Australia: Queensland and New South Wales
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Highlights
- Visit the world-famous Cairns Esplanade
- Explore the picturesque town of Yungaburra
- Visit a higher-elevation national park to search for species that don’t occur round Yungaburra
- Visit Red Cedar Tree National Park
- A cruise out of Cairns to the Great Barrier Reef
- Searching for Superb Lyrebird, one of the world’s most accomplished mimics
- Cruise out through Sydney Harbor and have a view of the famous bridge with a glimpse of the opera house below
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- All meals · drinks with meals
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Itinerary
The tour starts at around noon in Cairns, where we’ll familiarise ourselves with many of the tropical species that live in town. We’ll visit parks near the Botanical Gardens in search of Bush Thick-knees, Rainbow Bee-eaters, Australian Swiftlets, and a variety of hone...
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Before breakfast we’ll do some more birdwatching around the lodge, where Black-faced and Spectacled Monarchs should be easy to find and if we’re lucky a Noisy Pitta might show itself. After breakfast we’ll drive into the dry eucalyptus country to the northwest in sear...
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Flights estimated at : $1,562
International Flight Costs:
Sunbird is happy to book international flights for you. However, we do not hide the flight cost in the main tour price. Flight costs vary dramatically and when pricing tours - sometimes up to 18 months before departure - it is often impossible to obtain an accurate price for the flights. Instead we show the flight cost as a separate amount which is our best estimate at the time we post the tour price on our website. When we come to invoice you for the tour we include the amount the flights actually cost us to buy. We think this is a much fairer system as it means any saving we get is passed on to you. Many companies include the price of the flights in their main tour cost which means you are unlikely to benefit if they obtain flights at a price lower than originally estimated
Payments:
Payment of the balance of the tour cost is due upon receipt of our invoice. We will normally* send you an invoice about three months before departure. If payment has not been received by 70 days before departure we reserve the right to treat the booking as cancelled and charge the appropriate cancellation fees. At present we do not accept payment by debit or credit cards. Payments can be made by cheque or bank transfer. Details for a bank transfer will be added to the final invoice.
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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.
Prices may vary due to local taxes and trip seasonality. Click "Request Info" to inquire directly with the tour operator for the final trip price.
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- International Flights
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Accommodation
ACCOMMODATION
Throughout the tour we’ll be staying in good quality hotels and lodges, most of which have private bathroom facilities in every room (but see below). Our hotels will vary from fairly basic motels in out of the way small country towns, to international airport hotels in Sydney. Almost all Australian hotels provide fridges in the room, tea and coffee making facilities and hair dryers. They also have self-service laundry rooms. AUSTRALIA: Tour Information...3 Some of the larger hotels have a laundry service as well. In a couple of places accommodation is limited and we stay in cottages that contain two private bedrooms and one shared bathroom (per cottage). We always try to put two people in one of the bedrooms and one in the other, so that there are only three people sharing each bathroom. This is only likely to occur during our one night at Kingfisher Lodge.
We reserve the right to cancel any tour or tour extension for which there are insufficient reservations - normally 70 days before the departure date but sometimes longer. Please note that, although unlikely, this could occur after the final invoices have been sent out if the tour is running on small numbers and if someone cancels just before the 70-day deadline. In case of cancellation, all deposits and other payments will be refunded. Please also note that the cancellation of a tour’s pre-tour or post-tour extension does not alter your rights or obligations with respect to the main portion of the same tour.
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