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Explore a handpicked section of Murramarang National Park on this unique and achievable guided day walk, with delicious morning tea and lunch included.
Your guides will pick you up from your Batemans Bay accommodation and transport you to the village of South Durras. Starting here you will traverse ancient geological sections, sandy beaches, rainforest, lake crossings and remarkably diverse landscapes. Head off the beaten path under towering eucalyptus canopies and emerge onto clifftops with breathtaking vistas, along the way, pause for delicious meals and hot drinks in secluded pockets of National
Park.
Tour Highlights
· Scenic transfer from your Batemans Bay hotel in a comfortable air-conditioned vehicle
· An achievable walking experience of up to 12km across diverse terrain
· Optional lake crossing in kayaks
· Learn about the area’s rich history, ecology, and geology from expert local guides
· Enjoy deliciously healthy and locally sourced snacks and lunch
Tour Itinerary
730am – Batemans Bay hotel pickup commences (if you require a Canberra pickup or return, please let us know as we can accommodate this prior to 6am on the day of the tour).
Your driver and guide will greet you at your pickup location, before traveling just 45 minutes north of Batemans Bay
to Murramarang National Park. While you travel in our comfortable air-conditioned vehicle, you will have the opportunity to discuss your interests with your guide and aid in selecting the best suited section of the park to explore for the day.
815am – On the trail.
Step into another world and leave civilisation behind as you start walking along this exquisite coastline. We will take our
time to soak up the diversity of the quintessentially Australian landscape; stopping to discuss the significance of the geology in the area, the rich Indigenous history and the impact of early colonisation and industry. Keep your eyes peeled for dolphin and seals playing, soaring birds of prey, lounging kangaroos and many other native species. Learn about the impact of recent bushfires throughout the Park and its remarkable resilience.
Along the trail, stop for morning tea and lunch with a view. Sample treats from local producers and delicious Australian-roasted coffee as you refuel for your next leg of the walk.
Relish in a barefoot beach walk section and possible kayak or shallow wade across the lake, with time for a quick dip to cool down and reinvigorate.
Walk the north end of Nth Duras beach and over Pt Upright, where magical views await prior to your descent into Depot beach.
Considered an achievable walk for anyone with a relative degree of fitness, your guides will be there to support
you across any uneven sections of terrain or undulations, and ensure you go home with a huge sense of achievement!
2pm – Your driver will be waiting at the end of the trail to transport you back to your Batemans Bay accommodation, with many wonderful memories made!
3pm – Arrive Batemans Bay Hotels
Inclusions
· Transfer from Batemans Bay and surrounds
· Morning tea and lunch
· National Park Entry Fee
· Photographs of your experience
Kayak Experience
Please Bring
· Comfortable clothes for travelling and walking in
· Enclosed shoes suitable for coastal exploration
· Day pack for water and personal effects
· Drinking water
· Hat
· Sunscreen
· Swimwear and a towel (optional)
· Binoculars (optional)
· Camera (optional)
Please note: this tour ordinarily requires a minimum of 4 participants to run. If you wish to book with less than 4 people,
please contact Region X to discuss a your options. These may include a private tour, or joining another trip or activity.
While this is considered a moderate walk, we do not recommend anyone with knee, ankle, heart or lung conditions to join this
tour. Please contact us on 1300 001 060 if you have any questions or concerns about your ability to complete this walk.
Please bring with you:
Drinking water
Hat
Sunscreen
Sunglasses
Arrive in clothes suitable for hiking: Activewear / Outdoor wear, shorts, light top.
We recommend enclosed footwear that is comfortable for hiking!
You will be met by your Region X Trip Leader at your specified pickup location. Your adventure will commence with a scenic 45 minute drive into Murramarang or Morton National Park. After a quick brief in the car park, your hike and the real adventure will follow!
Thanks again! We can’t wait to see you for your tour.
The Region X Team
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Kayaking through the oyster farms in the Clyde River was a lot of fun and a great way to experience the region, especially if you haven't got a lot of time as the tour only takes 2 hours. I was a bit worried about the kayaking since I haven't done this before but the briefing at the beginning made me feel safe.
Also thanks to the friendly guides, this tour was one of the highlights of our trip along the coast!
The tea in a little Bay Area was a highlight, especially since we did not know that tea included food!
Suitable for novices to kayaking and great way to get out on the water.
When my kayak tipped over due to the tides, he handled the situation perfectly. There was no panic at all—my son and I got back into the kayak smoothly and continued our journey without any difficulty. He even came back to retrieve my hat after it fell into the water, which I really appreciated.
David’s professionalism, guidance, and support were outstanding from start to finish. Thank you so much for a fantastic experience today, David!
Kind regards,
Randy
Suited for middle aged kids and families .
