Margaret River's Nocturnal Wildlife Tour: An Exclusive Night Experience with Local Animals
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179 Ratings
Busselton
Experience an exclusive night tour in Margaret River's bushland and discover the region's unique nocturnal wildlife. Get up close with kangaroos, possums, bandicoots, and the rare woylie.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- South West Eco Discoveries - On arrival at the sanctuary a short guided bush walk will take us to the animal viewing site. While you sit down and enjoy some bush billy tea or milo, your guides will provide entertaining stories and factual information about the wildlife and bushtucker native to the Margaret River Region. Watch for the animals as they come out for the night - possums, quendas, kangaroos and woylies.
What's Included
- Enjoy traditional Billy tea and biscuits
- Convenient hotel pickup and drop-off included
- Knowledgeable driver/guide at your service
- Live on-board commentary to enrich your tour experience
Additional Information
Embark on a unique nocturnal wildlife journey in Margaret River with this exclusive night tour. The experience is situated in an untouched plot of bushland at Yelverton Brook Conservation Sanctuary, where you’ll encounter charmingly adorable rare creatures as they awaken for their nightly activities, all amidst the backdrop of a star-studded sky. Visitors may see a range of animals including kangaroos, possums, bandicoots, and the scarcely seen woylie.
This night wildlife expedition is suitable for all family members. The journey includes a brief guided trek through the bush before reaching the animal observation spot, and savoring billy tea.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Location
South West Eco Discoveries
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Davidi261
Apr 17, 2024
An experience to truly embrace our wonderful WA at night. - Wow, what an incredible experience. Ryan and Mick were the most wonderful hosts. They knew the land, the history, and really acted as the animal whisperers.
This is honestly the best thing I have done in the South West.
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Karenle6907tk
Apr 15, 2024
The kids are still talking about this … - We took three of our grandchildren ( 9, 7 and 7) on this tour and they loved it! Ryan and Mick were knowledgeable and patient and friendly. We loved the native tea. The way they catered for the kids was fantastic and the kids were still talking about it days later. Very worthwhile (especially if you or your kids have not been up close and personal with our Australian wildlife).
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Aline13720
Apr 7, 2024
One life time experience! - Amazing experience! Owners are very knowledgable and ready to answers all the questions. We want to go back. Highly recommended.
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Helenb4591
Mar 31, 2024
Magical moments - What an amazing event. Perfect for our family of 3 generations with ages 5 through to 70s. We were picked up from our accommodation in Dunsborough for the 20 minute drive to the bushland sanctuary. Right from the start the kids were spell bound. They had no sooner downed their hot chocolate when the kangaroos and bandicoots appeared. Mick’s explanation of how to best feed the kangaroos was easily understood and enabled all the children to participate without any concerns. Then the informative bushwalk and star gazing made for a brilliant evening all round. Thankyou Ryan and Mick!!
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Williamdh3732oi
Mar 31, 2024
Bill and Clare's Nocturnal animal tour. - A wonderful tour that was both informative and entertaining. The only people having more fun than us two adults were the three children of a very patient mother, who enthusiastically threw themselves into discovering the bugs, birds and marsupials on the reserve. Well done Mick and Ryan!
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Dkinlan
Mar 22, 2024
Wildlife Encounter in bushland setting - Excellent nocturnal nature tour on the conservation property which is a wildlife oasis surrounded by farmland. Great to see eastern grey kangaroos, brush tailed possums and bandicoot up close and in their natural environment. Both Mick and his colleague were very knowledgeable and engaging. great lemon Myrtle tea and cookies! We visited the sanctuary owner the next day to inspect their accommodation all very nice so will stay here next time we visit the region.
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Pandoras503
Mar 20, 2024
A must do! Nocturnal tour - Animals with attitude - particularly Snag Tooth - A must do experience, book up and be amazed!! Michael was a terrific guide, with a passion for the wildlife and deep understanding of how to show us the best. The animals roam freely so no-one can predict exactly what will happen, however we saw, were able to feed and under instruction pet 8 kangaroos, 2 possums and watched several bandicots feeding. We also saw spiders, a tree scorpion( apologies if not right name) and a sleeping bird. Then the opportunity to star gaze taking advantage of the lack of ambiant light. Michael had as much knowledge to share about the stars as he did with the animals. Truly a highlight for my trip from the UK
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Kateci7192tc
Mar 7, 2024
Nocturnal magic - Tremendous ! Great to meet native animals in the wild so close, but also Ryan and Mick are so full of genuine enthusiasm for the animals and land they live in and SO much information. I’m from the uk so all the native animals and plants are new to me. We were given so much info re WA plants / animals/ stars. A trip well worth doing and many thanks to Ryan and Mick for their fantastic presentation. I hope they manage to re establish the woylies!
I would definitely recommend this to any visitor to WA
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I9768dabenr
Feb 28, 2024
Great family adventure - Great experience for all the family. The guides were very experienced and had a vast knowledge on the bush and wildlife. Look foreard to going again.
One point to note is take a jumper/jacket even in summer as the temperature drops especially if there is a wind.
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793tins
Feb 14, 2024
Lovely animals - Ryan and Mick were great guides with profound knowledge about the wildlife. It was amazing to see so many animals so close to us. And of course feeding some of them was cool.
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