Food, Wine & Walking in Australia

DAYS 1 & 2 International Flight

Your flight will leave London in the morning, with a quick transfer in a European city before journeying onwards and touching down in Lima in the early evening. It's nearly 14 hours on a plane, though, so make sure to have the children's Sharky & George fun packs and fully charged iPads at the ready. After you've cleared customs and collected your bags, you'll be met by one of our team on the ground who will whisk you away to your hotel.

As we reckon you'll all be pretty pooped by this point, we've booked you a table in the hotel restaurant for a quick dinner before an early night.

DAY 3 Begin walking

One of the so called 'Great Walks of Australia', the Arkaba walk is an amazing four-day, three-night adventure through the southern outback. Begin your trekking adventure this morning with a transfer from your hotel to Adelaide domestic airport, where you'll board a short private charter flight to Hawker airstrip. Set against a backdrop of the Flinders Range and the 60,000 acre private Arkaba wildlife conservancy this walking safari offers the opportunity to really get back to nature and feel the scale and history of this vast country.

After meeting your small group and passionate guide over coffee, check your boots are laced comfortably and set off through the basin of Wilpena Pound. The day will take you to the edge of the Pound where it meets the Arkaba conservancy, and then down into the conservancy itself and to Black Gap's Camp, your home for the night. Sleeping in a traditional 'swag' bed under the stars (but with the luxury of an eco-toilet and bucket shower!) you'll really feel at one with your surroundings.

DAY 4 Explore Barossa

We're sure the heads are a little fuzzy this morning after all that wine yesterday, so fear not, today you'll be taking it easy. The Barossa region is incredibly picturesque and ideal country for walking, cycling and general exploring, or if you've had enough of walking by now, perhaps just make the most of your last day by snoozing by the hotel pool. However you spend the day, it would be a crime not to spend your final evening enjoying a delicious and leisurely dinner, and several more glasses of Barossa's finest.