7 of the best Walking Holidays in Australia

26 March 2020

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Save Article The Arkaba Walk Flinders Ranges South Australia

If you’re looking for a hike through a distinctly Australian landscape with a touch of pampering and luxury, here are seven superb places to start (and finish).

The Arkaba Walk, Flinders Ranges, South Australia

Over four days and 45 ‘k’s, traverse 600 million years’ worth of geological splendour. Sleep under sequinned night skies in the Flinders Ranges and indulge in three-course camp dinners; $2150 per person, twin-share. See Arkaba Walk.

Walker’s delight: a night at the heritage-listed Arkaba Homestead.

Bay of Fires Lodge Walk, Tasmania

Travel this remote coastal landscape at a moderate pace (33 kilometres over two days), kayak from your base at Bay of Fires Lodge, where you can also snorkel the marine nursery. Four days from $2150 per person, twin-share. See Walking Bay of Fires.

Bay of Fires walk, Tasmania

Cradle Mountain Huts Walk, Tasmania

Hot showers, delicious dinners, and a stock of Tassie wines, these huts discreetly mark a 60-kilometre trail through rainforest, alpine meadows and open moorland. Six days from $2950 per person, twin-share. See the Overland Track.

For the misty mountain lover: Cradle Mountain, Tasmania.

Freycinet Experience Walk, Tasmania

Walk in the footsteps of the Oyster Bay tribe. Swim at the white-sand beaches of Freycinet National Park, and mosey barefoot around your base at Friendly Beaches Lodge. Walk 37 kilometres over four days; from $2275 per person. See The Freycinet Experience.

reycinet Experience walk on Tasmania's east coast

Tasmania’s spectacular east coast from a Freycinet Experience walk perspective.

The Great Ocean Walk by Bothfeet, Victoria

Walk 15 kilometres a day over seven days to see Australian wildlife and some of the wrecks that litter these waters. Sleep at Bothfeet’s beautiful eco lodge, where food is fabulous; $2795 per person with a group of 10–12. See Both Feet.

Get off the Great Ocean Road and on to the Great Ocean Track, 100km of sublime walking trails.

The Maria Island Walk, Tasmania

This is an easy-does-it walk over four days, on an island mostly occupied by the creatures of the national park. Walk barefoot on the beach with a glass of wine, swim in sparkling waters, and explore the heritage-listed convict settlement; from $2300 per person. See Maria Island Walk.

Maria Island guided walk, Tasmania – wilderness, history and great grub.

Larapinta Trail (World Expeditions), Northern Territory

More ambitious walkers will stride through the 72 kilometres of this six-day walk along the high ridge lines of the West MacDonnell Ranges; and lap up the luxe bush tucker each night; from $2195 per person. See World Expeditions.