Flinders Island walk
5 Day Pack Free Walk
Fascinating Flinders Island, located in Bass Strait above Tasmania, is famous for its tranquillity, unspoilt natural landscapes and abundance of wildlife. On this 5 day walking holiday you’ll witness breathtaking views from the top of the impressive granite summit of Mt Strzelecki and explore the island’s unique National Parks as we discover the best walking trails on offer. With 120 pristine beaches, more than 65 shipwrecks and rugged mountains rising from the sea, there are few better places to visit. We’ve carefully designed our Flinders Island walk so you’ll experience the beauty of this island in just 5 days. Only a short flight from Melbourne or Launceston you’ll find this amazing walking holiday a must-do experience.
Pack Free Walk
No heavy packs to carry
One of the biggest advantages of this tour is that our guests won’t be asked to carry their clothes or overnight packs for the entire tour. With Life’s An Adventure, you will enjoy a Pack Free Walk and carry as little as your water bottle, camera and lunch each day!
Mountains Seas Wilderness Retreat
Relax and put your feet up
Situated on the edge of the 40,000 acre National Park lies the charming Mountains Seas Wilderness Retreat. After a day’s walking our guests will enjoy sitting back in the large lounge area or on the wide balcony taking in the breathtaking ocean and mountain views. Or why not relax in the hot springs spa and rest your tired feet. Rooms have been decorated each with their own character and feature private ensuites. All rooms have either Ocean or Mountains views.
Rooms will be allocated by our staff prior to the room based on your booking needs e.g. couple or two people requiring twin beds
Rooms configurations include:
- Royal Blue Room with King size beds or two twin beds
- Floral Glory Room with King size beds or two twin beds
- Sweeping Vista Room with King size beds or two twin beds
- Sleek Haven Room with Queen size bed
- Tattan Warmth Room with Queen size beds
- One single room is available upon request at an additional cost
Personalised Tours
Maximum of 10 guests
Our group sizes are small and intimate with a maximum of 10 walkers, offering a wonderful personalised experience.
Our CEO Guides
Chief Experience Officers
Our guides are proudly 100% Tasmanian, with at least one of our guides on every tour a local Flinders Islander. This offers not only a wealth of local knowledge but a unique insight into living on this small Tasmanian island. We call our guides… CEOs – Chief Experience Officers and it’s their job to ensure your tour exceeds your expectations.
Fabulous meals featuring local produce
Accompanied with Tasmania wines
Enjoy relaxing evening meals at the Mountain Seas Retreat, with dinner served in their restaurant each night. Sit back and enjoy a glass of Tasmania wine, as you chat over dinner with your fellow walkers about the day’s adventures.
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. Awards are great, 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
You won't even pay credit card fees
Our walks are a genuinely all-inclusive experience, when you pay for your walk there is nothing more to pay for on tour. All our meals are included with dinners and including wonderful Tasmanian wines. Also when you pay for your walk there are no additional credit card fees to pay to save you substantial costs.
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Why should you choose us?
Tour Itinerary
Our 5 day Flinders Island walk is designed for those who want to walk without carrying heavy overnight bags and who are simply after a walk where we take care of you. Our all-inclusive package includes:
- 5 day guided walk – no carrying of overnight bags
- Accommodation: 4 nights at Mountain Seas Lodge
- Professionally guided – Our guides are Tasmania’s who are passionate, well trained and enthusiastic with the ability to bring to life a depth of information.
- 4 x delicious dinners
- 3 x full buffet breakfasts
- 4 x lunches to eat on the trail
- Fresh fruit and trail mix to enjoy during your walk
- National Park Fees
FLIGHTS: Book your flight from either Melbourne or Launceston to Flinders Island.
TRANSFERS: Airport transfers to your accommodation (10 minutes drive) will be arranged for a time to match your arrival time.
TRAIL NOTES: 2 hours walking with breaks. 2kms. Easy Grade.
TERRAIN: Relatively flat walking, with short rocky sections. Steep cliffs adjacent to the track in some sections.
WALK ITINERARY: After arriving enjoy some time at leisure. At 3.15pm meet our guides in the lounge area of the accommodation as we head out for an afternoon walk and the first look at this spectacular island. Our walk takes us to Trousers Point to see some of the peninsula’s most impressive geological features – this short walk is nothing short of amazing. Trousers Point is popular for two stunning beaches, unique rock features and beautiful panoramas to Mount Strzelecki and off-shore islands. Trousers Point Beach, with sparkling waters, large stretches of white sand and a mountain climbing from the ocean, is the most praised beach on Flinders Island. On the opposite side of Trousers Point Beach lies Fotheringate Bay. Fotheringate Bay has beautiful granite caves shaped by emerging groundwater, marine erosion and alveolar weathering of cliffs. Afterwards, we return to our accommodation with time to freshen up before enjoying a wonderful dinner at the lodge.
TRAIL NOTES: Approximately 12kms (4-5 hours walking with breaks). Walking Grade: Easy to Medium. Moderate degree of fitness required.
TERRAIN: A natural trail that meanders through coastal heath and along beaches (firm and soft sand). Some sections of climbing on beach rocks. Largely flat walking.
