Bird Watching Experience: 5 Days

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1) Silky Oaks Lodge
2-5,7) Voyages Hotels and Resorts
6) O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat

Code: NA01

Pricing: Call 1-888-229-0082 for customized pricing details.

Description: Situated in the heart of World Heritage Rainforest, your luxury lodge will provide the perfect escape to discover the birdlife that inhabits the Wet Tropics region of Far North Queensland.

Itinerary

Day 1

You will be transferred by private chauffeured vehicle from Cairns to your lodge in World Heritage Rainforest. After settling into your luxury chalet, your experience begins with a briefing of what species you're likely to see over the coming days. The afternoon is at your leisure to indulge in the resort’s facilities. The staff is only too happy to share their intimate knowledge of the local ecology with you. Dinner is included this evening.

Day 2

Awake early for a guided walk in search of the birdlife that inhabits the area before returning to a hearty breakfast.  Explore the habitats of the rainforest, river, open eucalypt woodland and the nearby cane fields. The afternoon includes a guided tour of Lowland Coastal areas, identifying the elusive raptors and coastal birds. Your guide has over 30 years experience in observing birds in all Australian states. Dinner is included this evening.

Day 3

Today you will have the chance to explore Mt Lewis, a World Heritage region and the real Australian outback of the Mitchell River, sighting rare fauna whom inhabit the area. Your guide has with vast local knowledge and has a strong passion for conservation, leaving you with a deep appreciation for this World Heritage region. A sumptuous 4 course dinner is included at your hotel this evening.

Day 4

This morning we take to the water on a morning river cruise where we will have the chance to see up to fifty different bird species, as well as reptiles and the occasional mammal.

Day 5

After breakfast, your private chauffeured car transfers you back to Cairns for your ongoing journey.

Species that have been sighted on the Bird Watching Experience:

• Southern Cassowary
• Orange Footed Scrub fowl
• Great Billed Heron
• Black Bittern
• Brahminy Kite
• Comb Crested Jacana
• Wompoo Fruit Dove
• Pied Imperial Pigeon
• Double Eyed Fig Parrot
• Papuan Frogmouth
• Little Kingfisher
• Buff Breasted Kingfisher
• Lovely Fairy Wren
• Atherton Scrubwren
• Bridled Honeyeater
• Macleay's Honeyeater
• Grey Headed Robin
• Pale Yellow Robin
• Chowchilla
• Pied Monarch
• Shining Flycatcher
• Yellow Breasted Boatbill
• Northern Fantail
• Victoria's Riflebird
• Spotted Catbird
• Tooth Billed Bowerbird
• Golden Bowerbird
• Blue Faced Parrot Finch
• Yellow Bellied Sunbird
• Metallic Starling

Our South Pacific vacation packages all begin with providing you with a fully customized itinerary (tailored to meet your every request) and continue on through your vacation and even when you return.

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