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TASM A N I A
A T R A V E L P R O F E S S I O N A L' S G U I D E
Tessellated Pavement,
Eaglehawk Neck
© Luke Tscharke
About the cover
The striking rock formations of the Tessellated Pavement in Tasmania’s south east
are a favourite with travellers and locals. Located a short walk from the car park at
Eaglehawk Neck, which is the gateway to the Tasman Peninsula and an area rich in
Aboriginal and convict history, this geological marvel is most captivating at sunrise
and at low tide when the rock platform is exposed and easy to explore.
Crater Lake, Cradle Mountain
Cradle Mountain–Lake St Clair National Park
© Jason Charles Hill
Contents
Why Tasmania 04 What makes
Tasmania unique 10
About Tasmania 06
Wilderness and wildlife 11
Tasmania has Australia's… 07
Unordinary adventures 12
Tasmania has the world's… 07
Art and culture 13
Where we are 08
History and heritage 13
Weather 09
Drive journeys 14
Getting around 09
Food and drink 16
More information 09
Tasmania’s regions 17
Hobart and south 19
Launceston and north 20
East Coast 22
Cradle Coast 24
Flinders Island 26
King Island 27
U NOR DI NA RY A DV E N T U R E S
Australia’s island state is no ordinary place.
And Tasmanians are no ordinary people.
WHY
TASM A N I A
Mount Field National Park
Tasmanian Wilderness
World Heritage Area
© Jason Charles Hill
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S L OW D OW N . U N P L U G . B R E AT H E D E E P.
–––– A journey to Tasmania is a rare One of the joys of travelling in
chance to disconnect from stress and Tasmania is not just the chance to taste
reconnect with the things that matter. produce straight from the farm and
ocean, but the ease of meeting the
About 40 per cent of the island is
makers at cellar doors, farm gates and
protected as national parks, reserves
local markets. And with four distinct
and UNESCO World Heritage areas
seasons, there’s always something new
and, remarkably, these wild places are
to see, taste and feel.
easily accessible. Hike the tallest sea
cliffs in the southern hemisphere, and This is a place for adventure, however
breathe some of the purest air in the you define it. Test yourself on scores
world. In World Heritage wilderness, of mountain-bike trails, tee off on
walk in valleys where towering Huon top-ranked golf courses overlooking
pines grow for thousands of years, Bass Strait, cast for wild brown trout
where rivers meet rare temperate in glacial tarns, raft on wild rivers. Find
rainforest, and snow-peaked mountains stories and freedom on drive journeys
shadow buttongrass plains. See wildlife connecting wild places, quintessential
that exists nowhere else on Earth. Tassie towns and friendly locals.
Geographic isolation has contributed Whether the view is from the privacy of
to unique biodiversity, and it has also a hot tub in a forest, or from a kayak for
fostered a rare community of creative, two, or fireside with Tassie whisky and
down-to-earth, resourceful people friends, the world looks different from
with time to make you feel welcome. Tasmania.
This is a place where seasonality and
hospitality go hand in hand.
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ABOUT
TASM A N I A
Tasmanian Devil joeys,
Wings Wildlife Park
© Lauren Bath
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TASM ANI A H AS BEST SINGLE MALT WHISKY TASM ANI A H AS
Hellyers Road Distillery’s
AU S T R A L I A’ S . . . slightly peated 10 year old
THE WORLD’S...
