Australia: Queensland and New South Wales
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Highlights
- Visit the world-famous Cairns Esplanade
- Explore the picturesque town of Yungaburra
- Visit a higher-elevation national park to search for species that don’t occur round Yungaburra
- Visit Red Cedar Tree National Park
- A cruise out of Cairns to the Great Barrier Reef
- Searching for Superb Lyrebird, one of the world’s most accomplished mimics
- Cruise out through Sydney Harbor and have a view of the famous bridge with a glimpse of the opera house below
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- All travel · departure tax · the protection of our own ATOL bond
- All accommodation
- All meals · drinks with meals
- All tour-based tips and collections
- All excursions
- The services of a professional leader
- Loyalty Discount Scheme
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Itinerary
The tour starts at around noon in Cairns, where we’ll familiarise ourselves with many of the tropical species that live in town. We’ll visit parks near the Botanical Gardens in search of Bush Thick-knees, Rainbow Bee-eaters, Australian Swiftlets, and a variety of hone...
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Before breakfast we’ll do some more birdwatching around the lodge, where Black-faced and Spectacled Monarchs should be easy to find and if we’re lucky a Noisy Pitta might show itself. After breakfast we’ll drive into the dry eucalyptus country to the northwest in sear...
The rainforests of the Atherton Tablelands are rich in birds, many of which will be new for us. Our day will be broken into sections, providing all-day birding for those who wish or a chance to opt out occasionally to relax and perhaps explore the picturesque town of ...
Our pre-breakfast excursion today will be to a nearby local reservoir, and if there has been rain or heavy dew overnight, we’ll watch the shoulders of the road for Buff-banded Rail and Brown Quail en route. The jaunty song of White-throated Gerygone may reveal its pre...
We’ll leave Cairns early and drive up into the nearby hills, escaping the humidity once again and spending much of the day at Cassowary House and in the surrounding rainforest. Our main target is the much-hoped-for Southern Cassowary, one or two of which usually visit...
Today will be a total contrast to the previous five, dominated as they were by rainforest birding (albeit fairly easy stuff with lots of showy birds): we’ll join one of the tourist boats on a cruise out of Cairns to the Great Barrier Reef—allegedly the only living str...
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After an early morning at O’Reilly’s searching for any species still missing—more than likely Albert’s Lyrebird—we’ll drive to Coolangatta and catch an afternoon flight to Sydney, stopping to look for species more typical of the drier lower slopes such as Red-browed T...
The destination for today will be left flexible so we can make use of up-to-date information provided by our local leader, but it is sure to include time spent searching for Superb Lyrebird, one of the world’s most accomplished mimics. We’ll also look for a wide cross...
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On the last morning there will be a choice of either sightseeing in Sydney (on your own) or some final birding in Sydney Royal National Park, where we might see New South Wales’s only endemic bird, the Rock Warbler, as well as heathland specialities such as Southern E...
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Sunbird was originally created in 1979 as part of the Serenissima Travel Group of London. In 1980, Sunbird joined forces with the successful American bird tour operator WINGS, offering a wider choice of tours and with each company taking responsibility for those destinations where it had greater experience. In 1982, Sunbird was purchased from Serenissima by WINGS and David Fisher who established a new company - Conderbury Ltd. (trading as Sunbird).
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· all travel · departure tax · the protection of our own ATOL bond
· all accommodation
. all meals · drinks with meals
· all tour-based tips and collections
· all excursions
· the services of a professional leader
· Loyalty Discount Scheme
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