4 Days
6 Peoples
Easy
Help wildlife in East Gippsland on this unique adventure. Spot koalas in eucalypt forests, listen for lyrebirds in rainforests, watch sea-eagles along pristine beaches, and see goannas by secluded rivers. Known for diverse wildlife, including parrots and cockatoos, your guide will also help you find wallabies, kangaroos, echidnas, and black swans. Contribute to conservation by removing fishing nets from beaches. Along the coast, see Australian fur seals, sea-eagles, pelicans, gannets, cormorants, oystercatchers, and bottlenose dolphins. Each night, stay in comfortable lodge-style accommodation.
This tour includes opportunities to help with the conservation of wildlife and to ensure the natural environment that supports wildlife remains healthy. Your wildlife guide records all species seen and uploads this data to online atlasses for conservation purposes. On this trip, you have the opportunity to remove invasive species, such as sea spurge - Sea Spurge causes environmental problems along many beaches, outcompeting native plants and changing natural patterns of sand movement. It's also a worry for endangered shorebirds that use the open sand for nesting. Gloves will be provided for this activity.
Day 1
Melbourne to East Gippsland
Picks ups will commence from your Melbourne CBD Hotel from 8.00am. Please advise us which hotel in the CBD you are staying at so we can arrange your pick up (city centre hotels only). Alternatively, why not let our friendly team help to recommend a hotel for you to stay in Melbourne. Travel past internationally acclaimed RAMSAR wetlands of the Lakes District of East Gippsland before travelling by ferry to an island sanctuary in the wetlands with a thriving colony of wild koalas. We take a walk through the forest spotting these delightful animals in the wild, and learning about their lives. We may also see echidnas, wallabies and kangaroos and many colourful parrots, honeyeaters and seabirds, which you can help record for conservation purposes. Dinner tonight is in a local restaurant. Tonight’s accommodation is a homestead in a small town where you will stay for three nights.
Day 2
Rugged mountain forests of East Gippsland
Day 3
Explore secluded river estuary on the Wilderness Coast
Day 4
Mouth of the Snowy River & Krowathunkooloong to Melbourne