One of Brisbane’s most inspiring natural events – the great flying-fox flyout on the Brisbane River – is on show again with the return of the Batty Boat Cruise Summer Season for 2010-2011.
Wildlife Queensland’s Brisbane Branch is taking bookings for the 2010-2011 season of Batty Boat Cruises, Brisbane’s own perennial wildlife treat. As the sun sets, a spectacular sight awaits passengers on board our motor cruiser as thousands of flying-foxes (aka fruit bats) take to the skies above the gleaming river from Indooroopilly Island.
Cruises run for nearly four hours and are a popular family outing. The Batty Boat for 2010-2011 is the M V Neptune and with bat enthusiasts such as Tim Low (prize-winning wildlife author and naturalist) or Greg Miller (well-known wildlife expert) giving a commentary on the river’s sights and the flying-foxes, the cruise is a natural history adventure.
And all proceeds go to Queensland flying-fox welfare and research.
Batty Boat Cruise Sundays for this summer are on Sundays, 24 October, 21 November and 5 December. Ticket prices are $30 for adults, $22 for concession, $15 for a child (3-15 years) and $80 for a family of two adults and two children).
Gift certificates are available. Book and pay online at www.wildlife.org.au or email inquiries to batty@wildlife.org.au or book and pay over the phone on 3221 0194.