PUREST AIR LARGEST NUMBER OF WORLD LARGEST CARNIVOROUS
Cape Grim HERITAGE CONVICT SITES MARSUPIAL
5 of Australia's 11 UNESCO Tasmanian devil
OLDEST BRIDGE World Heritage convict sites
Richmond, convict built in 1825 TALLEST FLOWERING PLANT
WILDEST BIG-WAVE SURF Eucalyptus regnans,
OLDEST CONTINUALLY Shipstern Bluff, Tasman Peninsula or mountain ash
OPERATING BREWERY
Cascade Brewery, Hobart DEEPEST CAVE BIGGEST PRIVATE
Niggly Cave, about 394 metres, LAVENDER FARM
HIGHEST SEA CLIFFS near Mount Field National Park Bridestowe Lavender Estate
Tasman Peninsula
TOWN WITH THE MOST BEST SINGLE CASK
TOP THREE PUBLIC-ACCESS SANDSTONE BUILDINGS SINGLE MALT WHISKY
GOLF COURSES Oatlands Sullivans Cove Distillery’s
Cape Wickham, Barnbougle Dunes,
French Oak TD0217
Barnbougle Lost Farm ONLY NATIVE DECIDUOUS TREE
Nothofagus gunnii, aka deciduous And Tasmania supplies a quarter of
DEEPEST LAKE beech or fagus the wild abalone consumed globally
Lake St Clair
LARGEST TRACT OF 01 — Tasmanian Whisky © Rob Burnett
TEMPERATE RAINFOREST 02 — White Knights, Evercreech Forest Reserve
© Jason Charles Hill
takayna / Tarkine 03 — Cape Wickham Golf Course © Luke Hesketh
04 — Port Arthur Historic Site
- Separate Prison © Hype TV
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Tasman Island
© Emilie Ristevski
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Where we are
Australia’s only island state lies about 250
kilometres across the formidable Bass Strait.
Next stop south is Antarctica, 3000 kilometres
away. Surrounded by the Tasman Sea, the strait
and the mighty Southern Ocean, Tasmanians
breathe some of the cleanest air in the world.
The island, and 334 smaller islands nearby, is
directly in the path of the Roaring Forties, at
latitude 42 degrees south, and is about
the size of Switzerland: 315 kilometres
from east to west and 286 kilometres
from north to south. The population
AUSTRALIA is about 534,000, with almost half
living in the state capital of Hobart,
Sydney established in 1804 and Australia’s
Melbourne
second oldest city.
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TA S M A N I A
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west coast has an annual average rainfall of
2400 millimetres, which sustains the island’s
cool temperate rainforests.
No matter when you travel here, it’s important to
prepare for sudden changes in the weather, and
especially if you’re bushwalking. Pack warm, fast-
drying layers for maximum flexibility, particularly
in the cooler months, and be sure to carry extra
warm clothing and a waterproof jacket.
Getting around
Tasmania’s compact size, diverse landscapes
and network of roads covering most of the state
create superb touring.
Travellers can hire cars or vans, bring their own
from the mainland on the Spirit of Tasmania
Weather ferry between Melbourne and Devonport, or
join a coach tour or a small escorted group.
Tasmania’s four distinct seasons are reason There are no public trains.
to travel year-round. Average maximum
temperatures in summer, from December
More information
to March, are 17-23 °C (63-73 °F). Average
maximum winter temperatures, from June to For travel professionals, find sales-focused
August, are 3-11 °C (37-52 °F). Enjoy beach life information and itinerary suggestions at
and blooming lavender fields in summer, the tassietrade.com.au, or email
“turning of the fagus” in autumn when Australia’s trade@tourism.tas.gov.au
only deciduous tree turns brilliant colours, fish
For travellers, find ideas and itineraries at
for wild brown trout in spring, and in winter
discovertasmania.com.au
join solstice festivals (fancy a communal nude
swim?), and warm up around hot tubs and log See more at discovertasmania.com.au/air
fires with fine Tassie whisky.
01 — Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park
Rainfall varies significantly across the island. © Lusy Productionsi
02 — Blue Derby Mountain Bike Trails,
Hobart is the second driest capital city in Sawtooth Lookout © Flow Mountain Bike
03 — Left of Field Caravan Park © Off the Path
Australia (after Adelaide), while the 04 — Martha Lavinia Beach, King Island © Stu Gibson
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W H AT M A KE S
TASM A N I A
UNIQUE
Barn Bluff from Cradle Mountain,
Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park
© Jason Charles Hill11
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Wilderness and wildlife at the end of the last Ice Age some 12,000
years ago, separating Tasmania from the rest
About 40 per cent of the island is protected of Australia. With relatively intact habitat and
in national parks and reserves, and vast tracts few introduced predators or pests, Tasmania
of wilderness have UNESCO World Heritage is a refuge for fascinating creatures. The
status. Remarkably, much of it is within easy most prominent are platypus and echidnas
reach of the island’s cities. (egg-laying mammals, called monotremes)
and marsupials including wombats, wallabies,
Among the diversity of plants and animals are quolls, and the endangered Tasmanian devil.
