Blue Mountains Tour FAQs

Over 400 different animal species make their home in the greater Blue Mountains wilderness area.  This includes approximately 256 bird species, 59 mammal species (almost exclusively marsupials), 74 reptile species and 36 species of frogs. 

Because these animals are truly wild, we can never promise exactly what will appear. But kangaroo sightings are a highlight of our tours, and in all the years we’ve been running them, we’ve seen kangaroos every time.

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Think of it as a little kangaroo safari. Years of exploring the Blue Mountains have taught me where kangaroos are most likely to gather. We’ll drive through those areas until we find them, then stop where it’s safe to get out and watch or photograph them from a respectful distance. Some days they’re close and plentiful; other days we may see fewer, farther away. Wallabies are also a common sight and often gather in the same places.

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Keep looking and listening throughout the day. We may come across an echidna, spot little lizards among the rocks, or see yellow tailed black cockatoos, Gang-Gang cockatoos and king parrots in the trees. A lyrebird sighting is a special bonus. The most common bird species we see every day include the raucous sulphur crested cockatoo, eastern rosellas, magpies, currawongs, wattle birds and kookaburras.  During spring and summer, the plateau tops are busy with nectar eating birds such as eastern spinebills, brown thornbills and the grey shrike-thrush. The mix is different every time, and some of the most memorable encounters are the ones we never saw coming.

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Koalas are much less likely on this experience. Although they occur in parts of the wider Blue Mountains region, they’re scarce along the places we visit and can be very hard to spot resting in the treetops.

Wombats, possums and quolls live in the region too, but are mostly nocturnal and so prove elusive during daylight hours.

We’ll share the landscape with whatever wildlife happens to be there that day.