We are an international ecotourism company offering hiking adventures and specialised creativity retreats. THE TEAM
Edgewalkers was founded by Dr Erika Jacobson, a theatre practitioner, artist and entrepreneur with a specialisation in creativity and transformative learning who loves writing, walking and wildflowers. Kirra Diconza, is an environmental scientist, yoga instructor, and student of Chin
ese medicine who loves to surf and create culinary magic. Charissa is an artist, designer and entrepreneur with background in science and agriculture. She loves wildflowers, birds and being outdoors. Behinds the scenes Francis Cubillo is our office administrator and email marketing expert, with superhuman organisational skills. WHERE WE LIKE TO BE
From August to November most of our events take place in Western Australia's florally biodiverse southwest, including the Cape to Cape track in the Margaret River Region, the Fitzgerald Biosphere and the Stirling Range National Park. We also offer a walking adventures through the ancient rugged landscape of the Murchison Gorge in the Kalbarri National Park in WA's midwest. In June and July we head to the Tavan Bogd National Park and hike with small groups through the Altai Mountains in the in northwest Mongolia and to the Prokletije National Park to hike the Peaks of the Balkans through Montenegro, Albania and Kosovo. Our international Creativity Retreat will be held on the magical island of Korcula, Croatia. We offer set events throughout the year but mostly organise bespoke adventures for individuals, organisations and government departments. Our mission is to bring people closer to nature, creativity and their most adventurous selves.
09/05/2024
Magic day on the Mamang Trail - Walking with Wildflowers.
To be honest, theyāre all magic days in the Fitzgerald River National Park.
Specially if you love wildflowers and you are excited about seeing them in their natural habitats!
The Mamang Trail starts off with a short 800 meter walk along the beach where often we see whales.
We then walk inland onto the trail which usually starts off with lots of pink.
There are different species of Melaleuca like Corky Honey Myrtle and papillosa, pink Boronia, Verticordia, Andersonia. There are splashes of blue from Claw Lechenaultia bobbing happily above other bushes, like Hakeas and Petrophiles, and Isopogon.
A few Eucalypts. And Banksias, and grevilleas, and more Boronia but yellow, and so many Acacias and Calathamnus, and as the soil changes the Eucalyptus and Melaleucas get taller and under them there are tiny orchids: Snail, Spider, Pink Fairies, and Western Tiny Blue, Azure Sun Orchidsā¦then the Royal Hakeas, still a little dry from lack of rain stand tall and frame the view over Nameless Lake.
Weāll see trigger plants, White Goodenias and Kangaroo Paws, even Qualup Bells, although we see more on the east side of the National Park.
You canāt beat a walk in the Fitzgerald River NP for wildflower diversity and pristine, wild environments.
Western AustraliaOsprey Packs AustraliaRavensthorpe Wildflower Show and Herbarium Western Australian Visitor Centre Trails WA Explore Parks WA
Friends of the Fitzgerald River National Park
In celebration of International Women's Day, we're spotlighting 15 leaders in design, activism, food, storytelling, and pop culture who are pushing us forwardāwith an introduction by 2023 alumna, Katalina Mayorga, on what it means to build a more representative future.
19/04/2024
FYI!!
Have you dreamed of doing the Cape to Cape Track in Western Australia's stunning South West region?
Grab a partner, spouse, friend!
Now is the time to achieve your dreams and book your spots on a guided walking adventure with during their April special Buy 2 for 1.
15/04/2024
Important article about the climate change reality and its impact.
By local anthropologist & writer Ginny Wilson
Western AustraliaThe Margaret River Region Earth Sea Star Australia's South West
Tree die-off heralds the acceleration of the impacts of climate change in the south-west of Western Australia.
08/04/2024
Iām so going to do this one day when I have more time.
Western Australian Herbarium
The Western Australian Herbarium is invaluable research infrastructure for the management of WAās biodiversity. Used by scientists, industry bodies and the public, the physical collections and data are critical for a range of scientific, conservation and cultural heritage needs. To share the inval...
07/04/2024
Perfectly said!
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"We ARE nature protecting itself."
06/04/2024
Who says you have to accept your current situation?
Who says you canāt try different paths?
Who says that youāve always been a runner so now, you canāt be a swimmer?
Youāve always been logical and science oriented, so you canāt be an artist, or a dancer or a poet?
Youāve never been good with money, so you canāt be an entrepreneur?
Youāve never been good at reading Maps how can you be an adventurer?
Youāre such a shy, gentle thing, how could you perform in front of thousands of people?
