topWildlife and Nature Day Tours with Araucaria Ecotours

Coochie-Mudloe Island
Birdwatching
Bushwalking in Brisbane
Wildlife day-tour
Customized day-tours: contact us Conference groups, study tours, families, seniors .... There are many possibilities for custom tours for 4 or more persons, with sufficient advance notice. Pickup Brisbane, Gold Coast, other venues

All prices quoted below are in Australian $ and include GST. Lunch and refreshments are included in price.

 

Coochie-Mudloe Island $110

Enjoy an easy guided walk around this scenic little island so close to Brisbane, with wide sandy beaches, mangroves, rocky shores and coastal woodlands. Look for crabs, molluscs, raptors, marine birds, mangrove kingfishers, bush stone-curlews, lizards and other creatures. Swim in sheltered waters if weather permits. Back on the mainland look for koalas and waterbirds.

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  Bushwalking in Brisbane $110

You will hardly believe you're still within city limits as you spend the day on an easy to moderate (pace is up to you) bushwalk through changing forests and woodlands, and admiring the view from atop large boulders on the hillside.

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Birdwatching in forest and wetlands $132

Suitable for beginners and advanced. Look for birds in rainforests, bushland, grassland and wetlands in a variety of possible locations and learn about their behaviour and ecology. Ronda has conducted field research on bird ecology for several decades, including many localities near Brisbane and the Gold Coast. Tell us your interests and your preferred starting time.

Destinations for the birdwatching tours can include:

Lake Wivenhoe: waterbirds, often raptors and grassland birds, also often kangaroos and koalas. En route forest birds, rainforest aviary (Note: the current drought has reduced this Lake's appeal). Green Mountains (O'Reilly's) or Binna Burra, both at the edge of Lamington National Park: rainforest, with open forest and wetlands along the way. Often also see pademelons and other wallabies Redlands: open forest, coastal woodlands and wetlands birds. Also a good chance of seeing koalas.

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Wildlife Day-tour $88

Leave the city at mid-day and head to Redlands Indigescapes for lunch (including if desired a cup of herbal tea brewed from native plants), then a short walk through eucalypt forest seeking koalas, forest birds, waterbirds and (in the warmer months) reptiles.

Then it's off to Daisy Hill State Forest to see wallabies (and possibly koalas and frogmouths) before sitting and watching several thousands of large and noisy fruitbats hanging from the trees then taking off on their nightly foraging trips for nectar and fruit. After refreshments we have a gentle stroll through another eucalypt forest seeking possums, gliders, owls and other nocturnal creatures before taking our guests back to their accommodation or transport. We always see wildlife but don't guarantee particular species for any one day.

 

 

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