Wildlife And Birdwatching Tours In Tasmania

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Unique Tasmanian Wilderness Tour & Birding In Tassie’s North East…

Wildlife and Birdwatching Tours in Tasmania with Pepper Bush Adventures….

This 2-day Tasmania Wild Tour in Australia is available on request and will allow you to explore the region’s highlands. Come and enjoy our wildlife and birdwatching tours in Tasmania. We visit alpine craggy mountain peaks and enchanting rainforests. It also includes one of Australia’s best nocturnal wildlife experiences. We meet some of Tasmania’s bush characters with the ambience of campfire dining on our twilight wildlife tour.

Our Quoll Tasmania Wild Tour is set in the middle of open farmland, which has been transformed into a wildlife reserve. It’s a place of peace and tranquillity as you sit by the campfire with the forester kangaroos as your company.

As darkness falls, the campfire space is a place where wildlife politics can take a feisty turn. The pademelons and brushtail possums display some intriguing traits and can be entertaining. We also have eastern quolls, wombats, and wallabies that graze close by during this Tasmania Wild Tour.

In this Tasmania Wild Tour, the forests are full of ferns, streams, waterfalls, and towering myrtles. We go off the beaten track to see the region’s spectacular geology, forests, and landscapes. We visit the Mt Victoria Forest and St Columba Falls State Forests, the Weldborough Pass Forest Reserve, and then the Mt Paris Dam wall.

Tasmanian Forests and Backroads

The region’s waterfalls include Ralphs Falls, a single-drop waterfall and one of Tasmania’s highest. Then there is St Columba Falls, a tiered waterfall cascading over giant boulders. And of course, each forest reserve offers short walk options. You can stroll through forests of tree ferns, mosses, lichens, sassafras, myrtles, and towering eucalypts during this Tasmania Wild Tour.

On this Tasmania Wild Tour, as we travel the backroads, we are always on the lookout for amazing roadside finds. The monotreme double —the platypus and the echidna — are always exciting sightings. In addition, reptiles can be found on warmer days, and there is plenty of birdlife.

Your accommodation can be at Scottsdale with Jetson Farm, Willow Lodge, Bella Villa or Tin Dragon Trail Cottages in Branxholm.

The wildlife and birdwatching tours in Tasmania can be a short break, a fully guided tour, or a more extended, self-drive tour of Tassie. Or a quick visit from mainland Australia to fly in and then fly out for the Pepper Bush Adventure experience. We are happy to provide or arrange pre- and post-tour transfers from and to the Launceston Airport or Launceston city.

Wild Tasmania Tour Highlights:

Fantastic landscape and wildlife photographic opportunities
Ben Lomond National Park’s spectacular alpine landscape and views
After dark wildlife tour with a campfire dinner with the kangaroos
We walk amongst the forests full of ferns, streams, waterfalls, and also towering trees trees
Private charter tour, which leads to flexibility with program options

Book with us and you are sure to see some of the best wildlife and birdwatching locations Tasmania has to offer.

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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Wildlife And Birdwatching Tours In Tasmania

Unique Tasmanian Wilderness Tour & Birding In Tassie’s North East…

Wildlife and Birdwatching Tours in Tasmania with Pepper Bush Adventures….

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