Bushie’s Quoll Patrol & Canopy Capers
Tasmania wildlife viewing experiences, forest enchantment & campfire dining
The Experience – Private Charter Tour – 2 days / 2 nights
Day 1 & 3 – Self-drive or Pepper Bush transfer arrival / departure
Day 1 – Morning Option – Private tour a Trowunna Wildlife Park
Day 1 – Afternoon – Canopy Capers nocturnal tour – Secrets of the forest
Day 2 – Ben Lomond followed by the Quoll Patrol tour
Day 3 – Self-drive or Pepper Bush transfer departure
Day 1 – Morning Optional Extra – Trowunna Wildlife Park
A morning departure from Launceston to travel to the Trowunna Wildlife Park for a private Tasmania wildlife tour, you can cuddle a wombat and meet the Tasmanian devils, spotted tailed quolls and other fur and feathered residents. Lunch at the Deloraine Deli before travelling to Scottsdale to check-luggage at Beulah before your Canopy Capers tour.
Day 1 – Canopy Capers Wildlife Experience
The 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 – Scottsdale
Dinner – Campfire dinner on tour
Day 2 – Ben Lomond & Quoll Patrol – Internationally reviewed as one of Australia’s best wildlife tours
Tasmania wildlife tour – Depart Scottsdale for Ben Lomond National Park, a spectacular mountain of dolerite columns and scree slopes. Impressive views and a stunning 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”. A picnic lunch before travelling via the Roses Tier Forests 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 – Scottsdale
Dinner – Campfire dinner on tour
Day 3 – Morning Departure
Self-drive departure or depart via Pepper Bush transfer to Launceston
Product Reviewed June 2022
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