Maleny Botanic Gardens & Bird World

Cattle land converted to 23 acres of terraced gardens on the Maleny escarpment, with the Glass House Mountains framing the drop below. Eight kilometres of paths wind past rare cycads, orchids and 25-million-year-old rock formations into remnant rainforest. Golf buggies handle the steep gradients. The Bird World aviaries house over 600 rescue parrots — every one named.