Rainforest Wildlife Tour 1-4WD
Additional Information
Guests are requested to wear closed toe shoes and to take a jumper/sweater just in case it gets cold at night in the rainforest.
Disabled access by prior arrangement.
- Included in price:
- Afternoon Tea, Restaurant Dinner, Tea/coffee, Use of spotlighting equipment & binoculars & reference books, National Park Fees, Surcharges, Insurances
- Able to be purchased/hired:
- Not applicable at this stage.
- What to bring:
- Minimum personal gear (limited space onboard vehicles), Closed toe shoes, Jumper/Sweater
- Fitness level required:
- Low
- Child policies:
- This tour is not suitable for children under the age of 4 yrs. A child is 4-14 years inclusive.
- Departure points:
- Cairns, Queensland
Palm Cove, Queensland
Cairns Beaches, Queensland
Trinity Beach, Queensland
Yorkeys Knob, Queensland
Clifton Beach, Queensland
Kewarra Beach, Queensland
Machans Beach, Queensland
Holloways Beach, Queensland - Departure time:
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2:00 PM Daily
- Pickup/departure instructions:
- Pick up ex Cairns and Northern Beaches included. Please contact Operator for transfers to and from Port Douglas after you have made your booking.
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Tour Details
- Operator
- Wait-a-while Rainforest Tours
- Destination
- Atherton Tablelands
- Departs From
- Cairns, Palm Cove, Cairns Beaches, Trinity Beach, Yorkeys Knob, Clifton Beach, Kewarra Beach, Machans Beach and Holloways Beach
Tour Description
This is the best tour for experiencing a great range of native Australian tropical wildlife in their natural environment - "An unforgettable experience".
The tour heads inland and up to the Atherton Tablelands via the Gillies Highway south of Cairns. We visit a number of locations including the scenic Crater Lakes and a magnificent 500 year old Strangler Fig Tree which are great wildlife areas. We have Devonshire Tea at the beautiful Lake Barrine Tea House. Just before dinner we visit our private viewing area for Platypus spotting. (We see platypus 98% of the time) Dinner is at a country restaurant and then we venture into the permit controlled National Parks to spot a wonderful array of native wildlife that can be only seen at night time. This tour includes an "OFF ROAD EXPERIENCE" to our exclusive access area of Mt. Baldy. No other tour company has permits to this area.
The wildlife that we may see throughout this tour includes: Rare Possums (some that do not survive in captivity), Flying Foxes (Bats), Bandicoots, Boyd’s Forest Dragons, snakes, Musky Rat Kangaroos, Betongs, Pademelons, Frogs, Lumholt'z Tree Kangaroos, and Sooty Owls… and in the wet season we see luminous fungi and glow worms as well.
We are environmentally accredited and do not feed or encourage the wildlife in any way –merely observe it.
Our experienced and knowledgeable naturalist guides help guests learn to spot wild Australian iconic wildlife in the tropical rainforest and delight all with their enthusiasm for the critters and environment.
We have tea/coffee before returning to Cairns at approximately midnight.
Prices & Availability
Prices for 21 March 2010.
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Tour
Rainforest Wildlife Tour 1-4WD
Rates
- Adults
- $297.00
- Children
- $286.00
- Families
- $1020.00
- Pensioners
- $297.00
