Echidna Walkabout

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When I was in Melbourne, one of the highlights was taking a Savannah Walkabout Tour with Echidna Walkabout. One of the best experiences of coming to Australia is meeting the Australians, who have a passion for their country and are willing to share it. Since 1993, Echidna Walkabout has been providing high quality nature experiences for small groups throughout Victoria and south east Australia. Their tours are fully guided and catered by the owners of the company, Janine Duffy and Roger Smith, or by Belinda Pearce, one of their trusted guides. When you tour with Echidna you will discover the real Australia, and they will educate you about the animals in the bush, with whom they have a personal relationship. Janine’s enthusiasm for these animals (she knows them by name) is unequaled and she has many stories to share with you. She is also a wonderful wildlife artist, and three of my prized possessions are sketches of the animals done by Janine. Also, Janine and Roger have been conducting Koala Research since 1998. They visit the koala sites three times a week and also regularly stay in the bush for extended research, so their knowledge of native wildlife is extremely comprehensive.

Janine talking about what you will see on her tours into the bush..https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TD0GueZYiyA&feature=youtu.be

Janine has discovered that each koala has a unique noseprint. Here is an interview with Janine where she talks about her discovery.
http://www.eglobaltravelmedia.com/au/will-koalas-noses-save-them-from-extinction/#more-497043

The owners of Echidna Walkabout - left Janine Duffy, above Roger Smith - and their tour guide, Belinda Pearce. The painting of the echidna was done by Janine, as was the logo for their company. An echidna is a marsupial who is carried in its mothers pouch.

I had the pleasure of being on one of Janine’s Savannah Walkabout tours. Here are some photos of that experience. We saw kangaroos and koalas in the wild (to the right and below) and dined in the bush! Janine and Roger know where to find the animals and have all sorts of stories to tell.


	Our bush lunch at the Echidna Walkabout camp site. To the right is Janine explaining to the group about the making of “billy” tea. (“Billy” is an Aussie word meaning the metal container used to boil tea in the bush.) This tour and many others can be booked by our company so you, too, can experience a wonderful time with Echidna Walkabout.

		Janine, explaining to a member of our group about some of the plants you find in the bush.


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