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Bushie’s Feathers, Fur & Forests

Tour Tasmania – native birds, wildlife viewing & wilderness

The Experience – 4 days & 4 nights
Pre Tour – Self-drive or afternoon transfer from Launceston
Day 1 – Platypus, birds & Canopy Capers tour
Day 2 – Ben Lomond & Quoll Patrol
Day 3 – Mt William National Park, birds, beaches, wildlife
Day 4 – Platypus House & Tassie Devils @ Trowunna Wildlife Park

Pre-tour – Afternoon transfer from Launceston to Scottsdale
Get ready to tour Tasmania for sensational wildlife viewing, birds and ancient forests

Overnight: Beulah Heritage Accommodation in Scottsdale
Dinner: In-house at Beulah

Day 1 – Birding & Canopy Capers tour
Spend a morning visiting the known bird habitat in north east Tasmania. The Scottsdale region offers a range of bird habitats – great diversity in near proximity. We explore waterways, tall forests with undergrowth, open native eucalypt forests, plantations, farmlands and rolling hills. These areas are home to wrens, honeyeaters, robins, whistlers, parrots, thornbills, raptors, waterfowl, waders, fantails and many more. Ten of Tasmania’s twelve endemic species are known in northeast Tasmania.
Afternoon/Evening Platypus & Canopy Capers – hunt is on for the fascinating and elusive platypus before travelling to a nearby cabin in the forest for a campfire dinner and a nocturnal wildlife tour. Relax to the afternoon sounds of the bush chorus from the forest birds; enjoy a campfire dinner of local produce with a Tassie beverage in hand before the sun sets when you take a guided walk into the forest to see the clingers and climbers of the Tassie bush.
The Nocturnal Forest Tour – As the sun goes down, hear the chuckling of kookaburras, and take an enchanted walk under the stars for an understanding and appreciation of wildlife movements in the Tasmanian bush. Experience the excitement and magic as nocturnal creatures appear from the bushes and trees in search of some tasty bush offerings.

Overnight: Beulah Heritage Accommodation in Scottsdale
Dinner: Canopy Capers campfire dinner on tour

Day 2 – Ben Lomond & Quoll Patrol – Reviewed as one of Australia’s best wildlife tours
Premium Australian wildlife tour – a day in the highland areas of northeast Tasmania. Depart Scottsdale for Ben Lomond National Park, a spectacular mountain of dolerite columns and scree slopes. Impressive views and a magnificent array of alpine vegetation are on offer. From Tasmanian Parks & Wildlife, “The Ben Lomond National Park is invaluable for the conservation of the flora communities and species diversity of Tasmania’s alpine areas. The area consists of an outstanding variety of glacial and periglacial features which are considered of national significance”. After a picnic lunch we travel to the Tyne Valley for a campfire dinner with the forester kangaroos.
The Campfire Dinner – With the forester kangaroos as your dinner companions, enjoy the ambience of campfire dining with a 3-course dinner consisting of Tasmanian tasting platter of cheeses and smoked meats followed by Bush Pattie Yummo Gumbo or Native Spice Salmon/Salad with dessert to finish. Settle back and relax with a Tassie beverage and watch the sun set and see our field of dreams come alive.
Nocturnal Wildlife Viewing – You will be delighted and enchanted while sitting by the campfire as the wildlife appear at dusk. Forester kangaroos, eastern quolls, Tasmanian pademelons and brush-tail possums feed near the campfire while Bennett’s wallabies and wombats graze close by. At times, platypus, tawny frogmouths, bandicoots, and owls can also be viewed. Return to your accommodation 8.00 – 11.00 pm (seasonal)

Overnight: Beulah Heritage Accommodation
Dinner: Campfire dinner on tour

Day 3 – Mt William National Park – Birding
Depart Beulah around 9.30 am for a day in the Tasmanian wilderness to pursue the monotreme double in platypus and echidna, travel to the far northeast corner of Tasmania to the Mt William National Park. Take a stroll on the stunning white beaches in the Bay of Fires region, lunch with the Bennett’s wallabies and see the resident wildlife in the area. The Forester kangaroo and the wombat are just a couple of the inhabitants who share this coastal National Park with over one hundred species of birdlife.
Birdwatching– Birds are abundant in Mt William NP with honey eaters, wrens, robins, finches, and pardalotes found in the park along with migratory birds such as shearwaters, silver eyes and swamp harriers. It is also home to yellow tailed cockatoos, white-bellied sea eagles and wedge-tail eagles. Like Mt William, the Bridport Wildflower Reserve and surrounding areas are also known to be home to over 100 bird species including endemics, green rosella, yellow wattlebird, and yellow throated honeyeaters.
The return journey – we can take the coastal road to Anderson Bay which offers up an abundance of beachside life. There are nooks and crannies throughout the coast that hide white sand beaches perfect for escaping the fast pace of modern life. Or, if more beaches are not your preference, we can travel some backroads through some diverse landscapes which can deliver a treasure trove of discoveries.

Overnight: Beulah Heritage Accommodation
Dinner: In-house at Beulah

Day 4 – Trowunna Wildlife Sanctuary and Platypus House
Departure at 9.00 am from Scottsdale to travel to the beautiful Meander Valley to visit Trowunna Wildlife Park for a 60-minute private tour to meet the Tasmanian devils, spotted tailed quolls, wombats, and other Tasmanian wildlife species. Café Lunch. Travel the fertile Tamar Valley to Platypus House for a tour focusing on the fascinating monotreme duo of platypus and echidnas and be amazed about the biology of both mammals and how they live.

End of tour Services at Launceston 4.00 pm
Overnight and Dinner – Own arrangements

Product Reviewed June 2022

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Duration & Departure	Private Charter Tour 4 days / 4 nights + pre tour transfer 2 person price minimum departure Day 1 – Self-drive arrival – Check-in to Beulah after 3.00 pm Day 1 – Pepper Bush transfer from Launceston – 4.00 pm
Schedule	Pre-tour accommodation & dinner at Beulah Heritage Accommodation Day 1 – Platypus, birds & bush bliss at Canopy Capers Day 2- Ben Lomond National Park & Quoll Patrol Day 3 – Mt William National Park & Bay or Fires Region Day 4 – Trowunna Wildlife Park & Platypus House
Inclusions & Terms	4 nights accommodation at Beulah in Scottsdale 4 day tours / 2 nocturnal tours + pre tour transfer from Launceston Pre tour B&B & dinner at Beulah Heritage All meals and tour activities & parks passes Cancellation – 30 days prior to departure date – forfeit 100%

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

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Tour Tasmania – native birds, wildlife viewing & wilderness

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