Tour Highlights
- Rainbow Pitta
- Rufous Owl
- Chestnut Rail
- Migratory Shorebirds
- Fogg Dam
- Diverse habitats
- Category
Start
Darwin
End
Darwin
- Birdwatching focus
- high
- Wildlife focus
- low | moderate
- Photography focus
- moderate
- Culture focus
- low
- Walks rating
- easy
- Number of boat cruises
- Public0Private0
- Sleeping options
- n/a
Tour Summary
Darwin’s urban landscapes retain an array of habitats for an abundance of birds and wildlife to flourish in.
Come and “Sticky Beak” around Darwin’s mangroves, coastlines, tidal flats, monsoon vine forests, lagoons, tropical woodlands and floodplains with our expert local and knowledgeable guides.
A quick probe over urban and rural bird life during a 1 day Darwin Bird Watching and/ or Photography Tour is a good way to whet your appetite for your next adventure with NT Bird Specialists. Photographers love this tour for views of Rufous Owl, Rainbow Pitta, kingfishers and when conditions permit, Chestnut Rail and Gouldian Finch.
Perusing serene bird-filled wetlands and forested environments makes for a stunning day of birding and wildlife photography beyond Darwin at Fogg Dam.
Sites visited on the day will be tailored to the best local birding conditions and species of interest.
Two day tours in a row visit different sites around Darwin and/or Fogg Dam in the Adelaide River region. *Click the drop down arrow on the tour date & pricing to see if it is a Fogg Dam or Darwin tour.
- *Darwin day tours start and finish in Darwin, Northern Territory. 8 hours, approximately 7am – 3pm depending on time of year.
- *Fogg Dam tours start and finish in Darwin, Northern Territory. 8 hours, approximately 6:30am – 2:30pm depending on time of year.
Please advise us of your pick up location when booking.
*Suited to all experience levels, birdwatchers, birders with cameras, photographers and naturalists.
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Regions Visited
- Darwin Day Tours OR
- Fogg Dam-Adelaide River Day Tours
- *Check with our team for dates/locations
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