, and was happy when we went to our next destination.

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Kamarun Lookout is a beautiful lookout on the way from Mount Tamborine to O'Reilly's. We only had a short stop here, but I really enjoyed it. It gives you an idea of how green this area really is! On a fine day you have a really fantastic view.

The lookout is located about 10km northwest of O'Reilly's, and 35km south of Mount Tamborine, at a small turnoff from the Lamington Park Road.

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We were welcomed by mine hosts John and Michelle (2010) then it was a tour of inspection followed by a glass of beer in the cosy lounge; then came every VTers main interest...the food.

In 2011 new mine hosts.

Lunch was really very tasty. You will enjoy. I am not a salad person but the crab and avocado was fresh and lovely. Gluten free and vegetarian choices are available. Did not like the Sunday Roast in 2011.

And you can meet Leo the St Bernards Dog Mascot at the Hotel. He was born at Snomark Kennels on the 1st August 2006 and took up residence at the Hotel in early November 2006.

If you plan to propose to your darling ...well they host weddings as well.

Have a look at the website there is heaps more...Friday night entertainment, a bottle shop, a few poker machines, the history of the hotel, and an idea of future plans for the hotel.

Accommodation available in the adjacent motel (see tip)

Thank you for the best magical delivery into fantasy about everything fairy. I loved this shop called Flights of Fancy that much I will be buying many more items for my garden at home, and for my grandaughter's Nursery - Mum and Dad will be delighted. Your shop is also very magical and amazing, and nowhere in the World have I seen anything like it so thank you very much. To anyone else that may see their the pictures on their website they are fantastic but wait till you see the real thing its even better the details are brilliant, a lot of work goes into these and you can tell there gorgeous and in the main are hand made. I will be buying more in the future, and thank you for your amazing service.

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The Botanic gardens are not old like a lot of Botanic Gardens, so are still being developed. Even so, they are quite nice already. There is a good display of Camellias, Bromeliads, Magnolias, Rainforest etc. A nice little lake, with bridge and plenty of lawn for picnics, its good for a stroll and to return in later years as it develops. A lot of It has all been done by volunteers from the Tamboringe Mountain Garden Club, a credit to them for the excellent job they have done.

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THUNDER EGGS! ....Have you ever heard of or seen them?

Well, If you haven't, then on Tamborine Mountain is your chance to see the
largest deposit of Thundereggs in the world.
They were discovered here in 1967, and since then, have been mined in an open cut mine.

If you want to find your own Thunderegg, then you have to pay an
ADMISSION PRICE OF...
ADULTS........$24.00 per person
CHILDREN 12 and under..............$15.00 per child (to 12 years of age**)
** A child must be accompanied by a paying adult over 18 years of age.

FULLY ENCLOSED FOOTWEAR MUST BE WORN.

ENTRY FEE INCLUDES.........

Explantion leaflet on thundereggs, how to find them, a mine safety talk, as well as the use of a pick and bucket to collect the eggs. Everyone gets to take home all the thundereggs that fit inside the rim of their buckets and receive a souvenir miner’s permit as a souvenir. Additional eggs (above the rim) are charged at $3.00 per kilo. They will also cut the egg's open for a fee.

PLEASE NOTE - THE MINE IS CLOSED DURING WET WEATHER.

I didn't do any fossicking, but just went to the Mine shop where I had a look at the cut and polished Thundereggs. This was FREE. Souvenirs are for sale here to, and at the beginning of the walkway, is a Cafe.

The formation of thundereggs is still much of a mystery

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A nice area for an oversea's visitor, is "The Gallery walk" on Mount Tamborine.
I took my New Zealand friend here for a look as she was keen on "Arts & Crafts."

The street itself is called "GALLERY WALK." I was lucky to find a carpark actually in the street as quite often when the Tourist Buses are there, and on the weekends, car parks are hard to find.
We just walked the whole length of the street, popping in and out of shops the whole way. There were many galleries and craft shops displaying all forms of artistic work such as paintings, glass, sculpture's, pottery, antiques, ceramics, porcelain, glass, jewellery, nic - nacs and much more.

Judy tried some of the wine, as wine tasting was free, and at another shop, we tried the home-made fudge.

Mmmm, the smell of freshly brewed Coffee available at the many Cafes, made a Coffee stop a must!

Toilets [free] are located in the street.

We had a great time, even though we hardly bought a thing, we just enjoyed browsing the many interesting shops in this street.

After lunch, I did the walk the left from the Knoll picnic ground to Cameron Falls.
The walk was through Rainforest, past mosses, ferns, and beside a freshwater creek that had many rapids, and big boulders covered in moss, it was so pretty!
There were lots of Trees, including the tall Gum Trees that I had previously seen on Tamborine Mountain.
I heard and saw some Birds, and more Scrub Turkeys on my walk. The Falls were nice, and I viewed them from a viewing platform. More nice views over the valley.
This was a lovely walk, about 3kms for a round trip, not too hard. Could be wet and slippery after rain.