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32 ADVENTURE
SNAPSHOT
Walks, bikes, rides and thrills
CHALLENGE YOURSELF IN THE TREETOPS! WALKING TASMANIA
TreeTop Challenge in Queensland is Australia’s first Adventure Theme Walking Tasmania is a great way to see the sights, and the Cradle
Park in the trees and has been open since 2007. It now has two adventure Mountain Huts Walk, Wineglass Bay Sail Walk and Bay of Fires Lodge Walk
locations on the Gold Coast at Mount Tamborine and inside Currumbin offer a perfect balance of luxury and adventure.
Wildlife Sanctuary. The Tasmanian Walking Co’s exceptional multi-day walking experiences
offer high levels of service, comfortable accommodation, a supportive
At Mount Tamborine there are more than 100 adrenalin-pumping TreeTop team and some creature comforts, allowing walkers to enjoy some
Challenges spread over six courses through nine acres of natural bushland of Tasmania’s most spectacularly wild places in style. It’s a personal
complete with rope and wire challenges. Inside Currumbin Wildlife introduction to nature for people with varying levels of fitness so everyone
Sanctuary there are 80 TreeTop Challenges with 12 big zip lines including can connect with and enjoy the natural environment.
the huge Croc Shock Course where you literally take a series of flying foxes The six-day Cradle Mountain Huts Walk traverses the Overland Track in the
over crocodiles! Cradle Mountain/Lake St Clair National Park and has been operating for 25
years. There are five huts on the track, all of which are subject to stringent
Both locations offer an amazing range of unforgettable outdoor environmental guidelines.
experiences. The 180 TreeTop Challenges appeal to daredevils of every The Bay of Fires Lodge Walk was developed in 1999. The lodge itself is
level – build your confidence, get your adrenalin pumping and have a located on 35 hectares of private land and is surrounded by the Mount
whole lot of fun. William National Park and adjoining the coast. Built on a restricted
footprint amongst native casuarina trees, the lodge has been designed to
minimise its environmental impact.
In 2014 the Tasmanian Walking Co. introduced the Wineglass Bay Sail
Walk into its range of walking experiences. This latest walk features
accommodation aboard the luxury ketch, Lady Eugenie, while
experiencing on foot some of the best national park surroundings
Tasmania has to offer.
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