Walking Adventure Tours & Trips in East Australia

Walk private trails through Main Range National Park's UNESCO Gondwana Rainforest, climbing the Mistake Mountain Range to 1000m elevation with rock scrambling. Follow historic logging routes once traveled by bullock and cart, crossing Dalrymple Creek through giant blue gum forests. Reach Bare Rock summit for 360-degree views before heading down past six-foot buttressed rainforest trees to exclusive eco-camps.

Take the Forts Walk on Magnetic Island for views across the Palm Island Group and check out old WWII sites, then look for koalas hanging in the gum trees. Later, trek through Kings Canyon to find the Garden of Eden, a green oasis tucked into the rocky landscape, and visit Walpa Gorge in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park.

Kubirri Warra clan members guide you along coastal trails across ancestral fishing grounds, teaching traditional spear-throwing on Far North Queensland beaches. Walk through World Heritage rainforest at Mossman Gorge on elevated boardwalks while learning about Aboriginal bush medicines and foods. At Janbal Gallery, artist Brian 'Binna' Swindley helps you paint your own Dreamtime-inspired canvas to take home.

Trek the Diamond Head Loop Trail in Crowdy Bay National Park through paperbark forests, watching for quartz-studded cliffs and migrating whales from quiet coves. Head to Byron Bay Lighthouse for dolphin spotting, walk ancient trails in the UNESCO-listed Daintree Rainforest, then snorkel the Great Barrier Reef's coral gardens from Cape Tribulation.

Travel along the Bloomfield Track through Daintree's ancient forest creeks to reach Cape Tribulation's beaches. See Isabella Falls and the historic Old Laura Homestead from 1879 in Rinyirru Lakefield National Park, hike to Pajinka for Torres Strait island views, then walk Bayo Beach on Thursday Island with a local guide.

Walk the Lily Pilly Gully Boardwalk through Wilsons Promontory's rainforest and feel the famous squeaking quartz sand at Squeaky Beach. The Corrigan Suspension Bridge Loop takes you through ancient beech forests in Tarra-bulga National Park, then you'll follow Raymond Island Koala Trail to spot koalas in their natural habitat.