Barking Owl Retreat offers private luxury accommodation with the friendliness and atmosphere of a traditional Bed and Breakfast Farm stay. Featuring two fully self contained Cottages with open plan style living. The newly renovated cottages decor resembles the colours of a Barking Owl, and have modern amenities and country touches to make you feel at home.

Experience the delights of the Australian Outback. Enjoy Wildlife safaris with expert guides sighting of kangaroos, wallabies, emus and abundant birdlife.Canoe, bushwalk or birdwatch at your own pace or with an expert guide. Go to sleep to the distinctive call of the curlew after stargazing under the magnificent southern sky. Waking to a dawn chorus alive with the sounds of the Blue-winged Kookaburra and Brolga. These and other delights of nature await you at Jabiru Safari Lodge at Mareeba Wetlands. 

Birdwatching accommodation in Far North Queensland 2 hours from Cairns, 1 hour from Port Douglas, 2.5 hours to Cooktown and beyond to Cape York.Bustard Downs is a birdwatchers paradise, in a stunning country bushland setting away from the crowds. Explore a gallery forest of giant Melaleucas along the Mary Creek, take a refreshing dip with no crocodiles. Bird watch Australian Bustard, Red-wing parrot, Red-tailed Black Cockatoo & Great Bowerbird. Watch the sunrise while wildlife spotting More ...

Wilderness Expeditions conducts short and extended walking and camping treks into little known and isolated parts of North Queensland and Cape York using teams of pack donkeys to carry food and camping equipment. Use of pack donkeys extends the duration and range of the treks, reduces reliance on motor vehicles and provides for the carriage of luxuries not generally expected on standard bushwalks.