Australia walking tours

Ready to lace up your boots and explore Australia like never before?

Join a crew of like-minded adventurers on a hiking journey through Australia that goes far beyond the trail. Walk side by side with expert local leaders and First Nations guides – sharing stories, culture and connection to Country through ancient traditions like Smoking Ceremonies and cultural walks. From the shores of the Bay of Fires to the rugged beauty of Tasmania and the Northern Territory’s desert wilderness, every step supports local communities and deepens your understanding of this incredible land. You can leave the map at home – all you have to do is put one foot in front of the other.

Our Australia walking trips

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Australia walking highlights

A guide from the Kuku Nyungkul cultural experience in Rossville explains bush food to traveller

Uncover ancient stories with a First Nations guide

Explore more than just the trails of Western Australia with a trip to the ancient depths of Ngilgi Cave. Head out on a bushwalk led by a First Nations guide who’ll share the secrets of traditional medicinal plants and deep cultural knowledge. As the sun sets, venture into the cave after hours to hear stories of the Wadandi and Bibbulmum peoples. It’s a powerful experience that connects you to the Creation Stories that have shaped the lives of the local people.

Hike Western Australia's Cape to Cape Track

People hiking towards Cradle Mountain in Tasmania

Make your way across the Cradle Mountain Overland Track

No Australian bucket list is complete without exploring the wilderness of Tasmania’s Cradle Mountain and once you catch sight of its natural beauty, you’ll know why. Lace up your hiking shoes and grab your sense of adventure to set out on a variety of walking trails from the ‘I-could-do-this-in-my-sleep’ to the ‘how-much-further?’ Trek past jagged peaks and through thick forests – spotting wallabies and wombats as you go – for a holiday you won’t forget in a hurry.

Best of Tasmania's Tarkine & Cradle Mountain

A whale shark swims alone in Ningaloo Reef

Swim with whale sharks at Ningaloo Reef

Take a much-needed break from the trails and dive into a rare encounter off the coast. Out on Western Australia’s Coral Coast, drift alongside the world’s biggest fish – the whale shark – in the clear waters of Ningaloo Reef. With only a lucky few ever getting this chance, it’s a once-in-a-lifetime swim, for a trip that not only connects you to the land but also the sea and the mammals that call this part of the world home.

Walk Western Australia's Karijini & Ningaloo Reef

Hikers on the Larapinta Trail with cloudy sky and wearing long sleeve gear

Trek the Larapinta Trail in the Northern Territory

Some landscapes take your breath away, and then there’s the West MacDonnell National Park – an otherworldly expanse of shadowed gorges, twisting riverbanks, imposing mountains and wide-open plains that are in a league of their own. Trek over sunburnt desert scenes under cloudless, baby blue skies and stumble upon sacred Aboriginal sites that have remained undisturbed for centuries on what is, quite simply, the hiking tour of a lifetime.

Trek the Larapinta Trail