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Trains over the plains, riding the rail trail, hiking in NZ or the NT and choosing your own island in the Pacific – more moments of 2023.

Trekking Larapinta as a volunteer combines the adventure and fully-catered ease of an ecotourism hiking tour with lower costs.

Trekking Larapinta as a volunteer combines the adventure and fully-catered ease of an ecotourism hiking tour with lower costs.

Creatures and creature comforts while hiking the Australian Larapinta Trail.

The 2022 BirdLife Australia Photography Awards have recently revealed their winning images, selected from a pool of over 5,600 submissions from photographers worldwide. The competition not only served as a way to raise funds for bird conservation efforts, but also as a celebration of the beauty and

My hamstrings are burning, my breath ragged, my heart pounding high and hard. At 10.30am, with the temperature nudging 30, that first saddle is still an endless series of switchbacks away. Not even an hour into my "epic grade" Larapinta trek, my internal monologue kicks in: "Maybe I cant do this. This is harder than I thought. Do I need to do this?" My pre-walk training regime – lose 10 kilos, do a daily Yoga with Adriene session and a stroll around Sydneys Iron Cove (on the flat) once a...

7 Incredible Hikes in Australia AFAR 2/3/2021 Courtesy of Great Walks of Australia The Great Ocean Walk is a pedestrian complement to Australias Great Ocean Road drive.Some places just beg to be explored on foot. You may not think this is true for a country as vast as Australia—but a walking holiday transforms slow travel into an express pass to understanding the Land Down Under. Its landscapes, indigenous history, and wildlife are best experienced up close. As you trek below towering kar...