Ecotrek South Australia Australia

Ecotrek operate cycling, canoeing, camping, trekking walking and four wheel drive vehicle tours of South Australia. Accommodation options can include camping to farm stay and all tours are graded according to difficulty from easy to hard.

Touring Options

Kangaroo Island 5 Day Walking Tour – EBJA12

Situated just off the South Australian coast, Kangaroo Island is world famous for its superb coastline, its prolific and easily observed wildlife and its wide range of endemic plant species and bushland habitats. It is still a wild and unspoilt place. Wildflowers are found in every season, and you can stroll along a beach which is home to a large breeding colony of sea lions, a truly unique experience. Tour combines visits to the Island’s major attractions and walking in this natural wonderland. From your comfortable farm accommodation set off to walk along rugged cliff tops and pristine beaches. Visit Seal Bay, Kelly Hill Caves, walk along the South West River to the mouth of Rocky River. Visit lonely, historic lighthouses, the Remarkable Rocks and the incredibly tame native animals of Rocky River. On your travels see kangaroos, Tammar Wallabies, emus, echidnas, koalas, the once endangered Cape Barren Geese, possums and Fairy Penguins. Spotlighting animals at night is a special feature of this tour.

. Operates:
. Wednesday 14 April 2004, Monday 3 May 2004, Saturday 25 September 2004, Saturday 30 October 2004.

. Includes:
. Five days/four nights easy grade walking tour.
. Four nights farmstay accommodation.
. Transport from Adelaide including ferry.
. Entry fees.
. All meals and wine.
. Guide.

. Excludes:
. Waterproof jackets and available for hire.

. Note: Tour cost is a guide only, cost varies according to departure date, details on application.

Coopers Creek 9 Day Canoeing Tour – EBJA11

Visit the quiet backwaters of the huge River Murray system, through the Glenelg River National Park, or the desert wetlands of Cooper Creek and the Coongie Lakes. Each region provides a rich diversity of landscape and bird life when canoeing in the Outback. One of Australia’s most historic and isolated river systems, the Cooper flows from monsoonal Queensland into South Australia’s desert country. In most years floodwater flows along the north west branch of the Cooper, reaching the Coongie Lakes system and creating a huge freshwater oasis. These are major wetland areas set in the middle of a desert, a region of great beauty and environmental significance. Tour explores Sturt National Park, the isolated gold rush town of Tibooburra and the lonely mission at Innamincka. Visit Depot Glen, where Charles Sturt’s exploring party was stranded for six months in 1844. Travel by air conditioned four wheel drive vehicle over red sand dunes to the Dig Tree on the banks of the Cooper.

. Operates:
. On demand from April to October, departure times on application.

. Includes:
. Nine days/eight nights easy grade canoeing tour.
. Eight nights camping accommodation with all equipment.
. Canoeing equipment.
. Entry fees.
. All meals and wine.
. Guides.

. Excludes:
. Waterproof jackets available for hire.

. Note: Tour departs from Adelaide, but passengers may also join tour at Broken Hill.

Flinders Ranges Mawson Trail 7 Day Cycle – EBJA03

The Flinders Ranges are an ancient and rugged range on the edge of Australia’s great Outback. Through these beautiful ranges runs a network of little used management and pastoral tracks that are ideal for cycling as they follow great sweeps through gorges and valleys. These make up part of the Mawson Trail, our long distance cycling route. Discover sites from the Aboriginal Dreaming, ruins of early pioneering settlements, quiet waterholes and spectacular scenery. Flora and fauna are surprisingly prolific. Walk a part of the Heysen Trail into gorges of red quartzite and the huge geological structure of Wilpena Pound.

. Operates:
. On demand from April to October. Departure times on application.

. Includes:
. Seven days/six nights, moderate grade cycling tour.
. Three nights cabins/farmstay accommodation.
. Three nights camping accommodation with all equipment.
. All transport.
. Meals.
. Guide.
. Entry charges.

