Finke Gorge National Park

• The only tour that takes you beyond the day walks and the 4WD tracks.
• Spectacular scenery Pools, gorges, spectacular hilltop views and more.
• Our easiest Red Centre trip Even on our longer treks, we may do day walks from a base camp.
• 4WD We travel down one of the wildest 4WD tracks in the Centre, stopping to do walks along the way. You can, if you wish, share the driving.
• Red or Green If you want to see how the region can vary, have a look at our Red Centre or Green page which compares wet and dry years.

On most of our Finke trips, we hike through Palm Valley and continue out into a vast open area. We follow the creek upstream for some distance until it bends west near a ridge. We cross the ridge into another creek system which we follow back down to Palm Valley once more. We usually spend two nights on this hike.

Boggy Hole is one of the very few permanent waterholes on the Finke River. As such it was, and still is, incredibly important for the local Aboriginal people. We normally spend one or two nights camped near the waterhole and do a day walk up into the hills beyond.

The Boggy Hole track is strictly 4WD. Using hired 4WD vehicles gives us the freedom to carry water and camp anywhere we like. This in turn allows us to visit one of the most spectacular landforms in the park.

Circular Valley was formed by an old bend in the Finke River. It is a fair hike from the 4WD track. Sometimes we do it as a day walk. And sometimes we carry out packs part way and camp as in the moonlit photo here.

No one who has done the hike has ever been disappointed.

Terrain and difficulty. Most of the pack carrying is on relatively flat ground. There is, however, some rock hopping and a few short climbs. Some of the day walks include some steep climbs and rock scrambling — nothing technical, but some people find it challenging. In some areas, the spinifex is likely to be dense enough so that heavy gaiters and long trousers are essential.

We rate this trip as average difficulty.

Your rewards are spectacular scenery, wildflowers and an incredible wilderness experience no other operator can offer you.

Here are three photo gallery pages that should be of interest.

• Finke Gorge Photo Gallery
  The photos here are from some of our trips in the 1990s.
• Finke Gorge 2008
  This shows what it is like in a very dry year.
• Red Centre or Green
  a page which compares wet and dry years. Some of the photos were taken in this park.

Special conditions apply to this trip. Full details are in the Finke Gorge National Park trip notes.

For more information about this trip or to find out how to book email us for Finke Gorge National Park Information

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