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of our tours (in Australian dollars)
Tours
depart
from:
Brisbane
Transit
Centre
(Roma
Street), or
your city or
south-side
accommodation
(other
by
arrangement)
Suitable for all ages and fitness levels
See and learn about Australian
animals and their ecology and behaviour on this
zoologist-designed tour from Brisbane with
Araucaria Ecotours.
See wild kangaroos,
wallabies, fruitbats, many birds and butterflies,
and in warm months reptiles (mostly lizards,
sometimes snakes or turtles). The kangaroos and
wallabies are familiar with our vehicle,allowing
for close approach and good photos.
Walk through a koala
enclosure (no petting, but good close-up photo
opportunities) : we also have a possibility of
seeing wild ones when we go walking.
Walk to a waterfall
in the forest and (safely) into the rainforest
canopy, and walk also through eucalypt forest and
tea-tree woodlands.
Visit a cave with
glow worms Enjoy a cup of tea or coffee under the
gum trees, a gourmet picnic lunch and an
opportunity to sample some local wines (or enjoy a
fruit juice if you don;t drink alcohol)
Your tour includes:
Travel (with expert
commentary en
route) to view kangaroos, koalas and
other wildlife and forests
Entry to national
parks,
Entry to SkyWalk
(walk through the canopy of a rainforest)
Entry to Glow Worms
cave
Wine tasting: up to
8 samples of local wine (glass of fruit juice
for non-drinkers)
Morning tea under
the gum trees
Gourmet picnic
lunch (special diets catered for if advised in
advance)
Information sheet
on Australian wildlife
Fully-guided tour
(mini-bus and gentle walks) with expert
zoologist/naturalist guides
Child seat
available for infant if needed
On this tour you will be traveling through both
Greater Brisbane and the Scenic Rim
There are still large
tracts of forest and wetlands that have been
protected within the Greater
Brisbane region, with many fine walking
trails through a variety of habitats. Here live
red-necked wallabies, swamp wallabies, koalas,
possums, gliders, bandicoots, fruitbats,
microbats, brush turkeys, cockatoos, eagles,
kookaburras, spoonbills, stilts, goannas, pythons,
frogs ..... The surprisingly informative little
book Wildlife
of
Greater
Brisbane
is a celebration of this diversity and a guide
to identification of many of the wonderful
creatures that live here.
The Scenic Rim
is part of the mountainous country of southeast
Queensland formed by ancient volcanoes and
now harbouring one of the richness diversities of
animal and plant species in Australia.
No
guarantee of any wildlife species on any
particular day in the wild (but we almost never
fail to see wild kangaroos, wallabies, fruitbats
and a variety of birds), or of ideal weather at
any time of year, and reptiles are not active in
the colder months. Route may be changed slightly
in times of inclement weather or road closures.
See and learn about Australian
animals and their ecology and behaviour on this
zoologist-designed tour from Brisbane with
Araucaria Ecotours. 