Tasmanian Walking Company will add three family-friendly guided walks to its 2027 program, opening selected Uluṟu–Kata Tjuṯa, Great Ocean Road and Kangaroo Island departures to children as young as eight.
Timed around Australian school holidays, the Limited Edition departures are shorter than the company’s standard itineraries and join existing family-friendly programs at Three Capes and Bruny Island in Tasmania. All of the family walks are commissionable for travel agents.
The expansion follows growing interest in family and multigenerational walking holidays, with Tasmanian Walking Company saying the number of younger family groups participating has doubled since the program was piloted two years ago.
The four-day ‘Uluṟu–Kata Tjuṯa Lodge Family Friendly Walk’ covers 34 kilometres and includes two nights at the company’s eco-lodge inside Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park.
Four departures will operate during April, July and September 2027, priced from $3,795 per child and $4,195 per adult twin share.
On the ‘Great Ocean Road’, families can join a three-day, 30-kilometre itinerary with departures in January and April. Prices start from $2,095 per child and $2,495 per adult.
‘Kangaroo Island’ will also receive two family departures, in March and September, priced from $2,995 per child and $3,395 per adult.
Rose Bowen, Tasmanian Walking Company Limited Edition Walks Manager, said multi-day walks could provide families with uninterrupted time together while giving younger travellers an achievable challenge.
“A multi-day guided walk that’s 20 or 30 kilometres can become a turning point for a family,” Ms Bowen said. “It puts memories in the family vault while giving children the opportunity to discover what they’re capable of, supported by the people who matter most.”
The existing ‘Three Capes Family Friendly Walk’ will return with January departures priced from $2,195 per child, while ‘Bruny Island Long Weekend’ family departures will operate in January at the same starting price.
The company said the programs are designed to remove much of the planning and logistical burden for parents while giving children more time outdoors and away from screens.
