SELF GUIDED
13 DAYS
Moderate 
Great South West Walk Highlights – 8 Days
Self-guided
Picturesque Lower Glenelg River, Discovery Bay and the stunning 3 Capes and Bays section. Extremely remote walking on pristine beaches, through forest and abundant wildlife
Great South West Walk Highlights – 8 Days
BACK What's Included- 8 day pack free walking holiday
- The Great South West Walk highlights
- 7 nights’ accommodation with ensuite (except at Nelson)
- Cooked breakfasts, two-course dinners and substantial Walkers Lunches
- Luggage transport and vehicle transfers
- We shift you along the track from accommodation to accommodation to limit time in a vehicle, creating more time to relax and enjoy the region
- National Park admission
- Worry-free navigation with Auswalk’s navigation app, travel book, maps & info pack
- Insulated lunch bag and luggage tags
Pauline W
Auswalk did a great job of planning our trip, will definitely use them again.
Geoff P
Excellently organised by Auswalks. Friendly accommodation, reliable transfers and good food. All the hosts were friendly and contribute to an enjoyable event.
Lisa D
Once again, Ian and I had the most wonderful experience, walking the entirety of the Great South-West Walk, magnificently supported by Auswalk. The hospitality of each of our bnb hosts, yummy meals, prompt pickups and drop-offs, complementing our exploration of this amazing corner of Victoria. This was the 6th time we have completed the GSWW with Auswalk. We can’t wait for the 7th!!!
Jules & Margaret
It was a fantastic walk. The hosts were very helpful and did all they could to make our stay and walk successful. Overall it was very well organised. The variation in environments was remarkable; although the walking was demanding at times we felt a real sense of achievement. We would recommend it to those who prefer a long and challenging walk.
Mark & Kerry F
We have just finally experienced the pleasure of completing the Great South West Walk. Auswalk provided us with an amazing adventure supported by great B&B hosts and reliable transfers. The quality and location of the B&B’s was first class.
Alicia S
We can’t say enough about the attention to detail that Auswalk provided when we were planning our walk. The staff are friendly, knowledgeable and were happy to individualise our walk for us. Our accommodation at Lorelei in Portland, Nelson Cottage and Seaview Lodge in Bridgewater Bay were so comfortable and relaxing. Our hosts Roger, Paul and Jo and Cheeky Dennis were outstanding. Even though they have lots to do, they gave us their time and were only too happy to give us information about the area. Our lunches were enjoyable. Thanks Jo for the snakes to get us up the beach. The GSWW is a walkers walk through many varied environments.
Julie M
The country we went through on the GSWW was so diverse ranging from close woodland to epic coastline with river and limestone cliffs in the middle. The organisation was brilliant- all so easy, good to excellent accommodation, varied, flexible and easy. I liked the background notes about flora, fauna and local history.
Carol
It was wonderful to complete the entire walk to experience such diversity of landscape. We were blessed with wonderful weather and it was warm enough to swim in the Glenelg River and freshwater lakes. A true surprise was the amount of wildlife on the track: wallabies, kangaroos, echidnas, emus, koalas, snakes! (we came across 9), and even a fox! And that is not to mention all the birds. The seal colony and gannet rookery were highlights too. The accommodation was wonderful. It was nice to be able to stay in each place for a few nights to experience the locality a little more and get to know the kind hosts. Fabulous! We rate the GSWW 11 out of 10!!
Kath J
We recently completed the Great South West Walk self guided trek facilitated by auswalk and what wonderful walking holiday it was! I can’t imagine a better introduction to the beauty and wonders Australia has to offer. We trekked though the forest, along a limestone gorge with the Glenelg River flowing peacefully below followed by a dramatic coastline complete with sandy beaches and rocky outcrops continuously pounded by and incredibly blue ocean. And that was just the scenery. First time sightings of kangaroos, wallabies, echidnas, emus, a countless variety of new birds and snakes added to the down-under experience. As fabulous as all that was, I have to say each BnB also holds a special memory of outstanding welcomes and accommodations. Also, a huge thank you to the team at auswalk for their complete and accurate descriptions of trail conditions and times.It took the worry out of the day and left us to enjoy.
What a wonderful country! I am already planning my next trip for 2019.
Aussie A
A well organised walk. Accommodation and meals were excellent and the flexibility of the hosts and taxis enabled us to adapt our days to suit our needs. We would book with Auswalk again.
Gat16
I was a member of a group that did sections of the Great South West Walk on a self-guided basis, customised by Auswalk to the group’s requirements. All the details and logistics were handled by Auswalk, and everything worked like clockwork. The notes were good and the maps provided by Auswalk were outstanding.
Both of the places we stayed at were obviously familiar with dealing with Auswalk and all the arrangements, including the drop-offs and pick-ups went without a hitch. On the two longest days, the arrangements provided options for drop-offs allowing some shortening of the days concerned, which the B&B hosts (who provided the transport) were happy to work with.
The arrangements included some self-catering and the B&B proprietors were very helpful in assisting with this aspects.
Keith B
We have just completed 11 days of walking with 12 nights accomodation self guided with Auswalk. The organisation worked perfectly for us. The walk notes worked well as we had no problem finding our way and at no time felt more information was necessary. The accomodation and food provided was the best availlable in the locations we stayed and our hosts couldn’t have been more welcoming or helpful. The couple of evening meals we had to organise ourselves in one of the small villages we stayed were difficult because of the limited options in the village. However this is no fault of Auswalks and we understand they are doing everything they can to make alternative arrangements. The walking is generally relatively easy without any significant steep climbs or descents however there are some long distances with some days over 25km. We found it was possible to reduce the length of some of these days without feeling we had missed anything significant. The walking was varied with a mix of forest, river valley including some gorge, long sandy beaches and cliff top capes. Wildlife encountered included several emus, wallabies, echidnas and koalas, fortunately only one snake.We were lucky enough to have perfect walking weather for our first 10 days but did suffer on the last day with temperatures in the high 30s. This was soon forgotten after a couple of cold beers at our final destination. Many thanks to the whole team at Auswalks.