This is Sydney’s best wildlife tour! Travel into the pristine farmland and bushland of the Southern Highlands to search for iconic Australian animals in the wild – kangaroos, wallabies, wombats, platypus, birdlife, elusive koalas and much more.
Please note that no bookings are available for this tour after 31st March 2023.
Please note that no bookings are available for this tour after 31st March 2023.
Sightings for different animals vary and can not be guaranteed. Please be aware that there have been much reduced sightings of Koalas and Platypus in recent months.
A chance to view Australia’s iconic and diverse wildlife in the wild where it should be experienced. No zoos or feeding times! Boutique Wildlife Tours take you to the pristine bushland and forests of the Southern Highlands, less than two hours south of Sydney, in search of the animals that make Australia so unique in their natural habitat.
Small, personalised groups (maximum eleven passengers) travel in luxury 4WD vehicles to the Southern Highlands in a tour designed for those who want to see and understand Australia’s wildlife in its natural bush surrounds.
With the help of a knowledgeable and passionate Naturalist Guide you’ll search for some of Australia’s unique wildlife, including kangaroos, wallabies, platypus, wombats, birdlife, emu, elusive koala plus much, much more.
We seek out the animals when they’re most active, with a tour from midday to the late evening that includes lunch or afternoon tea (depending on season) anda hearty country style dinner in one of Australia’s oldest country inns.
This is a fabulous and highly personalised way to see and really learn about Australia’s exceptional unique and distinctive wildlife. A definite must-do experience while in Australia!
Please note that due to the late return time to Sydney and the need to walk on uneven ground, this tour is not suitable for children under six, nor for those with limited mobility or walking devices.
A private charter makes this amazing experience even more special – great packages are available for you and your family or friends!
Join us on this exceptional and unique wildlife safari – your chance to search for Australia’s iconic native animals in the wild, leaving Sydney around lunchtime so that we can see them when they are most active around dusk and return in the late evening.
We offer prearranged pick up from many city hotels or nearby locations. Your closest pickup location and time will be confirmed when booking.
Please wait outside your agreed pickup location around 10 minutes beforehand, and do not go to another location without prior confirmation of the change.
This particular Wildlife in the Wild tour is not currently operating, with bookings unavailable since March 2023. If you’re keen to see Australian wildlife on a Sydney day tour, our Blue Mountains day tour includes a dedicated wildlife park visit as part of the itinerary.
When running, this tour focused on native Australian species in their natural habitat in the Southern Highlands, including kangaroos, wombats, wallabies, platypus, birdlife and the elusive koala. For a currently available wildlife experience, our Blue Mountains tour offers guaranteed wildlife park encounters with koalas and kangaroos year-round.
This tour was based around the pristine farmland and bushland of the Southern Highlands, south-west of Sydney, rather than a wildlife park setting. It combined guided daytime wildlife spotting with an evening dinner stop and nocturnal animal spotting.
Yes – a light lunch or snack was included depending on the season, along with a hearty dinner at the Surveyor General Inn, Australia’s oldest continuously licensed inn. Evening night-spotting for nocturnal animals like wombats, possums and gliders followed dinner.
It was a full 10-hour experience, departing around midday and returning to Sydney anywhere between 9:30pm in winter and 11:30pm in summer, depending on daylight hours and wildlife activity patterns.
No sightings in the wild can ever be guaranteed, and this tour noted reduced koala and platypus sightings in its final operating months. Guests wanting a more reliable wildlife encounter are better suited to a wildlife park visit, such as the one included on our Blue Mountains tour.
Our Blue Mountains day tour from Sydney is a strong alternative, pairing scenic bushwalks and lookouts with a guaranteed native wildlife encounter at a wildlife park — without the seasonal uncertainty of spotting animals in the wild.
The website doesn’t specify a reason, only that bookings have been unavailable since March 2023. Guests interested in wildlife experiences are directed toward the Blue Mountains tour, which currently includes wildlife park access as part of its regular itinerary.
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