Cairns Trip Overview
See Australia’s unique animals and birds in their natural environment on a rainforest wildlife-spotting tour in the Atherton Tablelands. Led by an expert nature guide, your small-group nocturnal tour visits a number of locations including lush tropical rainforest and a volcanic crater lake. See tree kangaroos, lizards and musky rat kangaroo by day, and search for platypus at dusk. Enjoy afternoon tea at Lake Barrine and dinner at a country restaurant, then go spotlighting for possum, bandicoots, owls, bats and tree kangaroos by starlight on this fascinating nocturnal wildlife tour.
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Duration: 8 hours 30 minutes
Starts: Cairns, Australia
Trip Category: Outdoor Activities >> Nature & Wildlife
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What to Expect When Visiting Cairns, Queensland, Australia
See Australia’s unique animals and birds in their natural environment on a rainforest wildlife-spotting tour in the Atherton Tablelands. Led by an expert nature guide, your small-group nocturnal tour visits a number of locations including lush tropical rainforest and a volcanic crater lake. See tree kangaroos, lizards and musky rat kangaroo by day, and search for platypus at dusk. Enjoy afternoon tea at Lake Barrine and dinner at a country restaurant, then go spotlighting for possum, bandicoots, owls, bats and tree kangaroos by starlight on this fascinating nocturnal wildlife tour.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Atherton Tablelands, Cairns, Queensland Australia
There is no better place close to Cairns to see some of the rarest animals in Australia in the wild. We spend the majority of our tour exploring the region searching for wildlife.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Curtain Fig National Park, Yungaburra, Queensland Australia
We take you to this amazing natural spectacle during the night walk section of our tour. The sites and sound of the rainforest at night is an experience you will not forget.
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Yungaburra, Yungaburra, Queensland
Our tour is centred around the picturesque village of Yungaburra and the surrounding countryside. It is also where we get dinner.
Stop At: Lake Barrine, Yungaburra, Queensland Australia
During the tour we take a break for afternoon tea and there is no better setting than Lake Barrine to enjoy it. Afterwards we take a slow walk through the surrounding forest searching for Forest Dragons and Musky Rat Kangaroos!
Duration: 1 hour
