Birdwatching Package

Birdwatch your way to Mt Mulligan Lodge with departures from Cairns, Cairns Northern Beaches, Port Douglas as well as neighbouring luxury Daintree retreat, Silky Oaks Lodge (can be done in reverse).

Enhance your discovery between the city of Cairns and Far North Queensland with bountiful birdwatching opportunities. Set off on a 3 hour road trip, through ever-changing landscapes, taking the scenic route through the Atherton Tablelands – boasting the region’s ancient high altitude vine forests, and through scattered farmlands where many raptors can be observed and finish your journey in the beautiful savannah escarpments of Northern Outback Queensland.

With more than 450 Avian species recorded in the Wet Tropics of Queensland, including 13 endemics, this is Australia’s twitching mecca. Your knowledgeable guide will help identify as many types on the journey to (or from) the lodge.

With a diverse range of birdlife to tick off your list, species that can be regularly spotted in the area may include magpie geese, black swans, cranes, bustards, jacanas, laughing kookaburra and blue winged kookaburra. Bee-eaters, dollarbirds, tree creepers and pardalotes are well represented as well as numerous robins, thrushes, monarchs, fly Catchers, and wagtails. You might also catch sight of Lewin’s, Bridled, Scarlet and Macleay’s honeyeaters, The Australian king parrot, eastern spinebill, tooth-billed bowerbird, spotted catbird, Victoria’s riflebird, double-eyed fig-parrot and many more.

Twitcher Package (2 guests)

For further information, visit Mt Mulligan Lodge.