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Wildlife Tours and other Nature Tours with multi-award-winning Araucaria Ecotours include:

Day tours
red-necked wallaby
eastern yellow robin
bushwalk
Coochiemudlo Island
entry to glow worm cave
riding at Thunderbird Park
Seek wild koalas, wallabies, fruitbats, birds etc.  Can be extended (extra cost)  to travel further and include kangaroos, rainforest or a wildlife park
Visit wetlands, eucalypt forest and rainforest with research ornitholigist. Beginners to experienced
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
koala
emu chicks
camping
Bunya
canoeing on Running Creek
drive through forest
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


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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)