a relatively large number of endemic species,
found nowhere else on Earth. This “living Many animals are nocturnal and elusive,
museum” was created when sea levels rose though a walk at dawn or dusk will often
reward a patient observer. Or visit one of
several wildlife sanctuaries for tours and
closer encounters. And look up – Tasmania
is one of the few places in the world to see
the natural lightshow of Aurora Australis, or
the Southern Lights. Year-round sightings
anywhere on the island are possible, though
long dark winter nights in the southern region
offer the best chance.
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01 — Wombat (Vombatus ursinus), Narawntapu National Park © Graham Freeman
02 — Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) © Rob Burnett
02 — West Point, Arthur River © Jess Bonde
04 — Pandani Shelf, Mt Anne © Geoff Murray
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Unordinary adventures Mountain bike riding
Tasmania’s global reputation as an exceptional
Whatever your passion, Tasmania is the place
mountain biking destination is growing as bike
to pursue it.
parks and trail networks expand. Among them
Walking are Blue Derby (125 kilometres of trails, north-
There are 2800 kilometres of managed walking east Tasmania); St Helens Mountain Bike Trails,
tracks and more than 880 walks in national parks, comprising the Bay of Fires Trail (a 42-kilometre
reserves and conservation areas. Head out on ride from mountain to sea) and the St Helens
one of 60 Great Short Walks (download the app) Stacked Loop Network (66 kilometres of trails with
or a multi-day bushwalk; among the most eight stacked loops, also in the north east); Wild
popular is the 65-kilometre Overland Track. Mersey Mountain Trails (more than 100 kilometres
Take an easy stroll or prepare for a challenge, of trails in the north west); and Maydena Bike
go DIY camping or join a luxe guided walk. Park (62 trails in the Derwent Valley, known as the
largest gravity park in the world).
Fly fishing
Arguably the world’s purest strain of wild brown Golf
trout thrives in the fresh water of more than Among some 65 golf courses are links perched
3000 Tasmanian waterways, from central highland on rugged coastlines, holes scattered in sand
lakes and the broad rivers of the south to meadow dunes, and others surrounded by paddocks
streams in the north. Crystal-clear water allows grazed by sheep. Tasmania has four of the top 10
superb sight fishing in season, from August to Australian golf courses, as ranked by Australian
April. (Sight fishing involves seeing the fish and Golf Digest: Barnbougle Dunes and Barnbougle
casting to it, rather than guessing where it is.) Lost Farm at Bridport, and Cape Wickham and
Ocean Dunes on King Island.05 —
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Art and culture
The island has a long tradition of creativity,
with an active community of artists, designers,
makers and performers often inspired by
Tasmania’s natural and political landscape. Mona,
the provocative private museum near Hobart,
presents an alternative universe of ideas and
expression, and a diverse range of similarly
singular galleries, museums and events provoke,
entertain and connect travellers to island life.
