Cradle Mountain 3 Day Guided Walking Tour
3-Day Cradle Mountain Walk – Pack-Free Guided Adventure with Wow-Mazing Inclusions by Life’s An Adventure
Experience the breathtaking beauty of Cradle Mountain on our exclusive 3-Day Pack-Free Walk, designed for those who want to immerse themselves in the stunning wilderness of Tasmania. This guided adventure showcases rugged mountain peaks, glacial lakes, ancient rainforests, and abundant wildlife, making it a truly special destination for nature lovers and outdoor enthusiasts alike.
During your journey through Cradle Mountain National Park, you will marvel at 360-degree panoramic views of Tasmania’s highest mountains. Each day of hiking offers a unique opportunity to explore the diverse landscapes, from tranquil lakes reflecting the surrounding peaks to lush forests teeming with life. As you wander the trails, keep an eye out for the unique wildlife that calls this region home, including wallabies, echidnas, and the elusive Tasmanian devil.
Walking is only part of the Adventure Make your visit to Cradle Mountain an experience to remember forever! This adventure is more than just a walking experience; it includes a spectacular helicopter flight over Cradle Mountain National Park. From the air, you’ll gain a breathtaking perspective of the rugged landscape, with its dramatic peaks and glacial lakes spread out beneath you—an unforgettable highlight of your journey.
Accommodations for your stay will be at the Peppers Cradle Mountain Lodge, situated on the edge of the World Heritage-listed Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park. This luxurious lodge offers the perfect retreat after a day of exploration, providing a comfortable base to relax and rejuvenate. Each evening, you’ll enjoy superb restaurant meals featuring wonderful Tasmanian produce, complemented by fine Tasmanian wines. Dining in such a stunning setting adds an extra touch of magic to your experience.
With our Pack-Free approach, you can focus on enjoying the beauty of the landscape without the burden of heavy backpacks. You’ll carry only a light day pack with essentials, allowing you to fully embrace the adventure that lies ahead. Our expert guides will accompany you throughout the journey, sharing their extensive knowledge of the area’s natural history and cultural significance, enriching your understanding of this stunning wilderness.
Join us for this unforgettable 3-Day Cradle Mountain Walk, where adventure, luxury, and the beauty of Tasmania come together. This guided experience promises to leave you with cherished memories and a deeper appreciation for one of Australia’s most iconic landscapes!
Tour includes pre-night. Alternatively, you can add an extra day and join our 4-day tour with a challenging day walking into the Walls of Jerusalem. (Click here to view this walk).
A Pack Free Walk
Why carry a heavy pack!
This fantastic 4-day walking holiday is for our guests who want to experience hiking in Cradle Mountain National Park without having to undertake an arduous walking experience with packs. You’ll explore magnificent Crater Lake, Lake Lila, Dove Lake and for those who are up to the challenge.. a walk to the summit of Cradle Mountain. This walk has been designed to be Pack Free so that you can concentrate on the walking and avoid struggling with carrying your clothes and a heavy pack. Each day you will just need to carry your water and lunch leaving you free to enjoy your walk not endure it!
Wow-Mazing Inclusions
Cradle Mountain Helicopter Flight
This Wow-Mazing experience is included as part of your journey. Take to the air for a spectacular helicopter flight taking in the breathtaking views of Dove Lake and Cradle Mountain.
Peppers Cradle Mountain Lodge
Indulge in a 2 night stay
For two nights stay at the iconic Cradle Mountain set on the edge of the wilderness with stunning alpine views. Our guests will stay in warm comfortable Pencil Pine Cabins featuring gas fires, queen sized bed and a single bed and contemporary decor and furnishings.
Room Configuration: Please note each cabin contains a queen bed and a single bed.
Local produce and Tasmanian wines
Fabulous meals in the Altitude Restaurant
Our meals will be a special time to gather together as a group and chat and laugh about the day’s adventures. Evenings will be spent in the Highlands Restaurant with forest views where you can dine on modern Tasmania food served with wonderful Tasmanian wine. Dinner will be two courses with entree and main night one and main and dessert night two.
Please see below for a typical menu.
