Help kids!

​As a 100% not-for-profit charity, all the money raised from the hikes goes to helping kids in need!

Awesome guides

Our volunteer guides are trained to manage all the trek logistics and safety, and are keen to share their love of the Australian bush.

Adventure 

We focus on adventure, not luxury. We work as a team, and use public transport to minimise our environmental impact.

Why trek with us?

TACKLING DISADVANTAGE ONE STEP AT A TIME

Improving Indigenous Literacy

Emu Trekkers has donated $20,000 AUD, or the equivalent of 2000 culturally-appropriate books, to help improve literacy rates in remote Indigenous communities.

Welcoming Refugees

Emu Trekkers offers hikes to children and youth of refugee background to welcome them to Australia, make new friends and introduce them to the Australian bush .

Protecting Children's Rights

Since August 2018, Emu Trekkers has donated $5,000 AUD to UNICEF Australia to support their mission to promote and protect children's rights around the world.

OUR FIRST YEAR

HOW IT STARTED
 The idea of Emu Trekkers came when the founders, Tristan and Rutty, were hiking in Nicaragua and Guatemala and saw a successful not-for-profit hiking organisation, called Quetzal Trekkers and Quetzal Trekkers Leon, raising money to build schools and educate kids living in the streets. Tristan and Rutty were so impressed with the model that they decided to start it up in Australia as well. 

In 2017, Emu Trekkers was registered as a charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission and obtained a NSW Parks and Wildlife Service Ecopass license. The first treks began in September 2017.
IF NOT NOW, WHEN?
Come join our growing community of hikers and help us tackle disadvantage one step at a time.
Emu Trekkers would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land in which our treks operate and pay our respects to their elders both past and present. With a commitment to reconciliation, we acknowledge the ongoing impact of past policies and practices, and commit our endeavours to creating a just society that celebrates the ongoing resilience and self-determination of our first peoples and communities.
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​ Emu Trekkers is registered as a charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission ABN 82614391614.​
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© Emu Trekkers - Hike Australia. Help Kids. 2019.