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Eastern Australia
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From the rainforests of Queensland to the seabirds of the Great Barrier Reef, and from the Bowerbirds of O'Reilly's to the Lyrebirds of New South Wales, we travel to some of the finest wildlife areas within this amazing biological world-of-its-own. Pack your swags and join us down-under!
Australia is truly a world apart. Isolated from the rest of the world's land-masses for over sixty million years, here evolution has taken a quite separate path. Most famous perhaps are the continent's two mammal groups: the marsupials and the monotremes, including the peculiar egg-laying Platypus, which we have been lucky enough to see on previous trips.
Journeying from the southern temperate zones to the northern tropics, our Classic Australia tour commences in Sydney, where a visit to Sydney Botanic Gardens followed by a sightseeing boat trip around Sydney Harbour will provide an excellent introduction to the birds of southeast Australia. Driving on up into the beautiful Blue Mountains, Superb Lyrebird and the endangered Regent Honeyeater are among many specialities. As we head back down to the New South Wales coast, the famous Barren Grounds heathland should be near the peak of its spring wildflower displays. Leaving Sydney, we next fly north to Cairns. One of Australia's best birding spots, shorebirds are outstanding here. We continue inland to explore the jungles of the Atherton Tablelands, haunt of Golden Bowerbird and the iridescent Victoria's Riflebird. An early morning cruise on the Daintree River will whet our appetites for a fitting finale to our stay in tropical North Queensland: a trip out from Cairns to savour the marvels of the Great Barrier Reef. Flying south to Brisbane, our tour concludes with a three-night stay at the incomparable O'Reilly's Rainforest Lodge - where the birding is superb! Well-stocked feeders attract immaculate Regent Bowerbirds along with crowds of colourful Crimson Rosellas and Australian King Parrots. This really is Classic Australia. Please note: This tour can easily be incorporated into your own private visit to Australia. For those who'd prefer to travel out early and rest up a little ahead of the tour, or stopover in Australia after our tour, we can organise your flights out on almost any day you choose, or leave you to make your own arrangements. If you are booking your own flights please contact us first to check that the times fit with the current itinerary. |
Prices:
The prices are per person and include scheduled economy class flights London-Sydney, Sydney-Cairns, Cairns-Brisbane and Brisbane-London, accommodation on a full-board basis, ground transportation, boat trips as outlined above, all airport and local taxes, tips, bird checklist, local guide fees and the services of the leader/s.
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