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Mary Valley Scenic Tour: Classic Steam Train Ride, Nature Walk, and Local Produce Indulgence
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Gympie
Experience the beauty of the Mary Valley on a scenic steam train ride, indulge in local produce, and explore nature on a guided walk. All-inclusive tour with luxury transportation.
Experience the beauty of the Mary Valley on a scenic steam train ride, indulge in local produce, and explore nature on a guided walk. All-inclusive tour with luxury transportation.
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Gympie - You’ll be picked up to start the day with a beautiful scenic drive to the historical Gympie Station for your one-way journey on the Mary Valley Rattler classic steam locomotive. You will have time to explore the historical station and its museum, get a close look at the classic steam engine, buy a souvenir, and grab a drink from the…
- Gympie - You’ll be picked up to start the day with a beautiful scenic drive to the historical Gympie Station for your one-way journey on the Mary Valley Rattler classic steam locomotive. You will have time to explore the historical station and its museum, get a close look at the classic steam engine, buy a souvenir, and grab a drink from the station cafe if you wish. You will then depart on your train for a one-way, one-hour experience on the Mary Valley Rattler classic steam locomotive to the historical Amamoor station.
- Amamoor - Once you have arrived at Amamoor station, you will have time to appreciate this small country town and watch the steam engine get turned around on a historical turntable.
- Imbil - Next we take a nice country drive to a picturesque little town called Imbil, previously nominated as one of Queensland’s top tiny tourist towns. Here we’ll explore the corners of this pretty little town, including the town lookout with a panoramic views of the Mary Valley.
- Kenilworth - We then continue our scenic country drive to the heart of the Mary Valley, Kenilworth, where you will be treated to a delicious lunch and drink of your choosing. Don’t eat too much for lunch, because you will want to save room for the delicious donuts, chocolates and cheeses on offer in the main street of Kenilworth, that you will have free time to explore after lunch.
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Mary Valley - Your final experience on this tour will be a 1.2km guided fig tree walk through giant figs and a forest alive with birdsongs. This walk is paved and flat and optional. Alternatively, guest who don’t feel comfortable doing this walk can enjoy the creekside park nearby the conjunction of the creek and the Mary River.
We will then complete our journey with another country drive towards the coast to drop you at your accommodation by no later than 4:30pm, in time for sunset and dinner.
What's Included
- All-inclusive tour with award-winning Joel’s Journeys Noosa, Queensland and Australia Top Tour Guide
- Comfort of a luxury vehicle with reclining seats and USB port for each seat
- Lunch with a drink in the heart of the Mary Valley, Kenilworth
- Commentary throughout the day from experienced local guide
- Free time to explore the donuts, chocolates and…
- All-inclusive tour with award-winning Joel’s Journeys Noosa, Queensland and Australia Top Tour Guide
- Comfort of a luxury vehicle with reclining seats and USB port for each seat
- Lunch with a drink in the heart of the Mary Valley, Kenilworth
- Commentary throughout the day from experienced local guide
- Free time to explore the donuts, chocolates and cheeses in Kenilworth
- Panoramic view of the Mary Valley from hidden lookout in Imbil
- One-way ride on the Mary Valley Rattler Classic Steam Locomotive (ticket included)
- Door to door pick-up and drop-off from your home or accommodation
- Guided Fig Tree Walk with giant figs and birdlife
- Sightseeing and stunning scenic country drives
Additional Information
Join the all-inclusive Mary Valley tour with Joel’s Journeys, led by the award-winning Top Tour Guide of Noosa, Queensland, and Australia. This shared experience requires a minimum of four adult participants.
The Mary Valley Tour offers a refreshing change from the stunning beaches to the equally breathtaking countryside. This comprehensive tour includes…
Join the all-inclusive Mary Valley tour with Joel’s Journeys, led by the award-winning Top Tour Guide of Noosa, Queensland, and Australia. This shared experience requires a minimum of four adult participants.
The Mary Valley Tour offers a refreshing change from the stunning beaches to the equally breathtaking countryside. This comprehensive tour includes everything from sightseeing and a scenic train ride through the countryside to savoring local produce and an invigorating guided nature walk among towering fig trees to conclude the day. Enjoy a one-way journey on the Mary Valley Rattler, a classic steam locomotive, traveling between the historic Gympie and Amamoor stations.
Enhancing this tour, participants will benefit from the expertise of a local guide and enjoy door-to-door pick-up service in a luxury vehicle. The vehicle features reclining seats and a USB port at each seat, allowing you to charge your phones and cameras during the journey.
