Cradle Mountain Walk: Scenic 6km Loop

Explore Cradle Mountain’s beauty on a guided Dove Lake tour with lunch. Discover stunning views and unique vegetation on this 4-hour adventure.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Dove Lake Circuit - Discover the most popular walk in Cradle Mountain with a guided 6km circuit around Dove Lake.
    This is an excellent introductory walk to the park. Revel in the iconic views of Cradle Mountain and stroll through the serene Ballroom Forest on one of Tasmania’s top short walks.
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    Tour: The walk lasts approximately 4 hours,…
What's Included
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Professional Tour Guide
What's Not Included
  • National Park Entrance Fees
Additional Information

Departs Cradle Mountain
The journey commences with a safety briefing at the base of the Lake. The trail spans 6km and is traversed in a clockwise direction. This exceptional walk promises breathtaking views of the renowned mountain!
The walk is expected to take around 4 hours, including a lunch break along the route. The path encircles Dove Lake,…

Location
Dove Lake Circuit
Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, Tasmanian World Heritage Wilderness Area
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Nina_h
May 28, 2022
Great tour guide Mel, lovely region to visit! - This was a fantastic tour. We ended up being the only people on it so it became like a private tour! This gave Mel our guide a lot of time to tell us all about the area as we drove. She was super knowledgeable about everything from the history of the region to the flora, fauna, and geology. She had great tips on the best walking tracks, which we didn't unfortunately get to, but we will remember them for next time. The highlight was experiencing the quietest rainforest I've ever been to and learning about the Cradle Mountain glaciers and Waldheim homestead. Thanks Mel!
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Susanj796
May 20, 2022
Wonderful Experience at Cradle Mountain - The highlight of our trip was our guide Cathy. Her knowledge and passion for the environment was second to none. We were very fortunate to be the only passengers that morning , so it was like a private tour. We are not hikers so I would highly recommend this tour to give you an excellent overview of the area. The weather was perfect, not a cloud in the sky . An unforgettable experience at Cradle Mountain.
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Richard_f
Mar 14, 2022
Great taste of Cradle... - Great taste of Cradle mountain throughly enjoyed our tour Kathy was a fabulous guide knowledgeable and entertaining highly recommend
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Ian
Mar 6, 2022
a good way to get a quick idea of the area - Our guide gave us a good commentary on the area. We had a walk to Dove lake and the a look at Waldheims chalet which was quite interesting plus a short walk behind the chalet. Our guide was happy to answer questions and was very helpful.
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S8237kopaulm
Feb 16, 2022
Cradle Mt Explorer - What an excellent way to start your visit to Cradle Mountain.Our guided tour with James was full of local knowledge about the area,history and its origin.A couple of short walks included to Glacier Rock at Dove Lake and Waldheim Chalet and lots of advice about other walks/hikes Highly recommended
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Howards2010
Dec 18, 2021
This is the best way to see Cradle Mountain if you have limited time - We only had a limited amount of time in Cradle Mountain, so decided to book the McDermott's Explorer Guided Tour. This was a great way to see the park. Our tour guide James was friendly and knowledgeable. He presented the facts and showed us around in a great way and was very happy to answer questions and go beyond. All in all, a most enjoyable tour
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Peter_n
Dec 1, 2021
Cradle Mountain Tour - James gave a really great entertaining commentary about Cradle Mountain, its highlights, flowers, history and great walks to go on (on top of the two he took us on)
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Peter_s
Jan 27, 2022
Cradle Mountain tour - Informative guide who delivered an excellent overview of both the human & natural history of the park.
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Brian_j
Jan 11, 2022
Great - James our tour guide was very informative we were very lucky to have him all to ourselves as we were the only ones on the tour
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Annie_m
Oct 15, 2021
Fun in the Rain - Unfortunately for us it was raining and there was low cloud so we didn’t actually get to see Cradle Mountain. Mel our guide was fantastic though and we enjoyed our personal tour of Dove Lake and the Waldheim Chalet and rain forest. It was quite a miserable day but Mel made it a memorable experience. We will have to visit again on another holiday so we can see the mountain top that is Cradle Mountain.
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).