An insite into the diverse world of insects. - The tour was excellent, I seen and learnt so much about the many different and diverse insects in the Cairns area. Our tour guide Bridgette was so helpful and knowledgeable and very friendly. As I am only an amateur photographer, Bridgette came to my aid and gave me some valuable tips and help on how to use my camera I managed to get some wonderful photos of the many insects we encountered along the pathways of the spectacular botanic gardens. I am going home to keep practicing with my newfound knowledge of my camera so that I can return and do the night time tour. I am 75 years of age and would recommend this tour to people of all ages, it was thoroughly enjoyable and I learnt so much about our insects.

SO Educational and SO Much Fun! - Saturday morning of last weekend (September 14th), a friend & I headed to the Cairns Botanic Gardens to meet up with Brigette Gower and the rest of the Let's Go Buggin' group booked for that morning! During the next two hours, we came across many bugs, crickets, beetles, katydids, flies, praying-mantis, ants, spiders, moths and butterflies. My favourite spottings were definitely the Northern Jewelled Spider (Gasteracantha Fornicata) and the Two-Spined aka Cat-Eared Spider (Poecilopachys Australasia) ..... and the photos that Brigette took on her Olympus OM SYSTEM OM-1 Camera Body with its M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm F2.8 lens Godox Flash and A.K. Diffuser were just amazing! Being able to view the facial features of these two Spiders that were literally sitting right in front of us, was like opening the pages of a National Geographic Magazine. Such an amazing and very enjoyable experience. The only disappointing factor was that I'd decided to hire an OM SYSTEM TG-7 for the tour however, the few minutes tuition was not suffice for such a novice as myself. I had NEVER used a Macro camera before and found the Zoom control very tough on the finger to the point that it was quite painful as the button did seem to stick all the time. My friend who owns her own Macro and was using it on the walk offered some great advice on zooming in on the various creature. I'd expected the camera to zoom like any basic camera, however, the Macro has it's own steady way of focusing in for you on the designated subject and lots of patience and perserverance was required as the camera worked to capture THE perfect photo for its operator. However, the walk was 50% over by the time I actually got to put that information to good use and unfortunately I ended up with only a few good images of my wonderful Buggin' Experence.

Great Photographic Experience. - Exceeded my expectations, had a wonderful time. Bridgette was very knowledgeable and helpful. Has got me excited to continue Macro photography.

Macro photography - We spent a great couple of hours in the Cairns Botanical Gardens with Bridget of Let’s go Buggin, looking and photographing spiders and other insects, Bridget knew all the best spots and was really helpful with camera settings for macro photography, we did the daytime tour but you can do a night tour and see all the nocturnal creatures! Throughly recommend these tours!

A great way to spend a Saturday Morning in Cairns - It's always great to do a tour with a guide who is both knowledgeable and very enthusiastic and that certainly describes Bridgette and her passion for all those often overlooked Aussie creatures, the "Bugs". Two encounters stood out for me, seeing the Disrupted Beautiful-Masked Bee, which truly lives up to its name when you observe it close up. The second was seeing a web with both the resident large female spider and the so much smaller male making his move very carefully. Although I have seen this on various nature programmes nothing beats experiencing something first hand! A great way to spend a couple of hours on a Saturday morning

Amazing Nature experience - If you love Nature be sure to go on a Let’s Go Buggin tour. It’s a wonderful experience! We saw so many amazing insects and the information on each species was fascinating.

A wilderness safari in miniature! - A whole world of amazing and weird wildlife all in the beautiful botanic gardens. There is so much to see when you look a little closer. I can highly recommend Let's Go Buggin for anyone wanting to see how incredible and diverse life is, even in the city.

A Hidden Gem of a Tour - Such a great tour to do and to experience. Our guide Bridgette was fantastic, she was patient, kind and really took the time to help us explore and discover so many hidden gems in the Cairns Botanic Gardens ( pardon the pun). Her wealth of knowledge was incredible and we got to see so many bugs, insects, spiders and plant life. Bridgette knew where to look and what to look for and really made sure we had a magic experience, she tailored the tour to fit our interests. We hired a camera from her which only added to the experience and she was so great at showing us how to use it and get the best shots. We are grateful for her gentle approach to this tour and her inclusivity of us and our abilities. We could not recommend this tour and her company highly enough. This is an absolute gem and we are so happy we found out about it.

Great experience! Better than expected - My tour with Bridgette was so lovely! I booked the morning walk on a weekday and I was the only one. Having the one on one was amazing, I learned so much about the bugs and macro photography. I rented one of the cameras on the website and it makes beautiful photos! If you like bugs or photography (or both!) I would definitely recommend doing this tour. If I would have had more time in Cairns I would have done the evening walk as well. I got so many great reactions from family and friends on the photos I took, it’s a great feeling haha.

Got some good insect macro photos with guide Bridgette from Let's Go Buggin! - Was a bit woolly-headed for some reason on this morning, and didn't always have my camera or flash correctly set up. But Bridgette from Let's Go Buggin certainly spotted the bugs and provided the photo opps.