Eco Tours
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From 15th August through to 31st October, we invite you to celebrate spring in the National Heritage listed Stirling Range National Park on a Hidden Treasures Orchid and Wildflower Tour. The cost per person is $49. An Orchid list and a Wildflower book are included at no extra cost.
From mid September to 31st October discover the splendour of the retreat's local bird life on a Hidden Treasure Dawn and Dusk Bird Walk. The cost per person is $20.
Important information
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As the weather is often changeable, we recommend you bring a weatherproof jacket, strong shoes with non-slip soles, long trousers, a long-sleeved shirt and a hat.
Consider bringing your camera, a magnifier, binoculars, field guides, a notebook and a pen.
If we use bush trails, we encourage our guests to stay on well-pounded kangaroo trails. Kangaroos travel single file and so will the group to minimise damage to habitat.
The wild life at Stirling Range Retreat live in an undisturbed habitat. All the wildlife here is free to come and go as it pleases, we cannot guarantee sightings. As many of the animals are nocturnal please use red cellophane over your torch light as the eyes of the native animals can be damaged by torch light. Free red cellophane is available from the retreat's office.
Visitors are welcome to join all Hidden Treasure tours.
Bookings are essential for all tours.
Hidden Treasures Orchid & Wildflower Tour/Walkabout
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Dates: from August 15th to October 31st.
The bus seats 12 and departs every morning at 9am, for one to twelve participants.
Cost: Cost $49 per person.
Refreshments: choices of tea, coffee, hot chocolate and ANZAC biscuits
Terrain: Mostly flat.
Distance travelled through Stirling Range National Park: 35km.
- The tour changes daily depending on where the best flowers are found.
- It includes walks to discover seasonal wildflowers and well camouflaged orchids, which sometimes hide under bushes.
- Queen of Sheba orchids (Thelymitra speciosa and T. variegata flower from mid- August to early September and are shown on warm sunny days.
- The mountain bell, Darwinia lejostyla is also visited. Being one of Stirling Range National Park's endemic species, it is found only above the 300 metre contour level.
- An Orchid list and a Wildflower book are included at no extra cost.
Hidden Treasures Dawn and Dusk Bird Walks
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From mid September to 31st October, the one and a half hour Hidden Treasure Bird Walks depart from the Stirling Range Retreat's office daily at 8am and 3pm. Binoculars can be provided on request.
More than 100 bird species have been recorded for Stirling Range Retreat, including the rare Crested Shrike-tit and Carnaby's Black-cockatoo. Bush birds show off their stunning breeding plumage in spring, and the conserved environment in both the Retreat and the adjacent Stirling Range National Park provide habitat and nesting sites for a large variety of species.
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Walks are led by volunteer BirdLife Australia leaders, who with Stirling Range Retreat donate one hundred percent of the tariff for all bird activities to BirdLife Australia WA to help preserve habitat for threatened species. The Hidden Treasure Bird Walks are limited to eight participants.
Cost: $20 per person