Lunch with Platypus
Adults - $275.00 per person
Children - $60.00 for children 3 - 15. Under 3 are free.
Available 7 days
5 hours
Minimum 2 adults
Pick up at 10am & return at 3pm
This can be discussed at time of booking.
Details & Itinerary
Schedule
- 10am – Pick up from your accommadtion
- Travel up to the Atherton Tablelands with a stop at a local area well known for Tree Kangaroos.
- Midday – Lunch with the Platypus
- Depending on time availble we will stop at other special locations.
- 3pm – Return to your accommodation
Tour Inclusions
- Tour Guide Fees
- Transport in a comfortable tour 4WD air-conditioned vehicle
- Lunch
- Permits & entrance fees
- Accommodation pick up and drop off
- Bottled water in vehicle
Tour Excludes
- Items of a personal nature including soft drinks and snacks
What You Should Bring
- Comfortable covered walking shoes – while there are no major hikes during this tour there will be some walking on potentially rough paths
- Lightweight long-sleeved shirt and long trousers- some plants can be rather scratchy
- Lightweight raingear
- Hat
- Sunblock
- Insect repellent
- Camera and binoculars
Platypus & Tree Kangaroos
On our way to our Platypus site we may visit a number of sites where Lumholtz’s Tree Kangaroo are seen regularly and where we have seen them recently.
There are several sites we can check out for platypus there is one site where we regularly see them throughout the day. Sometimes a bit of patience is required as these are wild animals. Lunch will be at one of the platypus sites.
Platypus – these bizarre aquatic mammals belong to one of two families of egg laying mammals known as monotremes – the other is the echidnas which are also found in Australia. Female platypus do not have teats like other mammals instead they exude milk onto their stomachs and lay on their backs for the babies to feed. Platypus milk has great antibacterial properties and is now being studied by scientists to see if it could be used as a medicine for people to combat antibiotic resistant bugs. The male Platypus has a poisonous spur on its hind leg, no other mammal is equipped with poison barbs. Just recently it has been discovered that platypus glow under black light! These fascinating little animals can be found in practically any clean stream on the Tablelands but are shy and crepuscular so are often difficult to see.