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Segway tours put you on two wheels at an easy glide, with a guide up front and the scenery doing the rest. You can ride the base of Uluru, the Swan River foreshore, a Whitsunday boardwalk at sunset or a eucalypt forest in Tasmania. Training comes first, so you don't need to arrive knowing how to stand on one.
A Segway makes a walking route feel like a glide at head height. Lean forward, and it rolls; lean back, and it slows, and most riders have it worked out within minutes of the training session. The tours here run along foreshores, boardwalks, rainforest trails and the base of Uluru, each with a guide who knows the ground and talks you through it.
The Perth Kings Park Guided Segway Tour leaves from Barrack Square, rolls through Elizabeth Quay and climbs Mt Eliza into the park, past the Botanic Garden and the Boab Tree, with wildflowers in spring. Guides talk to you through personal radios. Staying on the river instead? The Perth Riverside Guided Segway Tour follows the Swan River foreshore past the city's landmarks. For a day trip, the Rottnest Island Guided Settlement Segway Tour includes the ferry from Fremantle, a settlement ride from Kingstown Barracks and free time afterwards. Keep an eye out for a quokka.
The Uluru Sunrise Breakfast and Segway Tour starts with breakfast as the desert wakes up, then circles the whole base. The Uluru Segway Tour, Guided Walk and Sunset Picnic adds a Mala walk and ends with nibbles and sparkling wine as the light changes. Each includes transfers from Ayers Rock Resort and a visit to Mutitjulu Waterhole, where guides share Anangu culture and language.
Brisbane groups cap at six riders, and every ride starts with about 30 minutes of one-on-one training in a helmet. The Segway Joy Ride Around Brisbane covers around 12km of city views. Want more time on the machine? The Segway Around Brisbane Day Tour is the longer ride.
At Airlie Beach, the Segway Sunset Boardwalk Tour with Dinner rides the boardwalk to Cannonvale with the Coral Sea and Whitsunday Islands beside you, then finishes with pizza or pasta. Inland, the Segway Rainforest Discovery Tour with Morning Tea follows 9km of the Whitsunday Great Walk through Conway National Park to a morning tea beside Impulse Creek. In Tasmania, the Forest Segway Adventure glides through the eucalypts of Hollybank near Launceston, in groups of no more than five.
A Segway tour hands someone a story to tell: who nailed the balance first go, who wobbled, what the light looked like at the base of Uluru. Nobody has to find shelf space for it afterwards.
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A Segway tour is a guided ride on a self-balancing, two-wheeled electric vehicle, with training and safety gear first and a guide leading you along a set route. The tours here go from Uluru to a Tasmanian forest. The sunrise Segway tour at Uluru is a popular option for a first ride somewhere memorable.
The minimum age is 12 on the Perth, Brisbane, Uluru and Whitsunday tours, and 13 on the Tasmanian forest tour. Under-18s need a parent or guardian involved, either as a signed waiver or by riding along, depending on the tour. Weight limits apply as well, from 40kg or 45kg at the bottom end to 117kg to 120kg at the top, so check the limits on the tour you choose.
You don't need any. Every tour starts with training before you head off, and the Brisbane day tour on a Segway gives each rider about 30 minutes of one-on-one instruction. At Uluru, you do need the balance and coordination to ride a bicycle, and some tours rule out serious back or spinal injuries.
Training, safety equipment and a guide are included on every tour. Many add more: the Rottnest Island settlement Segway tour from Fremantle includes the Fremantle ferry and the island's government admission fee, the Whitsunday tours include bus transfers from local accommodation, and the Uluru tours include transfers from Ayers Rock Resort, plus breakfast or a sunset picnic on two of them.
It comes down to the time of day and how much walking you want. The sunset picnic tour at Uluru adds a Mala walk and finishes with a sunset picnic. The sunrise tour is a strong choice if you'd rather eat breakfast at dawn. Uluru's Best skips the food, keeps the waterhole and Mala walk, and runs a little shorter.
It suits people who want to cover ground without pedalling, since the Segway is battery-powered and you stand on it. You still need balance, and your guide sets the route. If you'd rather pedal, the guided bike tours are the place to look.
If you like the idea of seeing a place from a different angle, cycling tours, trike tours and scenic rides keep you moving on the ground. For the view from above, try scenic flights, or spend an evening on the water with a sunset cruise. The day tours page covers the longer outings.