Australia: Queensland and New South Wales

We’ll start the trip with three nights in Sydney where we will explore the best birding sites in the surrounding area and to take a pelagic trip rich in albatrosses, petrels, and shearwaters. Moving north into southern Queensland, we will visit the renowned O’Reilly’s Rainforest Guesthouse, where megapodes and bowerbirds come to the feeders and where kangaroos, pigeons, and parrots cover the lawn. We will also take a trip out to Lady Elliot Island on the southern reaches of the Great Barrier Reef, where thousands of nesting seabirds join the incredibly diverse aquatic life that make this reef one of the natural wonders of the world. The final week of the trip will take in the tropical rainforests around Cairns and on the Atherton Tablelands which harbor a wealth of birds and mammals, many of which are restricted to remnant rainforest patches, and our days will be fully occupied with encounters with wonderful creatures.

In 2025 & 2027 this tour can be taken in conjunction with our Australia: Western Australia and Northern Territory tour. The 2026 & 2028 tours can be taken in conjunction with our Australia: Victoria and Tasmania tour.**