Walk Travel Advisory provides a number of services for clients planning a walking holiday:
Walking travel advice and itinerary planning services
Access to the latest deals offered by tour operators
Travel agency/booking services
Current maps and guidebooks available in our on-line shop
We are based in Melbourne, Australia but our reach is worldwide. We help clients around the globe. And, of course, the walks we help plan and organise could be anywhere.
As our business is entirely and exclusively walking holidays, we are uniquely placed to provide these services.
Walking Travel Advice & Itinerary Services
We provide advice on the myriad of walks, walking tour operators and walking holiday products on offer. Our advice is independent. We do not have affiliations with travel providers or tour operators. Our “catalogue” is unlimited.
A wonderful walking holiday requires planning and forethought:
Do I want to be guided or do I want self-guided services?
How far do I want to walk each day?
How many days do I want to walk in total?
What sort of accommodation do I want?
What type of walking terrain and landscape do I want?
How much do I want to spend?
Do I want a mixture of landscape and cultural interest?
What sort of weather do I want?
Do I want rest days along the way?
For a group walk - what size group do I want?
Will a walk appeal to all members of my group?
We help our clients navigate their way through these decisions - and many more.
We cannot emphasis enough that successful walking holidays require planning and forethought.
What works for one person may not work for another!
We prepare an itinerary which will cover the walk, access to the walk and any other necessary travel arrangements either side of the walk. Over time, we’ve identified amazing add-ons, including extraordinary places to stay and things to do, near the start or finish of a walk.
Our advisory services extend to general walking holiday advice, such as:
Fitness levels and preparation
Daily distances/duration of walk
Packing lists (esp. hiking equipment)
Sourcing hiking equipment
Provisioning
Travel Agency & Booking Services
As an accredited travel agency, we can make all the necessary bookings and arrangements on behalf of our clients. These bookings include guided/self guided walking holidays and ancillary services such as accommodation, transfers, transport and travel insurance. We will undertake all the time-consuming research, administration and bookings so that you can enjoy your walking holiday minus the hassle.
We do not have affiliations with any travel providers or tour operators. Through our own research and the feedback from our clients, we monitor the performance of walking holiday service providers. We also monitor (and often tour operators will communicate these directly to us) special deals on offer and make sure our clients are aware of those.
Our role as a travel agency also extends to providing back-up support and advice during your travels. We can assist in solving unexpected issues, including liaising with relevant tour operators.
Costs
Our remuneration comes in two forms:
First, for those clients solely seeking walking travel advice and itinerary planning services for their walking holiday, we charge a low flat fee. Our itinerary planning generally includes various walking holiday options based on each client’s interests and requirements.
Second, where we book travel for a client, we may receive commission from the relevant travel providers. It’s important to note that this does not increase the cost of the travel to you the client.
Travel Insurance
We strongly advise our clients to take out Travel Insurance. We have partnered with Cover-More to provide travel insurance to our clients.
WTA Shop
It can be difficult to obtain a good quality map and guidebook for your chosen walk. With this in mind, we sell current maps and guidebooks in relation to the Australian, New Zealand and United Kingdom walks featured on this website.