Best spots to see native Australian animals – Adelaide to Darwin road trip
Australia is one of the most biologically diverse and unique places on earth. At least 83% of Australian mammals are endemic to Australia, meaning…
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The oldest continent on Earth, Australia is home to some of the most intriguing landscapes and unique wildlife, most of which don’t occur anywhere else. Here is a selection of travel stories and trip reports from wildlife watching trips in Australia and tips for finding wildlife down under.
Birds of Australian Outback and Where to See Them
A few years ago I spent a year working at a network of wildlife sanctuaries in the Australian Outback – in the corner where…
Whale watching at the underwater mountain in Sydney
Fifteen nautical miles off the coast of NSW the world’s largest seabird – Wandering albatross soars effortlessly on thermal updrafts, skimming the surface of…
Wildlife of Flinders Ranges, South Australia
When talking about the Australian landscape, mountain ranges are not an obvious topic of conversation. Australia is generally quite a flat continent, with the…
Day trip to Kangaroo Island
As spring arrived in Australia, Alexi and I made a spur of the moment decision to spend a weekend in South Australia. And even…
Riddick’s world in the Breakaways Conservation Park
Located in one of Australia’s harshest environments, the Breakaways Conservation Park in South Australia is the perfect backdrop for alien and post-apocalyptic landscapes popular with Hollywood…
Australian desert animals – the Simpson Desert
One of Australia’s most striking landscapes, the Simpson Desert is a largely uninhabited arid region covering 143,000 square kilometres in central Australia, near the middle…
Looking for wildlife in Darwin, Northern Australia
We started our exploration of Northern Territory’s capital at Darwin Botanic gardens. We went to the gardens primarily in hopes of spotting resident Rufous…
Wildlife watching in Darwin – Beaches without people
Australia’s Top End beaches are off limits for swimming. And for a good reason. If a Saltwater crocodile doesn’t get you, a Box jellyfish…
Wildlife of Fogg Dam, Australia’s Northern Territory
Fogg Dam is one of those places that you get excited about during the planning stage of your trip and it still ends up…
Wildlife watching on Arnhem Highway and Mary River
We spent the drive from Kakadu to Darwin wildlife watching on Arnhem Highway. The countryside surrounding the highway could well be a National Park,…
Wildlife of Kakadu National Park
From Katherine Gorge, we headed to Kakadu National Park. The most impressive feature of the park is the seasonal wetlands that change dramatically between…
Wildlife of Mataranka and Katherine Gorge
Elsey National Park From the Devils Marbles, we headed to Australia’s Top End and drove from the desert heat to the tropical sauna. Our…
Alice Springs to Devil’s Marbles – Northern Territory Road trip
Before heading out further afield we decided to spend a day in Alice Springs to visit the Desert Park to see the endangered Princess…
West MacDonnell Ranges – Northern Territory Road trip
West MacDonnell Ranges is a stunning chain of mountains that stretches for 644 km west of Alice Springs. Over the eons, Finke River has…