Explorer Wildlife Tour in Queensland

Far North Queensland is one of the world’s most diverse ecological zones, home to vast swathes of ancient jungle and tropical reefs rich in marine life. Discover the region and its inhabitants on this once in a lifetime wildlife tour!

Home to five UNESCO World Heritage Sites (the Wet Tropics, the Great Barrier Reef, Fraser Island, the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves and the Australian Fossil Mammal Sites at Riversleigh), as well as cultures spanning several millennia, Queensland is rightly considered one of the world’s premier adventure holiday destinations. Australia’s ‘Sunshine State’ is a land of ancient jungles, pristine beaches and warm turquoise waters resplendent with Technicolor corals! All this makes for some awesome exploration, be it sailing and snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef, rafting down a jungle-draped valley or watching wallabies on a sunrise balloon flight!

Welcome to Cairns, where outback meets jungle meets Great Barrier Reef! This eight-day tour kicks off with a rainforest trek led by a local indigenous guide; in addition to showing you some of the region’s extraordinary fauna, from pythons to tree frogs, cockatoos to kookaburras, he’ll teach you about traditional plant use, rock and body art, Dreamtime and other cultural practices. It’s then on to the magical Mareeba Wetland Reserve, Granite Gorge and the charming treehouses of Rose Gums Eco-Retreat! After another night in the jungle, you’ll hike the Waterfalls Circuit via Mission Beach (the quintessential rainforest experience, complete with orchids, swimming holes and the scintillating play of butterflies!). Then, to cap it all off, you’ll head out to the Great Barrier Reef for two days of snorkelling and scuba off your private yacht!

Simply awesome! There are few tours that match this Australian odyssey for sheer scope and scale of spectacle. There’s nothing prosaic or pedestrian here; instead, it’s an endless stream of breathtaking experiences! We’d recommend this trip to anyone with insatiable curiosity and an appetite for adventure, to those for whom holidays aren’t just about putting one’s life on pause for a week! There’s plenty of time to relax on this tour, but there’s also an emphasis on exploration and close encounters (with the landscape, fauna and even the locals!). Rest assured, as long as you’re open-minded (and not too scared of creepy-crawlies!), you’re sure to adore this wildlife tour!