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Australia - Southwest Extension

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Australia - Southwest Extension 2026

16 Sep 2026 - 22 Sep 2026 (7 days)

AUD5,295 2 SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: Local Leader

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Tour Leader: Stuart Elsom

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Tour Price (Per person): AUD5,295 (USD3,437 * GBP2,637 * EUR2,999)

Single Supplement: AUD950 (USD617 * GBP473 * EUR538)

Flight costs (Linked Tour): AUD740 (USD480 * GBP368 * EUR419)

This tour pairs with: Australia - East Coast 2026

Pricing notes : Flight cost: Linked tour = estimated Perth to Cairns fair. ((Only applicable to guests joining the main tour)

Australia - Southwest Extension 2027

16 Sep 2027 - 22 Sep 2027 (7 days)

AUD5,300 SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: Local Leader

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Tour Price (Per person): AUD5,300 (USD3,440 * GBP2,639 * EUR3,002)

Flight costs (Linked Tour): AUD800 (USD519 * GBP398 * EUR453)

This tour pairs with: Australia - East Coast I: Queensland’s Tropics & Lamington Rainforests 2027

Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated, and dates may change* Flight cost: Linked tour = estimated Perth to Cairns fair. (Only applicable to guests joining the East Coast I tour)

Australia - Southwest Extension 2028

14 Sep 2028 - 20 Sep 2028 (7 days)

AUD5,600 SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: Local Leader

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Tour Price (Per person): AUD5,600 (USD3,635 * GBP2,788 * EUR3,172)

This tour pairs with: Australia - East Coast I: Queensland’s Tropics & Lamington Rainforests 2028

Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated, and dates may change* Flight cost: Linked tour = estimated Perth to Cairns fair. (Only applicable to guests joining the East Coast I tour)

The South West corner of Western Australia is a birding and ecological hotspot, hosting a superbly high diversity of endemic plant, animal and bird species. This short extension to our Eastern Australia birding tour concentrates on south-western Australia’s endemic bird species and other wildlife and commences in the state’s capital of Perth, situated on the Swan River. During this Australia birding tour, we explore a range of habitats from the eucalypt forests of the Darling Ranges to the extensive woodlands of Dryandra, the Stirling Ranges, semi-arid mallee woodlands and the rugged windswept heathlands of the south coast. We expect to encounter all twelve endemic bird species plus several near-endemics and we can anticipate a trip total of between 120-150 species. We also hope to see several fabulous mammals such as Short-beaked Echidna, Western Grey Kangaroo and Southern Right Whale.

Top Birds

Emu, Pink-eared, Musk & Blue-billed Duck, Wedge-tailed Eagle, Painted Buttonquail, Hooded Plover, Banded Lapwing, Pacific Gull, Red-tailed, Short-billed & Long-billed Black Cockatoo, Western Corella, Western Rosella,  Elegant, Red-capped & Rock Parrot, Western Ringneck, Noisy Scrubbird, Rufous Treecreeper, Red-winged, Splendid & Blue-breasted Fairywren, Southern Emu-wren, Western Fieldwren, Western Wattlebird, Western Bristlebird, White-cheeked & Swan River (split from White-naped) Honeyeater, Western Spinebill, Scarlet, Red-capped, Western Yellow & White-breasted Robin, Western Whipbird, Crested Shrike-Tit, Red-eared Firetail, Western Thornbill

Top Mammals

Southern Right Whale, chances for New Zealand Fur Seal & Australian Sea Lion, Numbat (small chance), Short-beaked Echidna, Southern Brown Bandicoot, Common Brushtail Possum, Western Brush & Tammar Wallaby, Quokka, Western Grey Kangaroo

Habitats Covered

various Eucalpyt woodlands, coastal scrub, wetlands

Expected Climate

warm to hot and cooler at night

Max Group Size

8 with 1 Rockjumper leader

Tour Pace & Walking

easy

Accommodation

very comfortable

Ease of Birding

mostly easy with a few tricky species

Number of Species Expected

120-150

Photographic Opportunities

excellent

What our clients say about us

xAngus McNab
EL - Kakadu 2022

We traveled through strangely beautiful and interesting areas and were able to get great birds – almost all the endemics of the area. Angus was good at finding the birds which often involved traveling to very remote and isolated places for 1 or 2 species. I love Australian birds – beautiful, unique, often loud and delightful. The Lake Argyle cruise was fabulous and the Yellow River cruise was a great break from riding in the van and seeing water birds from a distance.

Local Leader
MT, Australia - East Coast 2025

I have waited a while before responding. Firstly I should like to say this was one of the best birding trips I have ever been on.(20+ and counting) Before I went I was concerned that 12 clients were too many. However Greg worked extremely hard with Hu and Richard to try to get everyone on every bird. He quickly summed up our respective birding abilities and responded to that with the help he provided. Thankfully there were very few 'narrow jungle paths' where the number inevitably restricted opportunities. I particularly appreciated the regular ebird lists which left me more time to concentrate on the actual birds and not scribbling in my notebook.

Erik Forsyth
KH, Australia 2018

Erik Forsyth did a great job, and both his remarkable knowledge and his unflagging good humor were indispensable; I look forward to traveling with him again in the future.

Erik Forsyth
MR & MB, Australia 2018

Erik Forsyth is a wonderful guy, so enjoyable to travel with. He is knowledgeable, down to earth and quite humorous! We did New Zealand with Erik a few years ago and would definitely go with him on other Rockjumper Trips in the future. Also, we would recommend Erik to others considering him as their leader.

Glen Valentine
RP, Australia 2022

Glen was excellent at finding the birds and keeping track of who had not yet seen specific birds. By the end of the tour there were very few birds not seen by all in the group.

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