Wildlife viewing ...
Axio's Wait-a-while Rainforest Tours was founded in 1982 & has led the area in the spotting of wildlife in the wild tours with ongoing accolades in travel guides such as Frommers, Fodders, Lonely Planet Wildlife Guide, Australien Der Osten, etc. as well as guiding many international journalists/film/TV crews creating productions of the area.
Wait-a-while's guides are professional wildlife guides with both many years experience in the Wet Tropics & a passion for wildlife.
Aside of strengthening the importance of conservation our task as an organisation is two fold:-
To safely introduce visitors to the Wet Tropics & snap-shot as broad as reasonably possible the flora & fauna in the rainforests & surrounding habitat giving superior spotting, identification & interpretation
To safely guide academics & dedicated enthusiasts to specific areas of interests whether it is for general or target species spotting
Most visitors to Australia leave complaining of not seeing wildlife "as seen on TV". This is usually due to not understanding that most of Australia's wildlife is nocturnal & that very few tours are anything but scenic tours. Wait-a-while is one of the few operators who leave the infamous destination names for the masses instead taking its' guests to areas & at times where wildlife in the wild lives. Furthermore within the rainforest of the Wet Tropics most wildlife is found above an elevation of 350m (1,100ft) & given that 80% of wildlife is arboreal (canopy dwelling) it can only be viewed in the mountains at night & from the ground looking up. Birding of course is diurnal but to cover the full range of species found here Birders have to visit coastal, highland & upland as well as dry & wet areas for the full spread of species.
Wait-a-while caters for individual visitors by way of daily (& extended) scheduled tours & private charters of 1 to 10 guests per trip & special interest groups of up to 40-50 in modules of 10 or less.
OUR SPOTTERS LISTS
For Details of wildlife and birding excursions click the day and extended tours buttons below
