Small World Journeys, (Australia) —
Small World offers a variety of eco-tours and wildlife tours, including rainforest tours, multi-sport trips, Australian flora and fauna trips, and epic SCUBA diving tours. Explore extraordinary ecosystems, rare wildlife and UNESCO World Heritage sites. Wildlife tours offer the opportunity to encounter locally endemic species, observe endangered wildlife, and discover the incomparable marine life of The Great Barrier Reef.
Eco-friendly practices include being a carbon-neutral company. Through Sustainable Travel International (STI), emissions are calculated and offset by financial support of sustainability projects around the world. Since 2008 they have protected more than 500m2 of rainforest and have committed at least 5% of net profits each year to support non-profit environmental conservation organizations.
Australian guides and field experts are naturalists, birders, ethno-biologists, marine biologists, authors, and scientists. Specialty tours include SCUBA diving and certification tours, wildlife tours, educational expeditions, whitewater rafting, team-building, agriculture and agronomy tours, student tours and more!
Their educational tours in Cairns or Sydney offer students (from middle school through college) the opportunity to engage in academic endeavors, while learning new skills and developing their sense of sustainable tourism. They have a number of set itineraries designed to package together their most popular activities. They also offer customized educational tours for middle school students, high school students, college students or adults. They create tours for international groups as well as for those coming from within Australia.
For adult groups and international groups who don’t want the ‘cookie-cutter’ set itineraries offered by large companies, Small World offers a variety of Multi-sport trips, SCUBA diving trips exploring the Great Barrier Reef and other wildlife and adventure tours.
Amenities include luxury mountain tree houses with fireplaces and spa baths, locally-sourced seafood dinners, sunrise yoga classes, and sparkling swimming pools. Groups are small allowing more freedom, flexibility and personal attention.