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Choose a park, pack a picnic and keep your eyes peeled. Darwin and Alice Springs’ wildlife parks and botanical gardens abound with some of the Northern Territory’s finest birds.
Morning Bird Tour at the Desert Park
4 hours for $50
Enjoy a morning tour with a Desert Park bird specialist and be introduced to the relaxing and rewarding art of bird watching. The tour is followed by breakfast and then at your leisure explore the wonders of the Park including the Changing Heart Big Screen Movie, Nocturnal House and the Nature Theatre. You had better watch out as you just might catch birding fever!
Included:
- Entry to the Desert Park
- Guided Tour for 2 hours
- Breakfast
- Binoculars
- Nature Theatre Presentation at 10am
- Changing Heart Movie at 9.15am
Departs: Daily
or call Alice Springs Desert Park +61 (8) 8951 8788 for more information.
* Tour may be cancelled or altered to suit weather conditions.
A Day at the Territory Wildlife Park
1 day for $20 (adults)
Take a leisurely trip to see all the Territory Wildlife Park has to offer. Over 140 species are on display including black bitten, beach stone-curlew and jacana. Other birds that have been sited at the Territory Wildlife Park include the collared sparrowhawk, Australian owlet nightjar, cattle egret, little woodswallow, black necked stork, torresian crow, shining flycatcher, blue winged kookaburra, orange footed scrubfowl, and the red headed honeyeater and many more.
Included:
- Daily Birds of prey Presentations 10am and 3pm.
- Nocturnal trips will be on offer from May 2008 (costs apply)
- Special guided tours with ornithologists are available on request (costs apply)
- Shuttle train between exhibits
- All daily presentations
Departs Daily
or call Territory Wildlife Park on +61 (8) 8988 7200 for more information.
* The Territory Wildlife park is open every day except Christmas Day.
Bird Watching in the Botanic Gardens
No charge
Take yourself around the Darwin’s George Brown Botanic Gardens on a self-guided walk.
Spot many species including the silver crowned friarbird, red tailed black cockatoo, yellow oriole, and double barred finch, rufous night heron and brahminy kite
or call George Brown Botanical Gardens on +61 (8) 8981 1958 for more information.
Olive Pink Botanical Gardens
No charge (donations appreciated)
There are great bird watching opportunities at the Olive Pink Botanical Garden with over 80 native species recorded. Commonly seen birds include the western bowerbird (there are 2 active bowers on site), grey-crowned babblers, striated pardalotes, mistletoe birds, peewees, pied butcher birds, Australian ringnecks, rainbow bee eaters (summer only) and spiny-cheeked honeyeaters.
or call Olive Pink Botanical Gardens on +61 (8) 8952 2154 for more information.
* Olive Pink Botanic Garden is open every day (except Good Friday) from 8am-6pm. Hours are extended at certain times of the year.