Who says it canāt be you who refuses to accept: āthatās just the way things are!ā
And tries for something different?
It might not be easy. It might take years. It might have lots of twists and tones.
But itās your life.
Itās your one-way adventure.
It can be you!
05/04/2024
There is so much space in Mongolia, it feels like dreams have no limitsā¦
Have been walking dreams into reality in Mongolia since 2015. šæš„¾šļøšæ
Dr Erika Jacobson Kirrayoga Ecotourism Australia Adventure Travel Trade AssociationMongolia Trekking
Osprey Packs Australia NEMO Equipment Sea to Summit
Thank you Morgan Gillham for most of these š·š
04/04/2024
The smallest action towards something you truly desire, sets off waves of aligned synchronicity, suggesting another action, when you take that, more possibilities are unleashedā¦ until one day you suddenly see yourself somewhere or doing something that years before seemed unattainable or unreachable.
Donāt you think? š
02/04/2024
Shared some thoughts about the role of nature based tourism in environmental conservation, protection and restoration and what progress might look like in WA.
Tourism Council Western Australia Ecotourism Australia Western Australia Australia's South West Friends of the Fitzgerald River National Park
What constitutes āprogressā for travel & tourism in 2024?
Thanks to the 18 professors, professionals, & practitioners who took the time to share their thoughts on the question: "In 2024, what constitutes āprogressā for the travel & tourism industry where you work, or that you have identified through your observations, study, or research?"
Itās a ā ā Insight Bites compilation feat. K Michael Haywood; Frederic Dimanche; Aini Wikamto-vd Weert (Khiri Travel); Steve Noakes; Robin Boustead; Saverio F Bertolucci; Richard A. Shepard; C. Michael Hall; Vilhelmiina Vainikka; Kevin Phun (Centre for Responsible Tourism Singapore); Duncan M Simpson Writing; Geoff Lipman (SUNx Malta); Allan Michaud (Cardamom Tented Camp); Rob Pearce (Anurak Community Lodge); Aimable Rwaka (Red Rocks Rwanda); Catherine GermierHamel; Greg Bakunzi (Red Rocks Initiative); Dr Erika Jacobson; Ronda Green; Herb Hiller.
Since 2015 Erika has travelled to Mongolia almost every year.
In this video of the fast moving White River - icy and full of sediment the water comes straight from the nearby glaciers.
It was the first place that Erika visited in the Altai Tavan Bogd National Park - ŠŠ»ŃŠ°Š¹ Š¢Š°Š²Š°Š½ ŠŠ¾Š³Š“ Š£ŃŠ» on her very first trip.
Kirrayoga Mongolia Trekking
Curious? Give Erika a call. š²š
22/03/2024
On the floor ā¦ learning to breathe.
Sometimes in yoga all we might take from a session is an awareness of how shallow we breathe, or even better how regulating our breath can make a difference to our nervous system and make us feel calm, content, present, even happy.
Deep, slow breaths, such as Pranayama, as practiced in Yoga, can be used to deal with anxiety and stressā¦ something Kirra focuses on during the Walking Yoga Mini-Retreat and the Walking Yoga and Plant Based Cooking Retreat.
21/03/2024
Thanks for these great pics Azelene Williams - Social Work, Counselling and Public Speaking Services! šš¼šø
21/03/2024
Stunning! š
18/03/2024
Time to write a new chapter?
Sometimes we need time walking through nature to figure it all outā¦ donāt call it a trip, call it a new
chapter to your new life!
08/03/2024
Happy International Womenās Day!
How fitting that our first client for the year is a gorgeous and courageous woman who is giving herself time, attention, space, care, NATURE & adventure.
While she writes, reflects and creates.
Whether with us, with other friends, or on
your own:
Take time to yourself!
Give yourself space, attention care.
Put as much effort into caring for yourself as you put into caring for everyone else in your family, in your community, in your workplace.
You deserve your attention.
You deserve your care.
You deserve time to work out what you want to create in this world.
You deserve to create a life that you love.
Happy international womenās day.
I donāt want to be negative.. but I want to be authenticā¦so I want us to remember that it is not so happy for some women.
Iāll fill in the first one, you complete the rest with your own example.
1. It is not so happy for ā¦
the family members & friends of the 57 women who have already been killed in Australia this year by their partners.
2. Itās not so happy for the womenā¦.
3. Itās not so happy for the womenā¦.
4. Itās not so happy for the womenā¦.
5. Itās not so happy for the womenā¦.
6. Itās not so happy for the womenā¦.
7. Itās not so happy for the womenā¦.
Why do we still have to change so much in this system?
