MOUNT BUFFALO
SCHOOL GROUP ADVENTURES
PRICES 2009/2010 Financial year
OVERVIEW
Adventure Guides Australia can facilitate a range of adventures at Mount Buffalo National Park for School Groups. We are fully licensed by Parks Victoria and hold specific to activity Insurance as required by the Victorian Government.
CONDUCT
Activities are conducted to the Victorian Adventure Activity Standards (AAS) as required by DSE/Parks Victoria. See www.orc.org.au to view these standards.
ACTIVITY COSTS
The fees shown below are for activities only, assistance with camping, food or transport will be additional. Government licensed operator land use fees are included but Park Entry must be paid separately by the school at the National Park Entry station (From $60 per large bus per day).
All safety and activity equipment is provided except where shown (as with Ski activities)
NOTE that single days are dearer than multiple days.
Single day Costs from $99.00 per student per activity day (Minimum fee for 10)
o Can be a single activity (Rock climbing or abseiling etc) or two activity blocks per day (abseiling and caving for instance
Multi Day activity block costs (Two to three days) From $88.00 per student activity day (Minimum fee for 10)
o This can be the same student group or we can negotiate for having different groups of students participate over the time block.
o Part days may have to be charged as full days to allow proper payment of staff wages etc.
Four to Five days activity block costs (from $77.00 per student activity day (minimum fee for 10)
Bushwalking - guide provided only from $550.00 per guide per day
Winter Cross country ski school tuition and tour from $55 per student per day (Minimum fee for 15).
o Not including ski and clothing hire (Available at Myrtleford or Porepunkah at the base of Mount Buffalo)
o Two groups in a day from $33 per student per each half day
Winter Snow shoe treks and Flora and Fauna snowshoe walks From $66 per student per day (Minimum fee for 10)
o Two groups in a day from $38.00 per student per half day
o Note that we provide the snow shoes
ADVENTURES INCLUDE
Spring to autumn adventures available at Mount Buffalo include: Abseiling
o 10 to 45 metres on the Gorge Rim
Half or Full days
o 250 Metre Multi Pitch abseil adventures
Full day
o 300 Metre Multi Pitch abseil expeditions
Long Full day
Burstons Crevasse Adventure
o A multi
activity adventure that can include scrambling, rock climbing, abseiling, small caves, steel wire ladder climbs etc.
A full day adventure with practice abseils prior or a long half day activity.
Underground River cave Expedition
o A wet granite boulder infill cave with squeezes, scrambles, waterfalls and glow worms in the warmer months.
Half day adventure
Rock Climbing
o Beginners top belayed climbing
Half day adventure
o Teaching intermediate climbing on granite
Cathedral Rock Climb
o An achievable multi pitch rock climb to the top of one of Mount Buffalo’s most prominent pinnacles and then abseil back down off of the top.
A Full day adventure with some lead in climbs prior to the ascent
Kayaking at lake Catani
o We have two person kayaks and single sit on tops available
Normally half day activities
Bike riding
o Hard top and Dirt road / management tracks
Half or full days
Bushwalking
o Half or full days
Camping
Team games and activities
Interpretative activities
OUR winter activities include:
Cross county skiing
Snow show activities
Winter Abseiling
Burstons Crevasse
Winter Flora and Fauna Interpretative activities
Also available at Mount Buffalo (Run by Parks Victoria)
Tobogganing
Tube park rides
OTHER REGIONAL ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE
Gold panning at Bright, Harrietville and Beechworth
Hikes to Mount Feathertop and other peaks
Abseiling and Rock climbing at Beechworth
Cross Country Ski and snow activities in the Alpine National Park at Mt Hotham and Falls Creek
Kayaking at Beechworth and in the Ovens, King and other local rivers.
Other activities on request
QUOTES
The prices shown are a guide only and we will provide a quote for your specific adventures.