History and heritage
Much of Tasmania’s rich and complex history is
tangible in streetscapes, gardens and homes, and
preserved by World Heritage status. Walk in the
footsteps of the first Tasmanians on a wilderness
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trek, and learn about the 76,000 convicts
transported to Tasmania (known then as Van
Diemen’s Land) between 1804 and 1853 at evocative 01 — Fly fishing on the Liffey River © Samuel Shelley
02 — Walking the Knyvet Falls Track © Jason Charles Hill
open-air museums – five of Australia’s 11 World 03 — Blue Derby Mountain Bike Trails © Kane Naaraat/Pinkbike.com
04 — Ghost Tour - Port Arthur Historic Site © Alastair Bett
Heritage convict sites are in Tasmania, among 05 — Cape Wickham Golf Course © Dietmar Kahles
06 — Mona Foma © Jarrad Seng
more than 1000 convict sites across the island. 07 — Penny farthing rider © Rob Burnett
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Drive journeys
Tasmania’s diverse landscapes, relatively compact the broad D’Entrecasteaux Channel, swing by
size and extensive road network make the journeys the farm gates and cider houses of the Huon
just as magical as the destinations. Though the island Valley along the mighty Huon River, and detour
can be crossed from Hobart to Launceston in two- by ferry for just-shucked oysters and farmhouse
and-a-half hours, one of the pleasures of driving in cheeses on Bruny Island. Venture to Australia’s
Tasmania is taking time to explore villages, meet local southern-most edge, next stop Antarctica,
people, take walks and stop at farm gates and cellar and into the South West Wilderness. Come for
doors along the way. wildlife watching and just-harvested produce, for
star-gazing and solitude, and follow paths edged
The island is criss-crossed by a network of self-drive
by forest, river and ocean.
trails that showcase food and wine regions, as well as
whisky, gin, cider, beer and historical themes. There
are two popular and well-established drive journeys:
the Great Eastern Drive, and Western Wilds. Another Framed by a wild coastline
three drive journeys are being launched in 2020. The fronting Bass Strait, threaded
network of five journeys is being developed with the by rivers and thatched by some
aim of making Tasmania one of the world’s great self- of the most fertile farms and
drive touring destinations. pasture in Australia, this journey across northern
Tasmania is a chance to slow down and follow
your food from paddock to plate. Stop at farm
gates, distilleries and cellar doors along the way
for tastings and meet the makers. Linger in rural
For every epic landscape in Tasmania, there’s a villages and quirky coastal towns. Marvel at the
seascape to match, or a deep, wide river running monumental landmarks of The Nut and Table
through it. This journey through southern Tasmania Cape. Plunge deep into wilderness. Plot a route
is framed by water and defined by the edges of river from ocean to valley, forest to farm, and forage
and sea. Wind past the bays and hidden coves of from breakfast to dinner.15
Just when you’ve seen the longest, loveliest beach, the A journey in central Tasmania can span a
road sweeps around and another sparkling coastline couple of hours or thousands of years – the
stretches ahead. A journey along Tasmania’s east coast Heartlands has a way of nudging your sense
takes in laidback hinterland villages and a string of of time and history in unexpected directions.
classic holiday towns along stretches of uncrowded The journey winds through lands traditionally
beaches and dramatic shoreline. The perfect arc of owned by Tasmanian Aboriginal nations,
Wineglass Bay is among these gems, along with the settled by Europeans in the early 1800s, and
magical combo of white sand, turquoise ocean and farmed, worked and loved by generations of
orange boulders at larapuna/Bay of Fires. Many of these Tasmanians since. Detour on convict-built
coastal views open wide into heath and eucalypt forest, roads for old-fashioned country hospitality.
flanked by islands and mountains protected as national Stroll among glorious Georgian-era facades
parks and threaded with walking tracks. Embrace simple and gardens in heritage towns. Take a country
luxuries – the time to pull over and follow a beach track, lane hemmed by hedgerows and follow the
soak in a hot tub with water views, order seafood at a contours of paddocks that have produced
fish shack, fall asleep with an ocean soundtrack. fine merino wool for generations. Venture
into the Central Highlands and north to the
Great Western Tiers, a wild landscape of lakes,
Tasmania’s west is globally recognised
mountains and moors, and follow a “power
for its wilderness. Less known are the
trail” for immersion in hydro industrial history.
