Great Deal! Bring Your Friends On Scenic Rim Trail And Save
If you’ve been thinking of walking the four day Scenic Rim Trail in Queensland with your mates, here’s a brilliant reason to do so now: book for four or more people staying twin share and you’ll save $250 per person with this hot deal.
This offer is for walks from June to November 2023, and bookings must be on the same departure (subject to availability).
The four day Scenic Rim Trail covers 60km through Main Range National Park and Spicers’ own private nature reserves, taking you from soaring mountain tops down into the lush ancient world heritage listed Gondwana rainforests – some truly epic scenery.
Located just 1.5 hours from Brisbane, it’s the area is much loved by walkers in the know as Queesland’s best kept secrets and places to hike.
The Scenic Rim Trail 2023 walking season has just kicked off, it’s such a sensational time to hike in Queensland, so make the most of this great cost saving and book today.
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Bay Of Fires Signature Walk has joined with Barnbougle Golf Links once again to offer hikers their popular limited edition hike and golf walks in 2024, featuring two of northern Tasmania’s great outdoor experiences.
These special walks combine the full four day Bay of Fires Signature walk with two days golfing at nearby Barnbougle – one of Australia’s premier golf courses and one of the Great Golf Courses of Australia – including transfers and executive club hire.
Two exclusive departure dates are available, for up to 10 people per date.
January 13 – 18, 2024 | Price $3,595 per person
March 16 – 31, 2024 | Price: $3,595 per person
Book now or get more info on Bay Of Fires Signture Walk & Golf At Barnbougle
For those that have done Maria Island Walk, you’ll know your final pit-stop of historic Bernacchi House in Darlington is a much loved and welcomed place to spend your final night of this four day walk, with its comfortable lounges, lovely dining area, porch perfect for wine and cheese, and hot showers.
Part of the UNESCO World Heritage Listed area of Darlington, Bernacchi House recently received a beautiful and gentle heritage restoration by the Maria Island Walk/Wildbush Luxury team, bringing back much of the charm and sparkle of its former glory when it was one of the finest houses on the island.
Local Tasmanian designer Laura Stucken, also co-owner of Van Bone Restaurant, was in charge of redesign and choose a colour palette in warm natural earthy to breathe freshness into the homestead, which is a local landmark for her.
“As Van Bone looks out over Maria Island, I am very familiar with the landscape, environment, and the history of the island, and understand how important materials, furniture and finishing touches are to capturing the spirit of a place,” she said.
“I was delighted to work with the team on the re-design of Bernacchi House which now feels refreshed and sophisticated but still remains true to the building’s fabric and story.”
Local artisans were commissioned to design and make some new furniture, including Simon Ancher Studio’s beautiful sustainable Tasmanian timber beds and Scott Van Tuil’s sandstone tables, paying homage to the gorgeous Painted Cliffs on the island, much loved by the community.
Local potters Tim and Tammy Holmes also brought their work to ceramics through the house, and other furnishings and joinery was sourced from artisans and suppliers in the Hobart area.
To come and experience the revitalised beauty of Bernacchi, book the award-winning four day, three night Maria Island Walk today. Running from October to May each year, it celebrates fantastic walking (with optional climbs if you like), indigenous culture, settler history and wildlife galore, as Australia’s unofficial home of wombats and many other animals.
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“Flooding has many benefits for Murray River Walk.
The 2022 walking season has been the most challenging year for our Murray River Walk team, with constant route changes due to a rising river that is now covering the entire trail except for the cliff sections. It is spectacular when viewed from above the valley – akin to a vast inland lake.
We have not seen a flood of this magnitude since 1974.
Coincidentally, we launched our new luxury houseboat – High River – in May and the river has kept getting higher ever since!
Most importantly, there is no life in a river without floods. Floods are a trigger for breeding of fish, waterbirds, frogs, and reptiles because they also start production of their food — tiny drought resistant eggs and seeds that turn into zooplankton and phytoplankton at the base of the food chain.
Floods are also the cause of germination in our big trees, the redgums and black box eucalypts whose seeds only germinate on the recession of a flood, and hence their forests are an expression of former floods.
You can talk about this stuff in dry times, with box trees growing kilometers from the riverbank and cracked clay creek beds and it can be a hard concept to grasp. But in a flood, you can see it – shallow water that spreads across a river valley and spawns the life that makes this ecosystem thrive for years to come.
We anticipate that our walking trail will be ready for April, spectacular with flourishing forests, germinating seedlings and abundant birdlife that will have bred during this event.
I am so looking forward to seeing the results, the changes, the benefits of this once in a lifetime event – and the long-term benefits and how long they will persist.
We would love to invite you to come and see for yourself in 2023, and experience the Murray River Walk in this extraordinary, special part of Australia.”
Tony Sharley – Owner & Operator
Murray River Trails
If there’s one travel writer out there who knows her hikes, it’s Laura Waters! Laura has just released her new book ‘Ultimate Walks and Hikes Australia’ and we’re giving away three copies, just in time for the holidays.
Laura has hiked thousands of kilometres to put together this guide to 40 of the best walking tracks across Australia.
Ultimate Walks And Hikes Australia is a fantastic read and inspirational for all walkers, whether you’re interested in multi-day walks like the Great Walks Of Australia or short walks.
To win a copy, email us by 6pm December 24, 2022 with ‘Win Ultimate Walks & Hikes’ in the subject line. We have three to give away!
*Winners will be chosen at random and notified by email.
Celebrate the winter solstice in 2023 in Tasmania with a twist! ‘Restaurant At The Edge of The World’ returns to Three Capes Lodge Walk in June, and is one not to be missed.
Featuring the full four day walk, guests will experience a special winter inspired gourmet feast by local chef Luke Burgess (Garagistes, Noma), utilising delicious local Tasmanian produce, each course paired with the perfect wines.
But there are more twists on this special edition walk too: storytelling and some live performances make for a very unique adventure!
Get more info on Three Capes Lodge Walk or book this special edition gourmet walk here.
