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Awards
acomplished by Araucaria Ecotours
- 2002 - Ecotourism Award (jointly with O'Reilly's Guest House): Beaudesert Shire Council
- 2008 - Rainforest Way Ecotourism Award: Scenic Rim Regional Council
- 2008 - Hidden Jewel Award for Queensland: OM4 Tourism
- 2009 - Nature Tourism Award: Scenic Rim Regional Council
Memberships
Araucaria Ecotours is a member of:- Ecotourism
Australia (photo to left shows Ronda helping to man the Ecotourism
Australia stall in Berlin 2007)
- Wildlife Tourism Australia (Ronda is vice-chair)
- Queensland Tourism Industry Council
- Brisbane Marketing
- Scenic Rim Escapes
- Interpretation
Australia
As
individuals or family the Araucaria team also belong to the Ecology
Society of Australia, the Wildlife
Preservation Society of Queensland (Ronda is acting chair of the
newly-formed Scenic
Rim group), Bat Care Brisbane, Lamington
Natural
History Association (Darren is a former secretary), Logan and Albert
Conservation Association, Mensa and the Rathdowney and District
Historical Association)
Certifications
We hold
advanced eco-accreditation
for
all tours so far applied for.Other
certificates include:
- completion of food safety course and subsequent updates
- senior first aid course and subsequent updates
- Aussiehost
plus of course all
necessary permits and licences for operating a tour business and taking
tours into protected areasWe are also now described as "Rough Guide Recommended" and included in their 2009 'Clean Breaks" guide to environmentally-friendly holidays around the world, with permission to use their 'Rough Guide Recommended' logo.
Testimonials
This is what some of our guests have said
about us, reproduced with their permission:
Lois Evans, Manchester, UK:
Araucaria Ecotours offered me the opportunity to visit rainforests for the first time. We have a lot of rain in Manchester (UK), but no rainforests. Ronda and Darren proved to be excellent guides and I was very impressed by their extensive and expert knowledge. Thanks to them I was able to view wildlife and learn about the magnificent trees and plants which make up the various types of rainforest. I came away with great respect for the wonderful Australian ecological heritage and a renewed enthusiasm for conserving the few truly wild parts of the world that are left to us.
Ian Duncan, Ontario, Canada:
I want to thank you so much for the fantastic day we had birdwatching at O'Reilly's. It really was the highlight of my visit to Australia. I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it - and seeing the Platypus at the end of the day was the icing on the cake! You can be sure that I'll be recommending you to anyone I know who is going to be visiting Australia.
June Wan , Hong Kong:
Thank you Ronda, for putting together a tour that is tailor-made to my many special requests!
I have enjoyed the magnificent scenery and wildlife as well as your company .†The kind hospitality and great food of Elizabeth and Hugh at Cougal Park is a once -in-a-lifetime experience too ! Thanks a lot
Matt Rynalski, Florida, USA
Fantastic tour, and I loved the platypus and the nature walks!
Nicola Holt, New Zraland
I am just back from Brisbane today and I wanted to write to thank you so much for a wonderful trip in the Binna Burra last Sunday. I enjoyed it enormously and really appreciated all the effort you had put in to make it such a special day. I was fascinated with everything, and I am looking forward to downloading my photos when I get a moment. Thank you so much for a very happy and memorable day.
Ron Mader, Mexico, editor of Planeta (www.planeta.com):
During my visit to Australia earlier this year, Ronda and her son Darren were superb guides. They knew where to find the wildlife, they knew how to make the approach.
Many other positive comments have been made both in writing and verbally from guests of many nationalities
Also see article by Dominique White, formerly of Tourism Queensland
(we have changed route since Dominique travelled with us but our basic activities and philosophies remain the same)
Lois Evans, Manchester, UK:
Araucaria Ecotours offered me the opportunity to visit rainforests for the first time. We have a lot of rain in Manchester (UK), but no rainforests. Ronda and Darren proved to be excellent guides and I was very impressed by their extensive and expert knowledge. Thanks to them I was able to view wildlife and learn about the magnificent trees and plants which make up the various types of rainforest. I came away with great respect for the wonderful Australian ecological heritage and a renewed enthusiasm for conserving the few truly wild parts of the world that are left to us.
Ian Duncan, Ontario, Canada:
I want to thank you so much for the fantastic day we had birdwatching at O'Reilly's. It really was the highlight of my visit to Australia. I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it - and seeing the Platypus at the end of the day was the icing on the cake! You can be sure that I'll be recommending you to anyone I know who is going to be visiting Australia.
June Wan , Hong Kong:
Thank you Ronda, for putting together a tour that is tailor-made to my many special requests!
I have enjoyed the magnificent scenery and wildlife as well as your company .†The kind hospitality and great food of Elizabeth and Hugh at Cougal Park is a once -in-a-lifetime experience too ! Thanks a lot
Matt Rynalski, Florida, USA
Fantastic tour, and I loved the platypus and the nature walks!
Nicola Holt, New Zraland
I am just back from Brisbane today and I wanted to write to thank you so much for a wonderful trip in the Binna Burra last Sunday. I enjoyed it enormously and really appreciated all the effort you had put in to make it such a special day. I was fascinated with everything, and I am looking forward to downloading my photos when I get a moment. Thank you so much for a very happy and memorable day.
Ron Mader, Mexico, editor of Planeta (www.planeta.com):
During my visit to Australia earlier this year, Ronda and her son Darren were superb guides. They knew where to find the wildlife, they knew how to make the approach.
Many other positive comments have been made both in writing and verbally from guests of many nationalities
Also see article by Dominique White, formerly of Tourism Queensland
(we have changed route since Dominique travelled with us but our basic activities and philosophies remain the same)
