Saddle up and go!

Don your Akubra hat and Dryzabone (the quintessential Australian all-weather coat). Its time to head for Australia's highest playground.

On an alpine horseback safari, you can follow the trails into the High Country where the poet Banjo Paterson was inspired to write Clancy of the Overflow and The Man from Snowy River.

The Snowy Mountains is Australia's highest country with 7,000 square kilometres of national park, rivers filled with trout, glacial lakes, snow in the winter and swaths of wildflowers in summer.

On a horseback safari you become a part of this breathtaking scenery. Along the way, you can try to snare a trout in a freshwater stream or visit a goldmine where fortunes have been won. You may even run into a pack of wild brumbies that frequent Mount Tantangara.

Reynella Alpine Horseback Safaris has been operating guided treks for almost 30 years. Based at Reynella, a 809-hectare (2,000-acre) working sheep and cattle property, its experienced team lead safaris through the magnificence of Kosciuszko National Park, with tales of the mountains entertaining riders on the trail and around the campfire at night.

Hearty meals are cooked by the camp fire, including freshly-made damper, washed down with mugs of billy tea.

This is your opportunity to get back to nature, breath in the mountains and sleep under the stars, and whether you come for the scenery, the enjoyment of the ride or the intrigue of the legend, the magic of the Australia's High Country will touch you forever.