guided walking tours Tasmania

YOUR WALKING TOUR Guides

Your guides, enthusiastic Tasmanians with a combination of bush skills and diplomacy, will enhance the journey with their knowledge and understanding of the flora, fauna, geology and history of the Overland Track and the wonders of the World Heritage Area. In the words of one traveller "...their love of the wilderness was obvious in the gentle way they encouraged us to care for it as much as they did themselves. Their leadership was superb - allowing distance where indicated and closeness and words of encouragement where needed. The trip would always have been memorable. With the extra input by the guides it became fantastic."

Erica Davey

Where do you come from? Scottsdale, Northern Tasmania

How long have you been guiding? Since the end of 2006, over the summers between university semesters.

What do you enjoy about this job? The ever changing, beautiful environment we get to work in, it's always amazing and never the same!

Giles Barrington

Where do you come from? Tassie local

How long have you been guiding? For about four years now

What do you enjoy about this job? I love the job, great beaches great guests and great food, what's not to love?

I really enjoy seeing how each person gets something different from walking in these places and being a part of that.

Megan Thorp

Where do you come from? The island paradise of Tasmania

How long have you been guiding? I started guiding in 2002 as a summer job whilst at university, my love for the outdoors and guiding people through, soon saw me working the winter months as well. I have since guided throughout New Zealand and Central Australia, but it is Tassie that I always return to.

What do you enjoy about this job? To be surrounded by natural beauty day after day and to be able to share this with people from diverse backgrounds and then call it a job is rather sensational!! Of all the hikes I have done throughout the world, the Overland track has the most variation and unique Tasmanian beauty that I have experienced, it is for this reason that I return season after season and am constantly revived and humbled by its majesty.

Miriam Pearce

Where do you come from? Originally Tasmania. Recently Tibet.

How long have you been guiding? On and off since 2003

What do you enjoy about this job? Seeing the button grass buttons against the sky; meeting different people from all sorts of places; watching the setting sun light up Mt Oakleigh; making scones; and being in and seeing a beautiful part of this world in all sorts of weather, across different seasons and sharing that with other people.

Andrew Poynter

Where do you come from? Launceston, Tasmania

How long have you been guiding? Three seasons

What do you enjoy about this job? Mostly, just getting the chance to 'work' in one of the world's most beautiful landscapes, which I'm also lucky enough to call my 'backyard'! I also love getting the chance to meet all types of people and watching some of them develop a whole new appreciation for the environment over the 6 days.

Anna Reddington

Where do you come from? Hobart, Tasmania

How long have you been guiding? The coming season (2010/2011) will be my fourth guiding for Cradle Mountain Huts and third at Bay of Fires Walk.

What do you enjoy about this job? Guiding for Cradle Mountain Huts is more than a job, it is a lifestyle. It is a commitment to spending the majority of my time in the outdoors; my ideal home and where I feel most connected to my surroundings. As a wilderness guide I find it immensely rewarding to be given the opportunity to show guests firsthand the Tasmanian outdoors, in all its raw beauty. Showing people the beauty of a place can reinforce or lead to a respect for the environment. It is rewarding to see people connecting with the environment and finding a sense of place. With any luck this newly formed relationship will then lead to a desire to preserve and protect our beautiful backyard for future generations to enjoy. It doesn't take much to keep me happy in this job.

Imagine having an office with no windows, no walls and no doors... imagine calling this your home...

Patrick Horan

Where do you come from? - From country NSW, now Launceston.

How Long have you been guiding? - I am in my second season of guiding on the Overland track and have been guiding fly fishing on Tassie rivers for three seasons.

What do you enjoy about this job? - I really enjoy being in the wilderness over all the different times of year and showing people these wild places, seeing people enjoying the beautiful places in this state is very satisfying.

Ciara Turner

Where do you come from? - Sandfly, which is a country area in Southern Tasmania.

How long have you been guiding? - I have completed one guiding season but hope there will be many more to come!

What do you enjoy about this job? - It is amazing to have a job which basically does not feel like a job. The bond a group creates when heading into the wilderness is really special. It is great to show this environment to people and explain some of the physical and ecological features of the area. You can't help but feel relaxed and inspired in this environment and it is also a lot of fun. I feel so lucky to have this job!

Rob Shaw

Where do you come from? Queensland, but I am a naturalised Hobartian.

How long have you been guiding? Two seasons.

What do you enjoy about this job? Showing people around some of my favourite places.

Jess Davis

Where do you come from? Hobart, Tasmania.

How long have you been guiding? This is my third season.

What do you enjoy about this job? Working in such an incredibly beautiful place and being away from everything.

James McArthur

Where do I come from? Devonport, Tasmania

How long have I been guiding? Three years

What do I enjoy about the job? My office is a World Heritage Area!