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Local Hockey Sponsorship

Pepper Bush Adventures Gets Behind the Rovers! There’s a new look team in town… and [...]

04
Sep

Pepper Bush guides, Bushie and Ben, at Sideling Ranges Lookout

Adventures in Tasmania

Adventures in Tasmania – Pepper Bush Adventures….. Spectacular Wildlife Tours, Birding Tours, National Parks & [...]

06
Aug

Walking With Alpacas in Tasmania

🦙 Walking With Alpacas in Tasmania – Gallery….. 🌿 A gentle morning stroll with an [...]

29
Dec

Accommodation Scottsdale Tasmania

Accommodation Scottsdale, Tasmania….. Country Stays: Quirky Escapes in Scottsdale’s Hidden Gems!….. Pepper Bush Adventures partners [...]

23
Nov

Scottsdale RSL Military Museum - mural and entry

Scottsdale: Things To Do

Scottsdale: Things To Do….. Plan a Day Trip to Scottsdale…… Explore, Taste, and Wander in [...]

30
Oct

Jacob's Ladder switch back roads on Ben Lomond

What to See in Tasmania

What to See in Tasmania – Pepper Bush Adventures….. Wild Wonders & Hidden Treasures: Your [...]

30
Sep

Tin Dragon Tail Cottages with alpacas and guests

Tin Dragon Trail Cottages

Tin Dragon Trail Cottages….. 🦙 Stunning eco retreat in Tasmania’s northeast….. Relax, Unwind, and Explore [...]

12
Sep

forest at Mt Victoria Forest Reserve - Landscape Photography

Landscape Photography in Tasmania

Landscape Photography in Tasmania….. Capturing the Untamed Beauty of Northeast Tasmania….. Tasmania is a dream [...]

25
Aug

Day Tours From Launceston

Day Tours From Launceston….. Pack Your Sense of Wonder – One Day, Endless Discoveries….. Pepper [...]

14
Aug

Adventures in Tasmania - kangaroo looking at campfire

Kangaroos and Campfires – Gallery

Kangaroos and Campfires – Gallery….. Welcome to the fireside with the mob….. Find a sense [...]

25
Jul

Tasmanian Pademelon – Endemic Wildlife

Tasmanian Pademelon….. The Pocket-Sized Forest Sprite….. The Tasmanian pademelon is like nature’s shy little ninja [...]

11
Jul

Tasmanian Wildlife Gallery - sun setting before mountain and kangaroos sparring

Tassie Kangaroos at Sunset – Gallery

Tassie Kangaroos at Sunset – Gallery….. Photobombing Nature’s Golden Hour….. As the sun sets behind [...]

28
Jun

Tasmanian Wildlife and Tamar Vineyards - Tasmanian devil and joey

Tasmanian Wildlife & Tamar Vineyards

Tasmanian Wildlife & Tamar Valley Wines….. Tassie Devils & Tamar Vineyards….. 2025 – Enjoy a [...]

19
Jun

Taste of Tasmania at the Campfire

Taste of Tasmania at the Campfire….. Crackling Flames, Aroma of the Wild with a Side [...]

05
Jun

Little Blue Lake Tasmania

Little Blue Lake, Tasmania….. From Tin Mine to Turquoise Treasure….. Little Blue Lake, Tasmania, is [...]

24
May

Aurora Australis – Southern Lights

Aurora Australis – Southern Lights….. The Ultimate Diva of the Night Sky….. NO TOUR DEPARTURES. [...]

05
May

National Parks in Tasmania

National Parks in Tasmania – A Whimsical Wilderness Wonderland….. Featuring Mt William National Park and [...]

13
Apr

three forester kangaroos on a winter tour in Tasmania

Visit Tasmania in Winter

Visit Tasmania in Winter…. Wildlife Tours – Birding Tours – Winter Scenic Tours…. Winter’s Wide [...]

17
Mar

What to see in Tasmania - Nocturnal wildlife with Pepper Bush Adventures

Things To Do In Tasmania

Things To Do In Tasmania – Pepper Bush Adventures….. Discover Tasmania: Unforgettable Experiences and Hidden [...]

