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Educational Tours Australia

Educational Tours Australia (ETA) runs nature-based and other educational tours and programmes for schools, universities, colleges, and various special interest groups.

students at a waterhole

Tours and programmes include our 3, 7 & 10 day biology & ecosystems study programme , and our more holiday based activity & sightseeing tour . There are also some "Trip reports" of our previous tours and programmes.

We are a small company with biology and ecotourism qualified staff . When you make enquiries, you will be dealing with the guides directly. Apart from our set itineraries, given enough lead time we can also develop an itinerary for your group that focuses on many different special interest subjects, including ecotourism, birdwatching and geological study. We also hire out Damon Ramsey and Jane Moores to tour companies and organizations as Biology and Ecotourism guides & lecturers.

ETA is based in Cairns (North Queensland) and specializes in what we think is the best part of Australia. However, our itineraries have also included other parts of the country.

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Study Tours

  • Tour FAQs

    Included here are our most frequently asked questions. They are being updated and added to all the time; if you cannot see your particular question here, please feel free to email us .

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Plants

Figs
The 'Figs' are contained in the genus Ficus of about 1000 different species found worldwide, including as potted plants in many households. They are of one of the best known and widespread of all plant genera. It is not just the distribution that attracts interest, however, for the genus has some important and fascinating ecology.
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Birds

Magpie Geese
The Magpie Goose is so named because it resembles a goose and is coloured a striking ‘magpie’-like black and white. Despite the common name, it has been separated from both and is currently placed in it’s own single species family due to various differences. Unlike most ducks and geese that have fully webbed toes, Magpie Geese have only partially webbed feet. They also undergo a graduated moult, not a complete moult as do the ducks and geese after breeding.
magpie goose
Magpie Goose
 

Mammals

Platypus

platypus
Platypus
The Platypus is probably most famous for the fact that it was initially thought to be a hoax. It was thought to be a fake because it combined the fur of a mammal, but the bill and webbed feet of a duck. The size of the animal varies, but is always a lot smaller than people first think.

 

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