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Gondwana Guides

 Private and Scheduled Bird Watching, Wildlife, Photography and special interest tours.

Years of field experience and success as tour guides was a driving factor behind the formation of Gondwana Guides. Our professional service extends to all areas of Australia and New Zealand. Our specialty is the ecology of both countries, with relaxed, informative and interesting interpretation of the flora, fauna and landscapes.

Our tours operate in two ways. Guests can join us on any of our of  scheuled tours or  we can design a private tour for you or your group. Our field knowledge and experience gives us the ability to create memorable tours that take you to biological, geological and scenic hotspots.

Gondwana Guides - Interpreting Australia's Landscapes, Flora and Fauna

Gondwana Guides Tours 2013

Birding Tours

The following birding tours are organised and led by Barry Davies in association with international birding tour companies. Please visit the listed websites for tour details.

 

  Northern Australia Birding - June 22 to July 4 - in association with Sunrise Birding (USA). 

 Highlights include Darwin, Kakadu NP, Pine Creek, Cairns, Michaelmas Cay, Daintree, Cape Tibulation, Julateen, Mt Lewis and the Atherton Tableland. Over 300 spp are usually seen during this tour. Max 10 passengers.

 http://www.sunrisebirding.com/13AustraliaQu/

 

Australia Birds and Wildlife Photo Adventure - North Queensland,  the Northern Territory and Lamington NP - Sept 7 to 21 - in a association with Wildside Nature Tours (USA) 

Highlights include Lamington NP, Darwin, Kakadu NP, Pine Creek, Cairns, Michaelmas Cay, Daintree, Cape Tibulation, Julateen, Mt Lewis and the Atherton Tableland. Over 300 spp are usually seen during this tour. Max 10 passengers.  

Eastern Australia Birding - North Queensland, Lamington NP, Wollongong pelagic and the Sydney Region - Oct 6 to 19 - in association with Birding Ecotours (South Africa).

Highlights include Cairns, Michaelmas Cay, Daintree, Cape Tibulation, Julateen, Mt Lewis, the Atherton Tableland, Lamington NP, Wollongong pelagic, Barren Grounds, the Blue Mountains and Capertee Valley. Max 10 passengers. 

Uluru and Alice Springs Oct 1 to 5 - in association with Birding Ecotours.

Highlights include Uluru, Kata Tjuta, Kings Canyon and Alice Springs. Max 10 passengers. 

Tasmania - Oct 19 to 22 - in association with Birding Ecotours.

Highlights include Mt Field NP and beautiful Bruny Island home to all of Tasmania's endemic birds including the Forty Spotted Pardalote. 

NB: The Uluru and Alice Springs and Tasmanian tours are pre and post tour extensions for the Eastern Australia Birding Tour but may be undertaken independantly of that tour if  there are spare seats.

 

Birding and Photography Tours

Bowra Station Bird Photography 2013 - sorry but this tour is fully booked. See below for 2014 dates.

 

Bowra Station Bird Photography 2014 -  Aug 4 to 11- in association with wildlife photographer Michael Snedic .

This is an opportunity for bird photographers to improve their photographic skills and to learn how to find and identify birds by studying their behaviour, habits and habitat in one of Queensland's birding hotspots . Michael Snedic is a professional wildlife/bird photographer and experienced photography tutor.  His photos are widely published and he has been a feature writer/photographer for the Birdlife Australia magazine (and its predeccesor Wingspan) for many years.  To see more of Michael’s work, and for details of the tour, please visit www.michaelsnedic.com   

Max 8 passengers travelling with Barry and Michael in 4WDs and 4 tag-a-longs.

 

Bunya Mountains Bird Photography Weekend  - October 23 to 25  - in association with wildlife photographer Michael Snedic . 

Spend a relaxing and socialable weekend at the beautiful Bunya Mountains learning about and photographing some of Australia's most challenging bird subjects, the rainforest species.

 
For bookings and information contact barry@gondwanaguides.com.au
 

International Park Tours 2014 tours to be led by Barry Davies  

  New Zealand - Feb 12 to 26 -  Chatham Island, Pitt Island, Kaikoura,  Abel Tasman National Park, Collinwood, Farewell Spit, Motuara Island and the Queen Charlotte Track - walking, wildlife, culture and history. IPT is the only Australian tour company operating tours to the remote and fascinating Chatham Islands.

Tasmania - Western Wilderness - March 4 to 17 - from Davenport to Launceston via the Tarkine Wilderness, Cradle Mt NP, Walls of Jerusalem NP and Strahan - walking, wilderness, wildlife, botany, history and culture

Lava Tubes to Lawn Hill - July 6 - 21 - from Cairns to the amazing Undara Lava Tubes then on to the Gulf of Carpenteria on the historic Gulflander train that travels slowly from Croydon to Normanton. South to the beautiful Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) National Park then to Townsville via Mt Isa, Richmond and Charters Towers. Includes a day dinosaur fossil fossicking near Richmond.

 

For details visit the IPT webite www.parktours.com.au