Wilderness Travel and Habitat Values

The sheer size and diversity of ecosystems found within the Tarkine wilderness makes it a refuge in which many Tasmanian endemic, threatened, migratory and vagrant species can feed, breed, disperse and recolonise other areas where their populations have fared poorly.

As a wilderness travel company we ensure that our business has a minimal impact on the environment through how we organise and conduct our tours.

The Tarkine Wilderness hosts Tasmania's greatest density of high quality wild rivers remaining outside existing World Heritage Areas (Commonwealth of Australia 1997). The entire catchments and sub-catchments of several major rivers remain remote and largely inaccessible.
These include the:

• Pedder, Wild Wave, Thornton, Lagoon and Interview Rivers on the west coast
• Donaldson, Little Donaldson, Upper Rapid and Savage Rivers further inland, and Huskisson and Wilson Rivers in the south-east

The ecological integrity and continued evolution in these catchments have remained unaffected by human development. Our wilderness travel company is proud to be involved in drawing attention to this unique habitat and helping to support the organisations that strive to protect it.