Fabulous granite formations, green alpine meadows filled with wild flowers & broad views in all directions, make for an excellent walking holiday in Australia's Snowy Mountains. Adventurous Women and our partners at Park Trek provide you with the perfect opportunity to escape and explore this stunning Alpine environment with like-minded souls.
**The Kosciuszko National Park features the highest mountains in Australia, so a good level of fitness is required for this tour.
● Magnificent walking and sightseeing
● Wildflowers
● Rainbow Lake
● Snow at the Summit
● Mt. Kosciuszko
Once we pick you up, we'll travel for a couple of hours until we have our morning tea stop at a local cafe in Cooma.
After a brief visit to the Information Centre we then continue onto Thredbo. We check into our Lodge style accommodation, have lunch and then get organised for the first walk of the tour. Today’s walk follows alongside the cascading, icy waters of the Thredbo River from Dead Horse Gap back into Thredbo village.
On this signposted river track walk, you will see gums growing around granite boulders and watch the river race beneath your feet as you cross the footbridges. Stroll through the snow gum woodlands and enjoy the views down to the river. Keep your eyes on the river for trout and platypus – look for circular ripple patterns.
Upon return to the Lodge you settle in for pre-dinner nibbles, followed by a delicious two-course dinner prepared by your guides.
Meals: Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Chalet or lodge accommodation near or in Thredbo
After breakfast and lunch making we head out for our walk to Charlotte’s Pass. Today’s walk sees us walking along a well formed track up to Carruthers Peak enjoying superb views of Lake Albina and Blue Lakes.
After rock-hopping across the Snowy River below Charlotte's Pass, we have a challenging climb up to the top of the Main Range through alpine herb fields past Hedley Tarn Lookout to Blue Lake Lookout. Blue Lake is arguably the jewel in the crown of the Kosciusko National Park. It then climbs Carruthers Peak which provides spectacular views over the western slopes of the Main Range.
It continues along the exposed ridge of the Main Range above Club Lake and Lake Albina until it meets the Summit Walk between Rawson Pass and Mt Kosciuszko.
It is a challenging day of walking and we return to our accommodation in the afternoon for some well-deserved nibbles followed by a lovely two course dinner prepared by your guides.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Chalet or lodge accommodation near or in Thredbo
After the usual breakfast and lunch making our day starts with a bit of a difference. We’ll make our way to the highest point in the country, Mt. Kosciuszko. We take a chairlift ride to the top the Thredbo ski fields, walk to the top of Mt. Kosciusko and return via Dead Horse Gap.
Enjoy the chair lift from Thredbo Village to Main Range. Pass snowdrifts that survive year-round and soak up the awesome splendour of our surrounds on top of Mt. Kosciuszko.
Our return journey follows along a beautifully shaded trail that affords us superb views over the southern end of Australia’s High Country.
After a big day, we head back to our accommodation, freshen up, take a rest and then head to a local restaurant for dinner (at guest own expense).
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Lodge
After breakfast, we pack up our belongings and the guides will pack the trailer, then we take a walk alongside the river down to the Thredbo Diggings, which is a short leisurely walk. Wallabies and kangaroos are a common sight along the track and during spring, wildflowers such as the yellow bossier and purple hovea are in bloom. Be sure to keep a look out too for platypus in the pools as well!
Lunch is at the Wild brumby Kitchen café in Crackenback(at guests own expense)
We are usually back in Canberra around 4.30pm and can drop you back to the airport around 5.00pm.
Meals: Breakfast
Small group of 10 or less
Guided walks each day with experienced guides
4 nights 3 star lodge accommodation in central Thredbo
Return group transfer departing and returning to Canberra
Two-course dinners, lunches, continental breakfasts, fresh fruit, trail mix, tea/coffee and other non alcoholic beverages
3 Lunches
2 Dinners
3 Breakfasts
One lunch and one dinner
Items of a personal nature
Please note lodge accommodation has shared bathroom facilities rather than individual en-suites for rooms.
- Trip Notes will be provided well in advance to help you plan and prepare
If you are flying out of Canberra, please book flights home from 6.00pm onwards.
Please note lodge accommodation has shared bathroom facilities rather than individual en-suites for rooms.In the event that you cancel your booking, the following charges apply as per the Terms & Conditions of our partnering company for this holiday, Park Trek Walking Holidays. Notice of cancellation must be in writing, with an email as an acceptable form of communication, directly to Adventurous Women, with the following conditions:
If you cancel 60 days or more, prior to trip departure you will forfeit your tour deposit. (Unless you're unable to travel due to restrictions surrounding COVID-19)
If you cancel between 59 to 30 days prior to trip departure you will forfeit your deposit and be refunded 50% of the balance of your tour cost if it has been paid. (unless impacted by COVID-19)
If you cancel between 29 to 0 days prior to the trip departure you will forfeit 100% of the total tour cost. (unless impacted by COVID-19)
No refund is available once the tour has commenced.
BOOKING TERMS & CONDITIONS FOR GUESTS IF IMPACTED BY COVID-19
If Park Trek or Adventurous Women is unable to run the tour due to COVID travel restrictions (ie: domestic border closures or quarantine periods between states) or if guests can't travel due to COVID travel restrictions, guests can either choose to:
1. Have their deposit refunded
2. Transfer across to another Adventurous Women/Park Trek combined Tour that suits
