Australia-Based Outfitters & Operators
Auswalk (tel. 03/5356 4971; www.auswalk.com.au) offers self-guided or escorted/accommodated walking tours through picturesque parts of Australia such as the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Lamington National Park Island in Queensland, the Red Centre, and the Blue Mountains in New South Wales, among many others.
Tasmanian Expeditions (tel. 1300 666 856 in Australia or 03/6339 3999; www.tas-ex.com) conducts day trips and extended expeditions featuring hiking, cycling, rafting, abseiling, canoeing, sea kayaking, and rock-climbing throughout Tasmania's national parks and unspoiled rural areas.
World Expeditions (tel. 415/989-2212 in the U.S., 613/241-2700 in Canada, 020/8545 9030 in the U.K., 09/368 4161 in New Zealand, or 02/8270 8400 or 1300/720 000 in Australia; www.worldexpeditions.com) runs expeditions in many parts of Australia. Destinations include places less traveled, such as the long-distance Bibbulmun Track in Western Australia's southwest, the Red Centre's Larapinta Trail, and the Flinders and Gammon Ranges in South Australia. Some trips incorporate other pursuits, such as rafting, sailing, or biking.
U.S.-Based Outfitters & Operators
The Great Outdoor Recreation Pages (GORP) website (http://gorp.away.com) not only has links to adventure-tour operators to Australia, but also contains articles, sells books and maps, and has links to heaps of sites on Australia with an action slant.
Outer Edge Expeditions (tel. 800/322-5235 or 517/552-5300; www.outer-edge.com) and The World Outdoors (tel. 800/488-8483 or 303/413-0938; www.theworldoutdoors.com) both offer ecologically minded multisport diving, hiking, mountain-biking, canoeing, and kayaking packages to the Great Barrier Reef and North Queensland rainforest.
