Vision Walks
Vision Walks provides guided bushwalks, both at night and during the day. We hold the patent for conducting guided walks using night vision technology.
Vision Walks has all the necessary qualifications and memberships. These include:
- NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service commercial activity licence
- Member of Outdoor Recreation Industry Council (ORIC) http://www.oric.org.au
- An accredited tour bus operator with the Ministry of Transport
- All guides are first aid trained and have tourist bus and 4WD drivers authorities.
Wendy Bithell
Wendy is the founder of Vision Walks. She brings a wealth of experience and knowledge after working, studying, traveling around the world for the past 20 plus years. Wendy has a BSc in environmental science with a major in Parks and Recreation, she also has a MSc in Advanced Learning Technologies. She has hiked in many National Parks both in Australia and around the world, worked at various Australian Universities and worked for the BBC in London. Now Wendy has decided to turn her talents and knowledge back to her passion for experiencing and educating people about the Australian environment. Wendy takes a holistic approach to the commentary on the walks, which includes a combination of the natural history and the human history.
Gary Opit
Gary Opit is the man you want walking by your side if you're in a national park. He prides himself on identifying wildlife and the chances of him not knowing what he sees are very slim. For ten years Gary had his own weekly wildlife segment on the ABC North Coast where he often identifies species of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, insects and spiders from listener descriptions. As an Environmental Scientist, he has assisted Australian Government's in all areas of conservation and is highly regarded in the Australian Crypto world as an authority. Gary studied Australian environmental sciences at Griffith University in the mid seventies. He spent a couple of years in Papua New Guinea studying the wildlife and worked with the Bishop Museum of Honolulu doing three month expeditions into the wilderness collecting wildlife. Gary lives on the Far North Coast and he loves it, "The Northern Rivers is one of the biodiversity hot spots in Australia...it's a fascinating area as we have mountains close to the sea so within a few kilometres you can be on the beach and drive up to high mountain ranges covered in sub tropical rainforest and even temperate rainforest at the highest altitudes." Gary sure has seen a lot but he never stops wanting to see more.
Press
Vision Walks has recived a lot of great press lately. Here is a sample:
- SMH - Traveller 05/07/08
- World Nomads 26/06/08
- Sydney Weekender 21+28/06/08
- Jetstar inflight mag 06/08
- NR Echo 22/05/08
- Byron Bay Echo 01/04/08
Gift certificates
Looking for that perfect gift for the person who has everything?
Why not give them a Vision Walk? You can either book it and go with them or give them a gift certificate. Treat your family and friends on a Vision Walk filled with fun and excitement. Walk through the bush and observe native wildlife up close. The kids will love it and they may actually learn a thing or to about Australia’s special plants and animals. All of our Night and Day Vision Walks can be booked for birthday parties, anniversaries, corporate incentives and team building exercises. All birthday celebrations include a complimentary birthday cake.