human stories of the Western Wilds:
epic tales of an ancient Aboriginal
culture that thrived
for thousands of Stanley
years, of pioneers SMITHTON © STATE OF TASMANIA
Boat Harbour
who tackled Marrawah Table Cape
WYNYARD Bridport
extraordinary Penguin
GEORGE
BURNIE DEVONPORT TOWN Pipers
SCOTTSDALE Derby
challenges, of ULVERSTONE Beaconsfield
River
mining booms LATROBE Binalong Bay
Railton ST HELENS
and busts. Stories Sheffield
Waratah Elizabeth Town Mathinna
of bold enterprises DELORAINE Westbury
PERTH
and endurance, of Mole Creek Longford
Evandale
St Marys
Corinna
folly and grand vision Cradle Valley
are alive in the towns and Rosebery
Poatina
Bicheno
landscapes of the Western Zeehan Campbell Town
Miena
Wilds, in ornate Victorian and Ross
QUEENSTOWN Derwent Bridge Coles Bay
Art Deco streetscapes and ghost Swansea
Freycinet
STRAHAN
towns. Climb aboard a steam Peninsula
Oatlands
train through rainforest, and raft Bothwell
the rivers. Chat with locals, and
abseil a mighty dam wall. Drive Mt Field
Orford Triabunna
Maria
National Park
the 99 Bends, and cruise a river of Strathgordon
Island
SORELL
countless reflections. On the edge Maydena NEW NORFOLK
of a vast harbour, facing the Roaring HOBART Dunalley
Forties fresh from South America, HUONVILLE Eaglehawk Neck
Tasman
discover a place like nowhere else. Kettering Peninsula
Cygnet Port Arthur
Geeveston
Cape Pillar
BRUNY
Cape Raoul
01 — Back Beach, Devonport © S. Group Dover ISLAND
02 — Travelling on the Lyell Highway towards Tarraleah © Stu Gibson Adventure
03 — Hazelbrae at Hagley © Kelly Slater Melaleuca Bay
04 — View from Round Hill Lookout on Olivers Road © Kelly Slater Southport
05 — Bruny Island Premium Wines © Adam Gibson
Cockle Creek
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Food and drink Expect great seafood year-round, including
wild-caught abalone, though peak season for
One of the joys of travelling in Tasmania is not scallops and oysters is winter, and rock lobsters
just the pleasure of tasting farm-fresh and – known locally as crayfish – are abundant in
ocean-fresh produce, but the ease of meeting summer. Some of the world’s finest pasture for
farmers and makers at cellar doors, farm gates beef and dairy spans the north-west: the roll-
and local markets. A growing collection of call of star produce includes grass-fed beef
paddock-to-plate experiences, tasting trails, from Cape Grim and King Island, Robbins Island
wine routes, cooking schools and gourmet wagyu, and Pyengana cloth-matured cheddar.
walking tours allows travellers to forage, cook, And inhale the scent of a rare temperate
taste and learn first-hand. rainforest in leatherwood honey: intense, floral
and found only in Tasmania.
Tasmania’s reputation for great produce is
based on its highly fertile land and ocean, clean Follow one of the island’s four regional wine
water, pest-free status, and the rhythm of four routes and taste cool-climate wines at cellar
distinct seasons. Slow down and pick your own doors ranging from heritage stables to designer
apples and pears – Tasmania is known as the sheds. Tasmania is particularly known for
Apple Isle for its 200-year history of growing, its pinot noir and sparkling wines, as well as
canning and fermenting the fruit. In summer, small-batch whisky, cider, beer, gin and vodka.
gather cherries and raspberries at farms across Island distillers are a resourceful bunch, making
the north and south. In winter, hunt for truffles. paddock-to-bottle rye whisky in a DIY still
fuelled by biodiesel, for example, and flavouring
01 — Devil’s Corner vineyard and the Hazards © Graham Freeman gin with native mountain pepperberry and other
02 — Willie Smith's Apple Shed © Samuel Shelley
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Mrs Jones restaurant bar lounge © S. Group
Hartshorn Distillery - Grandvewe Cheeses © Rob Burnett
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REGIONS
Road to Bicheno
© Stu Gibson
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The Candlestick, Cape Hauy
© Jason Charles Hill
HOBART
AND SOUTH Cradle Mountain
-Lake St Clair Walls of
Jerusalem Miena
National Park
From wildlife to city life, a tour of National Park
Lake St Clair
Tassie’s southern region spans the
Derwent Bridge
compact capital of Hobart, some of
the nation’s most evocative convict Franklin-Gordon Oatlands
Wild Rivers Tarraleah
sites, charming country towns, Bothwell
National Park
Bruny Island, the orchards and farm
gates of the Huon Valley, and vast Triabunna
tracts of World Heritage wilderness. Mount Field
All roads end here – Cockle Creek National Park
Richmond
is the southernmost point you can Strathgordon New Norfolk
drive in Australia.
