Byron Bay Wildlife Safari: Encounter Koalas, Kangaroos, Flying Foxes, and Birds
4.9
55 Ratings
Byron Bay
Embark on a thrilling Byron Bay Wildlife Safari and encounter koalas, kangaroos, flying foxes, and a variety of bird species. Our expert guides will help you spot and identify these fascinating creatures.
Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Vision Walks - Eco Tours - Our Wildlife Safari takes you to three different habitats near Byron Bay.

You’ll visit eucalyptus forest, rainforest and grassland to discover the animals that live there.

We guarantee you’ll see a koala or two, a mob of kangaroo, a whole colony of flying fox and many species of bird. If conditions are right you may also see pademelon, echidna, tawny frogmouth and water dragons.

You will travel in our comfy eight-seater 4WD with an environmental scientist as your guide. For lunch? A picnic of locally-sourced goodness.

We are an award winning eco-tour company and we are passionate about what we do. As with all our eco-tours, it is our goal to observe but not disturb the wildlife. If you want to feed or pat the wildlife, this is not the tour for you.

What's Included
  • Lunch, locally sourced picnic lunch
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Byron Bay accommodation pickup and drop-off
  • Experienced guide
What's Not Included
  • transfers to Byron Bay
  • Drinks
Additional Information

We guarantee you’ll see a koala or two, a mob of kangaroo, a whole colony of flying fox and many species of bird. If conditions are right you may also see pademelon, echidna, tawny frogmouth and water dragons.

All of our guides are environmental scientists. They will help you learn to spot the different between a kangaroo and wallaby, or a grey-headed flying fox and a black one.

Along the way you will be amazed at the abundant birdlife. Native hens, ducks and waders; noisy colourful parrots; iconic kookaburra; magpies; currawong; tiny flitting wrens and robins, are just some of the birdlife we see on this tour.

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
Location
Vision Walks - Eco Tours
80 Jonson St,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Passport58409830568
Apr 11, 2024
Brilliant Wildlife Tour - Amazing Experience! This tour exceeded expectations. Our guide, Wendy, was super friendly and knowledgeable about all things Australian Wildlife. We saw a Pademelon which was unexpected, around 10 Koalas, plenty of Kangaroos, a colony of flying fox and many different birds, all in natural environments. The picnic lunch was delicious and was easy to bond as a small group. If you are in Byron and want to explore some of the Northern Rivers region and see some wildlife in nature definitely do this tour!
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Steven_n
Apr 3, 2024
Awesome Day! - Amazing experience! Wendy was so knowledgeable and knew intimately where to go to see these wonderful animals in their natural habitat. Good on ya Wendy!
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Leah
Mar 22, 2024
5 stars! - This is my second tour by VisionTours, and I just have to give another 5 stars 🌟. Our guide, Wendy, took us to all the local stops where we were able to see all sorts of Australia's wildlife. We started off by seeing a colony of flying foxes and also stumbled upon a carpet python! Our next stop was a boardwalk in a rainforest to see pademelons. Although we couldn't see them by eye, Wendy let us use her thermal monocular and we managed to spot them, along with a few birds by eye. We proceeded to go see koalas in the wild, and were lucky enough to see them while they were awake and hungry. The picnic lunch was provided by our guide, and there was a lovely selection of all sorts of foods. We finished off the tour with some kangaroo and wallaby spotting and managed to see quite a few. Overall, I was incredibly chuffed with this tour and will definitely book again with the same guide.
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Ingrid_k
Mar 19, 2024
Awesome - Tom is a very prepared tour guide. I felt very safe because he had everything in case of an emergency. Also the lunch he chose was delicious. Finally he took us where we could se flying foxes, koalas, kangaroos, wallabies, birds, etc.
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Paulienv22
Mar 16, 2024
Perfect tour - Excellent and very nice tour. We saw all that was promised and more! It’s great to see all the animals in their natural environment and not disturb them as it should be. Our guide Tom has a lot of knowledge and has a great sense of humor. The picknick was delicious at a great spot by the river. Go and enjoy this tour!
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Renatesx4680nj
Feb 20, 2024
recommended :-)! - We were a nice group, our guide was really well informed and enjoyed his job (you could tell) - we saw everything that was "on the plan" - wonderful.
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Renatesr877tx
Feb 15, 2024
Great tour - That was a lovely tour. Our guide was super friendly and experienced. We had everything we wanted! So everything was great - thank you!
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Feliciamn7586rx
Feb 14, 2024
Amazing experience!!! - We had the pleasure of having Tom as our guide for the day. Tom was absolutely amazing! His knowledge was very impressive, which added so much to the overall experience. We were lucky to get to see koalas, kangaroos, wallabies, flying foxes etc. And learned a lot about all the different species and their habitats. Would definitely recommend to anyone. The organisation of the tours was very professional, with pickups, delicious lunch and keeping us informed along the way
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Sarahhq1691cs
Jan 22, 2024
Would highly recommend to animal lovers - Tom was an amazing guide for our safari. There were 5 of us in the group, and he made sure everyone was having a great time and were feeling good throughout the day long excursion. I would highly recommend this to anyone traveling to Byron Bay. We saw Koalas, kangaroos, wallabies, and flying foxes. It was incredible to see these animals in the wild, and it’s a much different experience than seeing them at a zoo. It was great! Tom was very passionate about wildlife and nature, which added to the charm of the experience.
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Alyymb
Jan 8, 2024
Special day - This tour was really special! Had a wonderful day searching out Kangaroos which we saw, then off for a wonderful picnic lunch. After lunch we went to the Koala forest where we saw some of the amazing animals totally in the wild that had been pre scouted out for us. We also got the pleasure of seeing wild flying foxes feeding on fruit. It was all in all a really wonderful day. Our guide (I'm so sorry I can't remember his name) was so informative and friendly. I would 100% do this day again!
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