Ensure your team or delegates Green-Up, Get Active and Get Connected in the Ancient Rainforests of Gondwana and World Heritage-listed Lamington National Park.
Day 1 – Green Up
Your event doesn’t have to be four walls and a projector screen! You can use your conference meal times and breaks to experience the wildlife, waterfalls and wonder of O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat. An ideal location for conference delegates seeking to embrace nature – with 250 local species of sub-tropical birdlife, reptiles, frogs, mammals and invertebrates at your doorstep.
Early morning – Bird Walk
Rise and shine for the early morning bird walk – join an expert guide as we he whistles and weaves his way through the rainforest introducing you to some of the rare and exotic sub-tropical birds and native wildlife that make their home in the rainforest.
Morning Tea – Wildlife Encounter
Introduce your delegates to some of our most charming and intriguing Australian wildlife. Get up close and personal as an O’Reilly’s guide shares intel on our feathered, furry and scaly friends.
Lunch and Learn – Birds of Prey
After lunch let your delegates stretch out in the sun in front of panoramic views across the Western McPherson Ranges and enjoy these majestic feathered kings of the sky. Just be sure to hide any lunch leftovers or you may find yourself a little too close for comfort!
Afternoon Tea – Bush Tucker Walk
Stretch your delegates legs and switch gears on this Bush Walk with a local Indigenous Leader and learn about our native flora and fauna from Gondwana’s traditional caretakers.
After dinner – Glow Worm Tour
All aboard the four-wheel-drive bus for a guided rainforest tour to the mystical Glow Worm Grotto. Perch yourself beside the secluded gully, home to millions of ancient Glow Worms, illuminating the cliff face in a blanket of twinkling stars. A truly spectacular and unique way to conclude your daily itinerary!
“Every guest leaves only their footprint” Shane O’Reilly, O’Reilly’s Managing Director
Did you know?
When you stay with O’Reilly’s you can expect to ensure the pristine natural environment remains healthy, vibrant and brimming with wildlife. O’Reilly’s
- is Eco Accredited and adheres to a comprehensive Environmental Management Plan, which has been devised in consultation with Queensland Parks and Wildlife Services.
- deploys best practice environmental sustainability
- educates guest on the significance of the World Heritage-listed Gondwana Rainforest Area
- uses rainwater tanks in Villa accommodation.
Day 2 – Get Active
With unrestricted access to 160 kilometres of walking tracks, 500 waterfalls, panoramic views and an abundance of Australian wildlife O’Reilly’s can ensure a robust activities program will keep your delegates moving.
Morning Activity – Segway Safari
Test your team’s agility aboard Australia’s only two-wheel drive Segway tour carving through creek crossings and rugged terrain among the world heritage listed Lamington National Park.
Packed Lunch – Guided Bushwalk
Encourage brewing ideas to crystalize on a lunch time guided walk where delegates can experience wildlife and waterfalls and enjoy a packed lunch in the great outdoors.
Afternoon Activity – Flying Fox
At the same time watch delegates conquer heights by launching from the forest canopy down a 180-metre whizzing Flying Fox zip line.
Dinner – Slaughter House
Theme a special meal such as a country spit roast from within the farm’s original abattoir, known as the Slaughter House.
Did you know?
O’Reilly’s iconic Stinson Walk recounts Australian history and celebrate the life of Bernard O’Reilly, who heroically saved the lives of two plane crash survivors over 80 years ago in World Heritage-listed Lamington National Park. The Stinson Walk is held twice per year and a replica Stinson plane is located onsite at the Retreat.
Day 3 – Get Connected
Surrounded by lush World Heritage-listed ancient Gondwana Rainforest, O’Reilly’s provides ample opportunities for team members or delegates to reconnect, inspire and create. Adopt a few of these gems into your itinerary and get the ideas flowing at your next big event.
Breakfast – Sunrise at Karamun Lookout
Greet the day head on with Sunrise at Karamun Lookout and watch the countryside come to life. Soak in the morning light and enjoy a packed breakfast as you prepare for the busy day ahead.
Morning Tea – Billy Tea
Instead of the usual coffee ‘grab and go’ you can treat delegates to a piece of Australian history and connect the ol’ fashion Aussie way. Enjoy an open fire, brewed tea and a yarn before you get back to business.
Team Building – Amazing Race
Have O’Reilly’s custom make your very own team building activity – think Great Amazing Race – where small teams solve cleverly cultivated clues and activities in O’Reilly’s expansive backyard.
Pre-dinner Drinks – Moonlight Crag
Treat your team to breathtaking views of the Western MacPherson Ranges from Moonlight Crag as the sun sets behind ancient valleys and lush green mountains ranges. Enjoy sunset bubbles and cheese platters from the three-tier cliff top deck or organise a delegate dinner in this exclusive location.
Alfresco Dinner – Pavilion
Local cuisine is best served with a view (and O’Reilly’s vino too!). Enjoy a buffet from the conference centre which overlooks the wet edge infinity pool and rolling mountain ranges.
Did you know?
- O’Reilly’s Lost World Conference Centre has breathtaking views over an infinity pool, McPherson Ranges and Great Dividing Ranges.
- The Lost World Day Spa massage and treatments can be pre-booked in smaller rotating groups for maximum efficiencies.
- Delegates tend to take advantage of pre and post-touring options by bringing family who utilise the Villa’s self-contained facilities.
- All Villa guests have access to the communal Retreat facilities, guided walks, interpretive activities and four-wheel-drive tours, plus the 25-metre wet edge infinity pool.
O’Reilly’s Business Events and Conference itineraries are custom built so that you can power pack your itinerary in the great outdoors – proven to reduce blood pressure, stress and improve short term memory – it’s a conference win-win, right?