Hobart Dunalley
Hobart Huonville
TASMAN
Contemporary cool meets Kettering
Southwest PENINSULA
colonial heritage in this vibrant National Park Port Arthur
city, set between kunanyi/Mount Tasman
Hartz Mtns Bruny National Park
Wellington (1271 metres) and the National Park Island
River Derwent.
South Bruny
Cockle Creek National Park
01 — Pancho Villa Restaurant and Bar © Osborne Images
02 — Richmond Wine Wall © Alastair Bett
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Derwent Valley
Upstream from Hobart, the River Derwent
narrows, passing vineyards and the old town
of New Norfolk. Deeper in the valley are the
hopfields of Bushy Park, the lakes and waterfalls
of Mount Field National Park and the road
into the South West Wilderness, ending at the
mighty double arch of the Gordon Dam.
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Southern Midlands
Follow the Heritage Highway through rolling
Tasman Peninsula farmland and explore towns such as Oatlands
Best known for the Port Arthur convict site, and Bothwell. Sculptural silhouettes of convicts
300-metre sea cliffs, dramatic coastline, and and bushrangers along the highway recall the
the Three Capes Track. Access is via Eaglehawk region’s storied colonial past.
Neck, an isthmus just 30 metres wide and once
guarded by dogs to prevent convicts escaping. Richmond
Explore the town’s Georgian streetscape, cross
Bruny Island Australia’s oldest bridge, check the Wine Wall
Catch the ferry across D'Entrecasteaux and taste the cool-climate wines of the Coal
Channel to Bruny, known for its coastal walks, River Valley.
bird and marine life, and outstanding produce,
particularly oysters, artisanal cheese, craft beer Lake St Clair
and smallgoods. Australia’s deepest lake forms the southern end
of Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park
Huon Valley in the central highlands. Nearby is The Wall in the
Pass orchards, vineyards, waterways and Wilderness, a 100-metre series of carved panels
riverside towns until you reach tall forests, in Huon pine depicting the region’s history.
underground caverns and World Heritage
wilderness. The road ends at Cockle Creek, C O N TAC T
the trailhead for the 85-kilometre South Coast
Destination Southern Tasmania
Track.
marketing@southerntasmania.com.au
hobartandbeyond.com.au
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© Jarrad Seng
L AU NCE STON Tamar Valley
AND NORTH From Launceston, follow the Tamar Valley
Wine Route through the region's cool-climate
Northern Tasmania is celebrated for its rich vineyards – best known for premium pinot
farmland, cool-climate vineyards and heritage noir and sparking wines – and allow time for
estates producing superb food and wines with cellar-door chatting. Continue the country
great paddock-to-plate experiences. drive beyond the vineyards through forested
hills and farms, lavender fields and orchards.
Launceston Explore pretty riverside towns and old
Just an hour’s flight from Melbourne and 90 villages such as Longford and Evandale and,
minutes from Sydney, Tassie’s second biggest south along the Heritage Highway, the towns
city is an ideal launchpad. Launceston has one of Ross and Campbell Town.
of the best-preserved Georgian and Victorian
cityscapes in Australia, and a thriving food and
drink scene. Shop and learn at the Saturday-
morning farmers’ market, walk in Cataract
Gorge, a slice of wild in the heart of the city,
and don’t miss Queen Victoria Museum & Art
Gallery and Design Tasmania.
