Know Before You Go: Australia Tours

A three-week nature extravaganza from Australia’s tropical top to Tasmania down south, including the Great Barrier Reef and Outback. Eight national parks, seven private reserves and four World Heritage Sites!

Journey to the back of beyond on this singular itinerary that connects three of Australia’s most remote tracts of untouched wilderness via private chartered flights—plus a luxury train trip on The Ghan.

Discover the diverse landscapes and ecology of far-south Australia as we explore four national parks and a host of private nature reserves teeming with endemic and endangered wildlife.

Photograph a wide array of unique and intriguing Australian wildlife—plus dramatic landscapes from Tasmania’s mountains and sapphire lakes to the rugged Southern Ocean coast

—By Emily Goodheart
Australia’s southern coast is home to an array of intriguing wildlife. The fascinating animals found here are specially adapted for their environment, their unique traits and behaviors...

—By Emily Goodheart
Walking under an emerald canopy, you listen to the sounds of croaking tree frogs enshrouded by mighty basket ferns and catch a flash of color from the chattering birds overhead. Giant fan palms...

—By Rebecca Self
Wildlife sanctuaries, like the Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary, play a pivotal role in the conservation of Tasmania’s marsupials. On Nat Hab’s Ultimate Australia Safari, you’ll get an exclusive behind-the-scenes...

—By Cathy Brown
Many nature lovers venture to Australia for its long coastlines and colorful reefs, vivid rainforests and iconic kangaroos and koalas. But away from the crowded, well-known travel routes...

—By Cathy Brown
Australia is known for its gorgeous sunny weather, stunning natural landscapes, high-quality wine and friendly, laid-back locals. It’s also known for its unique flora and quirky...

—By Joel Centano
Check out this thrilling interview with Nat Hab's Adventure Director Emily Kleinburd.

—By Laura Kiniry 
I’d been on Kangaroo Island for less than an hour when I spotted my first bit of wildlife: a koala perched high in the branches of a blue-gum eucalyptus tree. It wasn’t an easy...

—By Cathy Brown
Any adventure from abroad to Australia feels like a journey to the ends of the Earth. But just imagine the sensation of awe and wildness that awaits when going even more “down under”...

—By Candice Gaukel Andrews
The ALA—Australia’s national biodiversity database—uses cutting-edge digital tools, enabling people to access, analyze and share facts about local animals, fungi and plants.

—By Cathy Brown
While places like Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort are thankfully doing their part to help protect Australia’s natural environment, iconic wildlife and the health of the corals of the Great Barrier Reef are still at risk. A trip to see Australia’s marine wildlife in all its glory may be a once in this lifetime experience.

—By Jon Jared
During Nat Hab trips to Southern Australia and Tasmania and New Zealand, bioluminescent animals and out-of-this-world locations seldom fail to impress.