Forest of Tranquility — Attraction in Ourimbah

I went to the Forest of Tranquility with a friend - she had two children with her, I had three. I do not want to say publicly how much we were charged for the privilege of sitting at the picnic tables for our lunch and then walking along the rainforest track - let's just say it made Easter showbags for each child seem reasonable and cost-effective. There were no bins in the picnic area, because the rubbish might tempt animals, but I thought at that entry fee, it wouldn't hurt the owners to take some responsibility for the rubbish themselves. Apart from toilets, there were no other facilities except a small playground area with a swing and some climbing equipment. After we had eaten our lunch, we locked our rubbish in the car and proceeded to do the rainforest walk, which was very pretty and the right degree of difficulty for school age children. We kept looking out for the attraction that would justify the high cost of entry, but the walk was over within 40 minutes without any incident. There are so many beautiful places to walk through the bush and rainforest - sometimes with the added attraction of animals or the convenience of cafes - why on earth do these owners think they can charge this much for a picnic...

Terribly place! Charge $30 a head for nothing! They don't provide bins so you are made to take your rubbish with you, the toilets were out of order so had to use portable loos which were disgusting and smelly, picnic area and walk was over grown, got lost in bush due to poor sign posts and overgrown foot paths. Went here about 15 years ago and it was wonderful and well worth the money but the new owners have really let...

Go for the fireflies, its pretty magical.

Don't take photos of the fireflies as they won't come out in the picture anyway but if you must please please please don't use a flash and ruin it for everyone else.

You'll need to bring a torch for...