Excursion Fambret river zodiac tour tour at Agats

Tour the beautiful, remote Fambret river teeming with birdlife and vegetation, including wild orchids. See the daily life of locals in their fields and passing you on their traditional boats.

Important note: This program can be run based on tidal activity.

The remote riverine world of the Fambret river is revealed to you as the Zodiac takes you along narrow waterways lined with the entwined branches of thick mangrove forest (tides permitting). Watch for Torres strait imperial pigeons and bright red flanked lorikeets and others species flying overhead.

Accompanied by your local guide, cruise upstream through dazzling tropical waters and scenery of spellbinding natural beauty, riverbanks and landforms covered with lush mangroves ecosystem, tropical coastal rainforest with its various type of vegetation and a profusion of wild orchids. Wildlife flourishes in this undisturbed habitat, including colorful bird species such as hornbills, lorikeets, helmeted friarbirds, kingfisher, black-palm cockatoos, fruit doves and parrots.

Along the river you may get to witness locals going about their their daily life activities, catching fish, working their farmland and also traveling on their long-boat up and down stream. After this morning of zodiac exploration head back to the ship.

Points of interests

Points of interest seen on this excursion include: Fambret river tour

Note

Please note: this tour require a significant amount of time sitting on a Zodiac (up to 3.5 hours). Guests are recommended to wear casual clothes, walking shoes, hat and bring sunscreen, mosquito repellent, bug spray. This program can be run based on tidal activity and its feasibility can be determined only closer to the date.