Start: Melbourne, Australia (MEL)
End: Adelaide, Australia (ADL)

Fitness Level 1

Most meals included – (B,L,D) denotes Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 1 – Melbourne (D)
On arrival your driver will transfer you from Melbourne International Airport via private transfer to your hotel. Please note, check-in at most Australian hotels is 2 pm. Tonight we'll meet for a welcome dinner followed by orientation where we'll discuss the exciting adventures that start tomorrow morning.

Day 2 – Melbourne to Gippsland (B,L,D)
We’ll leave Melbourne and make our way east through Gippsland, stopping whenever the light or scenery begs for a photo. Once we reach Metung and settle in, we’ll head out for our first real shoot around the lakes, chasing reflections, native wildlife, and warm afternoon light through sunset.

Day 3 – East Gippsland (B,L,D)
We’ll spend the day exploring East Gippsland’s forests, streams, and open plains, moving between tall eucalypts, fern gullies, and wider river landscapes as we look for wallabies, goannas, and forest birds. By late afternoon we’ll shift into broader scenes and silhouettes before returning to Metung to unwind and review our shots.

Days 4–5 – Gippsland Immersion (B,L,D)
We’ll use the next two days to sink into Gippsland’s incredible diversity, heading out morning and evening to maximize wildlife encounters. We’ll wander through everything from coastal heathlands to eucalyptus forests and rainforest pockets, photographing species like wallabies, kangaroos, platypus, goannas, lyrebirds, parrots, fairy-wrens, emu-wrens, and waterfowl in their natural habitats.

Day 6 – Gippsland to Melbourne (B,L,D)
We’ll enjoy one last morning shoot—whether that ends up being along the coast or deep in the forest—before making our way back to Melbourne for a comfortable evening in the city.

Day 7 – Melbourne to Mt Field National Park (Tasmania) (B,L,D)
We’ll fly to Hobart and meet our Tasmanian guide before heading to Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary for close encounters with devils, kangaroos, and other native species. From there we’ll make our way into the Mt Field region, where peaceful rainforest, waterfalls, and curious animals like wombats, echidnas, and platypus set the tone for our first Tasmanian evening.

Day 8 – Mt Field to the Tasmanian Highlands (B,L,D)
We’ll start the morning photographing soft light filtering through rainforest and eucalypt groves, keeping an eye out for platypus, wombats, wallabies, and native birdlife. Later we’ll head north into the remote Tasmanian Highlands, settling into Thousand Lakes Lodge—an ideal base for spotting devils, quolls, wombats, and even the chance of aurora if we’re lucky.

Day 9 – Highlands to Cradle Mountain (B,L,D)
We’ll step right out the door at dawn for wildlife opportunities near the lodge before traveling through the foothills of Mount Roland and visiting the glow-worm-lit Mole Creek Caves. Later we’ll arrive at Cradle Mountain, where abundant wildlife and dramatic scenery will shape our photography. After dinner, we’ll head into the park for a dusk session with grazing wombats framed by the mountain peaks.

Day 10 – Cradle Mountain (B,L,D)
We’ll greet the morning at Cradle Mountain with still lakes, alpine textures, and the chance to photograph wombats, wallabies, and echidnas as they emerge for the day. After breakfast we’ll enjoy optional walks and downtime before visiting Devils@Cradle for an unforgettable up-close wildlife encounter and plenty of creative shooting opportunities.

Day 11 – Cradle Mountain to Adelaide (B,L,D)
We’ll take our final stroll around Cradle Mountain with a chance to spot a platypus along the Meander River, then continue to Launceston for our flight to Adelaide, settling into our hotel for a relaxed evening in the city.

Day 12 – Adelaide to Kangaroo Island (B,L,D)
We’ll head into the Adelaide Hills with a local photography expert, capturing landscapes, birds, and soft morning light before flying to Kangaroo Island. Once we arrive, we’ll spend the afternoon around wetlands and coastal areas photographing water birds, raptors, shorelines, and a glowing island sunset before settling into our accommodations.

Day 13 – Kangaroo Island Wildlife & Coasts (B,L,D)
We’ll begin with a private dawn experience at Seal Bay, photographing endangered Australian sea lions with the entire beach to ourselves. From there we’ll explore the turquoise waters and rock pools of the south coast, enjoy a gourmet bush brunch, then continue across the island in search of kangaroos, wallabies, koalas, raptors, and spring wildflowers. In the evening, we’ll have the option to head out again for nocturnal wildlife and stargazing.

Day 14 – Flinders Chase National Park (B,L,D)
We’ll dedicate the day to Flinders Chase, photographing the wild southwest of the island—Remarkable Rocks, Admirals Arch, coastal cliffs, fur seals, native bush, and sweeping Southern Ocean views. We’ll enjoy a private lunch site in the park and spend the afternoon seeking out wildlife and birds among the forests and open plains before returning to the lodge for dinner.

Day 15 – Kangaroo Island to Adelaide (B,L,D)
We’ll start the day at Cape Willoughby for sunrise over the strait, surrounded by kangaroos and wallabies in the early light. From there we’ll explore historic sites, lighthouse trails, river systems, and more wildlife habitat before enjoying a final gourmet bush lunch. Later we’ll fly back to Adelaide and share a farewell dinner to wrap up our adventure.

Day 16 – Departure from Adelaide (B)
We’ll enjoy a relaxed breakfast together before saying our goodbyes and wrapping up an unforgettable photography journey across southern Australia.