03/03/2024
If we save our wild places, we will ultimately save ourselves.
Steve Irwin.
Celebrating World Wildlife Day
We post a lot about wildflowers, true.
But we do get to see some stunning wildlife on our adventures!
Like Blue Tongue Lizards, Monitor Luzards, lots of lizardsā¦ Echidnas, Southern Right Whales, snakes like dugites and ā¦ of course kangaroos
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Where would we be without animals?
Western Australia Explore Parks WA Fitzgerald Biosphere Coast Friends of the Fitzgerald River National Park
3 Cape to Cape walks š„¾
4 yoga sessions š§š»
3 days of plant based feasting šš
9 beautiful like-minded women š
Lots of stories, laughter and WELLNESS
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Videos
Itās World Biodiversity Day - that should be a public holiday in this state!
With some of the most florally biodiverse ecosystems on the planet thereās a lot to celebrateā¦ and protect.
#fitzgeraldrivernationalpark #lesueurnationalpark #stirlingrangenationalpark #wildflowersofwesternaustralia #wawildflowers #worldbiodiversityday #biodiversityhotspot #explorewesternaustralia #edgewalkers #wildflowerseason
Sheās a mum!
You know sheāll be happy with anything you give her.
Sheās extraordinary.
She deserves an extraordinary gift, donāt you think?
Really.
What would the Mums in your life love to receive on her special day?
#mothersday2024 #mumsday #unforgettableadventures #walkingtours #perthmum #mothersdayspecial #australianmums #giftsthatlastalifetime #perthretreats #wildflowerwalks #womensretreats #edgewalkers
Ready to take action?
Or will you wait another summer?
How many summers do you have left?
#walkingadventures #mongolia #womenadventure #hikingwomen #natureadventures #mountainhikes
Because youāre worth it! #perthretreats #becauseyoureworthit #margaretriverretreat #YogaWellness
If softness was weakness
the flowers would never growā¦
Amna Dhinani
and they do grow,
flowering
100 million years
of soft flowering
right here
in our southwest
patiently evolving
flowering soft
in 80 million years
of poor soil
and rain came
and dry came
and 60 million years
flowering
soft
through heat
soft
through fire
soft
and blooming
soft
and adapting
25 million years
diversifying
innovating
and evolving still
as I tap these letters
with one finger
into this phone
Erika
#wildflowersofwesternaustralia #biodiversityhotspot #wawildflowers #australiannativeflowers #angiosperms #softbutstrong #westernaustralianwildflowers #edgewalkers
9 Days Through The Mongolian Wilderness by Dr Erika Jacobson
https://edgewalkers.com.au/blog/2022/4/16/9-days-through-the-mongolian-wilderness
Since 2015 Erika has travelled to Mongolia almost every year.
In this video of the fast moving White River - icy and full of sediment the water comes straight from the nearby glaciers.
It was the first place that Erika visited in the Altai Tavan Bogd National Park - ŠŠ»ŃŠ°Š¹ Š¢Š°Š²Š°Š½ ŠŠ¾Š³Š“ Š£ŃŠ» on her very first trip.
Kirrayoga Mongolia Trekking
Curious? Give Erika a call. š²š
Every year @eucalyptaus invite their followers to suggest the Eucalypt of the year.
This year 6 out of 8 Eucalypts were from WAā¦
Watch till the end for the 2024 Eucalypt of the Year! š
Red Flowering Gumā¦ Corymbia ficifolia ā¦ pic taken in Walpole in January.
#eucalyptoftheyear #eucalyptaus #eucalyptusflowers #redfloweringgum #biodiversitymatters #floweringgumtree #edgewalkers
Get your breath back! Walking Yoga Mini Retreat
On the floor ā¦ learning to breathe.
Sometimes in yoga all we might take from a session is an awareness of how shallow we breathe, or even better how regulating our breath can make a difference to our nervous system and make us feel calm, content, present, even happy.
Deep, slow breaths, such as Pranayama, as practiced in Yoga, can be used to deal with anxiety and stressā¦ something Kirra focuses on during the Walking Yoga Mini-Retreat and the Walking Yoga and Plant Based Cooking Retreat.
