Wildlife tours & other ecotours from Brisbane

(just for one day, or for several days and nights)

• Travel to beautiful wild coasts, forests, mountains and the true outback
• See wild kangaroos and many forest and wetland birds
• Wait for  platypus to emerge from their burrows before dusk
  
• Watch thousands of fruitbats taking to the skies at sunset
  
• Search for koalas, and walk through a koala enclosure
• Spotlight for possums and owls on our 3-day wildlife overview tour
  
• Marvel at the brightness of the milky way
• Listen to a chorus of frogs in a forest pool
  
• Learn about our wildlife with a professional zoologist or experienced naturalist
• Stand under a magical 'starry sky' which is really a cave of glow worms
• Take a close-up look at rare and threatened species in a well-run wildlife park specializing in conservation breeding
• Taste wild fruits and leaves that formed part of Aboriginal diets, or sample gourmet meals and local wines
  
• Enjoy our multi-award-winning day tours or multi-day tours, all with  advanced eco-accreditation
  
• Choose from very comfortable Bed & Breakfast, primitive camping, hotel or other accommodation
• Sleep in a hammock under the stars (if you wish) on our outback tours
  
• Tell us if you have any special needs and interests and we'll happily cater  for most (including custom tours for 4 or more).
• Hear about the ways we reduce our environmental impact and contribute to biodiversity conservation
• Join in some of our ecological research
• Or just relax and enjoy the scenery
  
• Come alone or with the whole family (all ages and fitness welcome on most tours)
• Fully customize your tour to cater for your interests (with sufficient notice, and usually for four or more guests)
  
• Book your special-interest group or school/university class for an educational day visit or longer tour
  

• The Scenic Rim - just a drive from Brisbane to reach mountain streams, rainforest, kangaroos, bowerbirds and so much else
  
• Other destinations: beaches and islands, outback, wetlands ...
  

Wildlife

• Australia's wildlife is different! Let us show you how and why
  
• Seek and learn about our wildlife with research zoologist or experienced naturalist
  
• The Scenic Rim (our main destination) is one of Australia's richest areas in wildlife, with kangaroos, koalas, gliding possums, platypus, bat colonies, lyrebirds, bowerbirds, a bird of paradise, cockatoos, pelicans, spoonbills, many other forest birds and waterbirds, many raptors, pythons, monitors, many frogs, many butterflies ...
  

"Ronda and her son Darren were superb guides": see testimonials

Araucaria Ecotours is a member of Ecotourism Australia, Wildlife Tourism Australia, Queensland Tourism Industry Council, Brisbane Marketing and Scenic Rim Escapes

We also run environmental consultancies, visits to our ecology centre and other services & products