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Personalised Wildlife Tours

Nature and wildlife

Sightseeing Tours

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Part of: Inala Nature Tours

Experience the tranquillity of Bruny Island while observing nearly 90 bird species in their natural habitat.
Explore Tasmania's unique wildlife on personalised tours guided by a professional biologist for an enriching adventure.
Savour the beauty of 40 native orchid species at Inala, enhancing your appreciation of Tasmania's diverse flora.
Join night tours to witness penguins and nocturnal mammals, creating unforgettable memories under the stars.

Contact and Booking Channels

Bruny Island, Tasmania

Start location: 320 Cloudy Bay Road, South Bruny, Tasmania, 7150, Australia
Phone: 03 6293 1217
Email: inala@inalanaturetours.com.au
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Experience the natural beauty, tranquillity, and diversity of Tasmania a special part of Australia. Small and personalised wildlife tours of Bruny Island and other Tasmanian destinations guided by a professional biologist.

You have a range of options to choose from: from half-day to extended tours of several days in duration.

Night tours to view penguins and shearwaters and a variety of their special nocturnal mammals are also available.

Bird watching tours and information on wildlife conservation and threatened species are a speciality.

Tours of Bruny Island are based on their 600-acre Land for Wildlife property Inala, and there is a choice of two three-bedroom cottages for accommodation during your stay.

Almost 90 species of birds (including all 12 endemic Tasmanian species) and 40 species of native orchids are found at Inala.
The tours cater for group sizes ranging from single individuals to six people (four-wheel drive tours in a late model Toyota Landcruiser), although they also regularly cater for larger groups. Prices vary according to your choice of tour.

Tours include specialist guiding, transport, national park entry fees, and morning or afternoon teas. Lunch and accommodation are also included where applicable. Price on application.

Itinerary highlights

Bruny Island

Example Day Tour : The day tour provides a broad overview of Bruny Island with the chance to visit a number of different locations and habitats.

The tour will begin with a walk with one of our specialist guides around the Inala Private Reserve, a 1,500 acre Land for Wildlife property, home to a variety of threatened species and all 12 Tasmanian endemic birds. View the Endangered Tasmanian endemic Forty-spotted Pardalote from the purpose-built canopy platform within one of its largest known colonies, raptors such as the Wedge-tailed Eagle and the white morph of the Grey Goshawk from the raptor hide. Learn of the conservation efforts to protect these species and their habitats.

This tour also includes a guided visit to historic and beautiful Adventure Bay to see stunning beaches, and cool temperate rainforests containing some Gondwanan and Tasmanian endemic flora. Have lunch by the beach, and stroll along the shore in search of Hooded Plovers, White-bellied Sea-eagles, and Kelp and Pacific Gulls. Then stroll along a streamside reserve lined with giant tree-ferns while searching for the elusive Tasmanian endemic small-brown-birds: Scrubtit, Tasmanian Scrubwren as well as the striking Pink Robin.

Tour details

Nature and wildlife
Sightseeing Tours
Walking and Biking Tours
Customised
Evening
Extended
Full Day
Half Day or Less
Land – Motorised
Land – Self Propelled

On demand

Features

Service facilities

Carpark
Public Toilet

Sevice Activity

Birdwatching

Accessibility

Disabled access available, contact operator for details.

Operation information

Inala Nature Tours

Inala Nature Tours offers personalised birdwatching and wildlife tours of Bruny Island and Tasmania. It is based on Inala, a 1500 acre nature refuge on Bruny Island, which is home to six threatened bird species, all 12 Tasmanian endemic birds, echidnas, and white wallabies. It features Australia’s only hide tailor made for raptor viewing and a canopy platform that provides close views of the endangered Tasmanian endemic bird, the forty spotted pardalote. Inala is also a wildlife rehabilitation centre. Accommodation is available on the property.

Each tour is personally designed, and may be partially or fully guided. Tour packages range from a walking tour at Inala, and full day tours of Bruny Island, to longer tours around Tasmania to see a variety of birds in their natural habitats, including the critically endangered orange-bellied parrot, as well as Tasmanian devils, wombats, kangaroos, and platypus. Join their night tours on Bruny Island to see penguins, quolls, potoroos, wallabies and possums. They have also licensed travel agents and can book all your travel and accommodation arrangements.

Their guides have detailed knowledge of the Tasmanian flora and fauna. The owner, Dr. Tonia Cochran, is a trained botanist, zoologist and specialist birdwatching/wildlife guide with experience in leading tours throughout Australia.