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TASMANIA >PORT DAVEY | SOUTH COAST | MT ANNE | FRENCHMAN'S CAP
6 DAYS TREKKING 7 DAYS WITH A FULL PACK
SCENIC FLIGHT 6 NIGHTS TWIN SHARE CAMPING
port davey track
trekking in south western tasmania
15 DAYS TREKKING 16 DAYS WITH A FULL PACK
15 NIGHTS CAMPING
15 BREAKFASTS & DINNERS; 16 LUNCHES
IMAGE: Hiker stops to rest on the South Coast Track | Don Fuchs
highlights
• Remote trekking in the heart of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area
• Pristine river systems and cool temperate rain forest remnants
• Experience the tranquility and remoteness of the Lost World Plateau and surrounding mountain ranges
• Cross the magical Bathurst Harbour by row boat within the Port Davey Marine Reserve
• Opportunity to summit Mt Hesperus in the Western Arthur Range
• Finish with a scenic flight from Melaleuca to Hobart
brief itinerary
PRE-TRIP | BRIEFING in Hobart at 2pm day before departure 1 | Transfer Hobart to Scotts Peak Dam, short walk to Junction Creek 2 | Trek to the banks of the Crossing River 3 | Trek to Watershed Camp 4 | Traverse the Lost World to Spring River Crossing 5 | Descend into Bathurst Harbour 7 | Trek to Melaleuca & fly to Hobart (or continue with 9
day South Coast Track itinerary)
inclusions
MEALS: 6 breakfasts, 7 lunches
and 6 dinners ACCOMMODATION: 6 nights camping GUIDES: Professional guides TRANSPORT: Transport by private minibus • Scenic flight from Melaleuca to Hobart EQUIPMENT: Tents & inflatable sleeping mat • Group
WHEN TO GO
highlights
• Traverse the entire south-west region of Tasmania
• Enjoy diverse trekking: dense rainforests, vast buttongrass plains, steep mountain ridges and exposed ranges
• Camp, swim and trek along isolated and pristine beaches along the South Coast Track
• Delve deep into a wild landscape full of Tasmania's most intriguing endemic birds, animals and plants
• Two rest days to put up your feet and soak in the magic of the wilderness
• Challenge yourself to our biggest trek brief itinerary
PRE-TRIP | BRIEFING in Hobart 2pm day before departure 1 | Transfer Hobart
to Scotts Peak Dam, walk to Junction Creek 2 | -5 Trek deep into South West Wilderness, past the Western Arthurs, Davey Sugarloaf and Spring River 6 | Walk to Bathurst Harbour 7 | Trek to Melaleuca 8 | Join South Coast Track to Cox's Bight
9 | Walk to Louisa River 10 | Trek across the Ironbound Ranges 11 | Rest Day at Little Deadman's Bay 12 | Walk to Osmiridium Beach 13 | Trek to Granite Beach
14 | Walk to South Cape Rivulet 16 | Trek to Cockle Creek & return to Hobart .
inclusions
MEALS: 15 breakfasts, 16 lunches and 15 dinners ACCOMMODATION: 15 nights camping GUIDES: Professional
WHEN TO GO
58 | See our website for the most up-to-date prices, departures dates and detailed trip notes
6 BREAKFASTS & DINNERS; 7 LUNCHES
IMAGE: Approaching Bathurst Narrows on the Port Davey Track | Stef Gebbie
7 GRADE | CHALLENGING
REGULAR DEPARTURES
SEE WEBSITE FOR ALL DATES
port davey & the south coast track
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TRIP CODE: PDT
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TRIP CODE: SCD
camping equipment • Emergency communications & group first aid kit PLUS: National Park fees
Launceston
Tasmania
Southwest NP Melaleuca
guides TRANSPORT: Transport by
private minibus EQUIPMENT: Tents & inflatable sleeping mat • Group camping equipment • Emergency communications & group first aid kit PLUS: Food drop provisions • National Park fees
Hobart
Tasmania
Southwest NP
Melaleuca
Launceston
Hobart Cockle Creek
trek from lake pedder to cockle creek
7 GRADE | CHALLENGING
REGULAR DEPARTURES
SEE WEBSITE FOR ALL DATES