There are myriads of ways to fill your time at Rathmore
EWEGLOW NIGHT TOUR ON RATHMORE
Discover the Highlands after dark – where science meets wonder, and the bush glows back. Book your Glow Tour at Rathmore and see Tasmania in a new light.
Under low-power UV torches, colours ignite across rocks, bark and fur as if nature were painting with light – it looks like AI, but it’s absolutely real.
Dr Lisa Gershwin brings the lights, the science and the stories – and helps you capture the wonder on your smartphone or DSLR.
We’ll move unhurriedly so you can frame that once-in-a-lifetime shot, pausing for field tips and quiet moments of awe. If the sky graces us with aurora, we may witness that extra layer of Tasmanian night magic too.
This is a uniquely Tasmanian, family-friendly experience that has enchanted locals, visitors and media alike – named by Qantas magazine as the #1 thing to do in Tasmania (winter 2024), and been featured by ABC Compass, ABC Science Show, Beaker Street and Discover Tasmania.
Tour details
- Glow Tour – Guided night walk at Rathmore with Dr Lisa Gershwin
- Focus: exploring for fluorescent plants, flowers, fungi, lichens, mosses, marsupials, and birdlife
- Photography friendly: smartphone and DSLR coaching included
- Duration: around 1.5 hours
- Price: from $345 per tour for 1-4 persons with $75 each additional person
What to bring
- Curiosity, warm layers, sturdy shoes, and your phone or camera.
Discover the Highlands after dark – where science meets wonder, and the bush glows back.
Book direct on info@rathmore.com.au or +61418728888 to see Tasmania in a new light.
Soak up the exquisite panorama and serenity. Experience a special, secluded picnic on a Rathmore hilltop on sunset, around a campfire or by the fireplace. You may choose to enjoy a Tasmanian sparkling or still wine with our “country canapes” or local cheeses and charcuterie…..what joy and bliss!
“Highlight was the platypus in the Dew Rivulet”.
While visiting Rathmore you are likely to spy our 6 local wild platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) in the Dew Rivulet, especially from the Platypus Punt. A Platypus is this planet’s most unusual creature. Scientists first thought it to be a hoax with its bill and webbed feet like a duck, tail like a beaver and furry body like an otter. The platypus is a semi-aquatic mammal that lays eggs and is endemic to eastern Australia.
