Please complete a Booking Form and pay a $500 deposit. One per traveller.

Please pay your $500 per person deposit using Pay ID with our ABN below as the reference:

PayID: ABN 92112881320
PayID Name: SELAH AU PTY LTD
Reference: LARAPINTA + surname

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Visa/Mastercard 1.3% surcharge, American Express 1.8%

For assistance please call us during business hours on 1300 230 271 or email [email protected] 

You need to arrive before 3pm on the 1st of May into Alice Springs so that we can have a compulsory in person briefing with you all as a group.
We will meet at a local adventure store in town so that you can pick up any items you may have forgotten.

On the last day we arrive back at Alice Springs by 11am, so if you intend to fly out on 8 May, please book flights departing after 12 noon.

We have secured special rates for pre/post tour accommodation at the Mercure Alice Springs including breakfast. See the price table for rates. You are welcome to stay elsewhere, please let us know so that we can arrange pick up and drop off at the start & end of the tour.

If you would like to visit Uluru or other areas in Central Australia/NT after the tour concludes we would be happy to assist you with this.

Ready to book?

Make sure you download and read the detailed Central Australia Walk - Essential Info which contains all the essential information you need to know before booking.

Each person must complete a Medical Form if you are aged 70 years and over, and/or you have pre existing medical conditions listed on the form.

Once you’ve booked, we will supply you with pre-departure documents as well as an online meeting to discuss a detailed gear list and other important information to help you prepare for your adventure ahead.

Multi award winning exclusive eco comfort camps

Our exclusive, multi award-winning eco-comfort camps, they have be awarded the prestigious Northern Territory Tourism Brolga Award for Ecotourism in 2016, & 2019. Our exclusive eco-comfort camps are the best on the e Larapinta Trail and all of our trips are 100% carbon offset.

Comfort but still camping

Nestled amongst the hills just off the Larapinta Trail, these camps offer a relaxing and comfortable stay in remote locations.

These camps, which are exclusive to our travellers, offer so many more comforts to traditional camping but still allow the camping experience. They are fully set up, so there is no need to worry about pitching or packing away tents. Each site has a large covered area in which to relax at the end of a day of walking, with lounges, dining table and kitchen.

Beside this shady communal space is our campfire, the perfect place to gather as the sun sets.

Sleep in comfort

The safari-style tents offer plenty of room for two people and gear. Luggage should be kept in the tent at all times, preventing dingoes from taking shoes and other items. You sleep on a stretcher bed in a swag. The stretcher beds raise you 40cm off the ground and offer a firm, flat base for the comfy swag mattress. The swag is a 5cm thick foam mattress inside a canvas cover. We provide a cotton fitted sheet, pillow and pillowcase, which you keep for the entire trip. You can take your swag outside the tent and sleep under the stars if you are looking for that real outback experience.

If you book as a single traveller you will receive a free upgrade to your own private tent.

Shower tents

Nothing says comfort in the wilderness like a hot shower.

Hot water is heated using a "Donkey" hot water boiler - an efficient and economical way to heat water. Guests have a 9 litre bucket of warm water to use in our shower tents, which run for 2 - 2.5 minutes.

Organic shampoos and soaps are included for your use, sourced from Dindi Naturals, a supplier of handmade soaps and body products that contain no toxic or synthetic materials. These are chemical free derived from environmentally friendly ingredients from areas of fair trade and sustainability.

Toilet facilities

Our eco friendly camp toilets are water-free clean and airy amenities, and are exclusive to trekkers at our campsites.

These save 143 litres of water each day, thanks to their water-free system.

Expect rocky, uneven surfaces

While the Larapinta Trail is a well-marked, well-defined track, walkers should still expect parts of the trail to be very rocky underfoot.

This may focus your concentration on avoiding stones, so make sure you train with some rock-hopping before you go to be comfortable with this type of terrain.

We strongly recommend investing in proper hiking boots with good support for both the foot and ankle.

The trail can be steep in some sections, which will require you to use your hands when descending or ascending, and is overgrown with spinifex in places, so gaiters or hiking pants are recommended. Walking poles are also really helpful.

There is not a lot of shade along the trail and you will be exposed to the sun for the majority of your walking hours.

From bush tucker tastings to three-course dinners, see what impressive meals our guides prepare and cook up in the middle of the Australian outback on our guided Larapinta walks. A sample menu and FAQs about food and drinks on the Larapinta Trail can be found below.

Food on the Larapinta

Our guides have remarkable outdoor culinary skills and pride themselves on the variety, quality, nutritional levels and presentation of their meals and their ability to cater to a wide range of dietary requirements when taking travellers on one of Australia's greatest desert trails, the Larapinta.