08
Mar

Tasmanian Native Hen

The Tasmanian Native Hen….. The Turbo-charged Tasmanian Road Runner…… The Tasmanian Native Hen, or “turbo-charged [...]

15
Feb

Tasmanian Nature Tours - Alpacas in front of Farm Stay Cottages

Tasmanian Nature Tours – Tin Dragon Special

Tasmanian Nature Tours – Tin Dragon Special….. Tasmanian Wildlife, Birds, Forests, Beaches, and Tin Dragon [...]

17
Jan

Freycinet Escape Tour - 2 people meeting juvenile kangaroos

Product Launch – Freycinet Escape Tour

PRODUCT LAUNCH…. Pepper Bush Adventures Launches the Exclusive “Freycinet Escape Tour”…. A Scenic Helicopter Journey [...]

15
Jan

Freycinet Escape Tour

Freycinet Escape Tour….. Lunch with a Brew, a Roo, and a View….. Overview – Picture [...]

03
Jan

Saffire Freycinet Tasmania – Wildlife Tour

Saffire Freycinet, Tasmania – Quoll Patrol…. Campfire Dinner and Spectacular Wildlife Viewing…. Saffire Freycinet, Tasmania, is [...]

23
Dec

tasting platter of cheeses and fruit on table with kangaroos around - saffire freycinet tasmania

Best Tours in Tasmania – Dinner With Kangaroos

Dinner with Kangaroos – Best Tours in Tasmania…… Campfire Dinner with Kangaroos – Pepper Bush [...]

10
Dec

Waterfalls and Rainforest in Tasmania - Rainforest

Tasmanian Rainforests and Waterfalls

Tasmanian Rainforests and Waterfalls – Day Trip…. Explore Northeast Tasmania’s Forests…. Tasmanian Rainforests and Waterfalls – [...]

22
Nov

balck and white eastern quoll - wildlife photography tours

Wildlife Photography Tours Tasmania

Wildlife Photography Tours Tasmania….. Capturing Tassie Wildlife, One Click at a Time….. Fun Overview -Wildlife [...]

09
Nov

Ben Lomond National Park & Tamar Valley Vineyards with Pepper Bush Adventures - Day tour

Ben Lomond National Park and Tamar Vineyards

Ben Lomond National Park and Tamar Valley Vineyards….. Tasmania Day Trip with Pepper Bush Adventures….. [...]

21
Oct

Animals in Tasmania -Wildlife Safaris with Pepper Bush Adventures - Forester Kangaroos

Discover Wildlife Tasmania – Wildlife Safaris

Discover Wildlife Tasmania – Wildlife Safaris….. Tasmanian Wildlife Tours with Pepper Bush Adventures…… Discover wildlife [...]

12
Sep

Experience Tasmania Tours – Day Trips

Experience Tasmania Tours – Day Trips – What to See….. Northern Tasmania Day Tours with [...]

13
Aug

Attractions – Discover Tasmania Tours

Attractions – Discover Tasmania Tours – What to See….. A Treasure Trove of Natural Beauty, [...]

11
Jul

Pepper Bush Adventures - Australian wildlife - Tasmanian nocturnal tour - brush-tail possum

Tasmanian Nocturnal Wildlife Tours

Australian Wildlife – Tasmanian Nocturnal Wildlife Tours….. Experience the magic of the night….. Tasmania, our [...]

13
Jun

Platypus swimming - Tasmanian platypus wildlife tour - Wildlife Photography Tours - Pepper Bush Adventures

Tasmanian Platypus Wildlife Tours

Tasmanian Platypus and Wildlife Tours….. Tasmania is known for its unique wildlife and natural beauty, [...]

01
Nov

Mobile Kitchen Business Opportunity

For Sale – Mobile Kitchen Business Opportunity….. Catering Trailer and Equipment Package for Remote Events….. [...]

