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THE LARAPINTA TRAIL

Highlights

  • Walk through an ancient landscape of rugged beauty and astonishing mystique
  • Sleep under the stars in ultimate comfort
  • Enjoy sensational gourmet food cooked on an open fire
  • Walk the narrow cleft into Standley Chasm
  • Swim in hidden gorges and cool waterholes
  • Quench your thirst with a cold beer or a G&T after a day on the trail
  • See the rare plants and stunning wildlife of the desert
  • Camp on the Finke River, believed to be the oldest river in the world
  • Climb to the top of Mt Sonder, the highest point in the West MacDonnell Ranges
  • Walk through the ancient oasis of Palm Valley

Described by Australian Geographic as “one of the world’s best long- distance arid-zone walks”, the Larapinta trail weaves through the spectacular backbone of the West MacDonnell Ranges from Alice Springs to one of the highest peaks in Australia’s Red Centre, Mt Sonder. It covers a variety of terrains from high exposed ridgelines with exhilarating views, to lush sheltered gorges, dry river valleys and secluded ,waterholes. We camp in a number of different locations, enjoy wonderful food and wine, and sleep in comfort under the stars. This is an extraordinary and remote place which offers our walkers a truly unique and unforgettable experience.

Trip length: 6 days
Start/Finish: Alice Springs
 
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