OUTBACK WITH A TOUCH OF CLASS
Experience the delights of the Australian Outback. Enjoy Wildlife safaris with expert guides sighting kangaroos, wallabies, emus and abundant birdlife. Canoe, bushwalk or birdwatch at your own pace or with an expert guide. Go to sleep to the distinctive call of the curlew after stargazing under the magnificent southern sky. Wake to a dawn chorus alive with the sounds of the Blue-winged Kookaburra and Brolga. These and other delights of nature await you at Jabiru Safari Lodge at Mareeba Wetlands.
Jabiru Safari Lodge AT Mareeba WETLANDS
Luxury, African style tented safari cabins, walking trails, canoes, ecocruises, wildlife safaris and privately guided nature experiences are just 1 & 1/4 hours west of Cairns and Port Douglas in Tropical North Queensland and easily accessible by conventional vehicles or with transfers from Cairns available.
Jabiru Safari Lodge is located within the Mareeba Tropical Savanna and Wetland Reserve, an hour and 15 minutes drive west of Cairns, on the northern edge of the Atherton Tablelands (Cairns Highlands). The 2000ha reserve of open savanna woodland, grassland, and freshwater wetlands provides a unique Outback setting for the Jabiru Safari Lodge, allowing guests to fully appreciate the outback savanna environment and prolific birdlife during the best times of the day.
The tariff is all-inclusive of accommodation, meals, daily wildlife safari, canoeing on Clancy's Lagoon, self-guided walks and membership of the Wildlife Conservancy of Tropical Queensland. A minimum 2 nights stay is recommended to allow time to experience both the morning and sunset wildlife safaris and the full range of activities available. Alternatively, accommodation is also available on a bed and breakfast basis.
Accommodation is in three deluxe ensuite African-style tented safari cabins and 2 ensuite tented eco-cabins. Each safari cabin is appointed with comfortable beds and linen with natural materials such as timber floors to compliment the warm tones of the safari cabin furniture. The safari cabins are spacious and light with shaded private timber deck with BBQs and comfortable tables and chairs, perfect for bird watching, reading and enjoying the sights, sounds and scents of the Australian tropical savanna. Enjoy a glass of champagne as the sun sets over Clancy's Lagoon. "Outback with a touch of class!".
Delightfully sited on Clancy's Lagoon, the Interpretive Centre is the hub for all tours and activities. The Mareeba Tropical Savanna and Wetland Reserve is a unique community conservation project combining valuable conservation work with environmental education and sustainable, nature based tourism.
The Conservation projects and Land Management of the Reserve is managed by a not-for-profit environmental organisation, the Wildlife Conservancy of Tropical Queensland with the assistance of volunteers. All income realised from sustainable tourism is reinvested into managing the Reserve as well as valuable wetlands and savanna research work, education and conservation projects, such as the critical Gouldian Finch re-introduction program.
All tourism activities within the Reserve are operated by Tourism Naturally in a unique partnership with the Conservancy. By visiting the Mareeba Tropical Savanna and Wetland Reserve, you are ensuring that this important work is continued and a sanctuary for Australian wildlife is preserved.
Jabiru Safari Lodge Facilities
Check In Time
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1400hrs
Check Out Time
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1000hrs
Reception Hours
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Reception is in the Visitor Centre. Please arrive by 3pm if you intend to do the sunset safari. If arriving after 4pm please ring the lodge to make arrangements as the gate will be locked.
After Hours
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Reception is in the Visitor Centre. Please arrive by 3pm if you intend to do the sunset safari. If arriving after 4pm please ring the lodge to make arrangements as the gate will be locked.
Currency
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AUD
Hotel Facilities and Features
Hotel Car Park
Restaurant
Spa
Tour Desk
Additional Facilities
Refrigerator in tented cabin
Coffee & tea making facilities
Meals available at Lagoon Deck Cafe
Breakfast included
Fans in tented cabins
Gift shop
Eco Cruises
Conservation projects
Walking trails
Canoe Hire
Nature experience
Eco Tented Safari Cabin Bed and Breakfast SGL
This all-inclusive rate is for 1 person in a solar powered ensuited Eco tented safari cabin.