01 — Blue Derby Mountain Bike Trails
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© Kane Naaraat and Pinkbike.com
02 — Wombat (Vombatus ursinus) © Rob Burnett
03 — Bridestowe Lavender Estate © Luke Tscharke
04 — Cataract Gorge © Jarrad Seng03 —
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ISLAND
Strzelecki
National Park
truwana
CAPE BARR
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lun
Derby
At the heart of this mountain-biking
destination in Tassie’s north east is the
friendly former tin-mining town of Derby and
Bridport Derby
a network of 125 kilometres of trails, called
Narawntapu
Blue Derby, through temperate rainforest.
National Park
Scottsdale
C O N TAC T
Tamar Valley
Visit Northern Tasmania
abby@visitnorthtas.org.au
visitnortherntasmania.com.au Launceston
Mole Creek Karst Ben Lomond
National Park National Park
Campbell Town
Ross
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ISLAND
BASS STRAIT Strzelecki
National Park
truwana /
CAPE BARREN I
Painted Cliffs,
Maria Island
lungtalanana /
© Stuart Gibson Clarke I
EAST COAST Mt William
National Park
White-sand beaches, tick. Dramatic coastline, tick. larapuna /
Bay of Fires
Tasmania’s east coast has the classic features of the
best beach holiday – plus wombats and wallabies, St Helens
seafood shacks and boutique wineries, and a string of
holiday towns and national parks.
Great Eastern Drive St Marys
A journey along Tasmania’s east coast takes in laidback
hinterland villages and a string of classic holiday towns along Douglas Apsley
National Park
stretches of uncrowded beaches and dramatic shoreline, past
Bicheno
boutique wineries and seafood shacks. Among its gems are
Wineglass Bay and larapuna/Bay of Fires. Many coastal views Freycinet
open wide into heath and eucalypt forest, flanked by islands National Park
Swansea
and mountains protected as national parks – among them Maria Coles Bay
Island and Freycinet – and threaded with walking tracks. FREYCINET
PENINSULA
Freycinet National Park SCHOUTEN ISLAND
This park is known for the pink granite peaks of the Hazards,
Triabunna Maria Island
secluded bays, white sandy beaches, abundant birdlife and
Wineglass Bay, Tasmania’s most photographed location. Explore National Park
by boat, sea kayak or on foot. Access the park from Coles Bay. Maria
Island
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Maria Island National Park East Coast Wine Trail
Take a 30-minute ferry ride from Triabunna to Meet growers and cool-climate winemakers at
explore this wildlife haven, starring wombats, 10 wineries along the east coast, with great views
wallabies and echidnas and 11 of the state’s 12 along the way.
endemic bird species, including the endangered
forty-spotted pardalote and Cape Barren St Helens Mountain Bike Trails
goose. The island was originally inhabited by the
There aren’t many places in the world where
indigenous tyreddeme people, and has been a
you can ride from the mountains to the sea.
whaling and sealing post, a penal settlement, and
The 42-kilometre Bay of Fires Trail starts at the
an Italianate pleasure resort. Explore the island
Blue Tier trailhead, near the town of Derby, and
by mountain bike or on foot, taking in the Painted
emerges on the white sand of Swimcart Beach
Cliffs, Fossil Cliffs and twin mountain peaks.
on the east coast. Also in the region, the St
Helens Stacked Loop Network has scenic routes
larapuna/Bay of Fires for all experience levels on 66 kilometres of trails
Spanning about 50 kilometres from Binalong Bay with eight stacked loops and four descents.
to Eddystone Point in the north, this spectacular
stretch of coastline is distinctive for its white C O N TAC T
beaches, turquoise water and granite rocks
East Coast Regional Tourism Organisation
splashed with orange lichen. Stay at beachfront
info@eastcoasttasmania.com.au
campsites or take a luxury guided walk – learn
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Bay of Fires © Rob Burnett
Melshell Oysters Farm Gate - Don Melrose © Rob Burnett
04 – Wineglass Bay from Mt Amos © Scott Sporleder
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© Michael Walters Photography
CR A DLE COAST
Spanning Tasmania’s west and north-west coast, as well
as King Island, this region is known for its remarkable wild
places and outstanding produce, with plenty of paddock-
to-plate stories to discover on the Cradle to Coast Tasting
Trail. There are even more stories to hear on a Western
Wilds drive journey and The Tarkine Drive. Wilderness
hotspots include Cradle Mountain, the Franklin-Gordon
Wild Rivers National Park, takayna/The Tarkine and the
huge Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area.
