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Wallaby Walkabout Tours

Hello, my name is Geoff and I provide history walking discovery tours of Launceston and explorations of the Cataract Gorge taking you where others will not.

With over 53 years lived experience in Launceston I provide that truly local experience.

10/04/2026

Successful operation to remove kidney cancer but I'll be out of action for a few weeks. Wonderful staff and amazing care at the LGH 🤕🥰

07/04/2026

My favourite building in Launceston is the very often misunderstood Chalmers Church with its very distinctive flaking paint patina. So it was such a treat for myself and my guests yesterday to have a look inside and see the wonderful work done by the previous owners, Jodie and Graeme Walker. The current owners, Tasmanian Walking Company are looking after Chalmers wonderfully well too!

Heritage buildings have stories to tell that go beyond their histories and knowing those stories is what sets me apart from others 😊

05/04/2026

What a wonderful Easter Sunday hosting this lovely group of people, Liam from Melbourne and his partner Carol & her parents from Ireland on my acclaimed journey through Ye Olde Launceston. They loved the depth of knowledge and entertaining stories I shared with them 😊

26/03/2026

My guests this week have had a bit of a special treat seeing the new artworks being created in Dicky Whites and Claytons lanes that branch off the Quadrant Mall.

Dicky White and Sarah Clayton were significant characters in the early colonial history of Launceston, as was Sarah's grandson William Clayton Junior. If you take a guided tour of Launceston and your host isn't able to tell you their stories then you are getting a second rate experience.

19/03/2026

A spate of yarn bombing along George Street 😃

I got asked an interesting question recently and it was do I use AI to generate reviews as quite a few tourism operators are clearly doing so. No, never been concerned about getting reviews and don't ask anyone to do them. The feedback people give me after each experience is always overwhelmingly glowing and I exceed expectations. And my business is an award winning one 🙂

17/03/2026

What a wonderful morning hosting this lovely group from You, Me and Friends on some amazing experiences of Launceston and our iconic Cataract Gorge. We began with a one hour on-board bus tour and commentary of Launceston and then did a short tour of the Gorge.

The guests loved it all and got to find out about Launceston's history and then some of the fascinating aspects of the Gorge, such as why it is prone to flooding and its more contemporary history. To conclude we soared serenely through the treetops and above the Basin on the award winning Gorge Scenic Chairlift.

14/03/2026

It's nice to have a day off and what better way to spend it than doing an 11km round trip walk from the First Basin up to the Trevallyn Dam via the Trevallyn Reserve and back again. The serenity of walking through the forest as you meander along the trails that go above the gorge is so soul cleansing!

05/03/2026

After my journey through Ye Olde Launceston today it was great to meet Shane of Ghostlight Creative who have taken over the former gallery space occupied by the lovely and amazing artist Eleanora Pulcini. Ghostlight Creative are continuing the arts connection and hosting improv theatre, stand up comedy and more!

Tonight they are having what will be a fantastic opening event so if you are free and looking for an entertaining night out then get along! I also look forward to working with them and include/promoting their upcoming events on some of my experiences of Launceston!

27/02/2026

Over the past few weeks I've been doing a lot of recce walks around the wonderful historic village that is Longford. The village has a colonial history going back to 1814 and that links into stories I have about Launceston's early colonial history.

Of course, Longford also has amazing contemporary sporting and other cultural history with motor racing, football, cycling and cricket. There's also the somewhat forgotten Longford Folk Festival that was held over the Australia Day long weekend.

I also have deep personal connections to Longford ranging from going to the festivals, swimming in the river, umpiring football there, and it was my first serious girlfriend's (whom I later married) home.

So, I will be soon offering a history walk and talk of Longford that will be incredibly interesting and informative 😁 Standby for more news soon 😎

22/02/2026

Wow, what an incredibly busy day hosting two history tours and a Cataract Gorge experience. I started with Graeme and Maria from Grafton and then had a group of four from Estonia (organised by Intrepid Travel) who all came along on my award winning journey through Ye Olde Launceston.

After that I hooked up with Graeme and Maria again for my Gorge experience. All were amazed and enthralled with what I provided for them 🙂 And as an added bonus today was the Soggy Bottom Boat Race at the Gorge!

14/02/2026

Today I had the pleasure of hosting Rod from South Australia on a specially tailored experience of Launceston. Rod was most interested in the architecture and brickwork of the amazing buildings we have here so I was able to deviate from my usual route and showcase some of the hidden gems we have.

That's the advantage of being not just a born and raised local but also knowing where to find places others have no idea about. I also have over two decades of history research and specialise in architecture. And I am officially recognised as one of the very best, and award winning, tourism operators/guides in Tasmania!

11/02/2026

You never know what you can come across on my acclaimed journey through Ye Olde Launceston and today it was this very colourful group protesting outside MP Jess Teasdale's office. It added something different for my guest, the terrific Tilly from England, who was most interested in finding out not just the colonial history of Tasmania but also our First Nations' histories and cultures.

There's no one in Tasmania with the depth and breadth of experiences and knowledge I am able to share with people.

Address

Prince's Square
Launceston, TAS
7250

Website

http://launcestonwalkingtours.com.au/

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