Walking Adventure Tours & Trips in Queensland
Explore a wide diversity of walking adventure tours through Queensland. We have 11 adventures that vary from 4 days to 16 days. With the greatest number of departures in October, this is also the most popular time of the year.
10 best walking adventure Queensland tours
Compiled by

MelissaQueensland travel expert at TourRadar
- Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef (Short Break)
- Cape York Frontier (Small Group)
- Australia: North Queensland to Uluru (Without Sailing)
- North Queensland Adventure
- Hike Queensland's Scenic Rim Trail
- Best of Cairns, Great Barrier Reef & Daintree (10 destinations)
- Cape York & Torres Strait Adventure
- Tropical Reef and Rainforest (Short Break)
- Australia - The Secrets of the East and North 13 Days
- Australia - Highlights of the East 16 Days
Ride the Skyrail cable car over the UNESCO-listed rainforest, stopping at Red Peak and Barron Falls Station where the Edge Lookout gives you wide views across the canopy. Kuranda's Heritage Markets have indigenous art and local crafts to browse as you wander the stalls on foot.
Duration 4 days Destinations Cairns, Kuranda Age Range All Ages Welcome Operator AAT Kings From
- US$939
Walk through the World Heritage-listed Daintree Rainforest to Cape Tribulation where tropical jungle cascades onto reef waters. Check out Frank Jardine's historic Somerset settlement, examining colonial masonry and tombstones dating to 1864. See Thursday Island on foot, finding Torres Strait Aboriginal culture and natural beauty before crossing the Great Barrier Reef by air.
Duration 7 days Destinations Cairns, Cape Tribulation, Wujal Wujal, Cooktown, Lakefield National Park, Coen, Weipa, Fruit Bat Falls, Jardine River National Park, Cape YorkSee all destinations Age Range All Ages Welcome Operator AAT Kings From
- US$3,415
Whitehaven Beach in the Whitsundays is often called the world's best beach, and you'll walk along it and snorkel its turquoise waters. Hike Magnetic Island's coastal trails to see wild koalas and rock wallabies near Horseshoe Bay, then take the Skyrail cable car to Kuranda village, riding above the World Heritage rainforest canopy.
Duration 13 days Destinations Airlie Beach, Townsville, Magnetic Island, Cairns, Kuranda, Uluru, Kings Canyon Age Range Ages 18-35 Operator Contiki From $2,895
15% Off- US$2,450+$505 upfront costsYou save $445
Duration 13 days Destinations Brisbane, Noosa, Hervey Bay, Fraser Island, 75 Mile Beach, Airlie Beach, Whitsunday Islands, Townsville, Lucinda, TullySee all destinations Age Range Ages 15+ Operator Intrepid Travel From
15% Off- US$5,515
Walk historic logging routes through Main Range National Park as you climb the Mistake Mountain Range with rock scrambling at elevations around 1,000 meters. You'll navigate steep zigzag trails through tree roots and frequent creek crossings in the UNESCO-listed Gondwana Rainforest, then summit Bare Rock for 360-degree views.
Duration 4 days Destinations Brisbane, Scenic Rim, Main Range National Park Age Range Ages 15+ Operator Intrepid Travel From
15% Off- US$1,870
Trek through the Whitsunday Islands' beach trails and take the path to Whitehaven Beach's lookout for views of swirling sand patterns, then hike Mount Coolum for coastal panoramas. The Gold Coast Hinterland's rainforest tracks at Springbrook National Park lead to Natural Bridge's glowworm cave and waterfalls.
No departure dates availableDuration 5 days Destinations Cairns, Kuranda, Port Douglas, Daintree National Park, Cape Tribulation, Great Barrier Reef, Mossman Gorge, Palm Cove Age Range Ages 15+ Operator Intrepid Travel The UNESCO-listed Daintree Rainforest comes alive with guided nature walks through Cape Tribulation's 135-million-year-old ecosystem. Trek to Mount Tozer viewpoint in Kutini-Payamu National Park and swim at Fruit Bat Falls in Apudthama National Park, then walk to Pajinka, Queensland's northernmost mainland point.
Duration 10 days Destinations Cairns, Great Barrier Reef, Cape Tribulation, Bloomfield, Cooktown, Rossville, Lakefield National Park, Laura Age Range Ages 15+ Operator Intrepid Travel From
15% Off- US$5,890
Walk Mossman Gorge's rainforest boardwalks with an Indigenous guide who shares Dreamtime stories and traditional plant knowledge, then try spear throwing on Cooya Beach's coastal mudflats with Kubirri Warra fishermen. You'll create Aboriginal art at Janbal Gallery with artist Brian 'Binna' Swindley.
No departure dates availableDuration 4 days Destinations Port Douglas, Mossman Gorge, Mossman, Great Barrier Reef Age Range All Ages Welcome Operator AAT Kings Take the Ngana Julaymba Dungay cultural tour at Thala Beach Nature Reserve and trek through the ancient Daintree Rainforest, then head to the Atherton Tablelands near Cairns to hike out to some great waterfalls. Around Darwin, walk the trails of Litchfield National Park and check out Florence Falls and Wangi Falls.
Duration 13 days Destinations Sydney, Blue Mountains, Cairns, Great Barrier Reef, Kuranda, Atherton, Port Douglas, Darwin, Litchfield National Park Age Range Ages 16+ Operated in Only: German Operator ASI Reisen From
15% Off- US$4,334
In the Blue Mountains, you'll see the Three Sisters rock formation and meet koalas and kangaroos on this small-group tour. Melbourne's hidden laneways come next on a guided walk, then ride the historic Puffing Billy steam train through the Dandenong Ranges. Up in Far North Queensland, take the Skyrail cable car through Kuranda's rainforest.
Duration 16 days Destinations Melbourne, Sydney, Cairns, Great Barrier Reef, Kuranda, Atherton, Port Douglas Age Range Ages 16+ Operated in Only: German Operator ASI Reisen From
15% Off- US$5,822





