25
Aug

Wildlife Tours in Australia – Pepper Bush Adventures

Wildlife Tours in Australia – Featuring Tasmanian Wildlife….. National Experience Content Initiative….. Pepper Bush Adventures [...]

11
Jun

Craig 'Bushie' Williams standing on Ben Lomond

Bushie’s Backyard

Bushie’s Backyard – One Man’s Artistic Nature… Tasmania’s 2015 Go Behind the Scenery Campaign… As [...]

30
May

Pepper Bush birding guide, Ben Williams, with local birding enthusiast Peter Duckworth - Tasmanian Birding Tours

Birding with a Treasure Trove of Local Knowledge

Tasmanian birding tours powered by local knowledge…. Birdwatching Tours with Pepper Bush Adventures…. Birdwatching is [...]

17
May

Wildlife And Birdwatching Tours In Tasmania

Unique Tasmanian Wilderness Tour & Birding In Tassie’s North East… Wildlife and Birdwatching Tours in [...]

08
Mar

Wombat Documentary for Japanese TV

Discovering Wombats for NHK Japanese TV…. 2016 The Examiner Newspaper – Toli Papadopoulos…. North-East bush [...]

03
Jul

Scottsdale and surrounds taken from Mt Stronach

Scottsdale – Challenges and Opportunities

Scottsdale: a Tasmanian town in the throes of change…. 2014 – written by Hillary Burden [...]

25
Jun

Artist Craig 'Bushie' Williams with oil on glass artwork

Wildlife Guide to Impressionist Artist

Out of the Bush and into the Brush… Life as we knew it has changed. [...]

11
Jun

Bushie’s Oil on Glass Artwork

Craig Williams’ (Bushie’s) oil on glass artwork – bold, busy and earthy. Descriptions and prices [...]

11
Jun

Selling Tasmania to Australians

Selling Tasmania to Australians…. Camp fire meals, kangaroos and spectacular landscapes…. Pepper Bush Adventures desperately [...]

27
May

Bushie and Ben, birding guides, ready to go birding tours Tasmania

Birding Tours Tasmania – North East Tasmania

Birding Tours Tasmania… Birding, Wildlife, and Nature Tours in Northeast Tasmania…. Pepper Bush Adventures is [...]

19
Mar

Forester kangaroos, pademelons and possums nocturnal grazing

Tasmania Itinerary 10 Days: Tour Experience Around Tassie

Tasmania Itinerary 10 Days: with Pepper Bush Adventures…. Kangaroo Crossing by Melanie Mouras – January [...]

25
Feb

Pepper Bush Reviews 2019-2020

Reviews – Pepper Bush Adventures 2019-2020…. The team at Pepper Bush Adventures are always pleased [...]

30
Jan

Pepper Bush team, Ben, Janine and Bushie

Life In Limbo

Pandemic Survival for a Business without Customers… Publication – North Eastern Advertiser – 19th August [...]

18
Nov

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Keeping the Campfires Burning

Nature Tours Tasmania; Keeping the Campfires Burning to Welcome Back Travellers….. Here we are, five [...]

15
Aug

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Pepper Bush Reviews 2018-2019

Reviews – Pepper Bush Adventures 2018-2019…. Pepper Bush Adventures is very appreciative of all those [...]

24
Jul

adventure activities tasmania - local tour guide Bushie and his lifelong adventure

Tasmania – A Lifelong Adventure

The Sketch that turned into a Lifelong Adventure…… Adventure Activities Tasmania; Local tour guide Craig [...]

08
Apr

Photographer setting up to snap Jim & Valerie with forester kangaroos

Ultimate Australian Wildlife Tour

The Ultimate Australian Wildlife Tour…. Featuring Wildlife in Tasmania with Pepper Bush Adventures…. The Ultimate [...]

05
Jun

Pepper Bush wildlife guide , sun setting with forester kangaroos feeding

Tasmanian Wildlife Field of Dreams

Tasmania’s Devils and Deep Blue Seas….. Published in the Financial Times UK – 22nd February [...]

