Mallee and Outback Birds of Victoria and Mungo

Journey deep into Australia's arid heart, where ancient granite outcrops rise from endless plains and the dry lakebeds of the Willandra World Heritage Area hold 50,000 years of human history.

This eight-day birding expedition explores the remarkable biodiversity of Victoria's Mallee country and the iconic Lake Mungo National Park — a landscape where desert parrots flash brilliant colour against red sand dunes, endangered malleefowl tend their ancient mounds, and the sculptured lunettes of long-dry lakes glow gold at sunset.

Travel with an expert guide as you search for over 150 bird species across dramatically different habitats: grey box woodlands alive with honeyeaters, spinifex-studded mallee sheltering elusive emu-wrens, vast salt lakes edged by fieldwrens and fairy-wrens, and the red dune country of Lake Mungo where pink cockatoos, mulga parrots and babblers thrive in the arid scrublands. Beyond birds, encounter western grey and red kangaroos, shingleback lizards, sand goannas and the rich Aboriginal heritage of one of Earth's oldest continuously occupied landscapes.

Designed for birding enthusiasts who value authentic natural history experiences, this journey combines expert guidance, small-group exploration, citizen science contributions and immersive time in some of Australia's most significant and least-visited conservation landscapes.