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Southern Highlands Tours
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10 hours (Approx.)
Pickup from select hotels
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English
Good for avoiding crowds
Keeping you safe during COVID-19
What you can expect during your visit
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Face masks provided for travelers
Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitized between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
Overview
See Australia's most famous native animals in their natural habitat on a full-day tour from Sydney. In a comfortable 4WD, explore the Southern Highlands with a naturalist guide to look for koalas, kangaroos, platypus, emus, wombats and other critters in the wild. Your small-group tour includes refreshments and dinner in a classic pub, and you stay out after dark in order to view nocturnal animals in action. With numbers limited to 11 people, enjoy a more customized experience.
- View Australian wildlife in their native habitats
- Enjoy lunch or afternoon tea plus a country-style dinner in one of Australia’s oldest pubs
- Travel in a customized Mercedes 4WD for a luxurious wildlife safari experience
- Small-group tour limited to 11 people ensures a more personalized experience
Why Travelers Choose This Tour
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Your luxury 4WD vehicle picks you up from your Sydney hotel to start your Australian wildlife tour. Drive into the Southern Highlands where many Australian native animals can often be found in the wild.
Your expert naturalist guide shares informative commentary about Australia’s history and wildlife as you visit various scenic locales to spot koalas, kangaroos, emus, wombats, and the shy platypus, along with other likely suspects such as possums and echidnas.
At dusk, your guide takes you to the best places to see nocturnal creatures as they wake up for the night. With careful use of a spotlight, your guide can locate critters such as wombats and possums as they become active after sunset.
Your small-group tour travels off the beaten track in a luxury 4WD vehicle that provides a comfortable ride. Enjoy frequent stops for photo ops along with rest breaks including lunch or afternoon tea. Soak up the ambiance of a typical establishment in the Australian outback when you have dinner at one of the nation's oldest pubs.
After a day of Australian wildlife encounters, return to Sydney in the evening where your tour ends with drop-off at your hotel.
Your expert naturalist guide shares informative commentary about Australia’s history and wildlife as you visit various scenic locales to spot koalas, kangaroos, emus, wombats, and the shy platypus, along with other likely suspects such as possums and echidnas.
At dusk, your guide takes you to the best places to see nocturnal creatures as they wake up for the night. With careful use of a spotlight, your guide can locate critters such as wombats and possums as they become active after sunset.
Your small-group tour travels off the beaten track in a luxury 4WD vehicle that provides a comfortable ride. Enjoy frequent stops for photo ops along with rest breaks including lunch or afternoon tea. Soak up the ambiance of a typical establishment in the Australian outback when you have dinner at one of the nation's oldest pubs.
After a day of Australian wildlife encounters, return to Sydney in the evening where your tour ends with drop-off at your hotel.
Itinerary
Travel in a luxury 4WD to private farmland and bushland locations in the Southern Highlands with a specialist guide. Search for kangaroos and wallabies in open clearings, try to spot a koala in woodland forests of Grey Gums, surprise a platypus along the riverbanks in the warmer months. After dinner, go night-spotting for nocturnal wombats, gliders & possums.
Duration: 7 hours
Admission Ticket Free
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Traveler Tips
- "Nothing so wild, but seeing koala and a glimpse of platypus in its natural habitat was fantastic and made this trip worth every penny." See review
- "Wildlife can not be guaranteed and we were a little worried but, it exceeded our expectations." See review
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Product code: 5969BWLT
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