MAINS:
- Line-caught white fish, ginseng rub, softened greens, lemon butter (GF)
- Macquarie harbour Atlantic salmon, roasted asparagus, poached pink eye potato (GF)
- Roasted heirloom vegetable salad, grilled oyster mushroom, bush dust (V, V2, DF, GF, CN)
- Roasted eggplant, Roma tomato, goat cheese, fresh basil, preserved lemon, truffle (V)
- Wallaby Porterhouse scaloppini, tomato, oyster mushroom, brandy cream (GF)
- Nichols Chicken ballotine, poached fig, caper and herb pesto (GF, CN)
- Pressed Scottsdale pork belly, cauliflower purée, chilli caramel (GF)
- Cape Grim Hanger steak, wild mushroom jus, corn salsa, lime (GF)
- Meander Valley Lamb, skordalia, glazed beetroot, charred fennel (GF, DF)
- Venison Striploin, wattleseed essence, wild berry jus, sweet potato (GF)
DESSERTS:
- Burnt orange, blood orange sorbet, toasted orange poppy seed cake (V, GF, DF, CN)
- Chocolate four play, chocolate, chocolate, chocolate, chocolate (V, CN)
- Wattleseed doughnuts, vanilla cream, berry compote (V)
- Saffron and vanilla crema Catalana, almond biscotti (GF, CN)
Flexible walking options
Choose your level of walking
We understand that many people come on our walks with partners or friends who have different levels of fitness and abilities.We can cater for different needs and offer easier or more challenging walking options each day such as the summit walk to the top of Cradle Mountain. Our guests also have the option to sit out any day’s walk to relax and enjoy the facilities at Cradle Mountain Lodge.
Personalised Tours
Small group size
We keep our group sizes small and personalised. We find this delivers a more personal service, a great social environment and has less impact on the environment.
Our CEO Guides
Passionate Chief Experience Officers
We refer to our guides as CEOs – Chief Experience Officers whose aim is to deliver you a world-class walk. We pride ourselves on employing a talented team of passionate CEOs who are committed to your safety and have a genuine desire to provide an enriching and memorable walking experience for you.
21 Tourism Awards of Excellence
including Australia's Best Adventure Tourism Company
Life’s an Adventure have won 21 Tourism Awards of Excellence including the Qantas Australian Tourism Award for Australia’s Best Adventure Company. But our biggest accolade which we value even more, is that our clients come back and travel with us time and time again.
Genuinely all-inclusive
No more to pay
There’s nothing worse than getting on a tour to find out out you have to keep paying more for extras that aren’t included. With Life’s An Adventure this will never happen our tours have everything included.
In the restaurant you won’t be given a set group menu you can choose from the restaurant’s a la carte menu each night which are accompanied by superb Tasmanian wines.
Your trail mix, fruit, breakfasts, walkers lunches are all included. Relax in the knowledge that everything is taken care of for you.
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Why should you choose us?
Tour Itinerary
This is an all-inclusive tour with no hidden extras:
WOW-MAZING INCLUSION:
- Spectacular helicopter flight over Cradle Mountain National Park
PACK-FREE AND FLEXIBLE WALKING:
- Pack-Free guided walk
- Flexible walking options to suit you.
SUPERB ACCOMMODATION:
- 2 nights at Peppers Cradle Mountain Lodge, situated on the edge of the National Park
TASMANIAN WINES & LOCAL PRODUCE
- Tasmanian wine and non-alcoholic drinks served with dinner
- 2 x delicious a la carte dinners in the Highland Restaurant featuring beautiful Tasmanian produce
- 2 x hot or cold breakfasts
- 3 x walkers lunches
- Fresh fruit and trail mix to enjoy during your walk
- Hot tea, coffee or chocolate served on the trail.
GUIDED WALK & TRANSFERS:
- Superb guided walks of Cradle Mountains best walks
- Professionally guided. Our guides are locals who are passionate, well trained and enthusiastic with the ability to bring to life a depth of information
- Transfers to and from Launceston
- Transfers to the trails
DEPARTURE TIME: 7.30am
TRANSFER TIMES: Morning: 2-hour transfer from Launceston to the trail. Afternoon: 15-minute transfer from the end of the walk to accommodation.
MAIN WALK GRADE: Walk 9.4km circuit. 5 hours walking with breaks. A good level of fitness is required. Medium Grade.
TERRAIN: Formed trails with occasional rocky sections and boardwalk. Some short inclines. For those choosing the Hansons Peak option, there is a steep ascent and descent over rough, rocky terrain.
