17-day birding tour in eastern Australia
Blue Mountains National Park
Overview
Join Eagle-Eye Tours for a 17-day birding adventure through eastern Australia. You’ll travel through beautiful landscapes with opportunities to spot cassowaries, bowerbirds, fairy wrens and more.
- When
Contact Eagle-Eye Tours for tour dates.
- Accessibility
- No wheelchair access
- Grade
- Medium. Suitable for all ages. Children must be accompanied by adults. A moderate level of fitness is required for this tour. You will need to complete several half-day walks and keep to the tour schedule.
- Price
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Contact Eagle-Eye Tours for pricing.
- Meeting point
- Cairns Airport
- Bookings
- Bookings required. Book online or email or call Eagle-Eye Tours on 1800 248 539.
Discover a diverse array of birdlife on this epic birdwatching tour with Eagle-Eye Tours. You’ll visit Blue Mountains National Park, Cattai National Park, Gardens of Stone National Park and Wollemi National Park over 17 action-packed days.
The birding tour focuses on eastern Australia during the dry season. Travelling through mangroves, savannas and mature rainforest, you'll encounter extraordinary birds and unique mammals.
Your trip starts in Northern Queensland, where you’ll spend 10 days observing seabirds on cruises in the Great Barrier Reef and along the Daintree River. You’ll also visit Atherton Tablelands in search of the southern cassowary and Lamington National Park, home to the elusive Albert's lyrebird.
Then, transfer to Sydney to explore the national parks of New South Whales. You’ll visit the continental shelf to see more seabirds, followed by a visit to Barren Grounds for a chance to encounter the endangered eastern bristlebird. On the final days of the tour, you’ll explore the southern Blue Mountains, Capertee Valley and other fantastic surrounding bird sites.
The tour sets out from Cairns Airport, where you will be picked up and transferred to your hotel. You'll be driven by the tour guide in a passenger van for the duration of the tour, which finishes in Sydney. For more information, visit the Eagle-Eye Tours website.
Eagle-Eye Tours is a licensed commercial tour operator with a Parks Eco Pass.
Local alerts
For the latest updates on fires, closures and other alerts in this area, see https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/guided-tours/17-day-birding-tour-in-eastern-australia/local-alerts
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Park info
- in Blue Mountains National Park in the Sydney and surrounds and Country NSW regions
Blue Mountains National Park is always open but may have to close at times due to poor weather or fire danger. Some parts of the park close overnight; details are provided for specific attractions.
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Park entry fees:
$8 per vehicle per day applies only at attractions in the Glenbrook area.
Buy annual pass.
Visitor info
All the practical information you need to know about 17-day birding tour in eastern Australia.
Getting there and parking
Get driving directions
Contact Eagle-Eye Tours for directions.
Parking
Contact Eagle-Eye Tours for information on parking.
Maps and downloads
Accessibility
Disability access level - no wheelchair access
Visitor centre
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Blue Mountains Heritage Centre
270 Govetts Leap Road, Blackheath NSW 2785 - 9am to 4.30pm daily. Closed Christmas Day.
- 02 4787 8877