North Queensland Birdwatchers Accommodation

Cassowary House

Situated in one of the premier birding sites in Far North Queensland. Set within the rainforest Cassowary House offers comfortable accommodation, excellent food and outstanding birding. Cassowary, Victoria's Riflebird, Red-necked Crake and Spotted Catbird are all regular garden visitors.

Jabiru Safari Lodge

Luxury, African style safari tent cabins, walking trails, boat tours, wildlife safaris and privately guided nature experiences are just 1¼ hours west of Cairns and Port Douglas in Tropical North Queensland and easily accessible by conventional vehicles or with transfers from Cairns available. Jabiru Safari Lodge is located within the Mareeba Tropical Savannah and Wetland Reserve.

Red Mill House Daintree Village

Long established Daintree bird watching accommodation. Red Mill House in Daintree Village is owned and operated by two enthusiastic birdwatchers, Trish & Andrew, with good local birding knowledge. Deluxe, air-conditioned accommodation, renowned for its cooked breakfasts and excellent service. Many bird species frequent the large tropical gardens with its secluded swimming pool. Easy Access to, Daintree River and a short drive to the Daintree National Park. Excellent bird watching opportunities, either escorted or independent, in a well known birding area. Check the Daintree Birdwatching Bulletin Board for up-to date information on local bird sightings in the Daintree area and comprehensive cover of all Daintree Birdwatching activities.

Rose Gums Wilderness Retreat

Jon & Peta Nott, your hosts, would like to share their property with you and will make your stay a very memorable one. Situated 80 minutes drive from Cairns on the Atherton Tableland this award winning retreat has secluded luxury timber tree houses with self-contained kitchen, spa bath and fireplace set in 230 acres of private rainforest. Over 160 bird species including Southern Cassowary, (Lesser) Sooty Owl, Victoria's Riflebird and Blue-faced Parrot-Finch are found on the property. For groups a tree-house meeting room and catering is available.

Lotusbird Lodge

Gary & Sue offer guests friendly personal old fashioned hospitality at their lodge situated on Cape York Peninsula. They have 10 individual pole style cabins, with twin-share or double suites, each is comfortably furnished, has its own en-suite and private verandah over looking the billabong. Guests are able to enjoy the tranquility of this unique area, fully occupied they can accommodate 20 guests. The bar and restaurant facilities are for guests only and are not open to the traveling public.

BirdwatchingTour Guides Operating from North Queensland

Allan's Wildlife Tours

Naturalist and guide Allan Gillanders is based on the Atherton Tableland at Yungaburra. Allan specialises in nocturnal tours as well as conducting natural history and bird watching tours for half or a full day. Animals likely to be seen on the nocturnal tour include Lumholtz's Tree-kangaroo, Coppery Brushtail Possum, Green Ringtail Possum along with the possibility of owls, bats, geckoes and frogs.

Cassowary Tours

Ben Blewitt will show you around Cairns and the Atherton Tablelands on a full day birding tour. He will also arrange a guided birding itinerary to suit your needs visiting Cape York/Iron Range, The Gulf and Mt. Isa, Australasia and Southeast Asia.

Fine Feather Tours

Run by Del and Pat Richards who are conveniently located near Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers Lodge. We can organise pickups from the lodge for 1/2 or full day tours. These tours are especially suited to birders and photographers. Your guide Del has extensive experience in the region and will take you 'off the beaten track' where the best opportunities arise to locate wildlife and flora according to seasonal conditions.

Kirrama Wildlife Tours

Offering a wide range of fully accommodated tours for small groups in Australia and Papua New Guinea. All tours concentrate on finding the endemic and special birds of each region and also visit the remote areas of Cape York.

Close-Up Birding Adventures

Let born and bred local David [Chook ]Crawford guide you on your next birding adventure be it a day tour of the Mt. Lewis , Mount Molloy and Atherton Tablelands areas or a fully accommodated tour to Cape York/ Iron range, Gulf of Carpentaria or Central Queensland. Chook will be delighted in your new discoveries as much as you will. Chook is based only 10 minutes away from Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers Lodge.

Sicklebill Safaris

Specialists in Birdwatching Tours to New Guinea, Australia and
throughout the Pacific Region. They also offer a wide range of day trips and short accommodated tours around our home area of Tropical North Queensland. Both English and Japanese speaking guides available.

Daintree River Tour Operators - Birding Trips

Daintree Boatman Nature Tours

Formerly Chris Dahlberg's Daintree River Tours, now owned by Murray Hunt. Conducted daily at dawn with an emphasis on birds and other wildlife. Birdwatching by boat offers an extraordinary experience because you not only get to see birds associated with water but you get to see them well and everyone in the small group gets to see the same thing. All wildlife species seen with Murray are recorded and put on the internet checklist. These records go back far enough for you to see what is being seen for the time of year that you are coming. Daintree Village, where Murray's river tour begins is a 55-minute drive from Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers Lodge.

Birdwatching Information For Your Visit to Australia and North Queensland

Lloyd Nielsen's Birding Australia

Lloyd's unique book Birding Australia contains key species, sites, land and sea tours, accommodation, local contacts, etc. Also available, field and site guides, DVDs, bird call CDs, cards.

Birdwatching Australia

A directory of Australian bird watching tours, bird clubs, freelance-guides, bird-orientated accommodation and reference information.

Birdwatching in North Queensland

Here are more accommodation options for your birdwatching holiday in Queensland and other parts of Australia plus information about Australia's birds.

Birdwatching in the Cooktown Region

This link takes you to a website that has been established by the Cooktown Chamber of Commerce and Tourism and Cook Shire Council in co-operation with the many small businesses within the vibrant tourism industry of Cooktown and Cape York Peninsula. This page gives plenty of information about birdwatching in and near Cooktown with brochure downloads.