3
Introductory
Activities
  • Half Day Canyoning
Accommodation
Meals

1 Days$165AUD

Trip Code: CCH

Trip highlights


  • Discover the wonders of Tasmania's ancient Alpine Wilderness
  • Experience the exhilaration for jumping and floating through a series of canyons and cascades

Add even more excitement and adventure to your Cradle Mountain experience by joining this unique canyoning experience in the Lost World Canyon. While many enjoy the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park on foot, very few know about the parks hidden canyons which are some of the most spectacular and awe inspiring canyons in the world. This half-day adventure to The Lost World Canyon will allow you to enjoy the breathtaking upper section of the Dove River as you journey through quartzite gorges surrounded by a blanket of button-grass and ancient King Billy Pines. If you're lucky, you'll even spot a wandering wombat. Each canyoning tour is led by experienced, highly trained and skilled guides who have internationally recognised First Aid, Swiftwater Rescue and Abseiling qualifications. They will provide you with a thorough pre-trip briefing to ensure your trip through the canyon is both safe and fun. This trip is easily added to the 3 day Cradle Mountain Experience. For a challenging canyoning experience the full day Dove Canyon expedition is also available on request.

Activities:

Itinerary

The morning tour starts at 8:30am at the Cradle Mountains Visitors Centre. Here you receive all of your necessary gear for the canyoning excursion, before being transferred by minivan to Snake Hill. You will take an easy, 20 minute walk before the canyoning begins. We journey downstream by floating, walking and scrambling over rocks. You can also choose to take on the challenges of jumping into deep pools and swimming down rapids. When we leave the river, change back into dry clothes before walking back to the minivan. The trip ends at around 12:30pm, when we return to Cradle Mountains Visitors Centre.

Meals:  Nil


Inclusions

  • All equipment needed including a life jacket, helmet, wetsuit, shoes, gloves and harness
  • Two guides
  • Return transport from our office to Snake Hill (approx 15 minutes)

  • National Parks Entry Fee - you will need to purchase this
  • Transport to or from Cradle Mountain National Park
  • Pre or post tour accommodation
  • Food or drinks
  • Travel insurance
  • Items of a personal nature

Suitability

Introductory

3

This tour is suitable for people with a good fitness level and sense of adventure. Families and children ages eight and older are welcome to join. Being able to swim is desirable but not essential. If you're feeling bold, you can take on challenges such as jumping from tall boulders into deep pools, and swimming down rapids and shoots. It not, you can enjoy making your way downriver in this gorgeous canyon.


Departure dates

Departs Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays from 11 Nov to 15 April

Notes

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Option
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Trips marked with a 1 are full day trips, and the full day dove tour supplement will apply.

Priceper person from

Adult$165AUD

Child$100AUD** See right for further details.

Options & Supplements*
  • Cradle Canyons - Half Day Child PriceAUD$140
*Prices listed are per person

Essential Information

Ready to book? Make sure you download and read the detailed Cradle Mountain Canyons - Lost World Canyon trip notes which contains all the essential information you need to know before booking. Once you’ve booked, we will supply you with a Pre-Departure document which contains a detailed gear list and other important information to help you prepare for your adventure ahead.


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Positive Impact Travel

By joining this trip you are directly supporting positive impact projects in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

We’ve offset the carbon emitted by this trip by purchasing credits that support important projects that address the UN’s seventeen SDGs, like reducing poverty, affordable and clean energy, reducing hunger, clean water and climate action.

Proceeds from this adventure purchase carbon credits through the world’s largest and most awarded carbon project developer, South Pole, which are invested into projects accelerating the transition to renewable energy sources in developing countries.

Supported projects are based on internationally recognised standards and are third-party audited. They entail a series of positive impacts on the ground, which benefit local communities and ecosystems, that are aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.