On our full-serviced guided walks, there is often plenty of fresh fish and meat-based main dishes as well as fresh salads on the menu.

A particular highlight on our trip is the authentic bush tucker tasting and talk led by local Indigenous specialist, Rayleen Brown. She leads a cultural conversation and presentation along with a bush food platter that showcases a range of dukkhas, native herbs and spices, bush tomato and more.

So where possible, we aim to incorporate a variety of native bush foods into our menu, such as spices (e.g. wattleseed), native jams, pastes and sauces from quandongs (native peaches), Kakadu plums, bush muesli or a delicious lemon myrtle chicken.

Below is an example menu of some of the food provided on our guided trips.

Breakfast

Brekkie ranges from cooked to continental. Usually a selection of cereals, fruit, bread/toast and quality coffee and tea.

Lunch

We usually have a picnic-style lunch with a wide selection of bread rolls, wraps, deli‑meats, sandwiches and salad ingredients to prepare a tasty lunch how you like it.

Dinner

The main meal is usually a classic outback style meal such as grilled barramundi, camp‑oven roast, or perhaps a tasty stir‑fry or pasta dish.

This serves as a guide only as the menu will vary from trip to trip.

Prices are based on a twin shared tents containing two single swag beds. If you are travelling solo there is no surcharge for your own tent - yay!

For married couples, there are two single swag bed - no doubles.

A single supplement surcharge will apply for the pre and post tour hotel in Alice Springs.

It is mandatory to have travel insurance and it is strongly recommended to take out a policy at the time of paying your deposit.

Travel insurance covers you for emergency medical & evacuation costs, cancellation cover and a range of other events. For a quote and automatic discount click HERE

The Larapinta Walk is a Grade 4 (Introductory to Moderate) walk. For more information on the Grading system click HERE

This trek involves walking 5-7 hours each day over rugged terrain with some steep ascents and descents. The trail conditions of the Larapinta Trail are rocky, rugged, hard surfaced and dry. While a number of sections of the trail wind through open plains, undulating areas and relatively flat country, overall, the trail is characterised by rocky, stony and mountainous terrain which can rise from 680m •above sea level to more than 1,200m along some sections.

If you have a pre existing medical condition or are aged over 70 years, you will be given a Medical Form to complete and have signed by your Doctor/s.

Suggested preparation: We recommend regular exercise 3 or 4 times per week (this can be cycling, jogging or walking) in the months leading up to your trip. At least once a week, you should walk with a weighted day pack (5-7kg) for several hours for leg strengthening and aerobic fitness. The best way to train for an active holiday is to simulate the activity you will be undertaking on the trip. Train for uneven terrain by finding a hilly, rough narrow bush track, and go for a lovely long walk in your trekking boots.We always make each day of walking optional so that if you feel that you are not up to it you can travel on the coach with the support team. Similarly for the sunrise at Mount Sonder, this is optional, but incredible!

A non-refundable deposit of $500 is payable to secure your place on the tour. To qualify for the earlybird deal you must book and deposit by 29 October 2024.

The balance of payment is due on 15 February 2025. An invoice will be forwarded to you prior to these dates.

Payments made by Credit cards incur fees (1.3% for Visa/Mastercard & 1.8% for American Express).  Direct deposits into our bank account & cheques are welcome.

Account details:
PayID: ABN 92112881320
PayID Name: SELAH AU PTY LTD
Reference: LARAPINTA + surname

If you are interested in visiting Uluru or King's Canyon after the walk, we can arrange a coach transfer and whatever you might like to do in Ayers Rocks. There are 2-5 day options, catering to a range of budgets. You could then fly home from Ayers Rock airport or return by coach back to Alice Springs.

Please speak to the team who can offer you a range of options.

The $500 deposit is non refundable.
If the tour is cancelled by Selah (due to lack of number) your deposit will be refunded.
Cancellation 90-45 days prior to departure – 50% cancellation fee of total tour cost.

Cancellation less than 45 days prior to departure or once the tour has commenced – NO REFUND
It is vital that you are adequately insured for unforeseen cancellation.

