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5 Day Yorke Peninsula Walk Private Group
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The Experience
What your day looks like
With 700 kilometers of stunning beaches and a variety of inland trails, this tour has been carefully designed to showcase the region’s highlights, offering a blend of coastal beauty and cultural heritage. Over the course of four days of walking, you’ll discover the Peninsula’s most captivating landscapes, from tranquil beach retreats to rugged national parks. Walk along picturesque shorelines, where white sandy beaches and turquoise waters invite you to immerse yourself in the natural beauty. Inland, explore trails that take you through old mining villages and breathtaking scenery, providing a glimpse into the region’s history and diverse landscapes. Each day’s itinerary features the best walks the Yorke Peninsula has to offer, with carefully selected trails that highlight the variety of coastal and inland experiences. The tour includes visits to friendly coastal towns, where you can experience local hospitality and discover the relaxed lifestyle of the Peninsula. Accommodation throughout the journey is handpicked to provide comfort and character, allowing you to unwind in charming lodgings after a day’s walk. Enjoy delicious meals featuring fresh local produce and regional wines, showcasing the culinary delights of South Australia. The Pack Free approach ensures a relaxed and enjoyable experience, allowing you to explore the Yorke Peninsula without the burden of carrying a heavy pack. With a focus on flexibility, each day’s walking options can be adjusted to suit weather conditions and guest preferences, making it easy to enjoy the tour at your own pace. With its blend of stunning beaches, friendly towns, and historical sites, this tour offers a truly memorable journey through the highlights of the Yorke Peninsula. Join us for a Pack Free adventure that celebrates the natural beauty and relaxed charm of South Australia’s coastal paradise.
At a Glance
The experience, in brief
- Stunning Coastal Scenery
- Cultural and Historical Exploration
- Pack Free Convenience
- Flexibility
- Charming Accommodation
- Delicious Local Cuisine
- Friendly Coastal Towns
- Guided Expertise
Your Itinerary
Your day, step by step
Day 1
Adelaide
Transportation. Welcome to Australia! This morning, our transfer company will meet you in the foyer of the Mantra Hindmarsh Square at 10am.
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Wine Tasting at Clare Valley. Wine Tasting at Clare Valley: We depart Adelaide and travel 2 hours to the charming region of the Clare Valley for a wonderful lunch and wine tasting.
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Transportation. From here we head on to Port Wakefield where we enjoy a short stop (and connect with those from the 10-day Flinders Ranges and Yorke Peninsula Walk. After we all come together and head to Marion Bay our accommodation for the next 4 nights at Marion Bay Motel & Tavern, a lovely family-owned and run business with magnificent views of the jetty and adjacent beaches.
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Tonight, we’ll enjoy a delicious a la carte meal at Marion Bay Tavern served with local wines.
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Accommodation.
Day 2
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Eco Tour at Dhilba Guuranda–Innes National Park. Stenhouse Bay Lookout & Thomson Pfitzner Plaster Trail: After a hearty breakfast at the tavern, and with packed lunches in our day packs, we head out directly from the motel. We’ll walk into the Innes National Park adjoining Marion Bay and follow a coastal trail towards Stenhouse Bay with its long jetty that is associated with gypsum mining and export. We’ll continue on from here with the cliff top loop known as the Stenhouse Bay Lookout Walk. As the name suggests there are multiple stunning lookouts with views across Investigator Strait. From here we’ll backtrack a little to locate the Thomson Pfitzner Plaster Trail Hike that follows a disused railway line through to Inneston offering further interpretive signs along the way about local history, particularly its mining past. Here we can explore the Inneston Historic Walk at our leisure taking in the structures and ruins of this once thriving village. This walk will be approximately 18km on mostly gentle formed pathways, returning to Marion Bay by mini bus.
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Breakfast. Lunch. Tonight, we’ll enjoy another lovely a la carte meal at Marion Bay Tavern served with local wines.
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Accommodation.
Day 3
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Eco Tour at Yorke Peninsula. Pondalowie Bay - Gym Beach: After breakfast, and with packed lunches in our day packs, we head back out to Pondalowie Bay for the start of our walk today. Here we’ll see spectacular coastal views into Spencer gulf on the 4km return to Royston Head Hike. If we feel like it, we can also complete the 1km loop of the West Cape Headland Hike where we’ll reach the West Cape lighthouse. If we’re lucky we may even see dolphins surfing at Tommo’s Break. Before returning to our accommodation for a well-earned rest we’ll stop to look for the wreck of the Ethel, a three-masted iron barque that ran aground here in 1904. It may be covered in its usual blanket of sand, but if so, we’ll certainly see her anchor on display at the lookout above.
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Breakfast. Lunch. Tonight enjoy an a la carte dinner at Marion Bay Tavern served with local wines.
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Accommodation.
Day 4
Adelaide
Leisure at Dhilba Guuranda–Innes National Park. Dunn's Point to Swincer Rocks: After a leisurely breakfast we’ll drive to Dunn Point to start our final walk in the area down to Swincer Rocks. Some of the best surfing beaches in South Australia can be found here
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Eco Tour at Dhilba Guuranda–Innes National Park. Swincer Rocks eco tour: During this section keep eyes peeled for dolphins enjoying the waves. You will experience some spectacular scenery along this coastline and see a variety of flora, fauna and birdlife. There is a mixture of walking terrain alternating between natural surface tracks and beach walking. At the end of our walk today we’ll drive back (30-minute) to meet in the tavern at Marion Bay for a celebratory drink at the end of our ‘Walk the Yorke’ four days of hiking.
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Breakfast. Lunch. A la carte dinner at Marion Bay Tavern served with local wines.
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Accommodation
Day 5
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Eco Tour at Yorke Peninsula. Bluff Beach - Bamboo Beach, Yorke Peninsula: Today we’ll return to Adelaide, but before doing so we’ll enjoy a walk from Bluffs Beach to Bamboo Beach. This coastal walk will take around 3hours. For lunch, we’ll stop at Port Wakefield, a coastal town of the Adelaide Plains. The town is located approximately 100kms North of Adelaide. Steeped in history, the town was created to cater for the needs of the early settlers. With the development of the agricultural, mining and later the fishing industries of South Australia, Port Wakefield became the pivot point for such products. Afterwards, we return to Adelaide where our journey concludes.
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Breakfast. Lunch.
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After a fabulous five days we hope you’ve enjoyed the full experience of the Yorke Peninsula. FINISH TIME: Arrive back in Adelaide by 5pm. Thanks for traveling with us!
Before You Go
What to know before booking
Included
Pack Free Walk – no overnight packs to carry Professional Guides Transfers to and from Adelaide
Not Included
Tips and gratuities
What to Bring
Hiking shoes Comfortable clothes
Meeting & Pickup
SUGGESTED PRE-TOUR NIGHT HOTEL: We suggest the Mantra Hindmarsh Square Adelaide; this is also our meeting point at 10am on the first morning of the tour
Languages Offered
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Optional Add-ons
SOLO TRAVELLERS WILLING TO SHARE - 280.00 Per Person
Planning Notes
Hotel pickup offered: No Confirmation: Manual By Business
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