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Day
1: Arrive late this afternoon in Hobart. You are met and
transferred to your hotel near Hobart’s historical waterfront.
Tasmania produces Australia’s best shellfish and cold-water
fish, and we suggest these as the focus of your meal tonight, accompanied
by one of the excellent Tasmanian wines.
hance
to see the endemic Scrubtit as well as Pink Robin. An alternative
(additional expense) this morning is a flight to the South West World
Heritage Area to search for such species as the critically endangered
Orange-bellied Parrot, Ground Parrot, Southern Emu-wren, Beautiful
Firetail Finch and Striated Fieldwren (this
flight is weather dependent and half or full day options are available).
After the Hobart area we drive and ferry south to Bruny Island and
the scenically beautiful Adventure Bay, one of Australia’s most
important historic places. Here we learn about the historic significance
of the area, both Aboriginal and early European, and visit coastal
and cool temperate rainforest to see a range of Tasmanian endemic
flora including Gondwana relics. A night tour tonight to see the Little
Penguin/Short-tailed Shearwater rookery finishes our day. We overnight
for the next two nights at Inala, a cottage style wildlife resort.
(B,L,D)
oneyeaters
and Tasmanian Native Hen. We then join a 3 hour eco-cruise out of
Bruny for the chance to see a variety of seabirds, Australian Fur
Seals, the fourth rarest in the world, and the possibility of dolphins.
This afternoon afte
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a late lunch we will visit Bruny’s southern coastline to view
the second oldest lighthouse in Australia, and search for species
such as Tawny-crowned Honeyeater, Olive Whistler and Yellow-tailed
Black Cockatoo. This area also offers a chance to see Echidnas (Tasmanian
subspecies) in the wild. After dinner we look for a range of Tasmania’s
nocturnal marsupials and birds, including Eastern Quoll, Golden (Bennertt’s)
Wallaby, Ring-tailed and Brushtail Possums, Tawny Frogmouth and Southern
Boobook Owl. (B,L,D)
near
Hobart, and spend the day exploring the area, which includes an alpine
environment carved by glaciation. This area also provides another
chance to see Pink Robin, Scrubtit and Black Currawong if we miss
them on Bruny Island, and there is also a very good chance of seeing
Platypus in the wild. We will then travel to our accommodation, which
is situated near the National Park. (B,L,D)
become
familiar with some of North America’s extreme rarities. Local
reserves and streams offer good birding and wildlife opportunities,
including a chance for Blue-winged Parrots. Late afternoon we will
head to a hide where we will settle in before dusk to wait for wild
Tasmanian devils to come in to feed. A truly wonderful experience
and may also provide the chance to see the Spotted tailed Quoll which
is also related to the Tassie devil. As with all wildlife experiences,
weather or other factors may influence our sightings tonight. However,
we stay in this area another night as a safeguard should we be unsuccessful
tonight. (B,L,D)
