Australian Natural Adventures

A specialist travel agency for Australia travel and Australia tours

  Tourism Australia Premier Aussie Specialist
Accredited Tassie, Northern Territory, NT Outback, NSW, Victoria & Queensland Specialists
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BIRDS AUSTRALIA BIRD TOURS

This is just a brief outline of these Birds Australia (Australia's major bird organization, officially the Royal Australian Ornithologists Union, or RAOU) tours that have just been announced. There are primarily aimed at local Australian & New Zealand birders, but we can book you on them and make all the arrangements necessary for your travel to Australia and while you are there. Naturally we can also set up with other parts of Australia as well. Call us for more information - 1 877 834 3648.

Join us for 20 Days Birding in the Tanami, Broome & West Coast 2008
Includes: Tanami, Lake Gregory, Broome Bird Observatory Port Headland, Karijini NP, Exmouth, Geraldton, Gibson Desert .

Join us for a Remote Birds Australia Tour led by Judy Harrington. Starting in Alice Springs, we travel along the Tanami to Lake Gregory where we camp beside the remote and stunning Lake for two nights. We travel to Broome, camping at the Broome Bird Observatory for three nights. We will take the opportunity to help with any research projects while we are there. Travelling west of Broome, we arrive at Port Hedland before continuing inland to Tom Price and the stunning Karijini National Park. See the dolphins at Monkey Mia, Exmouth and explore the Ningaloo Marine National Park. We travel as far south as Geraldton before travelling inland through the Gibson Desert. Experience the beauty of nights under the clear skies of the outback. Full Birding List available on tour. Departure : 5th June, 2008 Ex Alice Springs – Alice Springs $3,200pp

Join us for Birding on the Canning Stock Route & Newhaven* 2008
Includes: Newhaven station, Tanami track, Lake Gregory, Canning Stock Route, Wells 35-51.
Search for the Princess Parrot! Residents of the arid deserts, Princess Parrots are regularly seen in the area around Wells 39-40 near Lake Tobin during winter. From Alice Springs we will travel a little way along the Tanami Track before stopping at Newhaven Reserve. Deep in the heart of the Northern Territory, Newhaven was a vast cattle station purchased by donation by members of Birds Australia. It is now owned and managed by Australian Wildlife Conservancy. These 2,626 square kilometres of natural habitat have never been overgrazed by stock and much of the natural vegetation remains. The reserve has a number of different habitats ranging from salt-lakes and claypans, sand dunes to rocky ridges With the 4WD vehicles, we will be able to travel along the sandy tracks to explore and birdwatch in many areas of the reserve. From Newhaven, we continue up the Tanami to the northern most point of the Canning Stock Route near Balgo and camp for two nights on the shores of Lake Gregory. Our trek along the Canning Stock Route will be tough going at times but it will be memorable experience. We will pass by some spectacular scenery such as Lake Tobin and the Breaden Pools. We will experience the sheer beauty of the changing landscape with its sand dunes which vary in height between from 2-3 metres to over 16 metres We will continue down the Canning, before exiting the track near the Kunawarritji community. We will then trek along the Gary Junction Road through the Gibson Desert back to Alice Springs. The leader will be Allan Richards who is the Activities Officer for Birding NSW. Allan has led many field excursions and tours for Outback Track Tours including a previous tour along the Canning Sock Route. Full Birding List available on tour. Departure Date: 24th July, 2008 Ex Alice Springs - Alice Springs $4,200pp

Join us for 18 Days Birding in Qld Gulf & Channel Country 2008
Includes: Alice Springs, Barkly Tableland, Kingfisher Camp, Lawn Hill, Bowra, Diamantina NP.

Join us for a fantastic Birds Australia tour taking in the best of the Gulf of Carpentaria! We will cross the Barkly Tableland, visit Kingfisher Camp on a private property - Bowthorn Station, Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) National Park and “Bowra” a private property near Cunnamulla, Diamantina NP. Our birding will start at Heavitree Gap with Black Kites, Galahs and Corellas flying overhead. As we travel north along the Stuart Highway we will be on the lookout for raptors such as Black-breasted Buzzard and Grey Falcon. The vast grasslands of Barkly Tablelands attract huge flocks of pigeons, Budgerigars and Zebra Finches which come to drink at any available water. Predators such as Black Falcons and Australian Hobbies prey on these flocks. On a previous OTT tour the nest of a Grey Falcon was found. Bustards and Flock Pigeons are regularly seen beside the road. Other possibilities are Pictorella Mannikin and Long-tailed and Masked Finch. Black Bitterns can be found along many of the rivers. The spectacular Lawn Hill Gorge is a paradise for birdwatching – Spinifex Pigeon, Red-winged Parrot, White-browed Robin, Sandstone Shrike-thrush, Purple-crowned Fairy-wren, White-gaped and Banded Honeyeater and Great Bowerbird are a few which we are likely to see. Departure : 19th August, 2008 Ex Alice Springs, Finish Sydney $3,000pp

Join us for 18 Days Birding in South West WA, Nullarbor 2008
Includes: Perth, Dryandra State Forest, Esperance, Eyre Bird Observatory, Nullarbor
As we travel from Perth through Dryandra and the Stirling Ranges to Cheynes Beach and Esperance on the southern coast, we will have the opportunity to see most of the endemic species of the south-west. Our first introduction to the western birds will be at Wungong Gorge and Bungendore Park where we will be looking woodland species such as Western Rosella, Red-capped Parrot and Red-eared Firetail. Two nights will allow plenty of time at Dryandra where we hope to find Square-tailed Kite, Bush Stone-Curlew and Blue-Breasted Fairy-Wren but we also hope to see some of the rare mammals – Numbat, Brush-tailed bettong and Tammar Wallaby. We will be on the lookout for raptors and parrots, as we travel across the open plains to the Stirling Ranges and the Porongurup Parks. Birds here include Short-billed Black-Cockatoos but we must on the lookout for Long-Bills which are also here. Other birds include Elegant Parrots, Purple-Crowned Lorikeet, Western Yellow Robin and Western Whipbird. At Esperance, we will visit several wetlands where we will add some waterbirds to our list – possibly Hooded Plover. The tour provides a great opportunity to visit the remote Eyre Bird Observatory on the Nullarbor Plain. We will have the opportunity to help with any research projects on at the time. We will explore the huge sand-dunes and along the beaches. Departure 1st October, 2008 Ex Perth – Sydney Price TBA

Join us for 9 days Birding South Coast 2008 (Fully Accommodated)
Includes: Mallacoota (VIC), Montague Isl, Jindabyne, Narooma

If you missed out last year—be quick for this one! We travel via Jindabyne to Mallacoota just over the border in Victoria. The gardens attract an abundance of birds and Bassian Thrush, Eastern Whipbirds and Wonga Pigeons are frequently seen. The area around Mallacoota is very scenic and has many different habitats ranging from rainforest to coastal heathlands and beaches. Travelling back up the coast through Eden and Bega, we have two nights at Narooma where we hope to join a cruise to Montague Island subject to weather). The island is one of the most important reserves for nesting seabirds off the NSW coast. Departs November, 2008 Ex: Sydney-Sydney $1990pp

* Nature Travel Specialists is a Founding Contributor to Newhaven Reserve, and we still contribute monthly to its important conservation work.

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