. Excludes:
. Multi geared bicycles and helmets which are available for hire at AUD25.00 per person, per day.
. Waterproof jackets and sleeping bags also available for hire.

Heysen Trail Walk Day Tour – EBJA05

A variety of one day hikes along the Heysen Trail can be arranged with personalised itinerary. Walk through native Australian scrub, rich farmland and historic Goldfields near the rugged south coast of Adelaide, or visit a wildlife park with plenty of time for bird watching and wild flowers.

. Operates:
. Daily, on demand from April to November, from Victoria Square, Adelaide 0900 to 1700.

. Includes:
. Pick up from accommodation by arrangement.
. Full days walking tour of the Heysen Trail with personalised itinerary and driver/guide.
. Air conditioned, four wheel drive or minibus support vehicle.
. Lunch and refreshments.
. All entrance fees.

. Booking restrictions:
. Tours do not operate December to March each year.
. Passengers need to wear suitable hiking clothes and footwear.
. Tour includes approximately four hours moderate exercise.
. Bookings required at least two days prior to departure.

Gourmet Cycling South Australia 5 Day Tour – EBJA06

A favourite with lovers of good food and wine including best accommodation, best local restaurants, famous wineries and gourmet picnics from fresh local produce. Top of the range cycling holiday in the food and wine centre of South Australia. The terrain is moderately undulating, the countryside beautiful, roads are mainly paved and there is a huge range of historic wineries producing outstanding red and white wines. Staying at beautiful heritage listed properties. There are also historic towns, National Trust properties and excellent craft galleries to visit cycling through picturesque rolling countryside, and along parts of the Riesling Trail, a disused railway which is now a cycle track between wineries. Support vehicle accompanies tour group, collecting purchases and allowing participants to rest if they wish.

. Operates:
. Daily, on demand.

. Includes:
. Five days/four nights, easy to moderate grade cycling tour.
. Four nights premium accommodation.
. Dinners in the best local restaurants.
. Gourmet picnics in beautiful locations.
. Guide.
. Support vehicle.
. Pre booked wine tastings.

. Excludes:
. Multi geared bicycles and helmets which are available for hire at AUD25.00 per person, per day.
. Waterproof jackets also available for hire.

Riesling Trail Clare Valley 2 Day Cycle – EBJA02

Picturesque and gently rolling countryside, quiet roads and small wineries, making superb red and white wines make this an ideal cycling tour. Taste wines made at the historic Jesuit Monastery at Sevenhills, in the beautiful Watervale and Polish Hill areas and have lunch at a winery Bistro. Visit Mintaro heritage town and the grand Martindale Hall, ride along the Riesling Trail, a dedicated walking/cycling route along an old railway line linking award wining wineries.

. Operates:
. Daily, on demand.

. Includes:
. Two days/one nights, easy grade cycling tour.
. One nights accommodation.
. All transport.
. Gourmet meals.
. Pre booked wine tastings.
. Guide.

. Excludes:
. Multi geared bicycles and helmets which are available for hire at AUD25.00 per person, per day.
. Waterproof jackets also available for hire.

Wilpena and Arkaroola 7 Day Walk – EBJA17

This tour explores two quite different parts of the spectacular Flinders Ranges, staying in the two most comfortable resorts, to hike and explore this unique environment. The Flinders Ranges are famous for their rugged mountain scenery. They have the red and purple colours of the Australian outback and some of the oldest rocks on earth; about 1400 million years old. The Aboriginal people have lived here for thousands of years and and left rock carvings, cave paintings and stone implements. Their dreaming stories interpret the landscape in a mythical way. Wilpena Pound is a huge basin-like formation in the heart of the Flinders. It was formed by massive folding of the earth’s crust, and now dramatic cliffs of red sandstone surround a flat park-like woodland of native pines and river redgums. To the north, the Arkaroola – Mount Painter Sanctuary is the most rugged part of the ranges. Here, volcanic rocks mix with sedimentary, creating granite peak, deep ravines, and beautiful waterholes which attract the desert wildlife. The Ridge Top Tour, in specially constructed, open-top, four wheel drive vehicles, is one of the most rugged and spectacular journeys in the world.

