Byron Bay Wildlife Safari: Encounter Koalas, Kangaroos, Flying Foxes, and Birds

Embark on a thrilling Byron Bay Wildlife Safari and encounter koalas, kangaroos, flying foxes, and a variety of bird species. Our expert guides will help you spot and identify these fascinating creatures.

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Vision Walks - Eco Tours - Our Wildlife Safari takes you to three different habitats near Byron Bay.

You’ll visit eucalyptus forest, rainforest and grassland to discover the animals that live there.

We guarantee you’ll see a koala or two, a mob of kangaroo, a whole colony of flying fox and many species of bird. If conditions are right you may also see pademelon, echidna, tawny frogmouth and water dragons.

You will travel in our comfy eight-seater 4WD with an environmental scientist as your guide. For lunch? A picnic of locally-sourced goodness.

We are an award winning eco-tour company and we are passionate about what we do. As with all our eco-tours, it is our goal to observe but not disturb the wildlife. If you want to feed or pat the wildlife, this is not the tour for you.

What's Included
  • Lunch, locally sourced picnic lunch
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Byron Bay accommodation pickup and drop-off
  • Experienced guide
What's Not Included
  • transfers to Byron Bay
  • Drinks
Additional Information

Our Wildlife Safari takes you to three different habitats near Byron Bay. You’ll visit eucalyptus forest, rainforest and grassland to discover the animals that live there.

We guarantee you’ll see a koala or two, a mob of kangaroo, and many species of bird. If conditions are right you may also see pademelon, echidna, tawny frogmouth and water dragons. Along the way you will be amazed at the abundant birdlife.

On this tour we travel to where the animals live so it involves a bit of driving. We start with a 45-minute drive to our first stop and end the day with a 1-hour drive back to Byron Bay. In between there are short drives and walks.

What’s included:
Return transport
Environmental scientist as a guide
Use of binoculars
Access to photographs
Picnic lunch
Water refills

What to bring:
Water bottle
Jacket (depending on weather)
Covered Shoes
Please wear dark clothes if possible

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
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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Louden
Aug 6, 2024
Great guide, great day out seeing real wildlife. - Warning - this is not some glam tour it's a sharing so there is driving to see the animals. Wendy our guide was great, knowledgeable and passionate about what she does. The locations are great, loved the pademelon rainforest boardwalk, my husband who did a botany degree was in raptures. Koalas galore, we saw one as soon as we got out of the van but it's not always the case. Lunch was very good and in a nice spot. Finished with Kangaroos and Wallabies. Highly recommend the tour
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Ladavis2020
Jul 25, 2024
Must do activity! - This tour made a trip of a lifetime even better! The guide knows exactly where to take you for amazing views of animals in nature. You'll also get amazing pictures of the event. Even the lunch provided was great! Book your tickets today!
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P365dhalexc
Jul 6, 2024
A memorable family experience! - This was a magical experience for three generations of our family to enjoy together -great for all ages. Wendy was a friendly, knowledgable tour guide who taught us a huge amount about the local ecosystem. She was good company and knew the best spots to see native wildlife. Seeing koalas - including one with a joey - was one to tick off our bucket list. Thank you Wendy - we thoroughly recommend your tours!
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Kimberly_b
Jun 18, 2024
Great tour that delivers - We saw 8 koalas just chilling in the trees, some of us shifting around to watch us. And seeing so many kangaroos and walllabies was awesome. Wendy was informative and kind and delivered on everything she promised.
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Ailbher2024
Jun 15, 2024
Amazing experience!! - Highly recommend this tour for anyone who wants to see some amazing native Australian wildlife in their natural habitats, absolutely no cages involved!! Wendy, our tour guide, was so knowledgeable and gave us lots of information! She also took some really high quality photos of the animals we saw on the day - check out their Instagram to see some examples! The lunchtime picnic was really tasty too and a lovely addition. A great day out overall!
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Nicolli
May 16, 2024
Great tour to see animals in their natural habitats! - Tom was an amazing tour guide and took me and the other participants to all the places described in the tour. We were so lucky and got to see kangaroos, wallabys, pademelons, 9! Koala bears, loads of birds and to end the tour, we stopped and watched flying foxes. He told us everything about the animals and wildlife in the byron bay hinterlands and prepared a great picknick lunch for us as well. Would absolutely do it again. Thanks for the great experience!
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Passport58409830568
Apr 11, 2024
Brilliant Wildlife Tour - Amazing Experience! This tour exceeded expectations. Our guide, Wendy, was super friendly and knowledgeable about all things Australian Wildlife. We saw a Pademelon which was unexpected, around 10 Koalas, plenty of Kangaroos, a colony of flying fox and many different birds, all in natural environments. The picnic lunch was delicious and was easy to bond as a small group. If you are in Byron and want to explore some of the Northern Rivers region and see some wildlife in nature definitely do this tour!
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Steven_n
Apr 3, 2024
Awesome Day! - Amazing experience! Wendy was so knowledgeable and knew intimately where to go to see these wonderful animals in their natural habitat. Good on ya Wendy!
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Leah
Mar 22, 2024
5 stars! - This is my second tour by VisionTours, and I just have to give another 5 stars 🌟. Our guide, Wendy, took us to all the local stops where we were able to see all sorts of Australia's wildlife. We started off by seeing a colony of flying foxes and also stumbled upon a carpet python! Our next stop was a boardwalk in a rainforest to see pademelons. Although we couldn't see them by eye, Wendy let us use her thermal monocular and we managed to spot them, along with a few birds by eye. We proceeded to go see koalas in the wild, and were lucky enough to see them while they were awake and hungry. The picnic lunch was provided by our guide, and there was a lovely selection of all sorts of foods. We finished off the tour with some kangaroo and wallaby spotting and managed to see quite a few. Overall, I was incredibly chuffed with this tour and will definitely book again with the same guide.
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Ingrid_k
Mar 19, 2024
Awesome - Tom is a very prepared tour guide. I felt very safe because he had everything in case of an emergency. Also the lunch he chose was delicious. Finally he took us where we could se flying foxes, koalas, kangaroos, wallabies, birds, etc.
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