Check In Time: 1400hrs Check Out Time: 1000hrs Reception Hours : Reception is in the Visitor Centre. Please arrive by 3pm if you intend to do the sunset safari. If arriving after 4pm please ring the lodge to make arrangements as the gate will be locked. After Hours : Reception is in the Visitor Centre. Please arrive by 3pm if you intend to do the sunset safari. If arriving after 4pm please ring the lodge to make arrangements as the gate will be locked. Currency : AUD
Car Parking : On arrival, park in the guest car park and walk 150 metres to reception inside the Visitor Centre for check-in. You will then be directed down to the safari lodge for parking by your cabin. The gate is locked for security from 4.30pm-9am. If arriving after 4.00 pm, please call in advance to arrange key access.
Getting There : BY CAR
FROM CAIRNS :
Travel 64 km north via the Captain Cook Highway and the Kennedy Highway to Mareeba and turn right into the Peninsular Development Road. Jabiru Safari Lodge can be accessed by turning (left) west at Biboohra, 6.5 km north of Mareeba on the Peninsular Development Road, into Pickford Rd. The well-signposted access road is 7km of unsealed road but in good condition for conventional vehicles. Hire companies permit their 2wd vehicles to travel the road.
FROM PORT DOUGLAS
Take theRex Range via Jullaten and Mt Molloy continue on towards Mareeba and at Biboohra (25.7km) turn right into Pickford Rd (signposted Mareeba Wetlands Reserve). The well-signposted access road is 7km of unsealed road but in good condition for conventional vehicles. Hire companies permit their 2wd vehicles to travel the road.
JABIRU SAFARI LODGE
The pace of life at Jabiru Safari Lodge is dictated by nature. From early morning wildlife safaris to sunset cheese and wine, hikes along the kilometres of tracks through the Reserve, wildlife spotlighting, stargazing in the spectacularly clear tropical nights, or paddling hand-crafted timber canoes - this is rush hour outback style!
GUIDING AND TOURING
Whether exploring by foot, electric boat, canoe or vehicle, Jabiru Safari Lodge allows guests to fully experience the wildlife and Tropical Savanna environment. Safaris take guests by vehicle deep into the heart of the Reserve to explore lagoons, usually teeming with birdlife, with an expert local guide.
For a more personalised experience, allow our guide to spend some quality time with you, locating many of the rare and elusive bird and animal species. Alternatively, strike off on you own to explore at your own pace the 12km of marked walking trails.
The quiet electric motors of our eco-cruise allow you to get up close and personal to the many waterbird species on Clancy's Lagoon. Alternatively, canoe at your own pace around the tranquil Lagoon.
PRIVATE GUIDING
The services of our expert guide are available to assist you in fully appreciating the delights of the Reserve. A Private guiding experience will allow you to find the elusive bird and animal species and learn about the savanna and wetland environments under the watchful eye of our seasoned professional guide. $95 per person.
SUNSET SAFARI
Enjoy the afternoon cruise on Clancy's Lagoon then travel into the heart of the 2000 hectare reserve for wildlife viewing, bird watching and some billy tea. Enjoy wine and cheese while the sunsets over the picturesque lagoon.
Cost: $68 Adult, $34 Child
Daily departures 3.30pm
CANOEING
Take a leisurely paddle around Clancy's Lagoon at your own pace in a locally- made handcrafted wooden canoe.
EARLY MORNING WILDLIFE SAFARI
Enjoy the early morning delights of the Mareeba Wetlands with a morning guided tour. Departs at 7:00am. Drive through the reserve spotting up to 30 different bird species along the way to Pandanus Lagoon. Finishes 10:00am.
Cost: $68 pp
Departs Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
SELF GUIDED WALKS
With over 12km of marked walking trails, you can explore the reserve's numerous self-guided walks at your leisure. Interpretive information is available on 4 separate walks.
With kangaroos, wallabies and quolls and over 200 species of birds on offer, the Outback Experience is a nature-lover's delight.
Other nearby attractions include the Australian Coffee Centre, the Atherton Tablelands, the Kuranda Rainforest, Lake Tinaroo and the beautiful Cairns Highlands.
