The Ngaro Track is a new 32km, three-day hiking trail in Queensland’s Whitsundays that opens in May 2026 – but bookings for the trail are open now.

 

The trail is named after the Traditional Custodians of the land and sea country, the Ngaro people, and traverses part of Whitsunday Island, the largest island in the Whitsundays group.

Across 32km, the Ngaro Track connects two of the region’s most iconic spots, starting at the famous Whitehaven Beach and ending at the spectacular Hill Inlet. From the beach, the trail winds inland through mangroves, forests, and rocky outcrops, and summits one of the island’s highest peaks, Whitsunday Craig.

 

 

Hikers spend two nights on the island at purpose-built campgrounds with tent platforms, communal shelters, and well-placed toilets to offer memorable ‘loo-with-a-view’ experiences.

The Ngaro Track can be walked in a few different ways; on a guided walk with World Expeditions, selecting either the full pack or comfort option, or on a self-sufficient and unguided walk.

During the consultation stages, the plan of the trail was criticised as it originally allowed for the new government-built campgrounds to be exclusively used by walkers paying a premium on guided tours and for self-sufficient walkers to use exisiting campgrounds. However, the itinerary of both the guided and unguided experiences has walkers spending their nights on the trail at Bowarri yamba/Moon Camp on night one and Dhula yamba/Tree Camp on night two.

The trail is limited to a maximum of 15 hikers per day and not accessible to day visitors. The best time to walk the trail is during Queensland’s cooler months, from April to October and self-sufficient walkers need to book transfers to and from Whitsunday Island.

Bookings for guided experiences can be made through World Expeditions, while bookings for unguided walkers can be made through the Ngaro Track website.

 

Images supplied by Ngaro Track and Queensland Tourism

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