The Glow Tour^TM is a one of a kind tour is like nothing you've ever experienced before: we will see whatever is around on the night, perhaps pink-glowing possums, green-glowing wallabies, orange-glowing bandicoots, or blue-glowing worms, and if the aurora, sea sparkles, or ghost mushrooms are available, we may be able to see them too! You simply won't believe your eyes! 

 

The Glow Tour grew from the Glow Show, a studio-based experience which was conceived in 2021 as part of Tasmania's Covid-19 recovery effort. We are super-excited about all things that glow. Our aim is to build empathy and reverence for the natural world through an unforgettable experience.  

 

Tasmania: the Best Place for Glow!

Many visitors come to Tasmania to experience its breath-taking natural vistas, its otherworldly temperate rainforests, and its weird and wonderful wildlife. Yes, we have all that -- and oh so much of it! -- but we have another side, a very special side... nature that glows after dark! We can see the aurora australis (southern lights) more frequently and more vividly than anywhere on mainland Australia. We are a global hotspot for sea sparkles (marine bioluminescence). We have glow worms in caves and leafy glades, and we have ghost mushrooms lighting up the forest at night. And our abundant wildlife GLOWS! Tassie isn't the only place with glowing flora and fauna, but because Tassie has so much nature, we think it's the best place for glow!  

 

Selected Media about the Glow Tour and Glow Show 

Compass on ABC TV

The Awe-Hunters, 3 Sep 2023

 

The Science Show on ABC Radio National

Everything that glows goes, 19 Aug 2023

 

Qantas Magazine

"Your New Epic Tasmanian Bucket List", 11 April 2024

 

The Sydney Morning Herald

"Platypus 'hoax' tricked the world, but revealed an animal wonder", 13 July 2024

 

Qantas Magazine

"Turn up the lights", May 2025

 

Hobart / Launceston Magazine

"Dr. Lisa-ann Gershwin’s winter glow show", June 2025 (cover story)

 

National Geographic

"Tasmania's wildlife turns bioluminescent after dark—and you can see it on this night safari", 20 May 2026

Dr Lisa has a PhD in jellyfish and has been working with bioluminescence for more than 30 years. She has published three best-selling books and around a hundred peer-reviewed scientific papers and industry reports, given two TEDx talks, had a four-year science show on commercial radio, and is often called upon for expert comment in the media. In early 2024, the Science Show on ABC Radio National named Lisa as one of the Top 100 Australian Scientists (of all time!). And in July 2026, Lisa was awarded the Top Tassie Tour Guide by the Tourism Industry Council Tasmania, as well as a finalist for Australia's Top Tour Guide! What really drives her passions, however, is connecting people to science through fascination. And she absolutely loves things that glow in the dark!