The Balconies Tickets and Tours

Nature Wildlife Grampians Hiking Day Tour

My Best Nature Tour Experience in Australia

This was the best tour experience I had in 20 years. I never imagined I would find such a great tour agency in Australia. And the shocking part was the low price I paid for such an unforgettable experience, lower than other tour agencies that were providing average experiences. I wish I could give it 7 stars, but only 5 are allowed. Here are the details: The pick-up time at 9 am was perfect, because it avoided the rush hour of the city while giving me enough time to have a nice breakfast before departing. The group was really a small group, to the point I felt like a VIP. Something that other "small" group tours before could not match. Then, I was treated extremely well with plenty of complimentary drinks and snacks the entire time! There were several sugary drinks and different types of snacks to choose! The 3-hour drive from Melbourne was lovely listening to stories about the places and other interesting facts. Then, we had the chance to stop for lunch in the small town of Ararat and to my surprise, we were able to choose a restaurant we liked! Once we reached the park, I thought we were only going to see few places. But to my surprise, we did not skip any of the important attractions (except Mackenzie Falls because it was closed, but didn't matter because of how wonderful everything else was). The guide was making sure we had perfect photos of each of the points we went to. He was very skilled taking great pictures, and I felt like a famous actor or social media person! Hiking the trails was a wonderful experience and we were lucky it was not crowded that day, but still, the tour was perfectly organized to avoid the crows. We started with the Balconies, the waterfalls, and eventually made it to the best part of the park which was the Pinnacle Lookout. He made sure we were all good and never forgot to take pictures of us at the most important parts. The timing was perfect to see the sunset and to safely return to the trailhead before darkness. Then, a few minutes later, the timing was again perfect to see kangaroos eating grass on a field of a small town. We had plenty to time to take all the pictures we liked. Finally, to my surprise, we were gifted with a printed photograph of our choosing (digital files we could send to a camera to print). This was the "cherry on top" that I was not expecting and made this experience the best I had in the last 20 years! Next time I travel to Australia, I'll be choosing Wild Side Melbourne again in a heartbeat. I highly recommed!

Melbourne to Adelaide 3 Day Tour via Great Ocean Road & Grampians

Beautiful experience at the 3-Day-Tour from Melbourne to Adelaide

Just finished my 3-day-tour in Adelaide and it was a great experience. Our tour guide "J-dog" alias Janet was the best. Always in good spirit, singing, she was very knowledgeable about everything, was super friendly and a great pal. The Tour was great, beautiful sceneries along The Great Ocean Road, many animals in the National Parks, we saw koalas, kakadoos, kookaburras, kangagooes etc.and the bushwalks were nice too. The accomodations were great, only 3 people in a room, the food was amazing. I also met some nice people, even from Switzerland. I can only recommend this tour, I loved it.

Private Day Trip to Nature's Wonderland Grampians Grandeur

Long day but a lot to see. Wildlife and scenery were great.

Very long day, it is 3 hour drive to get to the Grampians. We loved the experience. The tour guide had contacted us with possible issues, there had been wild fires in the Grampians and a lot of trails and lookouts had been closed. He kept really good communication with us, and gave alternatives in case. We ended up getting to see everything, trails had opened up and the fires were completely extinguished by the time we arrived for our tour. The tour was informative, and the guide walked the trails/paths with us. We lucked out on weather and it was a gorgeous day. We did see quite a bit of wildlife, our guide spotted birds and animals really well.