25
Apr

Pepper Bush Adventures Tyne Valley Wildife Viewing Venue

Our Quoll Patrol Venue

The Quoll Patrol Venue We are fortunate to have access to an amazing property to [...]

01
Oct

What Is Tasmania Famous For? Tours For International Visitors

Selling Tasmania Wildlife Tours to the World…… Tasmanian tours and spectacular Tasmanian wildlife viewing were [...]

01
Jun

Visiting journalists arrive by helicopter for Tasmania wildlife tour

Australian Financial Review Life & Leisure

Australian Financial Review Life & Leisure – Off-Menu Indulgences…… Off-Grid Tasmania Wildlife Tour…… Pepper Bush [...]

01
Nov

Tasmania tour in winter with Fred & Bill (USA)

Winter in Tasmania with Pepper Bush Adventures……….. REVIEW – I did two days! Craig and [...]

01
Dec

Great personalised tour of Ben Lomond I did a personal tour of Ben Lomond National Park in early November 2022. I enjoyed my experience thoroughly. You need a certain type of vehicle to get into Ben Lomond National Park and I found it fascinating. My guide made plenty of stops along the way, I had lots of photo opportunities and the scenery is just stunning. I highly recommend. It's a great spot off the beaten track that a lot of tourists dont' think to go to. The wildlife is lovely as well as the lookouts and scenery. Very peaceful place. Even received some delicious fresh sandwiches from the award winning scottsdale bakery. Yum :) Thanks for a great half day trip.

Michelle P

25/02/2023

Tassie wildlife We did a 3 night / 2 day tour enjoying both Mt William & Ben Lomond NP our guide was informative and the meals supplied were more than sufficient The best part was watching the playful baby quolls enjoying their evening seach for food, so small, playful and moved so fast

MAW

09/12/2022

Lifelong memories My wife and I had booked the Canopy Capers’ excursion with ‘Pepperbush Adventures’ as part of our road trip in Tasmania. Ben came promptly at 5 pm and we were taken to a nearby irrigation pond to look for platypuses. Whilst there were a few glimpses it was very difficult to see as it was quite windy so the water was quite rippled. We left there and drove to an area of private land where there was a small cabin overlooking a lake. There were some kookaburras, and we saw some pademelons and some possums. Ben prepared a meal for us to eat - there was an appetiser tray of smoked wallaby and smoked chicken, salmon, grapes and strawberries. After that he cooked steaks on the barbecue which we had a with some beans, new potatoes and salad. We finished off with some cheesecake and fruit. There was wine and soft drinks to accompany our meal - pre-arranged with the company. We stayed until it got dark. Although the animal sightings were rather scant, this was offset by the passionate and educational input from Ben. He is the consummate host / guide and we greatly enjoyed learning so much about the flora and fauna of the area. The next day we enjoyed a full day out with Ben on another excursion - aptly named ‘The Quoll Patrol’. Ben arrived just before 11 am as arranged. We had another look for platypuses but again the sightings were fleeting even though it was much less windy. We then had a long drive into Ben Lomond National Park in the extreme north-east of Tasmania. We had periodic stops, whenever there was a wildlife sighting or a point of interest. We had a stop at a lookout where we had lunch - rolls and sandwiches bought from the cottage bakery back in Scottsdale. We drove further up to reach Ben Lomond village - it was only 5 degrees there. We stopped to look at the interesting geological formations - 300 metre tall dolorite columns with huge areas of rocky boulders beneath. Ben dropped us at the village - we did a short trail for about 20 minutes where we met up with him again waiting for us in the car. We drove back down from the National Park and again made a number of stops, smelling and tasting some of the roadside plants. We reached our final destination, a cabin surrounded by pasture. Ben set the fire and we were able to view and feed the kangaroos which lived there - it was an unofficial nature reserve of about 100 acres. The original kangaroos had come from Bonorong and now numbered about 40. It was a very engaging experience watching the kangaroos as we had our first course - a range of appetisers similar to the previous day. Ben then prepared wallaby meatballs with onions and courgettes. We thought this was the main course but later we were given some salmon and salad - my wife couldn’t eat any more as she was full already. The dessert course was chocolate fudge cake served with raspberries and blackberries. During the evening we sat beside the fire, watching the Eastern Quolls appearing, followed by the pademelons and finally the possums. As it got dark there was a long drive back to Scottsdale. We were exhausted at the end of the day but felt utterly thrilled by the experiences we had. As a guide Ben is truly fantastic. His personable nature, coupled with his commitment to the natural world, will remain in our memories. We thoroughly enjoyed his company - such a kind and generous spirited man. PS. We went to the irrigation pond on our last day as we were leaving Scottsdale and guess what - we saw two platypuses at the surface of the water. We managed to bag some quality photos - result! Thanks again, Ben. You’re a top guy. Good luck with your new hobby of crafting in metalwork.