- Guest must be 18 years or older to drink alcoholic beverages. Non-alcoholic drinks will be offered to those younger than 18 years old.
Location
Gympie
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(22 Ratings)
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Guide825629
Apr 5, 2025
Mary Valley Rattler - Really enjoyed the historic stream train trip, great scenery and Joel was very knowledgeable. The walk to the giant figs was amazing. Highly recommend
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Ingo
Apr 5, 2025
Must do steam train trip. - It’s a worthwhile experience and step back in time. Great staff around and during the trip. Nice scenery and we had even small markets at the destination with a little local band playing. We had the return trip too. Highly recommend this when you’re here.
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Mightywhite7459
Nov 3, 2024
Our 4 week east coast Aussie trip - Excellent trip with Joel today. Just 3 of us on board but it made extra special.
Joel is very knowledgeable about the area and took us to places we would not have known about. Being British it was interesting to hear some of the Australian history.
We had a great lunch at a little village called Kenilworth and then a doughnut which was huge!
We had a thoroughly enjoyable day with a few laughs as well. Would definitely recommend
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Lyn
Sep 6, 2024
Fantastic - highly recommend it!!! - We had a fantastic day with Joel’s Journeys. The train trip was memorable travelling in an historic steam train while travelling through beautiful countryside in the Mary Valley reaching our destination of Amamoor.
We jumped into the van which is very comfortable and air conditioned ready for the next stop - the Imbil Lookout and then a delicious lunch at Kenilworth. You might like to try one of the donut shop’s donuts while there. They are yummy!
Our final stop was the Fig Tree walk which is an easy stroll through the rainforest which was breathtaking. The Moreton Bay Figs are majestic as their branches stretch above the tree canopy. We were lucky enough to see three Mary River cod and a Mary River turtle.
Joel is a great tour guide who is passionate about nature providing tour goers with a knowledgeable yet entertaining experience. You’ll have to ask him what bird or birds you are hearing as you walk through the bush.
You travel through beautiful countryside, historic Australian towns topped off with a delicious lunch before experiencing the beautiful bush Queensland has to offer which you may not otherwise experience.
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Daydream05110314286
Aug 18, 2024
Superlative - Joel, he himself, guided our Mary Valley Tour today and provided an entertaining, informative & interesting experience. A most relaxing & wonderful way to enjoy part of the hinterland of the Sunshine Coast. Extremely highly recommended, first class. Thank You
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Jeanette
Aug 15, 2024
Amazing Day - We had such an amazing day. Joel was so attentive and so knowledgeable about the county side. We would highly recommend Joel's Journey for an amazing day.
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Donovan_n
Aug 12, 2024
Interesting and Fun Guided Tour - Joel is a very passionate tour guide who brought us to the rattler followed by touring around the small towns. It was an eye opening experience to sit in the rattler and understanding some of the history about it. Later on, we went through some scenic views with drive by in his bus. I was touring generally with elderly group, this tour surely is suitable for them without much effort required.
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Patriciarl2404po
Jun 13, 2024
An amazing experience with an expert driver in a comfortable minivan. - Beautiful scenery, charming towns, the glories of nature plus a nostalgic trip on a steam train - we would certainly recommend Joel’s Journeys.
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Cathandscott
Jun 12, 2024
A cracker of a day with Joel! - Recommended by our accommodation, Noosa Shores Resort, a morning call from Joel from Joel’s Journeys confirming our imminent pick up set the tone from this friendly tour guide. Settled into his super comfy van with great viewing windows and we set off for Old Gympie Station for our start with the Mary Valley Rattler. Atmosphere galore with character volunteers at the station and on the train and beautiful scenery in abundance.
History check. Atmosphere check. Good vibes check.
Met by Joel at Amamoor and we were off again for a day of touring the beautiful townships and surrounds of the Mary Valley. Lots of interesting and passionate commentary, short nature walks suited to young and old, incredible lookouts and wrapped up with a delicious lunch at Kenilworth with time to sample treats (artisan cheeses, bakeries, chocolatier).
A cracker of a day out with a friendly and passionate local, highly recommend the Mary Valley Rattler tour and we will definitely do further tours with Joel.
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523hendrikd
Aug 26, 2023
Enjoy the Mary Valley Tour - We had a great day travelling through the Mary Valley with Joel’s Journeys. Morning coffee was unique and the coffee very good. The scenery was spectacular as we made our way to the `Rattler’ and the town of Kenilworth where we had a great lunch and time to explore the town with its famous cheese factory. A walk through the forest with the amazing Fig Tree ended the tour. We highly recommend the tour which was conducted in a most efficient and pleasant way.
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