Our Guides
Explore the listings below to research the use of a great guide or two during your stay. Guides are strongly recommended as they can help ensure you see the iconic birds and animals of the region. Land-based guides are able to provide half-day, full day, or multi-day tours of the Wet Tropics and/or further afield. Tours can be private to you and fully customised to your viewing wishes. Location of guides (and accommodations) can be found on the map below.
Alan's Wildlife Tours
YUNGABURRA, Birding & Wildlife Tours
Half to multi-day private tours with a natural history generalist whose passions are birds and nocturnal mammals. Knowledgeable and personable, Alan can find those special birds at your pace.
Birdwatching Tropical Australia
PORT DOUGLAS/CAIRNS, Birding & Photography Tours
Specialising in private and small group tours for birders and bird photographers. Day tours conducted within 100kms of Cairns and Port Douglas. Multi-day tours include Cape York and the Wet Tropics.
Cassowary Tours
MALANDA (Atherton Tablelands), Birding & Wildlife Tours
Expert guides offer a wide range of bird and natural history day trips or fully accommodated tours around Tropical North Queensland and Cape York. Customised and photographic tours a speciality.
Daintree Boatman Wildlife Cruises
DAINTREE VILLAGE, Birdwatching River Cruise
Renowned birdwatching & photography cruises on the Daintree River. 2 hour personalised cruises conducted at dawn and dusk. Unique hybrid vessel with both outboard & electric motor. 10 passenger max.
Daintree River Wild Watch
DAINTREE VILLAGE, Birdwatching River Cruise
Decades of experience providing small personalised tours on the Daintree River. Excellent sunrise and sunset birdwatching and photographic opportunities. 10 individual swivel seats for excellent viewing. Specialised photography tours available.
Seastar Cruises
CAIRNS, Reef Cruise to Michaelmas Cay
Seastar’s express cruise arrives at Michaelmas Cay first before other boats arrive to disturb the nesting birds. It offers a circumnavigation of the island where 38 species of seabird have been observed.
Eastern Whipbird © Dom Chaplin
Emperor Gum Moth © Christina Suttner, Atherton Tablelands Birdwatchers’ Cabin
Fawn-breasted Bowerbird © Alfred Schulte
