Mount
BEAUTY
ADVENTURE LIVES HERE!
Nestled in the heart of the Kiewa Valley, Mount Beauty is a destination that lives up to its name. With its stunning backdrop of Victoria's highest peak, Mount Bogong, this charming town offers a perfect escape for nature lovers and adventurers alike.
Curious for more?
Looking for a fun long-weekend getaway that mixes Pilates, adventure, and a good crew of like-minded people? Join Wildflower Pilates for a three-day retreat in the Victorian High Country. A relaxed, activity-filled escape designed for anyone who loves moving their body and spending time outdoors.
Set in the alpine surrounds of Tawonga South, this intimate retreat is designed to help you reconnect with your body, settle your mind, and soak up the mountain landscape.
Across the weekend, you will also take on a guided hike up Mount Feathertop, Victoria’s second-highest peak, an epic day out with alpine views, fresh air, and plenty of laughs along the way.
It’s fully catered with seasonal local food and regional wines, so you can train hard, eat well, and unwind without having to organise a thing.
This getaway attracts people who love Pilates, enjoy a challenge, and want to meet others who share the same energy, whether you come solo or with a friend. Expect sweat, scenery, good conversation, and the satisfaction of doing something memorable with your weekend.
Hosted by Mimi, Pilates teacher and adventure lover, this retreat combines movement, hiking, and a relaxed social vibe, no pretence, no pressure, just a great time in the mountains.
Spaces are limited, book via the website and lock in a High Country weekend you will actually talk about.
The team’s aim is for everyone to improve their physical health through exploring the outdoors.
Explore the beautiful Kiewa Valley and surrounds while cycling through Victoria’s High Country with Rocky Valley Bikes and Snow Sports.
Challenge yourself in the Bike Hill Mountain Bike Park or on the new trails at Falls Creek on a mountain bike or climb the surrounding mountains on a road bike. If enjoying nature at a leisurely pace is more your style then explore the Kiewa Valley or Bogong High Plains on an electric bike.
Rocky Valley Bikes and Snow Sports has your cycling needs covered, with a variety of bikes for hire, including electric and dual suspension and a mechanic on duty. With nature at your door step, you will find an assortment of trails to ride and the scenery is breathtaking.
Showcasing the West Kiewa, Pretty Valley and Mount Fainter, this expedition includes high plains, heritage huts, brumby country, wild rivers, stunning views and secluded camps, our renowned horses and campfire meals.
The horses are a feature of this expedition, each of them our own bred and trained mountain horse, expertly matched to the rider. Each day the camp is packed up, loaded onto the packhorses and the journey continues. Riding is between 15 to 25 kilometres per day with opportunities for loping canters across open plains.
Camps are selected for their beautiful settings, some in traditional stock camps featuring huts, but often secluded bush camps maintained by BHA. With swags rolled out dinner is prepared and enjoyed around a warming fire, with a cold beer, a local wine and a meal prepared from local fresh produce on the coals.
All expeditions include a night before and a night after at Spring Spur, where you can join the family for a meal and enjoy your comfortable en-suite room.
This is a four kilometres-return walk from the town of Mt Beauty, tracing the eastern bank of the lovely Kiewa River.
This sealed walk path follows the Kiewa River (west branch) as it threads through the north end of the lovely town of Mount Beauty in the Happy Valley region.
The walk trail begins just off the main Highway into town, but the scenery certainly improves as you pass farmland, shady groves, happy riverside campers (in warmer months) and then arrive at the inviting Pebble Beach area for a swim, if you fancy.
Pack your swimwear and some water shoes if the weather is warm, as the rocks are very slippery (and can be pointy and uncomfortable to walk on in bare feet).
When you approach the beach area the path splits – stay left and follow the river.
The ‘beach’ is really a calmer section of the river that opens up a little, though the current can still whistle along and there are smaller rapids to the north and south.
Currents can be quite strong (especially after rain). Always check conditions and it is not advisable for children or weaker swimmers (and never swim alone).
There are no toilets along the route.
Guided by Falls Creek Guides
Embark on an expertly guided ascent of Mt Bogong (1,986m), Victoria’s highest peak, with Falls Creek Guides. This challenging yet rewarding hike takes us via the Eskdale Spur, offering spectacular alpine views, high-country history, and insights from experienced local guides.
With our knowledge of the terrain, safety-first approach, and seamless logistics, we ensure a memorable and well-supported journey to the roof of Victoria.
This challenging and strong experience is priced at one price for up to 6 partcipants.
Horsemanship clinic in a spectacular classroom, beyond the yard and stable. Advance your horse and rider relationship in a working environment. Great horses, beautiful camps, brumby country, experienced leaders.
This five day travelling clinic combines the rewards of a remote packhorse expedition with the the extra dimension of horsemanship skill building in a working environment. The experienced horse masters offer ongoing advice and ideas throughout the expedition.
Although all BHA rides include basic Natural Horsemanship, these clinics are an opportunity to focus on horsemanship, observe brumbies in there natural wild herd environment, learn the traditions of using packhorses, bush skills, camping with horses and problem solving the challenges of horses in remote landscapes.
On these expeditions there is an opportunity to bring your horse or use one of BHA’s own bred and trained mountain horses. Offering one on one mentoring, the Natural Horsemanship mobile clinics will be run this year by Lin and Clay Baird.
Gather and Harvest hand crafts a range of luxury candles, soaps, lip balms, bath bombs and diffusers in its studio in the pristine Victorian High Country.
Gather and Harvest’s soy candles are poured into recycled glass bottles, that have been hand-cut by a women’s community group in Bali. Each candle directly helps to improve a woman’s life.
Olive oil, goats milk, sheep milk and honey sourced from local alpine area farms are used to make Gather and Harvest’s range of natural soaps. Essential oils and natural clays are used for scent and colour, to create a truly beautiful product.
Gather and Harvest’s bath bombs are made with luxurious essential oils and clays to produce a perfectly relaxing bath time experience.