DAINTREE BIRDWATCHING TOURS AND PACKAGES
Southern Cassowary - Cape Tribulation - Robert South
2010 Daintree Birdwatching Package
For 2010 Red Mill House offers the following 4 Night Package:
- 4 nights deluxe accommodation
- 4 full breakfasts with home made yoghurt, breads and jams plus cereal, juice, local fruits and cooked breakfast
- 2 full days of guided birdwatching with local naturalist and experienced guide and birder Ellen Terrell. One day including a tour on the Daintree River and exploring the local area, with lowland rainforest birding. The other day exploring the drier country west of the Great Dividing Range.
- 2 lunches with home made goodies
- 1 early morning river cruise on the Daintree River.
- 1 guided walk through the private revegetated and restored land and magnificent wetlands with bird hide of Wild Wings and Swampy Things. Time to bird the wetlands.
Rates
- $740 per person on a twin share basis
- Guest’s transport used
- Please enquire for single or larger groups
2010 Introduction to Birdwatching Package
Do you have an interest in birds and would like to learn more about them and about the rewarding art of birdwatching?
This is an opportunity to have personalised guidance in finding and identifying birds, and learning about our local birds here in Tropical North Queensland. We will cover bird characteristics and how to observe and describe them, bird behaviour and habitats, and the use of optics. There will many opportunities for observation in the field in a variety of habitats, and for improving your skills.
These skills will stand you in good stead long after your visit to Daintree.
This program will be conducted by our local naturalist and experienced guide and birder Ellen Terrell, in conjunction with Red Mill House.
For 2010 Red Mill House offers the following 4 Night Package:
- 4 nights deluxe accommodation
- 4 full breakfasts with home made yoghurt, breads and jams plus cereal, juice, local fruits and cooked breakfast
- Introductory talk about local birds and birdwatching
- An evening presentation, over dinner, covering various topics as outlined
- 1 full day of guided birdwatching exploring mid-level rainforest and the drier country west of the Great Dividing Range.
- 1 lunch with home made goodies
- 1 early morning river cruise on the Daintree River.
- Two hours of guided birdwatching in the various habitats of the Daintree Valley
- 1 guided walk through the private revegetated and restored land and magnificent wetlands with bird hide of Wild Wings and Swampy Things. Time to bird the wetlands.
Rates
- $695 per person on a twin share basis
- Guest’s transport used
- Please enquire for single or larger groups
Independent Birders
Red Mill House provides birdwatching accommodation in Daintree, offering information and advice, checklists, maps, guide books and binoculars for their guests. If travelling independently and wishing to go birding alone, the following itinerary is suggested.
Day 1
- Arrive at Red Mill house mid afternoon from Cairns.
- Late afternoon walk around Daintree Village and to the Daintree River. Urban, river and farmland environments.
- Overnight at Red Mill House
Day 2
- Early morning specialist birding river cruise (3 choices in varied habitats)
- Birding in the comforts of the garden during the day or explore the local roads following the river and creeks through a mix of rainforest and open farming land.
- Late afternoon guided walk through varied habitats including a wetland with bird hide on private property offering excellent birding opportunities.
- Overnight at Red Mill House
- Guiding available.
Day 3
- An early start for a day in the Daintree National Park/Cape Tribulation exploring the rainforest and looking for the Southern Cassowary and rainforest specialities. Guiding available.
- Return for late afternoon walk along Stewart Creek Road following the Daintree River and Stewart Creek. (Often 40 species found)
- Overnight at Red Mill House.
Day 4
- Possibly another early river cruise before departing for Jabiru Safari Lodge or Rose Gums Wilderness Retreat in the Tablelands, or back to Cairns. Stop at Mossman Gorge on the way.