Koalas And Kangaroo In The Wild Tour From Melbourne

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Key Details

  • Mobile Voucher Accepted
  • Hotel pickup Available
  • Free Cancellation
  • Instant Confirmation
  • Lowest Price Guaranteed
  • Duration: 8 Hrs
  • Language:
    English
  • Departure Time :
    7:50 AM
  • Departure Details :
    Pullman Melbourne on Swanston, 195 Swanston St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
  • Return Details :
    Returns to original departure point
  • Cancellation Policy :
    • If you cancel at least 8 day(s) in advance of the scheduled departure, there is no cancellation fee.
    • If you cancel within 7 day(s) of the scheduled departure, there is a 100 percent cancellation fee.
    • Tours booked using discount coupon codes will be non refundable.

Overview

See Kangaroos and Koalas in the wild! This naturalist guided, small group tour gives you quality time to see wildlife and enjoy the wide open spaces of Australia. Watch the natural behavior of wild kangaroos, koalas and abundant bird life. Get involved in koala research with your naturalist guide. A gourmet Bush lunch is included.

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Walk amongst large free ranging "mobs" (groups) of wild kangaroos. Spot Emus, Cockatoos and other unique Australian wildlife on the grassland, in the bush and around the billabongs of Melbourne's Western Plains.

Visit an open forest in a National Park that is home to a large and healthy population of wild koalas. The koalas research project ensures that on most days you'll have multiple sightings of these delightful creatures.

Within easy reach from the center of the city of Melbourne, these environments provide the perfect introduction to Australia's unique wildlife and indigenous culture. The area you walk through is of great significance to the local Aboriginal People of the Wathaurong Tribe. Freshwater lakes and billabongs nearby provided a rich food source for them, and some signs of their occupation still remain. Your guide will share their knowledge with you.

You will be provided with a picnic lunch, served in an open-air setting at the sanctuary, and includes fruit and cakes, coffee and delicious Australian "Billy tea".

Expert Nature Guides:
You will be guided on this journey by friendly, experienced and knowledgeable nature guides. Many hours of research work proceed the tour to ensure that you see and learn about native wildlife in its natural environment. Guides carry two way radios which link them to the office and to emergency services.

Easy Walking:
Although this tour is vehicle based, most of the day is spent outside the vehicle on a number of easy, flat terrain, bush walks so that you can get close to nature. Passengers must be able to walk unassisted at least 500m on uneven dirt surfaces. There may be up to 5 walks of this duration during the tour.

Inclusions

Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)

Transportation in air-conditioned vehicle

Guided full day tour

Expert Nature Guides

Gourmet bush lunch

Australia's Goods and Services Tax (GST)

Exclusions

Gratuities

Due to timings, this tour is not recommended for passengers arriving & departing via cruise ship

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking

This tour operates with a minimum of 2 and maximum 10 adult passengers.

What to Bring: Good walking shoes or boots, clothing to suit variable weather conditions (temperatures range from 5C to +35C, sun hat, rainproof coat, insect repellent, 15+ sunblock and 1 litre water bottle. Camera and binoculars are also recommended.

Infant seats can be provided at a fee of AUD$20 payable direct.

Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required.

Tour itinerary is subject to change to optimise wildlife experience

Traveler Reviews

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  • 10-Feb-2020

    Relaxed and enjoyable trip. We saw koalas, kangaroo, emu, eagle and possum. The guide was friendly and knowledgable, he answered all our questions.

  • 10-Feb-2020

    We were expecting a nice day, but this was awesome. We had a fabulous guide, Ashira, not sure of spelling. A trained environmentalist and a compassionate, friendly young man.
    Our sightings were fabulous and the knowledge he imparted was so very valuable. When taking a trek to view animals, you can never predict what and if you will encounter them. Our encounters were many and even if we hadn’t seen as many our knowledge base and respect for the bush would have been worth it.

  • 05-Feb-2020

    Amy was a great guide. She was very informative and a good driver. We enjoyed the tour very much. The lunch was very nice.

  • 17-Dec-2019

    That was one terrific day! Enjoyed seeing animals, got a lot of interesting information. Our guide was very knowledgeable, personal, knew exactly where animals could be found.

  • 11-Oct-2019

    Dan was an outstanding guide who has a passion for conservation and protection of koalas. We learned a great deal of information about the research that is being done and how koalas are being protected. We experienced an amazing sighting of a mob of kangaroos and were thrilled with lunch and tea. Wow! This tour is a must!!!

  • 03-Jul-2019

    We did the tour in April and the weather was a bit cool. But what an amazing day. We saw so many animals and our guide was very informative. We also had a lovely lunch. Definitely recommend and not too far from Melbourne. Make sure you take insect repellent though we both ended up covered in bites. Worth it though.

  • 20-Mar-2019

    Martin was our guide and he was fantastic! I reckon he is very experienced and managed to get us pretty close to the animals. The picnic lunch was a refreshing experience for urbanites like us.

  • 21-Dec-2018

    We could not schedule through Viking so we went out on our own and are thankful that we did. There were 8 of us in a van with our personal guide Martin. He made every effort to make sure that we saw everything there was to see. If we had gone with Viking it would have been 1/40 people and cost quite a bit more.

  • 30-Jul-2018

    Our guide was extremely knowledgeable about Australian wildlife. He made sure we saw kangaroos and koalas up close. This tour was so educational and fun!

  • 13-Jul-2018

    It was a wonderful, once in a lifetime experience. Great staff - knowledgeable and friendly. Amazing to see these animals out in the wild and not in a zoo.

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