The World Expeditions Group

World Expeditions is an independently owned, Australian adventure travel company that began in 1975.  The company owns six specialist active travel companies
and brands that offer genuine, niche holiday experiences across Europe (UTracks), New Zealand (Adventure South), mainland Australia (Australian Walking Holidays) & Tasmania (Tasmanian Expeditions). In January 2012 the company acquired Sherpa Expeditions, who offer active & adventure travel holidays in Europe and across the world. The company also owns World Youth Adventures, a specialist division focussed solely on school group & youth adventure travel. Collectively, these various divisions form the
World Expeditions Group.

World Expeditions is one of the world’s leading adventure travel companies offering ground breaking small group adventure holidays which began with its first trekking holiday to Nepal in 1975. Today, with offices around the globe, they offer more than 500 stand alone itineraries; small group active adventures and expeditions, cycling and walking tours and cultural journeys to every continent on earth. The company's all-inclusive, no hidden extras pricing policy combined with longer, creative itineraries and the use of quality ground services attracts people who have high expectations of their adventure travel experiences.

UTracks offers affordable, self-guided and small group guided active holidays across Europe. Choose from a wide variety of quintessential European outdoor experiences from trekking the French Alps, cycling through Tuscany, exploring the islands of Greece, Croatia or Turkey by bike and ship, making a pilgrimage along the Compostela Trail or discovering the lesser known trails in Bulgaria, Romania & Slovenia. UTracks offers many family friendly itineraries and can also tailor make tours for private groups.

There’s simply no other collection of active New Zealand holidays that can match the geographic coverage, originality and overall quality of our Adventure South's New Zealand adventure holidays. From the volcanoes to glaciers, snow capped mountains to ancient forests, Adventure South offers an extensive collection of walking, cycling, multi-activity holidays and mountaineering adventures on both the North and South Islands of New Zealand. Many of our New Zealand active holidays are uniquely operated by Adventure South.

Australian Walking Holidays is a specialist brand created to highlight World Expeditions' impressive portfolio of Australian adventure holidays. World Expeditions pioneered and operates a number of iconic Australian adventure holidays, including the Larapinta Trek in the Northern Territory, Franklin River Rafting in Tasmania and the Heyson Trail in South Australia. These exclusive itineraries are based on 30+ years experience in creating trekking holidays in Australia and around the world.

World Youth Adventures (WYA) is a specialist division of World Expeditions dedicated to organising overseas school group adventures. WYA is passionate about immersing young people in environments that offer unique experiences and takes the experience a step further by involving students in a ‘hands on’ project that will help an underprivileged community, leaving a positive and permanent benefit for the peoples of that community and lifelong friendships for students. Students will experience the joy of giving without the expectation of reward when they give their time and physical effort to those less fortunate.

Tasmanian Expeditions is the most experienced operator of treks and adventure travel holidays in Tasmania.  Operating in 1968 as Craclair, we were the first operator of bushwalks along the now legendary Overland Track. Since then, as Tasmanian Expeditions, we’ve pioneered commercial trekking on the rugged South Coast Track, in the spectacular Walls of Jerusalem as well as to the remote areas of Frenchman's Cap and the Western Arthurs. Our walking, cycling, rafting and rock climbing itineraries, all led by passionate and experienced guides are as diverse as Tasmania herself. 

Founded in 1973, Sherpa Expeditions specialise in self guided and escorted holidays to Europe and across the globe. The company offers a range of self guided inn to inn walking & cycling tours, escorted walks and expeditions, Himalayan Tours as well as Walker's Britain, a pioneering collection of over 20 British walking tours which include the Coast to Coast Trail and Hadrian’s Wall. Sherpa has refined self guided holidays to an art.  Over many years their leaders, local representatives and clients have all contributed to the detailed trail notes provided to walkers, making them the definitive guide to the areas they visit, which includes 16 iconic European walking destinations such as France, Spain, Italy, Cyprus and much more.