WALK ITINERARY: Meet your friendly guides in the foyer of the Hotel Grand Chancellor, Launceston at 7.30am, we’ll begin the drive through rich fertile farmlands and quaint villages to arrive in Sheffield, the town famous for its Murals and the incredible backdrop of Mount Rolland. After our coffee stop, we’ll drive another hour to arrive at Cradle Mountain where the real adventure begins. Today we will start walking through button grass plains, following Ronny Creek to the historic Waldheim Chalet, the chalet holds great significance to the Cradle Mountain National Park and sits among ancient King Billy Pines and moss-covered Myrtles. After our visit, we’ll continue our walk past the stunning Lake Lilla, where views of Cradle Mountain start to come into sight. From here the trail joins the Dove Lake circuit track which bypasses the iconic wooden boat shed, The Ballroom Forest, secluded little bays and ancient endemic trees. During the walk our guides bring the place to life, pointing out the unique local flora and fauna which help make this place so special. Afterwards, we make our way to our accommodation at Peppers Cradle Mountain Lodge where we enjoy fine dining perfectly matched with Tasmanian wines in one of Tasmania’s most beautiful dining rooms – The Highland Restaurant.
TRANSFER TIMES: Morning: 15 minute transfer from accommodation to trail. Afternoon: 15 minute transfer from the end of the walk to accommodation.
FLEXIBLE WALKING: Option to add an extra 2kms to the walk to Cradle Mountain summit.
MAIN WALK GRADE: Walk 10.2kms. Walk with inclines total climbing 760m. 6-7 hours walking with breaks. Medium Grade. Good level of fitness required. OPTIONAL CRADLE MTN SUMMIT: Total kilometres for the day for those choosing this option is 12.2km. Hard Grade. Excellent level of fitne%.ss and agility required as involves rock climbing, boulder hopping and rock scrambling 50%.
TERRAIN: Today’s main walk follows formed trails with rocky sections, some boardwalk and stairs with a steep, rocky climb to Marion’s Peak. For those choosing the side trip to Cradle Mountain summit expect steep climbing, boulder hopping and rock scrambling with some exposure.
WALK ITINERARY: Enjoy breakfast at the lodge before setting out on the day’s adventure. We follow the traditional start to the famous Overland Track, incorporating Crater Lake and Crater Falls, then up Marion’s Peak where on a clear day you can see the Walls of Jerusalem plateau. A billy break at Kitchen Hut gives a chance to rest and appreciate Cradle Mountain from its base. The mountain is a remarkable sight being made up of high narrow ridge with dolerite cliffs on both sides.
CRADLE MOUNTAIN SUMMIT OPTION (weather permitting): The more active members of our group can choose an additional optional walk to the summit of Cradle Mountain to take in magnificent views across the Tasmanian Highlands (a 3-hour return climb from Kitchen Hut). For those who attempt this please note this additional walk to the summit involves rock climbing, boulder hopping and rock scrambling 50% of the time and requires good agility and fitness. Lunch is at the summit to ensure you have time to appreciate one of the best views in Tasmania. Please note this option is only available when the weather is suitable – the guide will make the call on the day whether this walk proceeds, based on safety.
On our walk back to our hotel we pass the impressive, but equally beautiful, lesser mountains of Weindorfers Tower and Little Horn finally passing the Twisted Lakes and Lake Hanson. This is one of the best walks in Tasmania.
Tonight enjoy a superb dinner featuring local produce and Tasmanian wine in the delightful Highland Restaurant.
TRANSFER TIMES: Morning: 15 minute transfer from our accommodation to the start of the trail. Afternoon: 2 hour transfer from Lodge to the Grand Chancellor Launceston.
WALK GRADE: Walk 5.6km circuit. 2.5 hours walking with breaks. Medium Grade. Moderate to Good level of fitness required.
TERRAIN: Natural track, which is uneven with some easy rock scrambling, and sections of good boardwalk. Walk includes short steep inclines; total climbing 160m.
WALK ITINERARY: This morning after a delicious breakfast, we head out or the last of our walks to stunning Dove Canyon. This appealing walk meanders through a wide variety of vegetation, including button grass plains, open forest, myrtle rainforest and the deep valley of the canyon. During this walk you will visit the rugged gorges and lovely waterfalls that have been eroded by Pencil Pine Creek and Dove River.
