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Five travellers seated on sandstone rock looking across Jamison Valley in the Blue Mountains at sunset. The trip leader and another travel is standing next to them on the right.

Tour operator for blind and low-vision travellers has been announced as a finalist twice for the 2023 NSW Tourism Awards

October 4, 2023 Buck

Cocky Guides specialise in providing unique, multi-sensory group adventures for blind and low-vision travellers. Cocky Guides is again recognised as…

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Accessible tour operator announced as a finalist in the 2023 Western Sydney Awards for Business Excellence

July 20, 2023 Buck

Cocky Guides is a specialist tour operator for blind and low-vision travellers and a finalist for Outstanding Community Organisation at…

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Two travelers with white canes walking in snow on a sunny day

Accessible tour operator Cocky Guides goes nonprofit to serve even more blind and low-vision travellers.

June 2, 2023 Buck

Since 2018 Cocky Guides has been creating sensory group tours for blind and low-vision Australians. More than 1,200 travellers have…

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Industry-led inclusive tourism scholarship promoting travel accessibility extended to Australia and New Zealand

April 4, 2023 Buck

The Travel Industry Mentor Experience (TIME) help ambitious, aspiring leaders of the Travel, Tourism, Hospitality, Cruise and Aviation industry accelerate…

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Cocky Guides Leader Buck standing in a wine storage area at a winery with oak barrels stacked behind him

Industry-led inclusive tourism scholarship promoting travel accessibility is seeking applications from travel professionals

February 1, 2023 Buck

The Travel Industry Mentor Experience (TIME) help ambitious, aspiring leaders of the Travel, Tourism, Hospitality, Cruise and Aviation industry accelerate…

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Four white cane users at the top of Mount Kosciuszko with two trip leaders on a sunny day

Accessible tour operator Cocky Guides returns to Mount Kosciuszko this Summer with blind and low-vision hikers

December 2, 2022 Buck

To coincide with International Day of People with Disability, Cocky Guides has launched its Summer hiking schedule supporting blind and…

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Cocky Guides Founder James (Buck) McFarlane holds the framed award with Trip Leaders Kellie and Donna on either side. They are indoors in a function room and stand in front of the event media wall with balloons around.

Accessible tour operator Cocky Guides wins Silver in the 2022 NSW Tourism Awards

November 23, 2022 Buck

Cocky Guides is at the forefront of accessible tourism, specialising in creating and delivering sensory experiences at over 60 destinations…

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Accessible tour operator Cocky Guides is a finalist in the 2022 Western Sydney Awards for Business Excellence.

August 12, 2022 Buck

Cocky Guides specialise in providing unique, multi-sensory adventures for the blind and low-vision community. Cocky Guides has been recognised as…

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Blind singers headline gala dinner at Australia’s first Sensory Tourism Conference

August 9, 2022 Buck

The Voice Australia contestants Lara Nakhle and Connor Wink will perform at a gala dinner for the Sensory Tourism Conference…

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Cocky Guides launch a new Sensory Tourism Conference on NSW’s Central Coast designed to showcase group travel and the region’s accessible tourist attractions for blind and low-vision Aussies

July 8, 2022 Buck

Australia’s leader in blind and low vision group travel, Cocky Guides, will be hosting the Sensory Tourism & Gold Crest…

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  • Tour operator for blind and low-vision travellers has been announced as a finalist twice for the 2023 NSW Tourism Awards
  • Accessible tour operator announced as a finalist in the 2023 Western Sydney Awards for Business Excellence
  • Accessible tour operator Cocky Guides goes nonprofit to serve even more blind and low-vision travellers.

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