One of Australia’s most popular walks is opening for the 2025/26 season with a focus on tasty local produce.
Tasmania is a particularly spectacular place for hikers, and one of its most lauded trails is the award-winning, guided four-day walking holiday on Maria Island run by Wild Bush Luxury. Open seasonally, the 2025/26 season is in operation from 1 October to 30 April. And this time, it’s focused on Tasmania’s incredible food offerings.
“The Maria Island Walk is about immersing yourself in wilderness, sharing your surrounds with wombats, kangaroos and incredible birdlife, exploring history and enjoying Tasmania’s world-renowned food culture,” said Ben Brown, General Manager at Wild Bush Luxury. “This season we’re especially proud to highlight the producers who bring so much character to the experience, many of whom have been with us for years.”
Gourmet meals and beverages are included. (Image: Renee Thurston)
Alongside the renowned wilderness immersion, ten walkers at a time will embark on a culinary journey that celebrates Tasmania’s growers, winemakers and artisans. Taste the pioneering cool-climate wines of Bream Creek Vineyard, whose rieslings, chardonnays and pinot noirs were already a signature of the walk, paired with candlelit dinners in bush camps.
Sample sustainably caught scallops, blue eye trevalla and ling from the family-owned Mures Seafood in signature dishes, like saffron risotto with Tasmanian scallops and blue eye trevalla with roasted garlic and watercress mash.
Another staple on the walk’s menu is Ashgrove Cheese, a multi-generational family dairy in northern Tasmania, whose award-winning cheeses form part of the nightly Tasmanian tasting platters. These sit alongside artisanal products from Pigeon Whole Bakers, Island Berries Tasmania, Westhaven Dairy and Vermey’s Meats, for a Tasmanian paddock-to-plate showcase.
About the walk
Spot wombats and Tasmanian Devils along the way. (Image: Renee Thurston)
A member of Great Walks of Australia, The Maria Island Walk is graded “easy to moderate” for walkers of ‘reasonable’ fitness. Guests will be guided along well-formed trails through sandy beaches and eucalyptus forests – with optional side walks available for those willing to tackle steeper slopes.
Forget setting up your own tent. Exclusive bush camps featuring secluded forest cabins and the recently refurbished 1880 heritage homestead, Bernacchi House, are all on the itinerary to ensure guests are well-rested for a new day of walking.
The Details
End each day with Tasmania’s finest produce.
All just 90 minutes – and a short, scenic boat ride – from Hobart. The walk is priced from $3250 per person twin share. Winter Escape Walks follow from May to August 2026, from $1900 per person twin share.
Both options include return transfers from Hobart, a boat trip across Mercury Passage, accommodation, gourmet meals and beverages, expert guides, National Park fees, and use of waterproof jackets and packs. Bookings through the Maria Island Walk website.