Afterwards we join a sensational helicopter flight over Dove Lake and Cradle Mountain for a stunning view of this alpine region. This will give you a view like no other and allow you to get appreciate the grandeur of Cradle Mountain and the Central Highlands, with up close views of the dramatic peaks. We return to Launceston arriving at approximately 5.00pm via a transfer service.
DEPARTURE TIME: We depart Cradle Mountain at 3.00pm arriving into Launceston at around 5 -5.30pm.
FOR THOSE UP FOR A CHALLENGE, why not add an additional day’s walking experience to your Cradle Mountain walk as we take you into the remote Walls of Jerusalem. This is a challenging day’s walk, rated as hard. Only accessible by foot you’ll see stunning views of King David’s Peak, Solomon’s Jewels and Herod’s Gate. (Click here to view this walk).
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Tour Availability
We run scheduled tours from September to April every year which is the optimal time to walk in Tasmania. Shoulder months of September to October and April are great times to walk and come with the added benefit of being discounted by $100 per person.
& On Sale Prices…
- Spot Special Savings – Book and pay in full now to SAVE!
Book for 2026/2027 departures and Spot Special discounts SAVE $200 per person for guests who have travelled with us before and SAVE $100 per person for new guests.
Plus on specific dates receive a bonus FREE NIGHT at the Grand Chancellor in Launceston. See departures below for details.
To receive these special offers, bookings need to paid in full at time of booking.
Prices in AUD (Australian Dollars)
PRIVATE GROUPS: Date of your choice is available for groups of 10 -12 people. Subject to availability.
Please contact us for more details on (02) 9975 4553 or email: walks@lifesanadventure.com.au
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SOLO TRAVELLERS & EXTRAS:
SOLO TRAVELLERS WILLING TO SHARE
If you are a solo traveller willing to share a room, we will attempt to match you with another solo traveller of the same gender. If we can’t find you a match of the same gender by around 8 weeks prior to the tour, you will be charged the single supplement cost. Subject to availability at time of booking.
SOLO TRAVELLERS WANTING THEIR OWN ROOM
For those wanting to guarantee their own room, a single supplement cost will be charged at the time of booking of $785.
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FREE PRE-NIGHT ACCCOMMODATION OFFER:
Is for new bookings made from 1 August 2026 until 30 September 2026 on specific dates only until sold out.
Based on twin share, a single supplement cost will apply for solo travellers.
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BOOKING TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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SALE TICKET CONDITIONS:
* Super Earlybird, Earlybird, Spring and Spot Special Sale Tickets: Must be paid in full at time of booking. Refunds or cancellations are not permitted for Sale Tickets however, transfers to another date are permitted 8 weeks or more prior to departure incurring a $200 transfer fee. We advise taking out travel insurance in case unexpected circumstances prior to the trip, prevent you from joining this tour. Early bird or Spot Special discounts cannot be used in conjunction with another offer. We have partnered with Cover-More to provide travel insurance to our guests. To get a quote or purchase travel insurance directly with them Click here. To receive these special discounts, full payment must be made at the time of initial booking.
* Those who have travelled with Life’s An Adventure previously, receive a past passenger discount of $100. This discount will automatically be deducted from future bookings when you book online using the same email address used for past bookings.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
* Prices are per person in Australian dollars and include GST.
* A deposit of $300 per person is required to secure your booking. (unless taking advantage of Earlybird or Spot Specials in which full payment is required at time of booking).
* Note: If you are booking within 90 days of your departure date – we will require full payment at the time of booking
* Prices are based on twin share of rooms. If you are travelling solo you may be required to share with someone of the same gender. If this is not suitable you can request to pay a single supplement, however, limited single rooms are available per trip so are on a request basis.
* Credit Card fees apply or contact us for bank transfer payment options. The following fees apply. Australian Credit Cards including Visa and Mastercard 1% +$0.20 per transaction, International Credit Cards including Visa and Mastercard 3.4% + $0.30 per transaction (payments in AUD). International clients can enquire with us about bank transfers in your own currency to avoid transaction fees.
* Payments must be made online via our NAB (National Australia Bank) secure payment page via credit card (Visa or Mastercard) or over the phone.
* We advise taking our Travel Insurance to cover items such as cancellation of tour due to minimum numbers not met, or adverse weather conditions, injury, evacuation, delayed flights, illness, etc. Click here
* Credit for cancelled activities. If a tour activity has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances a credit for this missed activity can be applied to any future tour with us. Click here.
