Birdwatching Tropical Australia
Birding Tours Cairns & Port Douglas
We go where the birds are!
Extended Tours for North Queensland
Pittas at the Tip of Cape York – fly in fly out ex Cairns
6 days - 5 nights - 2 groups 5 per group
14th to 19th December 2023 (SOLD OUT)
(the week before Christmas)
Fly-in-fly out Cairns to Bamaga- December 2023
$4995 p/p double - single supp $800
Birding between the Tip of Cape York and the Jardine Rivers by 4 wheel drive.
Bird Highlights:
Papuan Pitta, Palm Cockatoo, Marbled Frogmouth, Magnificent Riflebird, Ashy-bellied White-eye, Yellow White-eye, Frilled-necked Monarch, Trumpet Manucode, Northern Scrub-robin, White-browed Robin, Spotted Whistling-Duck, Yellow-billed Kingfisher, Yellow-legged Flycatcher, White-streaked Honeyeater, Tawny-breasted Honeyeater, Tropical Scrubwren and many more.
This tour is run in mid December to miss the crowds and coincide with the arrival of the PNG migratory birds and summer breeding events and give you the best possible chance to view some of the birds special to Cape York. We also include a walk to the very northern most point of the Australian mainland for those who would like to get there.
Accommodation is at the Cape York Peninsula Lodge in air-conditioned en-suite rooms. Your tour includes air-conditioned accommodation, four wheel drive hire, guides and all meals. Guiding by Doug Herrington and Rob Reed.
Your return airfares from Cairns airport to Bamaga are booked for you as a curtesy and to ensure everyone is on the same flight. A deposit of $1600 is required and becomes non-refundable after airfares are booked as the airfares are non refundable once booked!
BOOKINGS : PHONE 0418 757 288
OR
E-MAIL: herrington01@bigpond.com
Iron Range - Cape York – fly in fly out ex Cairns
6 days - 5 nights - 2 groups 4 per group
19th to 24th January 2024 (Sold Out)
(late January to miss the crowds!)
Fly-in-fly out Cairns to Iron Range- January 2024 $4850 p/p double - single supp $500
Birding between Lockhart River and Portland Roads by 4 wheel drive.
Bird Highlights:
Papuan Pitta, Palm Cockatoo, Marbled Frogmouth, Magnificent Riflebird, Red-cheeked Parrot, Eclectus Parrot, Frilled-necked Monarch, Trumpet Manucode, Northern Scrub-robin, White-faced Robin, Spotted Whistling-Duck, Yellow-billed Kingfisher, Yellow-legged Flycatcher, White-streaked Honeyeater, Tawny-breasted Honeyeater, Tropical Scrubwren and many more.
This tour is run in late January to miss the crowds and still see the PNG migratory birds and summer breeding events and give you the best possible chance to view some of the birds special to Cape York.
Accommodation is at the Green Hoose in air-conditioned en-suite rooms. Your tour includes air-conditioned accommodation, four wheel drive hire, guides and all meals. Guiding by Doug Herrington and Rob Reed.
Your return airfares from Cairns airport to Lockhart River are booked for you as a curtesy and to ensure everyone is on the same flight. A deposit of $1600 is required and becomes non-refundable after airfares are booked as the airfares are non refundable once booked!
BOOKINGS : PHONE 0418 757 288
OR
E-MAIL: herrington01@bigpond.com
CapeYork 7days -Lakefield NP, Iron Range NP' Artemis Station
7days - Minimum 2 - Maximum 3 passengers
13th - 19th June 2023 - Sold out
19th - 24th July 2023 - Sold out
13th - 20th August 2023 - Sold out
24th - 30th September 2023 - Sold out
21st - 26th October 2023 - Sold out
November 2023 - Expressions of interest
Cost: from $4750 per person twin share+$500 single supplement
BOOKINGS : PHONE 0418 757 288
OR
E-MAIL: herrington01@bigpond.com
Queensland Wet Tropics Endemics - ex Cairns
2 to 6 days - departures June to January - Min 2 - Max 4 persons
Cost: from $750 per person twin share - dependant on number of days and passenger numbers
This is a tour tailored to your taste and budget. We explore the bird life of the wet tropics with the emphasis on the 12 endemic birds. We can include a 2 hour Daintree River dawn cruise to seek out the Great-billed Heron, Little Kingfisher and Papuan Frogmouth or a visit to Etty Bay to observe the Southern Cassowary. We can visit the Atherton Tablelands, Julatten, Daintree, Mareeba, Cairns Esplanade, Cattana Wetlands, Lake Mitchell and the famed Mt Lewis. Spotlighting for owls and nocturnal mammals and birding and snorkelling the Great Barrier Reef are also optional extras that can easily be included. Accommodation from luxury to standard to suit your budget can be found.
Birding Highlights:
Golden and Tooth-billed Bowerbird, Victoria's Riflebird, Chowcilla, Bower's Shrike-thrush, Southern Cassowary, Great-billed Heron, Sarus Crane, Brolga, Fernwren, Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher and many more.