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We will share our unique journey with you in mere moments ~ with how life has been created around us...
We will share our unique journey with you in mere moments ~ with how life has been created around us...
Scenic Rim is officially listed as one of Lonely Planet’s hottest destinations to visit...
Tony Scott has been an intrinsic part of Nightfall’s creation and his continuing support from behind the scenes is...
Do you dream of a cosy winter getaway to snuggle up by a warm fire with your beloved, glass of wine in hand,...
Back in early June 2020 a small team Deborah Metters from South East Queensland Land For Wildlife.....
The harvest began in August, our lemon trees were absolutely loaded, far too much to use fresh so by preserving the abundance...
Precious Hoot’s story began alone in a dry paddock two valleys northeast from Nightfall. Local fellow Bruce was out on his tractor when...
A secluded “hidden gem” is Nightfall, the perfect intimate elopement site on the edge of world heritage Lamington National park in the Scenic...
Sustainability is a committed journey. It has always been our mission and drives to inspire change by being an example, yet still mindfully...
As part of your stay with us ~ you can choose to be lovingly pampered. Belinda Barry from Native Indulgence is a blessing to...
We are proud to be a part of Eat Local Scenic Rim accommodation category. We promise to authentically provide food and drinks from...
Eat Local Scenic Rim has invited us to become an accredited "Locavore" being a part of the "Eat local every week" accommodation section....
Jaide has been an active part of the Nightfall team since September 2015 bringing to the site a bundle of talents. She has a...
Hello everyone, As you may have noticed its been just over 3 years since our last blog post! Wow, how time flies! Nightfall has...
Reflecting On The Life Of Mr … Nightfall’s Chief Entertainer Was Buried August 2018, At The Ripe-Old Age Of Almost 16. If you’ve...
"Take me to a quiet place with earth under our backs, cradled in a forest glade. There we will point out things we...
What an honour it was for Nightfall to be named the Silver winner for New Tourism Development at last Friday night's Queensland Tourism Awards. The award...
Wow, time flies! It’s almost eight months since Nightfall began taking ‘guinea pig‘ road-test guests to fine-tune our Queensland luxury camping (glamping) experience...
There's nothing nicer than taking the afternoon off for adventure and many of our first guests have commented about the special feel of...
No, Nightfall's guinea-pigs are not the hairy little critters some keep as pets: they are our first glamping guinea-pig guests who, over the...
Did you know Nightfall does gift vouchers? They've been going like hotcakes for the last few weeks. Presented as a square card, they're impressive to...
There's nothing like death to remind us of our impermanence. And so it is that a cloud hangs over Nightfall and our...
She's got big dark eyes, thick lashes, long muscular legs and hilariously oversized feet. As a petite example of Australian wildlife, she's also...
'Pick me, pick me!' There's a child in all of us and, yes, we're guilty of indulging in a little horsing-around, while building...
Dusk and the starry-night sky are perfect for time-lapse photography, except when you have high winds. Such was the evening we chose to...
(image: Etienne, Kirsty, Steve and 'Mr' in the creek rapids at Nightfall - quite the place for workers to spend summer lunchtimes) The weather...
Overcome the challenges. Repeat. ad infinitum. Yes, the building process certainly teaches patience, both on our part and that of the wonderful guests, ...
(image: relaxing in Nightfall's private section of Christmas Creek - these sun-filled days of swimming are almost back) Main tent footings poured, tick; water...
(image - road-testing Nightfall's proto-type 'swag' bed, under the stars, beside our main campfire) In the quest to craft the ultimate authentic Australian wilderness...
"To poke a wood fire is more solid enjoyment than almost anything else in the world" U.S novelist Charles Dudley Warner Nights under star-filled...
(image - the first rough draft of Nightfall's hand-drawn guest map) The overwhelming desire to capture a moment of magical light on a landscape...
“We plunged through a green doorway, as sudden as from light into darkness and into the jungle itself where the trees rose in...
I spy with my little eye something beginning with T … it's Treasure from nature, perfect for building our unique Queensland Accommodation. Yes, with...
Imagine finding a fish species that's never before been seen in your part of the world. Yes, it was excitement all round, as...
'Are we there yet?' Almost! The last six months of building Nightfall's newest Queensland luxury camping experience in the rain have certainly been...
Rain runs off the roof of a Nightfall luxury tent Time flies when you're busy. It's been two weeks since our last diary...
(image courtesy: Glossy Black Conservancy) It's a rare privilege to live in an off-the-beaten track Australian wilderness, close to a capital city, so, in-spite...
(image L to R: Nightfall hosts Heidi and Steve Ross; Wwoofers Gionvanni and Alberta Vicario, Anna Haselroth) If you're a regular reader of our...
Raw simplicity is Nightfall wilderness camp's ethos, so it was entirely fitting to last week use old-fashioned people power, and not a machine, ...
Stone-carved hand basins and cast-iron rotating wood fires - just a few of the wonderful deliveries to Nightfall this week...
As I began to write this diary update late yesterday, we rejoiced in a short-lived moment of sunshine. The cliff face in front...
Exciting news for Nightfall today. Our luxury camp is one of three Queensland tourism business' selected for mentoring, as part of Tourism Australia’s Green...
There's nothing quite so good as recovering one's mojo - and today it happened for Nightfall's construction team. After 50 rain days in...
(photo: orange-eyed tree frog, Litoria chloris -part of the Queensland wildlife in Nightfall's kitchen garden) And the rain continues to fall, as it's done...
Wow! Nightfall wilderness camp is surrounded by waterfalls, cascading down from Lamington National Park. As I stand looking out of our partly built 'staff...
Image: Nightfall's 'beach' - soon to have a day bed for relaxing by the creek, as you would at the coast, but without...
For a while now we've dreamed of establishing a luxury tented camp on our magical property beside Lamington National park. The years it's...