Tasmania highlands walking holiday, the Walls of Jerusalem

Tasmania highlands walking holiday, the Walls of Jerusalem

How Tasmania highlands walking holiday, the Walls of Jerusalem makes a difference

Environment

The Walls of Jerusalem is a fragile environment that sees very few travellers each season. We're committed to keeping the environment in tact by following our 'Leave NO Trace' principles closely.

In the Walls of Jerusalem our groups camp on dedicated tent platforms in designated group camping areas to minimise our impact on the delicate fauna within the park.

Our guides advise travellers how they can reduce their own impact in pre-trip briefings as well as on the trail. Our guides are committed to assisting travellers to experience and understand the precious alpine environments in the Walls of Jerusalem and to help protect and maintain them at the same time. Principles they follow and share with our travellers include:

Stay on track: If no track, fan out and do not follow in each other's footsteps. Where there is a graded trail, stay on it.

Use of fuel stoves: Take care to place your stove and any hot pots on hard surfaces. Some vegetation does not easily recover from the heat of stoves.

Pack it in - pack it out: Take all of your rubbish out with you! Collect any other bushwalkers' garbage off the track!

Campsite etiquette: Pitch your tent on an established site or, in the 'Walls', on the tent platform. Once camp is established minimise movements, i.e collect your water once for the evening.

Flora/Fauna: Don’t disturb or feed nesting birds or browsing animals. Avoid introducing weeds or seeds into new areas by thoroughly cleaning boots tents and other equipment before and after each trip. The root rot fungus Phytophthora cinnamomi is present in Tasmania help stop the spread we ensure our travellers clean their gear including boots, tent pegs, gaiters and tent floor, before, during and after a trek.

Water: One of the rare pleasures one can have in Tasmania is to dip ones cup into the stream and drink directly from it. We advise travellers on how to keep the water sources unpolluted by taking washing water 100m away from a water source to only use bio-degradable soap.

We were delighted that our efforts were nominated by our travellers and subsequently long listed for the Responsible Travel Awards 2011.

Community

The Walls of Jerusalem is uninhabited. It is likely you will not encounter any other travellers - the only locals you may meet are wildlife!

In the Walls of Jerusalem food is carried by everyone to ensure we do not require food drops.

Food purchased for the Walls of Jerusalem trip are purchased from local Tasmanian sources. We have a food policy, whereby it states that the produce on trips should be both Tasmanian owned and produced. If both are not possible it should then be either produced or owned locally before even considering any mainland or overseas alternatives.

All Walls of Jerusalem guides and support staff are locally employed.

All transfer vehicles are maintained frequently locally in Launceston.

There is a check of local gear and equipment before every tour at a local gear shop. If a client is deemed lacking essential equipment we have obtained favourable rates for them to purchase the gear from the locally owned outdoor shop.

Each year we run at least one charity fundraising trek which benefits a Tasmanian charity financially as well as through raising their profile through the marketing activities we undertake to promote the trek. The most recent charity treks have been offered through the Walls of Jerusalem area.

Tasmania highlands walking holiday, the Walls of Jerusalem

Tasmania highlands walking holiday, the Walls of Jerusalem