2026 Pricing for Australia: We recommend all tour participants enjoy 18 days and 17 nights in Southeast Queensland and North Queensland: 12,800 AUD (estimate $8,400 USD or 6,610 GBP) for 18 Days and 17 Nights.

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• Add 6 days and 5 nights in Tasmania: You can add the Tasmania module (6 days and 5 nights) for 4,500 AUD (just about $2,900 USD or 2,280 GBP).

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• Add 7 days and 6 nights in the Northern Territory: You can add the Northern Territory module (7 days and 6 nights) for 6,100 AUD (just about $4,000 USD or 3,150 GBP).

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• Note on Improvements Coming (October 2025): We are working to improve our Australia birding and wildlife tours. Our base tour is now 18 days and 17 nights. The Northern Territory is going to be about the same. Please check our website in November 2025 for updates for our 2026 tours.

 

​​Inclusions: 

• The tour package includes (as priced) all lodging, meals*, and access fees to reserves, parks, and other birding sites.

• Premier Bird Guide: All of our tours use the services of excellent local bird guides, often a well-recognized expert on birding in this area. 

• Top-Rated Preparation Services: We support your preparation for the trip. We provide information on the birds you will see and all the travel details, including all logistical details (arrival plans, trip itinerary, lodging details, and more), information on entry into Australia, and information on travel health issues, packing information, and more. Most of our clients comment that our Trip Participation Guide is the best they have ever seen. These custom birding tour modules for Australia require additional support for scheduling, planning, and building group consensus, and these services are built into the tour price.

• Transport and Airport Transfers: 

  • Local ground transport is included. This includes a large transport van for most of the trip and jeeps in some locations.

  • We support airport transfers (whether from an international flight or a domestic flight). No matter your transfer plans, we arrange the best way to get you to and from the airport to your first hotel.

  • Flight costs for international and internal (to Australia) flights are not included. We book internal flights at cost and charge you the true cost of the flight.

• Acre for Bird Conservation: As part of our efforts to support bird conservation, we purchase in the name of customers (for each booking) at least one acre (but averaging between three and four acres) of wilderness to support bird conservation.

• Small-Group Pricing: All the prices mentioned above are for tour groups of seven or eight participants.  We will offer reasonable small-group supplements for group sizes of 4 to 6.

• Private and Custom Group Pricing: We are glad to provide pricing for smaller groups (including couples) or custom groups.

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Additions to Basic Trip Pricing:

• Most of our Australian groups start their tour in Brisbane, and most tour participants fly from their home country to Brisbane to start the tour.

• Most clients continue from Brisbane to Cairns, Darwin, and/or Hobart for additional Australian birding. Most internal flights cost about $110 to $260 US Dollars per flight (based on our 2024 experience), with most tour participants averaging about $180 US Dollars for each leg of their internal (to Australia) flights. We prefer to book these flights (so the group is on the same flight), and we book these flights at your cost.

 

*Pricing Notes and More Details:

 

• Main Trip Price Fixed in Australian Dollars: The trip price is fixed in Australian Dollars (AUD). The final invoice will be based on exchange rates charged by our banks.

• US Dollar and GBP Pricing: Our 2026 (and late 2025) price estimates are mostly based on Australian Dollars (AUD) for Australian tours. We suspect world tariffs will go back down, and these exchange rates will again favor US Dollar holders (these prices are based on 100 AUD costing about 62 US Dollars and 100 AUD costing about 48 GBP/British Pounds). These are the exchange rates on April 11 in 2025, and we suspect they will improve (after global trading practices normalize). (1) Before a tour is put on go, we will discuss with clients the current exchange rate situation. (2) We will bill actual exchange rates that we actually pay.

• Note on Meal Inclusion: Meals include three meals per day during any full day of the trip. Most arrival days include supper.  

• Note on Beverage Inclusion: We provide water during the birding day, and the guide keeps the cooler well supplied.

 

Optional Costs for Booking the Trip:

 

Single Room Supplement: If you want a single room, please let us know. We are often able to find a roommate for those wanting to share a room with a person of the same sex.

•  2,700 AUD FOR 17 NIGHTS (about $1,750 USD or about 1,380 GBP) for the SE Queensland and North Queensland main tours.

• SINGLE TASMANIA MODULE IS 5 NIGHTS AT 990 AUD (or about $640 US Dollars or 500 GBP) AND LIMITED single availability AT INALA BRUNY COTTAGES (SO ACTUAL CHARGE COULD BE LESS)

• Singles for Northern TERRITORY MODULE for 6 nights runs 1,400 AUD (or about $900 US Dollars or about 710 GBP)

 

Tipping for Meals/Lodging INCLUDED: Gratuities for hotel staff and restaurant staff are included in the pricing for this tour. However, we ask that you tip the trip leader/bird guide/driver.

 

Notes on Other Tour Costs: Exclusions: 

• You will need to pay for any flight costs involved in this trip. 

• The tour fee does not include taxes/fees for entering or exiting the country, telephone calls, laundry, or other items of a personal nature.

• Tips for birding guides are not included in the tour price.

 

Want More Tour Information or Have Questions about Pricing?

 

Please call Charles (in the USA at 720-320-1974 in Colorado or toll-free at 888-203-7464, ext. 912) or Jennifer (in the UK at +44 7500 185 058, in Suffolk), and/or email info@pibird.com.

 

We are happy to answer any questions and/or provide you with trip reports (reports of birds and other wildlife seen on our trips) or more details on trip logistics (from vehicles used to lodging details).

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Like to Book these Trips:

 

Booking by Phone in the USA: Call Charles at the Partnership for International Birding toll-free at 888-203-7464, ext. 912. Charles can also be reached on his cell phone at 720-320-1974.

 

Booking by Phone in the UK: You often reach Leio or Jennifer De Souza in the UK (at Bluetail Birding and the PIB UK Office). Leio can usually be reached at +44 7881 685 779. Call Jennifer at +44 7500 185 058.   

 

Tour Pricing Update Note: These tour prices were updated on October 16, 2025, for all 2026 tour dates.       REV