Allow us to walk you through Australia’s most iconic multi day nature treks of adventure walking holiday escapes taking in the most remote regions of Australia. We list 6 ultimate Walking Holidays in Australia that will leave you wanting more!
Photo credit: Trevor King, Destination New South Wales
1. Mount Gower Lord Howe Island
Mt Gower is an iconic peak at the southern end of Lord Howe Island, standing tall at 875 metres. Rated as one of Australia’s best day walks, the Mount Gower hike is a challenging return route complete with rope-assisted climbs and dizzying drops. On top, there is a unique moss forest ferns and mossed covering every available rock and tree. The view from the top is simply spectacular! Explore pristine beauty of a UNESCO World Heritage Listed paradise, kayak its crystal-clear waters, a glass bottom boat cruise to North Bay while staying at the beautiful 5 star Arajilla Retreat. A perfect island walking experience!
Location: New South Wales
Read more: Lorde Howe Island Walk Adventure
Photo credit: Visit Victoria
2. The Grampians
The Grampians Peak Trail is a private guided walk boasting a world-class walking experience with luxury accommodation and fine food experiences. A walk has you journeying amongst dramatic peaks, expansive views and ancient landscapes rich in wildlife through the majestic Grampians National Park. Summit mountain peaks including the highest peak in the Grampians and explore the geological wonder if the Grand Canyon and The Pinnacle. What is great about this walking holiday is it is set in the heart of the Grampians wine region, one of Victoria’s best food and wine destinations. Refuel your energy by indulging in its fine food bursting fresh local produce from five course degustation experiences.
Location: Victoria
Read more: The Grampians Peak Luxury Taster Walk
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3. Blue Mountains
A breathtaking scenery uncovers the World Heriatges Listed Blue Mountains and Wollemi Naitonal Park, the largets wilderness areas in Eastern Australia. Experience the most impressive Blue Mountains bushwalk leaving you in awe at one million hectares of tall forests as you traverse sandstone cliffs, mystic canyons, caves and cascagin waterfalls that define this glorious locaiton. Combing the best of walking expreinces with the best luxury resorts Blue Mountains inluding the rexclusive Emirates One and Only Wolgan Valley, indugle in discerning service and the finest food and wine experiences in the wild.
Location: New South Wales
Read more: Ultimate Luxury Blue Mountains Walk & Beyond
Photo credit: Tourism Western Australia
4. The Kimberley
Experience the mighty Kimberley region, one of Australia’s last wilderness frontiers featuring rocky gorges, pristine waterfalls, swimming holes, creeks and rivers that carve their way through this vast landscape. Get the best of both, foot and air, as you explore the legendary icons of the Kimberley- the geological wonder of Bungle Bungles and the 4 tiered Mitchell Falls. For an ultimate experience combine the best of both sites where you’ll get the best possible adventure all in one. Appreciate the sheer beauty and grandeur of both icons on a scenic helicopter flight only to touchdown and get up close and hike into these natural wonders. Along the way, you’ll be immersed into Aboriginal history and culture as you are led by Indigenous guides who will share stories and bring the place to life. A great way to swim, hike and fly the legendary icons of the Kimberely while staying at eco wilderness lodges.
Location: Western Australia
Readmore: Epic Kimberley From Bungle To Mitchell Hike & Fly
Photo credit: Mark Fitz, Tourism & Events Queensland
5. Fraser Island Great Walk
The walk journeys through the UNESCO World Heritage natural beauty of K’gari (Fraser Island), the world’s largest sand island. Experience unimaginable beauty through lush rainfroesrsm open woodlands, vine forests and kauri pines to pristine white sand freshwater lakes. Marvel at the the world’s tallest rwainforest. The trail is amix of old logging roads and trails and it skips from one photogenic site to anither. Swim in the white sand and turquoise swirls of the famous Lake McKenzie and Lake Wabby. Go pack free on a guided hike and discover the untamed beuaty that is Fraser while staying a deluxe private retreat
Location: Queensland
Read more:Fraser Island Great Walk
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6. Top End
An adventure seeker’s mecca, walk into the heart of the Australia’s Top End exploring its three most famed National Parks- Kakadu, Nitmilik and Litchfield. Boasting wide open stretches of rich red outback, uncover pristine waterholes, ancient aboriginal culture and rocky escarpments leading to incredible vistas of the Northern Territory. Spend your days hiking amongst geological wonders from floodplains to billabongs to rugged stone country. You’ll be immersed with outback wildlife encounters from crocodiles and birdlife on a Wetland Cruise to uncovering the significance of Aboriginal culture to the land . Swim in crystal clear waterholes beneath the spring-fed waterfalls and natural cascading pools.
Location: Northern Territory
Read more: Kakadu, Nitmiluk & Litchfield Walking Adventure
These are just 6 out of many best walking holidays Australia has to offer. Here are more iconic and renowned Best Walking Holidays in Australia that should be on every hikers bucket list.
Guided Walking Holidays Australia
Australia has some of the most sensational and rewarding walks incomparable anywhere in the world! Immerse yourself in the most iconic and quintessentail wild places. From Tasmania’s untamed mountains and white sand beaches, the rugged Victorian coastline, volcanic plateaus and ancient rainforest in Queensland, to the jewel coloured oceans of Western Australia, a UNESCO World Heritage listed island paradise, Australia’s longest river, the magnificent outback ranges of South Australia and our red centre, the Northern Territory, we’ll take you on the adventures of a lifetime. Whether you’re an experienced hiker, or venturing out on a multi-day walk for the first time, read our handpicked walking journeys for an unforgettable trip into the nature wonderland that is Australia. Read on to find out more Best Hikes in Australia that makes a quinessential Australian walking holiday.
Luxury Walking Holidays Australia
Experience Australia’s greatest wilderness destinations in the most unforgettbale way where your views are just as indulgent as your stays and experiences. Your Australian walking holidays will have you discovering the Aboriginal heritage and Indigenous culture while on an active Australian wilderness experience of a lifetime in complete luxury. Experience luxury in all forms as you walk the greatest trails of Australia from the geological wonders of the Twelve Apostles on a heli walk, the great coastlines and natural pools along the Cape to Cape Track paired with onnce in a lifetime food and wine experiences to the ancient outback wilderness on the Arkaba Trail while staying at Arkaba’s signature ‘star beds’ to staying at a beautifully restored luxury country farmhouse and so much more! Find your luxury walking holiday in Australia with our Great Walks of Australia, where the luxury starts here.
