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WELCOME TO COATES WILDLIFE & NATURE TOURS

Coates Wildlife Tours is family-owned and the first company in Western Australia to offer authentic natural history tours over such a vast area. Since our foundation in 1986 by naturalist, Kevin Coate, we have delivered inspiring natural history tours and wildlife encounters in Western Australia and beyond.

As part of our personalised approach to travel, we only take small groups (6 – 12 passengers) and our itineraries are meticulously planned and flexible to allow you time to pursue your own wildlife passions.

Our mission is to offer memorable eco experiences on tours that travel to remote ‘off the beaten track’ destinations, and to have you come home more inspired, more connected and more rejuvenated from your experience with Coates.

WE ARE SO HAPPY YOU ARE HERE...

WHY CHOOSE COATES WILDLIFE TOURS

NATURE & WILDLIFE TOURS DESIGNED WITH YOU IN MIND

Great destinations

Great Destinations

Coates Wildlife Tours visits some of the finest nature and wildlife destinations in Australia and beyond. Our relaxed itineraries explore the must-see highlights as well as the remote areas away from the tourist crowds.

Great leaders

Great Leaders

Our dedicated team of well-travelled naturalists and guides will enhance your experience as they share their knowledge and help you pursue your own passion for the natural world.
It’s the quality, courtesy and personality of our leaders that have our guests returning again and again.

Great companions

Great Companions

Travelling with a small group of like-minded people who share your love for the natural world will be its own reward. Our guests have commented that many touring companions have formed life-long friendships.

UPCOMING WILDLIFE & ADVENTURE TOURS

Find your next ECO ADVENTURE here

Flinders Ranges Tour

Next Tour: 9th – 16h July 2025

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South Australia, Lake Eyre & Flinders Ranges

Next Tour: 19th – 28th June 2025

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Mid West Wildflowers

Next Tour: 23rd August – 1st September 2025

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WHY TRAVEL WITH COATES WILDLIFE TOURS?

EXPECT SOMETHING EXTRORDINARY

We are committed to continuous improvement and are always looking for ways to better our product, and welcome and appreciate your feedback.

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Spectacular Destinations

  • Unique destinations within Australia
  • Top international wildlife sites
  • Remote areas away from the crowds

EXPEDITION TRAVEL

  • Small group nature focused travel
  • Like minded travellers
  • Authentic wildlife encounters

EXPERT GUIDES

  • Experienced naturalist guides
  • Passionate and knowledgeable leaders
  • Safety and passenger focused

A TOUR TO SUIT YOU

  • Fully accommodated
  • Easy Camping
  • Small group remote camping

TRIPS BY DESTINATION

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Central & Western Australia

Islands

INTERNATIONAL

EASY CAMPING

Accommodated

Camping

"Travel well - travel Coates. Having now taken two trips with Coates Wildlife Tours and both having been so successful, yet so different, I could do no more than highly recommend them to anyone wishing to see Australia."
- George B
"Congratulations on your business and choice of leaders. The trip was all it was advertised to be and more, plus the knowledgeable and caring leaders made our trip a happy get-together of keen naturalists. Thank you."
- Jean H
"Please keep doing your tours, they are the best on the market. My friends who recommended your company think so too. And they have done many tours. Just the right mix of bushwalking with sightseeing, animal spotting, intelligent crew, etc. Thank you for having such wonderful tours available."
Irene K
"The communication between our tour leaders and Coates WA office was very good, negotiating road closures, locating new campsites and Covid lockdown in home states. Our leaders did not allow unforeseen changes detract from our daily adventures."
Diane H
"15 years of returning to travel with Coates says it all."
Mandy MT
"Never had a trip that disappointed!"
Stan M
"I've never met Sylvia but feel like I know her...I feel like I'm phoning a friend when I call the office and chat with her."
Lynette A
"The small group tour was most enjoyable. I have been on much larger tours which have been so rushed, to get so many people on board the coach, and be in a rush to get somewhere. The more intimate group really appeals."
KE
"The totality of Coates trips is always a winner for us both. Starting with a great driver and chef extraordinaire, a group of like-minded people with encyclopedic knowledge of wildflowers, as well as the palpable sense of enjoyment spilling into much laughter along the way."
John & Helen B
" I am currently looking forward to a fourth Overseas trip With Coates Wildlife Tours. As a mature, single female traveling alone, the company of a small group is ideal and I have met some very stimulating fellow travelers on these trips. The tours have generally been well paced with an interesting variety of accommodations, in some places limited by availabilitiy, but was always comfortable. Coates Leaders have always been well prepared....
Pippa S
.... and amazingly patient and Diplomatic in catering for varying customer expectations. On my most recent trip to Borneo, Sylvia and Tom were an Absolute delight to travel with - constantly good-humored in often very trying conditions - and particularly attentive to the needs of individuals within the group. Hearty congratulations on their 2023 Finalist nomination in the WA Tourism Awards. They definitely have my vote."
Pippa S
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