Hi, we’re Ian and Tara Wells. We serve people who love exploring Sydney’s great outdoors on foot, but struggle to find the best walks, local favourites and forgotten stories that add to the experience.

We give you the tools to get more out of every Sydney walking adventure, while making it feel like, well, a walk in the park.

When it comes to hiking in Sydney, we walk the talk;

• We’ve been doing this professionally since 2009. Ian’s the Chief Guide and Tara’s the make-it-happen person and writer.
• Between us we’ve hiked in the Himalaya, Alps, Andes, New Zealand, and more. You know what all that international experience has done? Made us realise that what’s in our very own backyard is world-class.
• In fact, that’s why Ian started the business after a career in, ahem, corporate finance (let’s never mention that again)… at first intending to show overseas visitors the city’s natural areas but then realising that even Sydneysiders’ crave a big dose of walking to feed the soul.
• We’ve won multiple tourism awards – including Ecotourism and Adventure Tourism at the NSW Tourism Awards – recognising our passion for sharing Sydney’s best natural beauty.

We’re partners in business and life. When we’re not walking, we’re wrangling kids. Three of them to be exact. So now we have the added challenge of hiking with young children.

One day we’ll take the family thru-hiking. Top of the list is the Camino de Santiago de Compostela – Spain’s legendary pilgrim trail – mainly to combine our love affairs for experiencing a different culture with delicious food and wine.

But it's a mistake to think that an aeroplane ticket is the only way to experience amazing walking. When you look for it, it can be as close as your own corner of the earth. Sydney is ours, so we've put together the best walks in Sydney.

And we're leading the way by piecing together Sydney's Great Coastal Walk as Australia's very own long-distance trail.

Come with us on the journey to get (re)inspired by signing up here for fortnightly updates.

Still want to know more about us?

• We walked from Manly to Bondi for our Honeymoon. Seriously.
• This is the track we were walking when we met (and that Ian has walked more than 100 times).
• This is what we like reading.
• These are all the walks around the world we've done, from a list of the 1001 Walks You Must Do Before You Die

Work With Us

By now you've probably worked out we love what we do and love encouraging more people to explore the outdoors on foot. Interested in hearing more about how you can work with us as a brand or destination? Work with us.

Cheers, Ian and Tara Wells