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An incredible four day Aboriginal guided walk of the larapuna and wukalina areas. The walk incorporates the famous Bay of Fires area in Tasmania, the cultural homeland of the palawa.
Tours run from October to May each year. Click on the Book Now button to see available dates.
The wukalina* walk is a three night, four day Aboriginal owned and operated guided walk.
The Walk will deepen your understanding of palawa (Tasmanian Aboriginal) culture and community as well as immerse you in the natural and rugged beauty of wukalina and larapuna.
This is a small group experience with up to ten guests and two guides. Guests spend two nights in palawa inspired (domed) huts, within a standing camp in wukalina, and one night in the meticulously renovated Lighthouse Keepers Cottage on Aboriginal held land at larapuna (Eddystone Point).
The Walk is an opportunity to walk with palawa guides in the footsteps of their traditional people on their cultural homeland. You will hear the palawa creation story and participate in cultural practices that have been passed down for hundreds of generations.
Itinerary:
Day One. Mountain and inland journey. Launceston to krakani lumi.
Distance - 11km. Difficulty - Medium. Walk time - 4.5 hours
Day Two. Coastal journey.
Distance - 5km. Difficulty - Medium. Walk time - 2 hours
Day Three. Coastal journey. krakani lumi to larapuna.
Distance - 17km. Difficulty - Medium to difficult. Walk time - 6 hours
Day Four. Around larapuna. larapuna and return to Launceston.
*A note on language: palawa kani means ‘Tasmanian Aborigines speak’; it is the only Aboriginal language in lutruwita (Tasmania) today. palawa kani was not a written language and therefore does not conform to English grammar, capitalisation is deliberately not used unless referring to a person’s name.
The Walk departs from Launceston weekly on Sundays, from October to the end of April each year.
Additional departures, generally on a Friday, will be regularly scheduled depending on demand.
All Walks are guaranteed to depart once a minimum of 4 walkers are confirmed. Throughout each season several scheduled departures will be guaranteed to depart with no minimum number requirement.
Pricing:
Rate period: Current - 31/3/2021
Per person, twin share : $2,495 AUD
Single supplement: $1,871 AUD
Children (12-18 years old): Price as per adult. No children under 12
Rate Period: 1/4/2021 - 31/3/2023:
Per person, twin share : $2,695 AUD
Single supplement: $2,021 AUD
Children (12-18 years old): Price as per adult. No children under 12
Cost includes:
Single travellers who elect to pay the twin share rate (forced single) will only share with another traveler of the same gender.
Sole use requests must be made at the time of booking.
Arrangements for the night prior and last day of the Walk:
We recommend that guests arrive in Launceston the night prior to departure, and that flights are not booked to depart prior to 18:30 on day four of the walk. All guests need to arrive at the Elders Centre no earlier than 08:00 on Day 1 and can expect to arrive back at the Centre by 16:30 on Day 4.
Bay of Fires, wukalina (Mt William National Park) - 3 hours from Launceston, 5 hours from Hobart.