• Inclusions:

  • Vehicle transport for participants
  • 1 x professionally trained and accredited tour guide.
  • 1 x professionally trained tour host.
  • 1 x Kokoda Sprit Guide
  • National Park Fees
  • Meals as listed above (Groups assistance to prep & wash up)
  • Breakfast = continental, lunch = sandwiches, wraps, BBQ, dinner = BBQ’s, hot pots, pasta
  • Tours as per itinerary.
  • All camping fees, linen, pillows, sleeping bags and tents.
  • Airport pick up.
  • Airport drop off.
  • Please note that your luggage will be transported with us.

Exclusions

• Airfares and travel insurance.

Preparation, training, and gear list for our Northern Territory adventures.

• It’s very important for all participants to prepare properly for all of our Northern Territory adventures including our Larapinta Trail, Kakadu and Litchfield adventures.
• The correct equipment and hiking gear and preparation is critical for a safe and successful trip.

Training                                                                                                 

• The Northern Territory’s weather can vary from minus 2 in the morning to plus 40 degrees and 90% humidity in the afternoon, so it is best to prepare for all conditions.
• It’s important that you undertake a training program that encompasses lots of long walks, hills and stairs. The ground in the Northern Territory is generally rocky, hard and dusty.
• We can be walking in excess of 10km a day on hard and rocky ground so it’s important that you up your training schedule to suit the conditions. The more you train the more you will enjoy the trek.
• You will also be required to carry a day pack which could weigh up to 8kgs, so it’s important to train with a pack.
• It is essential that you have a good pair of walking boots that are worn in, comfortable and have a good grip.
• Foot care is important so make sure you have good socks and take adequate precautions to prevent blisters. I find using a small amount of Vaseline on my feet helps to minimise blisters.
• It is important that you get use to the heat as dehydration can be an issue on the Larapinta Trail and our Northern Territory adventures. It’s important to use a recommended hydrolyte like Trek Fuel.

Why train?                                                                                       

• Kokoda Spirit and Wild Spirit Adventures has an excellent reputation when it comes to developing the fitness and preparation of our clients. We are proud of the success rate of our trekkers!
• You do not have to be super fit or an Olympic athlete to complete the Larapinta trail, Overland Track, Kokoda, Everest Base Camp, or indeed any of our tours but you do need to have excellent endurance and stamina along with a strong cardiovascular system and a desire to complete one of the world’s great journeys.
• The advantage of having a suitable fitness level lies in your ability to complete the trek, safely and enjoyably and interact with locals, go for a swim or take a side trip to a waterfall after the days trekking is completed. Training also provides enormous health benefits and improves your general well-being.

Principles of training

Specificity                                                                                                            

• The type of training you undergo should reflect the activity that you will participate in. In this case a trek involving several hours daily walking up steep ascents and walking down equally steep descents.

Intensity                                                                                                       

• The intensity that you expect during the Trek should be reflected in the training program. That is, several hours of walking each day for several days on end. 

Overload                                                                                                  

• To gain a training “effect” you must overload the various “systems” within your body. That is, your cardiovascular, muscular-skeletal systems etc. Overload is achieved by increasing distances, decreasing time taken or increasing pack weight.

Suggested to bring list.                                                               

• Daypack 30/40 litres with good harness (Essential)
• Walking poles
• Sunglasses
• Wide Brim Hat
• Head Torch (and spare batteries)
• Camp torch
• Water Bladder and Water drink bottles 4 litres
• Fly net
• Electrolytes Essential Dehydration is a potential problem on the walk. Trek Fuel
• Zip lock bags
• Antibacterial Hand Gel

Personal Medical kit (Suggested)

• Medications as Prescribed by your Doctor.
• Headache Tablets
• Strong Pain Relief
• Diarrhea Tablets
• Travel Calm Tablets
• Anti-Inflammatory medications
• Antihistamines (e.g., Telfast etc,
• Blister Pads (optional)
• Roll of strapping tape (finely woven)
• Vaseline (blisters)
• Large size band-aids (cloth type)
• Antiseptic lotion/cream
• Papaw ointment
• Stop Itch/Stingoes cream (for bites)
• Sunscreen

Food

• Any extra food requirements
• Munchies (muesli bars, lollies, beef jerky, protein bars etc salted peanuts, trail mix etc)

Clothing

• Walking boots with good ankle support
• Sandals/or casual runners for wading in and out of waterholes and thongs
• Long cotton pants or equivalent and long shirt / thermal (for night-time)
• Rain jacket
• 2 x Shirts for trekking/sleeping.
• 2 x Walking shorts or walking pants and sleeping.
• Swimwear (for rivers and hotel)
• 3 x Pairs of hiking style socks
• 1 x Jacket fleece/wind break Polar fleece etc.
• Beanie
• Comfortable underwear / bras (micro-fibre recommended)
• Gaiters essential
• Microfiber Towels
• Toothbrush
• Toothpaste
• Roll on deodorant (odorless recommended)
• Rolls of toilet paper
• Wet ones
• Moisturiser
• Small soaps
• Ladies’ hygiene products