Byron Bay Platypus Walk: An Easy Creekside Adventure Observing Playful Platypuses

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Join us on a 4-hour adventure in Byron Bay, observing playful platypuses on an easy creekside walk. Best chance to see them is just after dawn. Book now!

Duration: 4 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Vision Walks - Eco Tours - See platypus in their natural habitat.

It is possible to see platypus at any time of the day, but our best chance is just after dawn.

We pick you up from your Byron Bay accommodation and drive to the special platypus area. From there we start our 90-minute easy walk along the creek looking for platypus.

Your guide will lead you at a gentle pace, showing you what to look for and sharing insights about this much-loved and quirky Australian animal.

We usually see one or two platypus, loads of birds and sometimes even koalas. After watching the platypus have their breakfast we relax with ours

a picnic by the creek
before returning to Byron Bay.

We can’t guarantee platypus sightings on this tour, but don’t worry. If we don’t see them we take you on another day, free.

Please let us know if you have any special dietary requirements when you book

What's Included

Breakfast
Transport from your Byron Bay accommodation
Experienced guide
Breakfast, locally sourced picnic breakfast

What's Not Included

Gratuities
transfers to Byron Bay

Additional Information

See platypus in their natural habitat. It is possible to see platypus at any time of the day, but our best chance is just after dawn.

We pick you up from your Byron Bay accommodation and drive to the special platypus area. From there we start our 2 km easy walk along the creek looking for platypus.

We usually see one or two platypus, and loads of birds. After watching the platypus have their breakfast we relax with ours – a picnic by the creek – before returning to Byron Bay.

We can’t guarantee platypus sightings on this tour, but don’t worry. If we don’t see them we take you on another day, free.

What’s included:

Return transport
Environmental scientist as a guide
Use of binoculars
Access to photographs
Picnic Breakfast
Water refills

What to bring:
Water bottle
Hat
Jacket (depending on weather)
Covered Shoes

Location

Vision Walks - Eco Tours

80 Jonson St,

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Debbie

Jul 7, 2024

Wonderful to see platypus in the wild! - Wendy was very helpful, keeping me up to date on the likelihood of the tour going ahead, due to numbers of bookings and the weather, and offering alternatives. Luckily it went ahead and we saw a platypus even though it was raining and the water more murky than usual. The picnic was good, with local ingredients too. Wendy is a hive of information it was a fascinating tour.

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Climber20120067015

Jun 23, 2024

Platypuses in the wild! - Great time seeing platypuses in the wild..a dream come true for my daughter! Wendy was an excellent guide who was very knowledgeable and friendly. She provides a worthwhile experience and I would highly recommend Vision Walk Eco Tours to anyone who wants to see Australian wildlife in their natural habitat.

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Leah_p

May 19, 2024

Totally worth it! - I can highly recommend this tour! We’ve been keen on finding a platypus in the wild for ages, and we finally found one with this tour! Wendy was professional and warm, and had a really lovely mannerism about her. She was knowledgeable and thanks to her, we managed to follow one little guy for about 30 minutes - he was too cute! We then had a picnic breakfast afterwards and it was delish. So worth it! If you’ve been looking to see one of them out and about, you need to book this tour!

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Amielouisa27

Apr 6, 2023

Platypus spotting tour - Lovely trip with great walk, yum breakfast and very knowledgeable guide, we got to spot a platypus too!!! Would recommend

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Mrrob74

Nov 8, 2022

See a Platypus in the Wild...... Tick! - Amazing experience for nature lovers. Informative tour guide who was just lovely, she has invested a lot of time finding locations that ensure a high spotting rate and on the day we saw 3 - 4 multiple times. For photographers highly recommend taking more video than photos - the morning light conditions, distance and speed with which they appear and disappear makes getting a good clear shot challenging even for top-tier equipment. Regret not simply taking more footage. Breakfast afterwards was a good and healthy start to the day.

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Karenho8770mv

Sep 17, 2022

Platypus spotted! - I absolutely loved this tour and would do it again. It was the first time that I had seen a platypus in the wild and I was not disappointed! Our group was lucky enough to spot not one, but six individuals! It was an easy and pretty walk in a surprising location. Tom was a wonderful guide and I learned a few new facts about these amazing creatures. I now know what to look for to spot a platypus in the wild.

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Eliot

Jun 15, 2022

Excellent tour - I really enjoyed this! Wendy was really knowledgeable, and concerned to make the tour as enjoyable as possible. Also, she supplied an excellent picnic breakfast!

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Katrinam222

May 20, 2022

A great morning out, life goal complete - This was one of the highlights of our trip. Wendy took us out and gave us a great rundown of the area and how it's been affected by the recent floods, the platypus habitat and their natures. We got to see two swimming and foraging and it was just amazing to see them in the wild, and guided by someone with an obvious passion for what she does. Also a lovely little breakfast provided and a wander to look for koalas. We are local tourists from NSW but have never got the chance to see them up close in their natural state. Would definitely recommend this tour.

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Allison364

Jul 15, 2021

Fantastic bucket list experience - Wendy was amazing, so knowledgeable on all things platypus related. She took us to a few of her favourite "platy" spotting places where we did indeed get a couple of sightings. On hearing of my friends wish to see a Koala in the wild Wendy offered to take to us to a place nearby where we would be guaranteed to see koalas and we definitely did. Breakfast was delicious with a great variety to choose from and freshly brewed coffee. I highly recommend this tour!

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