My two friends and I celebrated my 30th birthday in style with an amazing tour from Sky Dance. Our…read morefirst day with them started early in the morning, and we flew from Archerfield jet base to Mt Barney National Park, where we hiked up Mt Maroon. Josh and Doug had all sorts of snacks and drinks for us along the way. We only hiked halfway up, and met their friend who had gear set up for us at a rappelling point. Nothing like a little abseiling adventure to start off a day! Afterwards, we went to a lovely restaurant where we had fantastic food and wine, then drove to O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat to spend the night. In the morning, a guide led us through a walking path and pointed out the many kinds of birds they have in Lamington National Park, and we got to hand feed some! We drove back to the air field to fly over to Stanthorpe where we visited the Ballandean Estate Winery. We finished the tour with a 7 course degustation with matching wines, which, as you can imagine, was amazing. Afterwards we flew back to Archerfield. That was supposed to be the end of our trip, but we were having so much fun with Josh and Doug that we decided to have them fly us up to the Australia Zoo the next day. On the way up, we got to fly over the coast and check out the islands. We got lucky and saw a lot of sea turtles! After a day of meeting awesome zoo animals, Doug flew us by the Glass House Mountains and partially around downtown Brisbane. Doug and Josh went above and beyond in all aspects of our trip. They planned an incredible adventure for us, and were so fun to hang out with. But they really cemented their place in my heart when they spent almost an hour searching for my lost phone on the side of the road in the dark. (We eventually found it, and they will forever be my heroes for that.) Sky Dance was hands-down the best part of our trip to Australia. Having them customize our "skytinerary" and paying for the all-inclusive trip up front was SO easy and definitely added to our experience. We certainly wouldn't have known where to go hiking and drink fantastic wine on our own, so we appreciated their knowledge of the local businesses. If I ever go back to Australia, I'm putting my full trip in their hands from the beginning. I know they won't let me down!

From the owner: Sky Dance is adventure! We set the scene for all levels of excitement, whether you are looking for…read morean adrenaline pumping experience, an awe inspiring natural journey, or a relaxing flight with an afternoon of wine tasting and good wholesome food. Join us for a Sky Dance adventure today!

So one morning I decided to go skydiving with Ripcord Skydivers (I'll try to have a review of them…read moreup soon) and without a rental car I needed to rely on Greyhound to get me there. I don't remember which bus I boarded, only that it was headed out towards Glenore Grove. The Roma St Greyhound desk (and boarding area) is not particularly hard to find, but not very easy either. Staff were friendly and helpful and my bus ride was a decent experience. They say "no hot food" but I think staff is pretty tolerant as long as you a) don't be obvious about it and b) don't make a mess.