Koalas & Kangaroos
in the Wild
Koalas and Kangaroos
in the Wild
Join Echidna Walkabout on a walking tour through natural bushland to meet wild koalas, then learn about each one’s history and social life from a Wildlife Guide and Koala Researcher. Help collect important data, remove Boneseed (a weed) and make a difference to koala habitat.
Then join wild mobs of Kangaroos on the plains and in open forests. Their natural instinct is to flee humans, but with care guests can often get close enough to take photographs and observe their complex social life. While on the walk, help the Guide record sightings of all native wildlife.
The natural environments visited are also home to parrots, fairy-wrens, emus, honeyeaters, possums, wallabies and lizards. The Wildlife Guide will help guests to find and understand these animals, and teach guests survey techniques that will be useful to them wherever they go.
The tour is vehicle-based, with short walks during the day; includes a substantial picnic lunch and pick up/drop off to Melbourne city.
Details
Location: the Great Western Plains near Melbourne including Serendip, the You Yangs or Brisbane Ranges National Park.
Duration: 1 Day – approx 7.5 hours.
Grade/Difficulty: easy (see note below “Easy Walking”).
Departs: Melbourne 8.10am to 9am all year from 5 central pickup points. No tours run on Christmas & Boxing Days (December 25 & 26)
Returns: to Melbourne between 4 & 5 pm.
Passengers: 2 adults to 10 adults
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Rick Garrett
I’m a Professional Travel Adviser with over 40 years of travel industry experience. The countries I specialize in include Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, French Polynesia (aka Tahiti), and the Cook Islands. I’ve made dozens of trips to the South Pacific so am able to provide you with first hand knowledge and experience while creating the custom itinerary that is perfect for YOU, and then take care of everything from A to Z, before, during and after your amazing Down Under adventure. Because the journeys I create for my clients are born out of my desire to share my authentic travel experiences, each one is unique, and designed to match your interests, tastes and budget.