#yogaretreatperth #perthretreats #breatheagain #wellnessgetaway #margaretriver #edgewalkers #walkingyoga
šøThere is no more intimate way to experience the natural beauty of wildflowers than to walk right beside them, in their natural habitats. šøIf you come for the wildflowers, you will be blown away by the rich and vibrant colours, the different shapes and sizes and the remarkable evolutionary adaptations of the thousands of plant species found in the UNESCO-listed Fitzgerald Biosphere & the Stirling Range NP some of the most florally biodiverse places on Earth. šø āAmazing 5 day wildflower walks in the beautiful Fitzgerald River National Park. The trip exceeded expectations thanks to the professional and very caring Erika and her assistant Kirra. Food was fabulous and travelling in a small group of ten was so much fun. So much better with people to share the experience. I would absolutely recommend Edgewalkers and hope to travel with them again.ā šøThese are the dates 2024 (the tours are starting to fill up but there are still spots on all dates):14 - 18 Sept / 19 - 23 Sept / 24 - 28 Sept / 2 - 6 Oct (30% deposit available). šøDownload an itinerary or book directly here: https://edgewalkers.com.au/walking-with-wildflowers-fitzgerald-biosphere šø7-day Walking with Wildflowers Adventures in the Fitzgerald Biosphere & the Stirling Range National Park šø4 - 10 Sept šøDownload an itinerary or book directly here: https://edgewalkers.com.au/walking-with-wildflowers-fitzgerald-biosphere-and-stirling-ranges
Mongolia Walking Adventure
Time to write a new chapter?
Sometimes we need time walking through nature to figure it all outā¦ donāt call it a trip, call it a new
chapter to your new life!
7-day full pack experience through 38 km of this ancient gorgeā¦ for those who want the thrill of adventure, the deep satisfaction pushing physical, mental & emotional boundaries to go deeper and stay longer in spectacular, remote West Australian wilderness.
Create memories that remind you of all you are capable of!
EDGEWALKERS - walking you closer to nature & your most creative self
It was during a long coastal hike, along the famous Cape to Cape track, immersed in scented Boronias and Honey Myrtle, surrounded by swishing Peppermint Eucalyptuses and low lying prickly Acacias (names I did not know then) that I came to realise two things.
First, I realised that in spite of loving being out in nature I knew very little about the natural world that surrounded me. When I looked at trees I saw, well, trees; when I looked at flowers, I saw colours, red ones, purple ones, yellow ones.
I wondered if other people also felt the same. Whether they were also yearning for a more profound connection and understanding of the natural world, yearning to move like Edgewalkers, effectively across the edge between the structured and the untamed, between the sophisticated and the primal.
Second, I realised that walking, but especially in nature, was, and is, an integral part of my creative processā¦that I have been doing it for a long time.
I realised that I hiked the mountains around Almaty, Kazakhstan trying to find a way to finish the first draft of my first novel in 1999, and that I regularly traversed Kingās Park, Perth, while solving production issues with my first play Trollop(e) in 2002. I understood that I had walked my way out of every single challenge in all the theatre-based projects I created with Act Out www.actout.com.au from 2007 ā 2014 and that I am still bushwalking now as a way to solve problems, to let my mind expand and my imagination soar.
I understood, that day on the Cape to Cape with the Southern Native Roses dangling red above the limestone outcrops of the Leeuwin-Naturaliste Ridge, with Western Spinebills fluttering among the Melaleuca and the Cockiesā Tongues, that walking is how I negotiate the edge between the world of what is and the world of what is yet to be; between the world of the created and what is yet to be created. I wondered whether others also felt a desire to move more freely between these two realms.
By naming my new business adventure Edgewalkers, I am conjuring the possibility of playing a role in bringing people closer to the edges they yearn to walk boldly along; closer to nature, closer to their natural creative and expressive selves; I am conjuring the possibility of all of us having intimate knowledge and competence of all the worlds we inhabit and create.
OUR RETREATS
We are educators, nature lovers, artists & walking enthusiasts who love sharing our knowledge & passion for nature & a deeply creative life. Our retreats are designed to give you focused and uninterrupted opportunities to immerse yourself in stimulating surroundings and discover/rediscover your creative aspirations...and ways to reconnect with them.
Through aesthetic and embodied activities & techniques you will explore your creative aspirations, your desires and hopes and generate ways to create a trajectory to a more creative & self-expressive life.
During the retreats the creative process is harnessed by guided walks immersed in nature through some of the most pristine and biodiverse environments in the world, including sections of the Cape to Cape track & Boranup forest in southwest Western Australia & in the Altai mountains of northwest Mongolia. In addition, special workshops with contributing local artists during each retreat will enhance your creativity experience.
OUR WALKS
When you walk with us you are not just walking with a tour guide, you are walking with a philosopher, an artist, a writer, an environmentalist who offer a unique perspective and sensitivity to the experience.