. Operates:
. On demand from April to October, departure times on application.

. Includes:
. Seven days/six nights easy/moderate grade walking tour.
. Six nights resort accommodation.
. All transport from Adelaide.
. Entry fees.
. All meals and wine.
. Driver/guide.

. Excludes:
. Waterproof jackets available for hire.

. Booking restrictions: This tour is limited to seven passengers only. Single supplement is AUD330.00.

Flinders/Heysen Trail 7 Day Walking Tour – EBJA08

The Flinders Ranges are a spectacular and rugged range to the north of Adelaide, a part of Australia’s unique outback. They are traversed by the Heysen Trail, a long distance walking trail stretching over 1,500 kilometres through some of South Australia’s best walking country. Stay on a historic outback pastoral property and experience this very unique lifestyle. Walk without backpacks and return to soft beds, hot showers and good food each night. On the walks visit historic mines and settlers ruins, Aboriginal rock carvings and cave painting. Walk through deep gorges of red quartzite, under towering bluffs and to hidden springs and rock pools. Visit the crater like formation of Wilpena Pound, an important feature in Aboriginal mythology, historic Blinman and the ruins of Kanyaka Homestead. Sightings of euros, Red Kangaroos, emus and flocks of colourful parrots are common. This is the landscape that inspired Sir Hans Heysen, our most famous artist.

. Operates:
. Monday 19 April 2004, Saturday 26 June 2004, Saturday 18 September 2004, Monday 4 October 2004.

. Includes:
. Seven days/six nights easy/moderate grade walking tour.
. Six nights farmstay accommodation.
. All transport from Adelaide.
. Entry fees.
. All meals and wine.
. Guide.

. Excludes:
. Waterproof jackets available for hire.

Barossa Valley 2 Day Cycling Tour – EBJA01

Australia’s largest and most famous wine region, the Barossa, combines excellent wine, fine food, beautiful scenery and a fascinating German heritage. The region was settled by German immigrants in the 1840’s and their traditions are still evident in the towns and in the culinary treats provided by bakeries, Wurst shops, wineries and restaurants. The terrain is gently rolling and very beautiful. Visit wineries built like grand Chateaux and boutique winemakers. Tour historic Collingrove and stop at galleries, museums and craft shops. Enjoy an evening meal in one of the best Barossa restaurants.

. Operates:
. Daily, on demand.

. Includes:
. Two days/one nights, easy grade cycling tour.
. One nights accommodation.
. All transport.
. Gourmet meals.
. Pre booked wine tastings.
. Support vehicle.
. Guide.

. Excludes:
. Multi geared bicycles and helmets which are available for hire at AUD25.00 per person, per day.
. Waterproof jackets also available for hire.

Kangaroo Island 3 Day Cycling Tour – EBJA04

Cycle a long leisurely loop around this unspoilt Island, famous for its wildflowers, wildlife and spectacular coastline. Traverse quiet roads to secluded coves, sheer cliffs and pristine beaches. Visit isolated lighthouses, Admirals Arch, the Remarkable Rocks and walk among the basking Australian sea lions at Seal Bay. Fully accommodated in cabins, cottages and a farmstay where you can go spot lighting for native animals.

. Operates:
. Daily, on demand.

. Includes:
. Three days/two nights, easy to moderate grade cycling tour.
. Two nights accommodation.
. All transport and ferry transfers.
. Meals.
. Guide
. Support vehicle.
. Entry charges.

. Excludes:
. Multi geared bicycles and helmets which are available for hire at AUD25.00 per person, per day.
. Waterproof jackets and sleeping bags also available for hire.

Website: www.ecotrek.com.au