Australian Nature and Wildlife Tours

Australia & the Pacific

For Nature Travel Specialists, Australia and New Zealand are special places.

Australia's our home, and New Zealand is our next door neighbor - and our back door's always open. And that makes a difference when you travel to Australia with us — you’re visiting our place. It also means we know Australia's natural history, wildlife, places and people intimately, from the ancient Aboriginal paintings on the Arnhem Land sandstone to the penguins waddling ashore in Tasmania. We're also Tourism Australia accredited Premier Australian, Tasmania, Northern Territory Outback, Queensland, Victorian, and South Australian Specialists.

To create the best wildlife tours we don’t just know about the big things, the famous things. We know who will guide you for several days along wild and untouched beaches and rivers mouths; where to see opals being mined (and get some great deals) and how to find a platypus in the wild. (We also know how to get married on the beach, and what’s showing at the Sydney Opera House; and a lot of other non-wildlife activities as well, of course). And we even know how to correctly pronounce Brisbane and Cairns (Brisbin and Cans). A birder? We can tell you when the storm-bird comes down from New Guinea, and what part of the tree to look for Atherton Scrubwrens on. And if your partner is a birder, we can arrange something for you to do while she's off at 6am in the morning and you're wondering what to do for half a day. We've sent people to see orchids blooming in the Victorian desert (that's right, in the desert!), and to find rare stands of helmholtzia along rainforest stream banks. We know on which tropical islands you can camp by yourself in peace, and which ones will get three hundred visitors for lunch.

In New Zealand we can tell you when the albatrosses are nesting in Otago, and where to find a pro for a hit of tennis in Christchurch if you need some exercise along the way. Which cliffbase to walk along for a chance to see a kiwi (the bird, not the New Zealander, or the fruit), and how to lie on a beach in a natural hot-water pool in the sand. Want to see a wrybill? Just ask. Don't know what a wrybill is? Again, just ask!

We'll tell you which Fiji islands still have great coral just off the beach, and where's the best diving.

We know what a billabong is, and what birds you’re likely to see in the trees around it — and where to watch for a crocodile in it! We also know which Australian and New Zealand tours offered by the many companies can provide what you want in a vacation, and match you up with them.

Australia is where trees flower profusely with red blossoms, where buffalo, deer and antelope don’t roam, and a possum is furry and definitely cute. Where every bird you see or hear is new, and different. It’s where the oldest living culture in the world still keeps its traditions, from desert to rainforest. And where once you’ve been there, you can’t wait to get back.

In New Zealand there are 20 sheep for every person, parrots that will eat your car, and some of the best wine and seafood in the world. There are mountains to ski, rivers to raft, and bridges to leap off with a giant rubber band tied around your ankles. And people often called the world's friendliest.

Welcome to Australia, New Zealand, Fiji & Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea - just click on the country for more information, or here for airline deals.

NEW TOUR - AUSTRALIAN WILDLIFE 2008

Join us for a 25 day wildlife tour of Australia in late October 2008. Led by our own naturalists to Kakadu, North Queensland and the Reef, Sydney region (including a pelagic trip), Victorian Deserts and Kangaroo island. Over 75% of Australia's land mammal and bird species are found within the areas visited.

More Information here

Click on the photo for our Birding Tour section featuring the Northern Territory and Tasmania

Like to find out more about travel to Australia, New Zealand or the Pacific quickly? Just give us a call tollfree on 1 877 285 1170. Don't forget to ask about adding Fiji to your travel - it's an easy stop on the way to the lands Down Under.

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