Cleland Hike and Wildlife

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Cleland Hike and Wildlife

Adventure and Outdoors Tours
Nature and wildlife
Walking and Biking Tours
Part of: Pure SA
4 min guests
13 max guests

Highlights

  • Trek the 4km trail to Mount Lofty Summit for stunning views over Adelaide and Gulf St. Vincent.
  • Engage with unique wildlife at Cleland Wildlife Park, including hand-feeding kangaroos and a close-up koala experience.
  • Wander past waterfalls and streams along the gully ridges, immersing yourself in the natural beauty of Cleland Conservation Park.
  • Explore at your own pace with a provided map and information package, ensuring a personalised adventure in nature.

Feeling adventurous? Combining the Waterfall Gully to Mt Lofty Hike with the Cleland Wildlife Park Experience is a great way to maximise your day while connecting with nature. Follow your guide along the 4km trek to the summit to enjoy the views then follow the 2km trail to Cleland and engage with Australia’s unique and curious wildlife!

In an area abundant with native wildlife you will hike past waterfalls along streams and follow the gully ridges. Once at the summit be rewarded with breathtaking views over Adelaide and beyond before heading on to Cleland Wildlife Park.

The Waterfall Gully to Mount Lofty Summit trail is a tough yet rewarding hike set in the Cleland Conservation Park. Specifically structured as a self-guided experience that provides plenty of time to explore this natural environment at your own pace. Following a trail orientation, a map and information package is provided.

Witness uninterrupted views across Adelaide and Gulf St. Vincent from Mount Lofty Summit before hiking down the bush trail that leads to Cleland Wildlife Park. The Koala close-up experience and the hand feeding of kangaroos are definite must do’s!

Itinerary highlights

Waterfall Gully

Fully immerse yourself in the environment and sense the wilderness while listening to the sounds of the native birdlife. Detect the distinctive scents of the eucalyptus trees as the 3.9 kilometre trail climbs past waterfalls, along streams and gully ridges. Keep a keen eye out for sleepy koalas high in the gum trees, small lizards or even a kangaroo grazing in the bush!

Mount Lofty Summit

Mount Lofty Summit, the majestic peak of the Mount Lofty Ranges in the Adelaide Hills, provides spectacular panoramic views across Adelaide’s city skyline to the coast. Each year more than 350,000 people visit the peak which rises more than 710 metres above sea level.

Sense the feeling of height as you reach the summit and be rewarded with breathtaking views over Adelaide and beyond. See the city buildings, parklands and iconic Adelaide Oval, look out across the plains to the Airport, the coastal town of Glenelg and the far reaches of Port Adelaide. On a clear day, you may even sight Kangaroo Island!

Cleland Wildlife Park

There are very few animal enclosures at Cleland. Most animals live in natural habitat and you can get up close for great photos. The animals are fully adapted to the park setting and accustomed to people, meaning you can pat and feed them with the complimentary animal food provided.

Walk among the free roaming animals in their natural environment, stop to feed the kangaroos and wallabies, be amazed at the lively wetland birds and be sure to visit Australia’s cutest inhabitants for the Koala ‘close up’ experience.

Tour details

  • Adventure and Outdoors Tours
  • Nature and wildlife
  • Walking and Biking Tours
  • Full Day
  • Land – Motorised
  • Land – Self Propelled
  • High
  • On demand

Features

Service facilities

  • Public Toilet

Sevice Activity

  • Hiking
  • Walks
Accessibility

This business does not currently offer accessible facilities.

Operation information

Pure SA

Come and explore Adelaide on a pureSA nature based adventure and do what the local’s do! Just minutes from the city, you can set off on an Aussie bushwalk and hike, explore serene National Parks, cycle along the pristine coastal and river trails, or engage with our cute and curious wildlife.

Morialta Wilderness and Wildlife Hike
Adelaide City to Sea Bike Tour
Victor and Vines Safari
Cleland Wildlife Park Experience
Swim with the Giant Cuttlefish

Pure SA also cater for private bookings, group charter and tailor made itineraries.

Pure SA are a fully accredited South Australian tourism business that prides itself on promoting and advocating sustainable tourism initiatives. You’ll find the pureSA team friendly, professional and totally dedicated to ensuring that your experience will be a memorable one!

Tags

  • Adventure
  • Nature & Wildlife
  • Spa & Wellbeing

Accreditations

  • ATEC Japan Host
  • EcoStar Accreditation
  • Quality Tourism Accreditation
  • Sustainable Tourism Accreditation by ATIC

Memberships

  • Australian Tourism Export Council
  • Tourism Industry Council of SA

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