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Trip Reports
Trip reports have been written by our guides. Photographs were taken on the tours involved.
July 2009 - Danebank High School
June & July 2009 - AIFS & JCU ecotourism programme
June 2008 - Redlands Primary School
June 2008 - AIFS - Ecotourism programme
January 2008 - Panda Sanctuary
July 2007 - James Cook University
June 2007 - Redlands primary school
June/July 2007 - AIFS - Ecotourism programme
May 2007 - AIFS - UF Florida group
January 2007 - "Raw Nature" wildlife documentaries
September 2006 - Educational Tours Australia - C--T Birdwatchers group
June 2006 - Educational Tours Australia - SCEGGS
June 2006 - Educational Tours Australia - AIFS Ecotourism
May 2006 - Educational Tours Australia - CSU, Columbus State University
January 2006 - Educational Tours Australia - William and Jefferson College
April 2005 - Educational Tours Australia - SCEGGS
October 2004 Damon Ramsey was hired as...
May 2004 - Educational Tours Australia - CSU, Columbus University
April 2004 Damon Ramsey was hired as...
March 2004 Damon Ramsey was hired as...

Study Tours

  • This trip has been designed for more general interest and younger student groups. It visits a range of iconic regions, from the Great Barrier Reef, to the rainforests and rivers of the Daintree, to the caves and bush of the outback, and to the mountains, lakes and waterfalls of the Atherton Tablelands. We conduct a range of activities within the trip including hikes, ‘bushwalks', boat cruises, snorkeling to wildlife viewing and night-spotlighting. We see tropical rainforest, coal reefs, kangaroos, shops and beaches. With sufficient lead time, the trip can have it's focus and design changed to suit the…

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Plants

Cycads
Cycads belong to the division Cycadophyta. They were one of the dominant plant forms back in the Mesozoic, the 'Age of the Dinosaurs', when they would have comprised much of the forest as flowering trees do today. Many species of cycads are toxic, containing the lethal compound macrozamin, (including the species found in the rainforests here), and it has even been suggested that this high toxicity initially evolved in this ancient group to deter predation by dinosaurs.
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Mammals

Koala
The Koala needs little description as it so well known. It's cute, with fluffy ears and a big black nose. It is covered in soft fur, which tends to be greyer in the north, and more brownish and thicker in the south.  The koala is an animal that is well adapted for life in the trees.
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