We’ll design your ideal private itinerary or you can join our genuine small group tours with like-minded guests.
Our specialist bird guide Luke Paterson holds incredible birding skills, acute sight and hearing and excellence in customer service and satisfaction, making him one of Australia's best bird guides and tour operators. Expert local knowledge of the flora and fauna helps Luke Paterson find guests their target species and experiences.
We know there are different kinds of bird watchers, wildlife photographers and nature-lovers, and luckily, we can guide you all.
Advantages of touring with NT Bird Specialists
- Multi award-winning tour operators and professional bird guiding team
- Seeking endemic, rare and iconic birds and wildlife in a diverse range of tropical habitats (over 400 bird species in the region)
- Capturing brilliant photographic moments
- Safety and comfort from our experienced and professional team
- Enjoying flexibility during private tours and tailored itineraries
- Genuine ecotourism, low impact tours that support the environment and local communities
- Enjoying excellent interpretation and customer services
- Travelling to stunning remote natural landscapes, largely unpopulated by people
- Immersing in your surroundings while cruising rivers, wetlands and lakes
- Fresh, healthy and home-cooked meals
- Hotels, luxury or camping options to suit everyone's taste
- Modern spacious and luxurious commercial tourist vehicles
- Making the most out of daylight hours, optimising time spent in the field
- Experiencing ancient and modern aboriginal cultures, occupation and rock art sites
- Exploring World Heritage National Parks
- Birds! Birds! Birds! Birds! Birds!
- Assurance of touring with an award-winning Australian Accredited Tourism Business and Licensed Commercial Tour Operator
Tour Categories Select your preferred category
Bird Watching Tours
Bird Watching Tours
Birdwatch the best birding locations northern Australia has to offer with our award-winning local expert guide, Luke Paterson.
Photography Tours
Photography Tours
Each tour is designed to capture jaw-dropping photos in the tropical outback.
Wildlife & Nature Tours
Wildlife & Nature Tours
Nature-lovers interested in exploring a broad range of unique bird, wildlife and cultural highlights in remote tropical regions will love these tours.
Group Tours & Calendar
Group Tours & Calendar
Enjoy affordable Birding and Wildlife adventure tours with like-minded guests.
Private Tours & Tailored Itineraries
Private Tours & Tailored Itineraries
Prefer a private service or already have a target species in mind? Enjoy taking your time or need to get that photo? Have other interests besides birdwatching?
Sri Lanka - Birdwatching & Wildlife Safaris
Sri Lanka - Birdwatching & Wildlife Safaris
Join us to explore world class nature tourism destinations. We know where to find endemic birds and wildlife in Sri Lanka.
Borneo Birding & Wildlife EcoTours
Borneo Birding & Wildlife EcoTours
Join us to explore Asia's best birding and mammal locations with Malaysian Borneo Bird Guides, while staying in Borneo's deluxe and luxury eco resorts.
About our Tours
Our tours are fully accommodated and inclusive of all meals. We dine in natural bush settings and local restaurants and proudly support the locally owned and indigenous businesses that we partner with.
All tours listed can be booked as private itineraries for varying special-interest levels, or we can tailor-make your personalised itinerary to suit your needs. View our international Sri Lanka itineraries too.
Rest assured with our award-winning team, as we combine over 39 years experience in the Northern Territory and Kimberley regions when packaging our genuine small group and custom ecotours, so you have more time to view wildlife and soak up your surroundings in comfort.
Our services in special-interest nature tourism are amongst the best on offer. Come and experience it for yourself.
From the moment we pick you up from your hotel in Darwin, until we drop you off again.
- Experienced and professional award-winning bird guide and tour operation
- Excellence in guiding skill and local natural history knowledge
- Private tailored itineraries or small groups (maximum 6 or 8 guests). Please enquire for larger group bookings.
- All accommodation while on multi-day tours
- All tours and cruises stated in itinerary
- All meals on tour (please notify us of allergies at time of booking)
- Cool water, tea and coffee (alcoholic beverages excluded)
- Hotel pick up and drop off
- Transport in a comfortable air-conditioned vehicle
- Take home bird list
- Spotting scope, binoculars and field guides to share
- National Park permits and entry fees
- Emergency communications and first-aid kit
- Assurance of travelling with an award-winning Australian
- Accredited Tourism Business and Licensed Commercial Tour Operator and Vehicle
- Seeking endemic, rare and iconic birds and wildlife in a diverse range of tropical habitats (over 400 bird species in the region)
- Safety and comfort from our experienced and professional team
- Numerous opportunities to capture brilliant photographic moments
- Enjoying excellent interpretation and customer services
- Travelling to stunning remote natural landscapes, largely unpopulated by people
- Immersing in your surroundings while cruising rivers, wetlands and lakes
- Experiencing ancient and modern aboriginal cultures, occupation and rock art sites
- Exploring World Heritage National Parks
- Enjoying flexibility during private tours
- Making the most out of daylight hours, optimising time spent in the outback
- Birds! Birds! Birds! Birds! Birds!
- Genuine small group touring
- Assurance of touring with an award-winning Australian Accredited Tourism Business and Licensed Commercial Tour Operator
- Airfares
- Airport taxes
- Airport transfers
- Accommodation (that is not specifically listed in the tour itinerary)
- Internet charges
- Phone calls
- Laundry
- Passport and visa fees
- Food/drinks not stated on the itinerary
- Evening meal drinks (incl. Alcoholic beverages)
- Excess baggage and activities
- Personal shopping
- Gratuities
- anything not specified in your itinerary are excluded from the price of the tour.