Please don't hesitate to contact our sales team for assistance and questions.
They are available Monday-Friday 9am-5pm AEST on 1300 230 271 or by email to [email protected] 

Health & Fitness Requirements
You must be in good health and physical condition and are strongly advised to follow our pre departure fitness training recommendations. Depending on the trip grading and your medical circumstances, you may be required to submit our medical questionnaire as proof that you are
fit and healthy enough to participate in the tour 70 - 90 days prior to departure. If you have booked a tour graded 1-4 there is no medical form required, unless your booking form indicates a pre-existing medical condition. If you have booked for a tour graded 5-10 you will be sent
a medical form upon booking and can complete this yourself and return to us 70 - 90 days prior to departure, unless you have a pre-existing medical condition or are over 60-70 years of age (depending on your trip grading) in which case you must have your doctor complete
and sign it. If you suffer from severe muscular, chest heart or bronchial disorders, or if you are a severe asthmatic, or have high blood pressure, you are strongly advised against participating.
Tours take place in remote areas where there is little or no access to normal medical services or hospital facilities for serious problems. Evacuation, where necessary, can be prolonged, difficult and expensive. Medical and evacuation expenses will be your responsibility but insurance may
cover you depending on the circumstances. While we do not discriminate by age, due to the extreme nature of some of our trips graded 8 and over we strongly discourage participants over 60 years of age. WE reserve the right in its absolute discretion to refuse a participant the right
to participate on a tour and our standard cancellation terms will apply in these circumstances.

Medical Disclosure
You declare and warrant that:
• you are in good health and mental and physical fitness at the time of booking this tour;
• you have disclosed to us every matter concerning your health and mental and physical fitness of which you are aware, or ought reasonably be expected to know, that is relevant to our decision to permit you to go on the adventure tour;
• immediately upon any adverse change in your health or fitness that may be likely to affect our decision to permit you to go on the adventure tour, you will notify Selah in writing of any such adverse change;
• you acknowledge that the obligation to disclose under this condition continues from the time of booking the tour through to departure and for the duration of the tour;
• Selah and its partners are permitted to disclose medical information to our consultant doctor for an opinion;
• Our consultant doctor may exclude you from a tour if he/she deems it necessary;
• you have taken the necessary precautions to immunise/vaccinate for the destination you are
travelling to;
• you have taken out a travel insurance policy that adequately covers you for medical eventualities including cover specifically for any pre-existing medical conditions

Route changes, Postponement, Cancellation or Delay
Selah and its partners reserves the right to either before or during a tour:
• cancel or modify any routes within the tour or objectives set out in the itinerary; or
• substitute different or equivalent routes within the tour in place of cancelled or modified routes, or
• postpone, cancel or delay (either in relation to the departure or arrival times or the duration of the tour) any such aspect of the tour if, in our absolute discretion it is necessary to do so, due to inclement weather, snow or icy conditions or circumstances that are known to us and
are otherwise likely to be hazardous or dangerous or due to any other adverse or threatening conditions whether political or military or terrorist or otherwise or if, in the absolute discretion of us , there is a likelihood of any such event occurring which may impact upon the safety of the
participants, or if an act or omission of a third party prevents the tour or any aspect of the tour being undertaken in accordance with your booking or for any other reason considered necessary by us . In the event of any change, modification, cancellation, postponement or delay under
this condition, you acknowledge that you will have no right of refund of the tour price (whether in whole or in part) and no right to claim compensation for any injury, loss or damage or other additional expenses incurred by virtue of the change, modification, cancellation postponement
or delay.

Exclusion of Liability
Save for the guarantees that apply to the supply of services of the kind covered by these terms and conditions under Subdivision B of Division 1 of Part 3-2 of the Australian Consumer Law (ACL), as modified by condition19, and to the extent permitted by law, you hereby exclude,
release and forever discharge Selah and Australian Walking Holidays and their representatives from liability for all claims including, without limitation, claims for loss of profits, consequential, exemplary and aggravated damages, for:
(a) your death or physical or mental injury or the death or physical or mental injury of any other
person; and
(b) damage to or loss of your property or the property of any other person,
arising from m or connected with your participation in the recreational services which comprise the tour.

What an experience I had! I was out of my comfort zone with the camping experience but I am so grateful I did it. The nature and getting off the grid was spectacular.

Greater appreciation of First Nations people through meeting the various TO's and Raelene. Feeling more able to trust in God for the future after our time of Bible reading and devotions.

Selah  provided us with an opportunity to do something I had dreamed about all my life. Thank you so much for making it all so enjoyable and accessible.

Fantasic scenery, variety of fauna and flora, fun, caring travel companions, night sky and lots of delicious food.

The scenery, gorges, mountain views, Indigenous interactions, birdlife. Amazing night sky - loved sleeping outside under the stars. A really lovely group of hikers. Devotions very good.

Highly recommend Selah and the Larapinta Tour. So many pinch yourself moments in the magnificent Australian outback. An experience I will not forget. Thank you.

Loved the tour of the Larapinta and hiking experience. So great !

I had the trip of a lifetime on the Larapinta Trail, thanks to Selah. Sleeping under the stars (by choice - there were tents!), gourmet food, amazing walks across an extraordinary landscape with a fabulous group of friends - old and new. I thoroughly recommend this to anyone who wants to reconnect with the outdoors in style!