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Return to water and earth

A Wildwater Paddling Bushcraft Immersion

This experience is a great opportunity for you to connect back to the source of all. A deep whitewater journey woven with teachings of fire making, shelter building and bushcraft. Immerse together into nature whilst developing a deeper way of being and coexisting within the natural world.

Across nine days on the Nymboida, Boorimbah and Clarence Rivers, you’ll paddle through pristine gorges, navigate whitewater, and live simply in community, carrying everything you need to survive, thrive, and connect.

Each day we weave immersive bushcraft practices into the rhythm of the river journey.

The journey is co-facilitated by Tamika Simpson. With a lifetime experience in the Australian bush, fishing, hunting and moving across the landscape, it was a natural progression to facilitate family bushcraft camps and solo wilderness immersions. More recently Tamika was a participant on Season 2 ALONE Australia, a survival challenge, lasting 53 days unsupported in the cold climates of Aotearoa. 

A Day on the Journey

Canoes are paddled in pairs, creating a perfect container for trust, communication, and shared decision-making.
The Nymboida and Clarence Rivers offer safe drop-pool style rapids, meaning capsizes are harmless fun — with time to regroup, reflect, and try again.

Days unfold with a blend of:

• Bush craft and Skill development

• Excitement of Paddling rapids

• Spacious still-water moments

• Fire Making/ Shelter Building/ Fish trap weaving

• Rest + laughter

Nights bring starlit skies, campfire conversations, and the depth that arrives when people drop their masks and meet as they truly are.

Key Information

Dates

5-13th Jan 2027

Price

$2976 per person

What’s Included

• Daily sessions to develop bushcraft, cultural food practices, survival shelters and fire with Tamika Simpson from ALONE AUSTRALIA.Qualified & experienced Whitewater Instructors & Guides from Journey Outdoors in Nature to keep you safe on the waterWilderness Camping under more than 5 stars, with nights spent relaxing by the fire

Canoeing Equipment

• Canoe & paddle

• Lifejacket

• Helmet

• 60L barrel

• All safety + rescue gear

• Wilderness first aid kit & satellite phone

Food & Camping

• 2 Nights Dinner and final day lunch

• Wilderness camping under “more than 5 stars”

• Campsite fees + national park permits

• Car shuttles

• Optional Tent Hire

Who It’s For

This journey is for you if you want to:

• Refine your shelter building, fire making and other bush craft skill

• Develop a deeper connection to the earth and trust in your ability to coexist with it

• Feel more connected to nature, community, and your own inner world

• Access remote wilderness areas only reachable by whitewater paddling 

No prior canoeing or bush craft experience needed.