Journey “where the air is clear as crystal, and the white stars fairly blaze.” Australian bush poet Banjo Patterson knew how to sell the region’s wild scenery. Go off-track into the high country and meet the locals – from emus to echidnas – at the remote Tom Groggin campground south of Khancoban.

For water views, Paddys River Flats and Mannus Lake campsites near Tumbarumba are your base to explore local cliff and ridge walks, caves, panoramic lookouts and hidden waterfalls and campgrounds.

• Meet the local wildlife at Tom Groggin or Geehi campgrounds
• Hike + sleep to the sounds of the river at Paddys River Flats
• Take a sidetrip off the Snowy Valleys Way and set up camp at the base Mt Kosciuszko