Testimonials
Sample of 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 Zealand
"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 (pictured above with Ronda), Mexico, editor of Planeta:
"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."
Heather Wardell, Adelaide, SA
"This year I was injured while on holidays. I had two
days of birding tours booked with Araucaria Wildlife
Tours before my flight home. I asked Ronda if she
could cater for me - yes. Ronda opened and closed the
vehicle door, did up my seat belt, tied my shoe laces
in preparation for walking, took photographs and
ticked off the birds we saw. Thank you for ending my
holiday on a pleasant note. Heather"
Also
see
We have been identified as a Rough-Guide Recommended
Operation after one of the Rough Guide reps came with us on
a day tour.
Lonely Planet folk have also visited and written
about us favourably in their guides to Australia and
Queensland
Terra Incognita have recognised us as one of the top global
ethical birding ecotours

Tourism
Awards for Araucaria Ecotours
2020 - Ecotourism Hall of Fame

Tours have been eco-certified for over 20 years with
Ecotourism Australia
Also recognised as a Green Leader
 2014
- Award at ITSA conference for best industry
presentation
(Ronda Green was presenting as chair of Wildlife Tourism
Australia, but her experience as proprietor of Araucaria
Ecotours contributed significantly to the presentation

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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
- We've been a bit
too busy in recent years to spend the time
applying for awards, but we received a grant in
2011 (from Southeast Queensland Catchments) to
construct fences to separate our horse-grazing
from our rainforest restoration, and Ronda
completed an International Mentoring program with
Tourism and Events Queensland in 2013.
- All our tours have
achieved advanced eco-accreditation with Ecotourism
Australia


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