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The Tarkine and Cradle Mountain Explorer – 6 Days Group Guided
Highlights
- Explore Tasmania’s Tarkine wilderness, experiencing the untouched cool-temperate rainforest rich in ancient relics and unique flora.
- Embark on a scenic boat journey down the Pieman River, revealing breathtaking views of the wild coastline and ferocious ocean.
- Hike the iconic Overland Track, immersing yourself in the stunning landscapes of Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park.
- Wander through glacial lakes and alpine moorland, connecting with the serene beauty of Tasmania’s diverse natural environment.
Walk among Tasmania’s Tarkine wilderness, the largest tract of unbroken cool-temperate rainforest remaining in the Southern Hemisphere. This 65-million-year-old forest houses hidden gems and ancient relics including tree species that exist elsewhere only as fossils.
We have designed the Tarkine Wilderness walks in order to unlock the beauty of the region that includes mountains, wild rivers, the sublime coastline with its ferocious oceans and iconic open plains. A real highlight of the trip is the boat journey down the Pieman River and then the walk out along the coast.
As part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park is renowned for its glacier-sculpted mountain peaks, river gorges and icy streams cascading down rugged mountains, glacial lakes, tarns and tracts of wild alpine moorland. We get up close and personal to Cradle Mountain by walking a part of the iconic Overland Track, the Cradle Mountain Face Track and Dove Lake.
Itinerary highlights
Hellyer Gorge
Philosopher Falls
Pieman River
Mount Donaldson
Pieman Heads
Tour details
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Single Available from 7 October 2025
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Single Available from 16 February 2026
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Single Available from 3 March 2026
Features
Service facilities
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This business does not currently offer accessible facilities.
Operation information
Auswalk Walking Holidays
Award-winning Auswalk with its decades of expertise is an excellent way to explore the Tasmanian wilderness. Having two knowledgeable guides means they can offer a choice of easier and harder pack-free walk options each day. At the end of each day, guests can enjoy a hot shower, good food, and wine in the company of like-minded friends in one of their hand-picked comfortable accommodation options.
Their walks include the Tasmanian Wilderness Hiker, Mount Field, and Anne, Lake St Clair and Cradle Mountain; the Tasmania Coastal Hiker, Freycinet, Bay of Fires and the highlights of the Three Capes; or their Tarkine Cradle Mountain walk.
If your passion is about authentic exploration, about unplugging and re-connection, having a deeper experience of a destination, having some fun and ultimately the experience has left you feeling better than you did before you started; then you have come to the right place.
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Accreditations
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ECO Certified (Advanced Ecotourism) by Ecotourism Australia
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ECO Certified (Ecotourism) by Ecotourism Australia
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