Baby Animal Encounters
Suggested months: March, April, May, September, October, November.
A highlight for any wildlife enthusiast is the opportunity to spot marsupial joeys. The autumn and spring seasons are a terrific time to spot young marsupials, as they are exploring the world outside of their mother's pouch and becoming more independent.
This journey covers a broad range of habitats including semi-arid, open woodlands, wet and dry rainforests along with coastal heathlands, providing opportunities to see a wide range of species including Tammar Wallabies, Kangaroo Island Kangaroos, Brush-tailed Possums, Red Kangaroos, Common Wallaroos, Yellow-footed Rock Wallabies, Eastern-grey Kangaroos, Swamp Wallabies, Red-necked Wallabies, Tasmanian Pademelons, Tasmanian Bettong, Long-nosed Potoroos and Common Wombats. Aside from this, the spring season is also prime for seeing nesting birds including Wedge-tailed Eagles and raptors that fledge at this time.
Minimum Suggested Nights: 16 nights, plus a couple of nights on arrival and departure from Australia if desired.
Flinders Ranges Kangaroo Island Tasmania You Yangs & Great Ocean RoadType: Groups,Private Charter,Shared
Duration: 2 days/1 night
Logistics: Fly into Adelaide Airport (ADL) and connect to a 30 minute flight to Kingscote Airport on Kangaroo Island (KGC).
Kangaroo Island In Style
This tour combines the two most popular full day landscape and wildlife experiences; Island Life and Flinders Chase Focus. Guests will be exposed to a broad range of elements that make this island so celebrated, including the the Island's history, ecology, wildlife, landscape and contemporary lifestyle. Regions visited include the Cygnet Valley, north coast landscape at Stokes Bay, central plateau, south coast landscape at Seal Bay to walk on the beach with Australian Sea-lions and the spectacular wilderness and the dramatic coastline of Flinders Chase National Park.
Iconic landscapes in the southwest corner will deliver endless photographic opportunities especially at Remarkable Rocks, Admirals Arch and Cape du Couedic. Key species regularly encountered are Koalas, Tammar Wallabies, Kangaroo Island Kangaroos, endangered Glossy Black Cockatoos, Short-beaked Echidnas, Australian Sea-lions, Long-nosed Fur-seals and a variety of bush birds and shorebirds and seabirds.
About Exceptional Kangaroo Island: Craig and Janet Wickham and their enthusiastic team have been sharing Kangaroo Island's secrets with guests since 1990 and have won numerous national and international awards for their tours. The family-owned operator specialises in deluxe wildlife tours which create an atmosphere where guests find themselves treated as friends, with tours run as a conversation not a commentary, promising good food, good wine and wildlife in the wild.
Seasonal highlights
Type: Groups,Private Charter,Shared
Duration: 4 Days/3 Nights
Logistics: Take a 30 minute flight from Kingscote Airport (KGC) to Adelaide Airport (ADL),. Choice of a 5 hour drive, 65 minute private air charter to Hawker. Alternatively on Monday through Friday Sharp Airlines operates a 50 minute commercial flight from Adelaide to Port Augusta, where guests will be picked up and take a 1 hour 15 minute guided transfer to Arkaba.
The Arkaba Walk
This four day walk traverses the ancient Flinders Ranges where 600 million years of geological history provide spectacular backdrops to the rich array of birds, reptiles and marsupials that call this region home. From dry creek beds, isolated waterholes, lined with 1,000 year old river gums to craggy ridge lines and rolling hills covered in cypress pines to the ancient ramparts of Wilpena Pound, this is some of the most stunning walking country in Australia and provides abundant opportunities to spot Red and Western Grey Kangaroos, Wallaroos, Emus, Wedge-tailed Eagles along with numerous parrots, songbirds, bushbirds and raptors.
Accompanied by expert guides, walkers are provided with a fascinating insight into the ecosystems located across the 60,000 acre private wildlife conservancy, along with the stories of the indigenous inhabitants, early explorers and pioneer settlers.
Seasonal highlights
Type: Groups,Private Charter,Shared
Duration: 8 days/7 nights or 7 days/6 nights
Logistics: Take a 1 hour 20 minute flight from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, then connect to a 1 hour 20 minute flight to Hobart Airport (HBA).
7 or 8 Day Tasmania's Wildlife & Wilderness
Over one-third of the ‘island’ state is reserved as a conservation area and this epic adventure traverses through some of the most scenic parts, including the World Heritage Listed Cradle Mountain, Freycinet National Parks, Central Highlands, Maria Island and the Southwest World Heritage Area. A mix of expansive ancient temperate rainforests, spectacular coastlines, rugged mountains and sparkling highland lakes provide refuge and habitat for a rich array of rare and endemic plants and animals.
Tasmania is a delight for Marsupial lovers, with opportunities to spot Pademelons, Eastern Grey Kangaroos, Bennett’s Wallabies, Common Wombats, Tasmanian Bettongs, Long-nosed Potoroos, Quolls and of course the carnivorous Tasmanian Devil. A wide variety of songbirds, bushbirds, shorebirds and seabirds, including the Little Penguin and endangered Orange-bellied Parrot (in warmer months) are also highlights. Guests will be captivated by the marine life, with the opportunity to spot dolphins, Australian Fur Seals and seabirds.
Seasonal highlights
Type: Groups,Private Charter,Shared
Duration: 3 days/2 nights
Logistics: Take a 1 hour 20 minute flight from Hobart Airport (HBA) to Melbourne Tullamarine Airport (MEL).
Great Ocean Road
This small group three day journey covers some of the most rugged and awe-inspiring coastline in Australia. Visits to the Serendip and You Yangs National Parks, the Great Ocean Road, Great Otway National Park, the Twelve Apostles, the Shipwreck Coast and volcanoes and lakes of the Western Plains provide dramatic backdrops whilst spotting wild animals including Eastern Grey Kangaroos, Koalas, Echidnas, Emus, Rosellas, Robins, Honeyeaters, raptor birds and various seabirds.
Guests will have the opportunity to walk beside the waves of the mighty Southern Ocean on pristine sands, experience an unforgettable sunset over brilliantly-coloured limestone cliffs and walk through dense rainforests of lush tree ferns. Led by expert guides, visitors will often be able to track and spot the Red-necked Wallaby and adorable Potoroo.