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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

OPERATES

Daily

INCLUSIONS

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Local guide
Afternoon tea
Dinner
National Park fee
All equipment (binoculars, spotlighting gear, rain ponchos, reference materials)
Air-conditioned vehicle

EXCLUSIONS

Drinks, unless specified

ADDITIONAL INFO

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Please wear closed toe shoes and a jacket for night time.
A moderate amount of walking is involve. Low fitness level required
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Please bring insect spray as this is not provided
Infant seats available
Most travelers can participate
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 11 travelers
Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitized between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Reduced numbers on tour

DEPARTURE & RETURN

Traveler pickup is offered
We pick up from any location and type of accommodation in and around the city of Cairns.

Ports

Cairns

TERMS & CONDITIONS

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

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John_P 5
22 Oct 2021
We thoroughly enjoyed the experience and would not hesitate recommending to anyone. We saw several of the rare native wildlife animals including the elusive tree kangaroo.
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chrisandannemariep 5
06 Oct 2021
This was a great experience. We thoroughly enjoyed our tour. Paul was knowledgeable and we saw a great array of flora and fauna- platypus and tree kangaroo included.
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Sue_J 5
03 Oct 2021
Paul’s knowledge of the area and where to find platypus, tree kangaroos and other wildlife made the tour everything we hoped for.
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N4271JEphilipn 5
11 May 2021
The tour was a great experience with a well-informed pleasant guide. I would recommend it to anyone who has an interest in Australian flora and fauna.
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paulc24rbp 5
28 Apr 2021
Tour was easy to book, communication was adequate to relay information. Picked up on time and tour was great from there. Excellent information given regarding the Cairns and Tablelands area. Successfully located a number of animals and Paul the guide again was very informative. Pub dinner was excellent and the pub itself has history. Would highly recommend to anyone.
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G7311OKlisal 5
03 Mar 2021
I try to go on this tour every time I go to Cairns, and I send all my visiting biologist buddies on it too. It’s great - always see amazing native animals. This time we were on a mission to get me to finally see a tree kangaroo. Once again, I got skunked — but we saw plenty of species of possums, some lizards, birds, a platypus; and got heaps of info on the region. I highly recommend!
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Jennw789 5
27 Dec 2020
This trip is a must! It has been my favourite part of our holiday in Cairns so far. We saw, heard, experienced (and even tasted!) so much wildlife, much of which is right under your nose and you would never see it without this excellent guide! Anything we picked up, pointed out or heard in the distance, our guide could tell us exactly what it was and we learned so much. Our group was a mix of people from different backgrounds and a wide age gap, yet the atmosphere created by our guide was so relaxed and our group was instantly chatting and getting to know each other from the start. It was such a unique experience so spot wildlife at night. We saw many Boyd forrest dragons, tasted fruit (quandong), watched a brush turkey building it's nest, saw a platypus swimming and diving in the water and climbing up on the bank to scratch, saw glowing fungus in the dark, amazing trees like the curtain figs, and spotted a few rat kangaroos, chowchilla birds, a green tree frog, big huntsman spiders, bats, green ringtail possums, coppery and common brush tail possums, and an atherton jungle python. Overall it is a unique experience which feels like you are being brought around by a friend who knows all the secrets! The bonus is that there is no artificial element to this trip in that none of the wildlife are disturbed, fed or coaxed in any way. You just have the privilege of observing them while they do what they do! Thank you Paul for a great experience.
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Jody1164 5
25 Nov 2020
came across this tour when searching for things to do in Cairns. Paul picked us up & 1 other person for our tour. We went to many different areas of the Atherton Tablelands for sightseeing of magnificent rainforests & lots of special animals & reptiles. We saw tree kangaroos, possums, platypus,musky rat kangaroos,boyds forest dragons,leaf tailed ghettos, bats & wallabies. Paul was excellent at spotting these unique animals & reptiles in their natural environment . Had a delicious dinner at a local pub also. Overall a fantastic day & night out (1:30 pm to 9:30pm) Great value for money and a very different way to see native wildlife
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Larelle_C 5
08 Nov 2020
Paul is a very experienced and knowledgable guide. Equipment is supplied except bring your own water bottle. The pace of the tour is pretty cracking with a lot of walking so you need to stay hydrated and wear the correct footwear to walk on the rainforest trails. Dinner in the "country pub" marvellous.
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786timothyw 5
21 Sep 2020
Unique experience being involved in rescuing a tree kangaroo fro the roadside, then viewing more of them in the trees. Night-time platypus-spotting, followed by other nocturnal animals in the trees. Lunchtime pickup and evening drop-off in Cairns by friendly, very knowledgeable guide who drove us up to the Tablelands for the tour - beautiful scenery and fascinating wildlife. Well worth the drive to see things that most Australians have not seen.
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