The next morning on the beach, one of the two tour guides pointed us to a kayak that has to carry the main component of the “morning tea picnic” for a whole group of less than twenty customers. We would be understanding if these loads had been equally shared by all, but our load was approximately three times more than anyone else, while (a) my partner had disclosed a medical condition via the agency’s online survey, (b) we were obviously the smallest in body size and underweight, and (c) interestingly, we were the only non-whites at the spot. Due to the weight, we had trouble pushing the kayak forward to the water from the very beginning, but the teaching on how to sit on and paddle the kayaks just started far from and without us. Then when we set out to row on water, we were unable to catch up with the group again and again because the loads quickly exhausted us. Neither of the two guides stay with us even though we said we were tired. For a moment, we could not even see any other kayak in the middle of the sea. My partner felt nausea, vomit a couple of times, and continuously quivered due to body heat loss, but all we could do was to just keep pedaling hard forward to find the group. We didn’t even bring our phones under the strong advice of the guides, and of course didn’t expect this situation. We missed almost all the explanations of points of interest, and were not included in many tour pictures. We paid for a guided tour where we were not sufficiently instructed nor accompanied. If we didn’t choose this tour, and just kayaked by ourselves, we wouldn’t even need to carry the load (which we could not enjoy at the picnic later, ironically, due to the sickness), nor would we need to catch up with anyone at the expenses of our own safety, health and comfort. When we finally managed to reach the group that had stayed at a point to watch wildlife, I asked to be towed to a near beach. The guides didn’t have medication for seasickness nor emergency blanket. Fortunately, my partner’s condition just didn’t worsen, and after a rest at the beach, we paddled back to the starting point by ourselves, and quickly drove to elsewhere to get a public toilet and pharmacy. The whole experience felt like bullying, with moments of isolation, ignorance and physical risk one after another.
After I posted my first review that describes how we were left unattended by the tour guides and isolated in the sea, with no access to emergency rescues, exhausted by the agency’s loads and showing symptoms of body heat loss and nausea, the agency continued their racist bullying by discrediting our statements with negligence or distortion of key facts, and such comments as saying that all the white guests that day did not feel the same way as we did. They did not apologize for their extremely irresponsible and offensive behaviors have led us, two human beings, and at the same time two customers of yours, into life-threatening conditions, or even show any sign of concern for what had happened to us; instead, they asked the platform to remove our review.
Food excellent
Accommodation excellent
The spotted gums were awesome and beautiful to see our native animals. The water was pristine. Thank you Amy and Dave for sharing this experience with us.
You are both an asset to Region X.
Our tour guide Amy was absolutely brilliant; she ensured that everyone in the group was aware of safety protocols and gave comprehensive advice on kayaking to those in the group who were new to it. Amy was very knowledgeable about the marine life and the local environment which was just great and Amy makes a great cup of coffee!! Highly recommend this tour, 10/10 for fun, value for money and adventure.
We were lucky enough to encounter a bob of inquisitive fur seals on our trip which was unexpected and provided the highlight of our holiday.
Josh provided great communication throughout the planning and booking process and made sure the trip fitted in with our holiday plans.
This company is amazing and I recommend you do any of their experiences. Every time I've dealt with them they have been professional, flexible and friendly. Good people who just want you to get the most out of life!
It was the best up close and personal views of seals of my life. I loved the connections with Josh and the other participants. Morning tea was excellent. Everything about the day was excellent.
It ticked all the boxes
- scenery was amazing (we even saw whales - well done Region X excellent organisation)
- guides were smart, informative and fun!
- accommodation was amazing - woke up to beach views and kangaroos
- food was great!
A very manageable walk for all!
Another great thing was that the tour didn’t feel rushed at all.
Saw some rays, jellyfish, black swans, oyster catchers and kookaburras ????
Our car got a flat battery just before we leave for the tour, the ladies from Region X is kind and flexible to postpone our tour with short notice.
Michael, our Kayak instructor is super friendly, super patient and super knowledgeable.
We will explore their 5-hour Kayak + snorkeling next time when we can revisit Batemans Bay.
Mike was very calm and informative. We had a great morning tea too. We hope to come and have another snorkel soon!
Don’t even contemplate, if you’re looking for something to do in Batemans Bay, you gotta check Region X out and book this tour!
We went up all the way to the estuary and kayaking through the mangrove trees, which would be the only way to explore that area in style.
The trip is also separated with small breaks and the kids were having an awesome time playing games up on the beach.
Most of all, the team was always there making sure you're looked after throughout the entire journey.
Highly recommended! Thank you for making our morning so enjoyable!
Do not miss this or you have missed the best part of one of the greatest way to explore this area





