WALK ITINERARY: Enjoy a hearty breakfast before we head out to explore the historic settlement point area. The walk starts at Sawyer’s Bay, with some boulder hopping and beach walking. We’ll see the old Cemetery and Historic church, plus we will visit the Furneaux Historical museum to learn about the explorers, sealers and early settlers of the island. After lunch, we hike across the peninsula to Castle Rock on Marshall Bay, one of the Island’s iconic landmarks. For the more adventurous some sand surfing is the only way to end our day. After our day’s walk, we transfer to Mountain Seas Wilderness Retreat, our accommodation at the foot of Mt Strzelecki near Trousers Point, with its stunning mountain and sea views. Enjoy dinner tonight at the Retreat chatting about the day’s adventures.
TRAIL NOTES: Approximately 7.5 kms (3.5-5 hours walking with breaks). Easy to Medium. Moderate degree of fitness required.
TERRAIN: Some sections of climbing on beach rocks along the coast. Sandy tracks and beach walking on soft and hard sand. Mainly flat walking but some short ups and downs.
WALK ITINERARY: After breakfast, we drive to the tiny fishing township of Killiecrankie along the way enjoy the scenic landscapes of Flinders Island we pass. The locals are friendly (760 in total) it’s an easy pace of life and its full of fresh air. Today’s walk is along the spectacular Killiecrankie Coast to the Dock– named for its natural rock formations. A great walk with rocky gulches backed by the cliff of Mount Killiecrankie and dramatic views out to sea. We make sure we have enough time to stop at Stacky’s Bight, a perfect swimming spot. Afterwards, we return to our accommodation for dinner in their restaurant and chat about our day’s adventures with the group.
TRAIL NOTES: Approximately 5kms (4-5 hours walking with breaks). Easier Option: Palana to Holloway Point. 10kms. 4-6 hours with breaks. Medium to Hard grade. Mount Strzelecki requires respect and moderate degree of fitness required. Easy Option: Trousers Point Circuit: Easy grade
TERRAIN: Includes two hours of steep uphill at the start of the day. Total climb for the day is 753 metres. Terrain is a combination of well-formed natural trail, rock scrambling and walking up and down granite slabs but nothing technically difficult.
WALK ITINERARY: This morning enjoy a superb breakfast before heading to the trail. Today you will feel a real sense of achievement by walking up to beautiful Mount Strzelecki, unquestionably the highlight of walking in the Furneaux group. The view from the summit is exceptional with many good viewpoints along the way. Strzelecki National Park is small in area but has some great ridges and impressive rock peaks and we climb the highest of these at 753 metres.
FLEXIBLE WALKING OPTION: For those not up to the challenge of Mt Strzelecki, we have a shorter walking option today from Paland to Holloway Point on the Northern Shores of the Island. We start at the lovely Palana Beach. Palana Beach is a much-loved meeting place for locals and regular visitors to Flinders Island. You may find the ‘Chinese fingernails’ along this section of the coast. The spectacular views of the Sister Islands enrich the experience. During today’s walk, there is no track. So, we meander through rocky headlands covered in bright orange lichen and small areas of unspoiled sandy beaches. A highlight of the walk is watching the speed at which the water flows into the river mouth of North East River.
Afterwards, we return to our accommodation for a superb dinner served with Tasmania wine.
Tour Availability
We run regularly scheduled tours from October to the end of April every year. Dates are listed below however availability changes by the hour – to see real-time availability click on the monthly calendar at the bottom of the page and select the month you require. We will also consider opening up a new departure date if we have enough demand. Email us at walks@lifesanadventure.com.au
SPECIALS
Check below to see if your preferred departure has a special saving. Conditions apply see pricing page.
Note: Spot Special save $150 per person & Super Earlybirds save $300 per person off “Normal Prices”.
| Departure dates | Availability | Specials / Notes |
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| 4 May 2021 | Available | Spot Special Saving |
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| 1 Nov 2021 | Available | No earlybird saving available due to public holiday |
| 16 Mar 2022 | Available | Super Earlybird Saving |
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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: groups@lifesanadventure.com.au
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Tour Prices
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DEPARTURES Spot Special Price*………. $2649 Spot special savings available on specific departures only when you pay in full at time of booking. Normal Price requires deposit then final payment due 8 weeks prior to departure. _____________________ ISLAND FLIGHTS
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DEPARTURES Spot Special Price*………. $2549 Spot special savings available on specific departures only when you pay in full at time of booking. Normal Price requires deposit then final payment due 8 weeks prior to departure. Email us for your special code. _____________________ ISLAND FLIGHTS |
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PRIVATE GROUPS DEPARTURES Spot Special Price*………. $2549 _______________________________ Additional Past Passenger discount not available for groups. Spot special savings available on specific departures only when you pay in full at time of booking. Normal Price requires deposit then final payment due 8 weeks prior to departure. ISLAND FLIGHTS |
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Discount Information
PAST PASSENGER DISCOUNT: Those who have travelled with Life’s An Adventure previously, receive a past passenger discount of $100. In order to receive this discount please email us for your special “promo code” to use when booking. In your email, you should outline what Life’s An Adventure tour you have done with us in the past so we can cross-check.
EARLYBIRD & SPOT SPECIAL CANCELLATIONS: Refunds and cancellations are not permitted for Earlybird Deals or Spot Specials, however, transfers to another date are permitted 8 weeks or more prior to departure. 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. To receive these special discounts, full payment must be made at the time of initial booking.
Travel Insurance
We strongly advise our clients travelling within Australia to take out Travel Insurance. 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 .
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.
- Payments must be made online via our NAB (National Australia Bank) secure payment page via credit card (Visa or Mastercard) or over the phone.
- NO Credit Card fee applies.
- 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.
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