Owen Thesaints

07/12/2022

A fantastic wildlife experience The 2 days we spent with Craig was the highlight for us of a month travelling around Tasmania and a fantastic opportunity to see wildlife, especially the nocturnal creatures you don't usually get to meet. Craig has a wealth of knowledge and experience of living in the bush, so we learned alot about the flora and fauna of the north-east part of Tasmania and saw platypus on several occasions, along with wallabies, echidnas , kangaroos and, padmelons during the day. The Canopy Capers and Quoll Patrol experiences are both amazing. After a great meal in the open air, we watched as the wildlife drew near at dusk - possums, quolls, wombats. It's an incredible, magical experience, I can't recommend enough.

Island Sue

10/04/2020

A great wildlife experience A great day with Bushy seeing visiting Ben Lomond, learning so much about the flora and fauna of Tasmania, topped off by a delicious bush meal, sharing the site with possums, quolls, wombats and more

D H

31/03/2020

A Wonderful Backwoods Experience With Bushy The Ben Lomand and Quoll Patrol adventure was fantastic. We drove up Jacob's ladder at Ben Lomand and Bushy took us into the forest for exploring. Dinner at the cabin and the night adventure with the Kangaroos, Wallabies, Paddymellons and Quolls was a highlight. You can't believe the wildlife here.

Laura R

24/03/2020

Marvellous Some good walks and opportunity for wildlife viewing. The evening barbecue with kangaroos, wallabies and quolls was magical. A very good insight into local life - the farming and cheese making. Fabulous scenery all around.

Sally G

11/03/2020

Amazing We had a 1 day tour with Craig and it was truly amazing. Started with a sighting of a platypus and then an echidna. A great scenic drive up Ben Lomond via Jacob's ladder and then sightings of some iconic wildlife including wombats, quolls, tawny frogmouths and wallaby's and kangaroos. The bush supper with quality wines was a great success. We loved the whole experience.

LondonWelshboyo

07/02/2020

Outstanding bush experience, some of the best wildlife viewing in Tasmania We thought we had already had some amazing wildlife experiences in Tasmania, but Ben's Quoll Patrol with us was truly over the top. Lots of wildlife, including a number of elusive quolls. You have to see it all to believe it! Kangaroos, wallabies, pademelons, bushy-tailed opossums, eastern quolls, short-snouted echidna, come to mind. Meeting his mob of kangaroos is an experience not to be missed. And on top of it all, Ben cooked us an excellent meal out there in the bush. All in all, a very memorable experience.

LafayetteJohn

Outstanding experience in the Tasmanian bush We spent 9 hours with Craig who took us to the Ben Lomond National Park and its surroundings, watching for a wide variety of Tasmanian wildlife. This ended with an excellent and copious dinner he cooked around a fire in the open surrounded by Kangaroos, Wallabies, Wombats, Pademelon, Possums....and even sighting a platypus and a quoll. We are amazed by the extent of Craig's knowledge of the bush, its flora and fauna and his ability to communicate his passion for them to us. He enabled us to experience at first hand many examples of the plants and animals unique to Tasmania. An amazing and unforgettable experience.

Peter B

26/01/2020