Granite Skywalk Porongurups: Scenic Hike to Castle Rock with Local Food and Wine Tasting
4.4
20 Ratings
Albany
Depart from Albany and journey to Porongurup National Park. Enjoy a tour-led trek of roughly one hour through a nature trail leading to Castle Rock. Navigate over stones to reach a fireman’s ladder, and ascend for breathtaking views from the Granite Skywalk. Relish local cuisine and wine samples during a lunch at Ironwood Estate Wines.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Busy Blue Bus Tours - Local Commentary
Professional Service
- Castle Rock - Balancing Boulders
Natural Surrounds
360 degree views of the Great Southern
Native Flora and Fauna
- Granite Sky Walk - 360 degree views of the Great Southern
Test your skills and make the scramble through the granite boulders to reach the climb.
Test your nerves and climb the 6 metre ladder to reach the summit of Castle Rock and walk the see through engineering marvel of the skywalk.
- Ironwood Estate Wines - Enjoy a lunch of local seasonal produce and a fantastic wine tasting or Porongorup wines.
What's Included
- Bottled water
- Professional guide
- Lunch
- Select from the menu lunch
- Wine tasting at Ironwood Estate Wines
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
Additional Information
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Minimum drinking age is 18 years
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Location
Albany Visitor Centre
York Street
We will meet you at the front door of the Albany Visitor Centre.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(20 Ratings)
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Tassietourer2023
May 1, 2023
Porongurup NP Granite Skywalk - Susan our guide for the walk departed lots of useful information on the Albany area, flora & visual explanation for ascending the summit.
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Phillippv6849qz
Apr 10, 2023
Breathe taking views, with some effort before hand - The walk from car park to top is roughly 2.4 kms but at your own pace it is doable for most. The rock scrambles at the top require a little bit of coordination but I guarantee you the view is worth it! We got up there quite early so still had some cloud cover which was amazing, then the clouds started to break and the view became breathe taking. We even got to see some small icicles in the air floating about. Unforgettable….
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745michaelc745
Mar 25, 2023
The amazing Skywalk - Our day started on time when we were greeted at our accommodation by a friendly, enthusiastic guide. We chatted intently on our way to pick up other guests and it became obvious that it was going to be an interesting and enjoyable day. Tim is a very knowledgeable person and a fantastic guide. The walk itself is fairly straightforward but Tim helped us negotiate some tricky rock hopping
right at the top. The skywalk is amazing and well worth the effort to make it up the hill.
Lunch at the winery afterwards was a nice touch and Tim took the time over lunch to show me other worthwhile walks in the area.
Thank you Tim and thank you Busy Blue Bus.
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Sightsee599808
Oct 21, 2022
A short but good hike with a great reward - Great trip to the Porongurups. Our guide Susan was incredibly knowledgeable in so many areas which she happily imparted to us along the hike to the skywalk. A really enjoyable hike up and even though the weather didn’t behave itself and the view was limited, the excursion did not disappoint as plenty to see on the way up. With better weather the view at the top would have been magnificent!! Would definitely recommend
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Susan
Oct 5, 2022
Great climb up Castlerock - Excellent climb up castle rock even though weather was bad day spent with great people and Sue was just wonderful as our guide and congratulations to people at Ironbark winery for wonderful hospitality
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Gary_h
Sep 30, 2022
Superb - Susan was great, very knowledgeable about the area and the wineries surrounding the granite skywalk. Great experience
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Diana_w
Sep 23, 2023
The view from the... - The view from the skywalk, the walk through the forest and the very nice lunch and chat with our guide afterwards.
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Julie_s
Dec 17, 2022
Takes your breath away - Once you have negotiated the walk up, the view is fantastic. Our day wasn’t as clear but I was told that you can see as far as William Bay national park.
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Annettemf4455jl
Mar 4, 2023
Disappointing - Unfortunately the tour didn't go ahead as I was the only one booked, so a bit disappointing. However, I was advised of this the day before so I could make other arrangements.
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Kierinm2022
Oct 13, 2022
Just a mess. - Trip was cancelled by the provider. No notification of this was received until with great difficulty and after repeated attempts trying to contact someone in order to sort out arrangements for pick-up. Just a mess. Not sure whether the blame lies with the provider or with Viator, but wasted a lot of time trying to sort it out. Really poor communication and I'm still waiting on a refund.
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