Tours with Araucaria Ecotours

• Most tours depart from Brisbane
• See and learnabout our wildlife
  
• Beautiful wild places
• Small group sizes, personalized tours.
• Tell us your special needs and interests.
• Customized tours may be possible
• All our tours have advanced eco-accreditation
• Note: no tours Christmas / New Year or  Easter
• No guarantees for particular species on any day
  

See awards and testimonials Also see: what to bring Wildlife Tours and other Nature Tours with multi-award-winning Araucaria Ecotours include: Day tours
Wildlife Seek wild koalas, wallabies, fruitbats, birds etc.  Can be extended (extra cost)  to travel further and include kangaroos, rainforest or a wildlife park	Birdwatching Visit wetlands, eucalypt forest and rainforest with research ornitholigist. Beginners to experienced	Bushwalking Gentle bush- walking near Brisbane or (extra cost) the rainforests of Lamington National Park	Island Gentle walking on island near Brisbane.  sandy beach, rocky shores, mangroves,  coastal forest.	Glow worms Glow worm colony, plus rainforersts and wine-tasting	Custom Mostly for groups of 4 or more, inquire at least 2 months before
Extended tours
WIldlife overview 3 days, 2 nights, enhance your understanding of Australia's fauna,  seek animals in the wild day and night and visit a wildlife park. Camp or stay in a lovely forested B&B	Outback 6 days, 5 nights (can be extended). True outback, away from tourist routes, plenty of emus, red kangaroos, red sand ...	Weekend camp Budget 'primitive' camping, seek wildlife, visit rainforest.  Also special theme weekends.	Bunyas 2 days, 1 night (can be extended ), best remaining stand of bunya forest, mountain scenery	Custom Mostly for groups of 4 or more, inquire at least 2 months before preferred departure	Self-drive Ideas for self-drive (one-day or extended) and visits to our Wildlife Ecology Centre

What to bring on tour with Araucaria Ecotours

Day tours

• sun hat (wed do usually have spares if you forget)
• comfortable walking shoes - you won't need mountain boots, but  something with a non-slip sole is best (sneakers are fine)
• raincoat (again, we have spares)
• binoculars (we have spares of these also but some have had rough treatment and you may find your own are better)
• swimsuit/bathers and a towel if coming to Coochiemudlo in watm weather
• warm jacket for wildlife day-tour for  early evening (may not be neded in summer)
• insect spray and sunscreen (again we usually carry these if you forget, and we don't get swarms of troublesome isects)
• bottle of drink if desired (we do include refreshments, but you may like an additional drink while walking or traveling)

Longer tours - as for day-tours plus:

• warm clothing for evenig (it gets cold in the mountains and the outback at night
• extra warm clothing if camping in winter (we do have frosts June - August)
• all personal items (toothbrush etc.) and medications (we travel with a first aid kit but are not permitted to give pain-killers, antihistamines or oter medications)
• small torch (flashlight)