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Western Wilds
This series of journeys spans a vast tract of western
and southern Tasmania, taking in wilderness areas and
national parks, wild rivers, glacial valleys, temperate
rainforest and alpine plains. Pick a theme or an area,
and follow the contours of the land and the stories of
Tasmanian Aboriginal people, early pioneers and today’s
hardy islanders.
01 — Road to the Sentinel Range © Jason Charles Hill
02 — Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) © Mark Eveleigh
03 — Cradle Mountain Canyons © Off the Path
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04 — Gordon River Cruises © Supplied Courtesy of RACT Destinations
05 — Wombat in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park © Frederic Courbet25
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Stanley
Cradle to Coast Tasting Trail Smithton
Rocky Cape
Choose a themed itinerary and follow your nose National Park
to more than 30 of the north west’s finest farms, Wynyard
cellar doors, distilleries and makers. Burnie
Savage River Devonport
The Tarkine Drive takayna /
National Park
Tarkine
Dotted with walks, lookouts, significant sites and picnic Waratah
spots, this loop drive from Smithton can span two days
or two separate day trips on rainforest or coastal Corinna
sections on the wilderness area’s northern fringe.
Cradle Mountain Cradle Mountain
- Lake St Clair
At the northern end of the popular Cradle Mountain-Lake National Park
Queenstown
St Clair National Park, head out on superb day walks or the Strahan
65-kilometre Overland Track, either DIY camping, or on a
pack-free guided walk staying at private huts. Franklin - Gordon
Wild Rivers
Strahan National Park
On the shore of Macquarie Harbour on the west coast, the lively
town of Strahan is the gateway to the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers
National Park, and a launchpad for boats, planes and helicopters
into the south-west wilderness.
Southwest
West by North West
C O N TAC T National Park
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Castle Rock
© Rob Mulally
FLINDERS ISLAND
Off Tasmania’s north-east coast, Flinders
Island is the largest of the Furneaux Group’s
52 islands in Bass Strait. With a population of
about 900, distinctive produce and rugged
scenery, Flinders offers a true island-off-an-
island experience. Eat crayfish on Flinders
Wharf, walk long deserted beaches, watch
birds or go fishing, or fossick for Killiecrankie
diamonds, a pale, lustrous topaz found on the
windswept shores of Killiecrankie Bay.
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With abundant crayfish, abalone and scallops
and quality lamb and beef, the island’s
reputation for special paddock- and ocean-
to-plate experiences is growing.
HIGHLIGHTS
––––– Shop for local produce at the towns
of Lady Barron and Whitemark.
––––– Fossick for Killiecrankie diamonds.
––––– Watch the sun set from Walkers
Lookout.
FLINDERS ––––– Enjoy unspoiled beaches and walks in
ISLAND Strzelecki National Park.
––––– Spend a day fishing, golfing, diving,
Strzelecki four-wheel driving or hiking.
National Park
––––– Spot migratory birds in the wetlands
truwana / of Logan Lagoon Wildlife Sanctuary.
CAPE BARREN I
lungtalanana /
Clarke I
01 — Cooked crayfish © James Bowden
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Martha Lavinia Beach
© Stuart Gibson
KING
KING ISLAND HIGHLIGHTS
FLIND
ISLAND ISLA
––––– Tee off at two top-ranked golf courses:
Eighty kilometres off
Cape Wickham and Ocean Dunes.
Tasmania’s north- B A SS ST RA I T
west coast, King ––––– See the Calcified Forest on the island’s Strzelec
National P
Island has rugged southernmost tip, the limestone remains of
coastline, famously an ancient forest.
good produce CA
––––– Gaze up at Cape Wickham lighthouse,
and seafood, a rich seafaring built in 1861 and the tallest in the southern
history and some of the finest hemisphere.
golf experiences in the world. Two
––––– Surf Martha Lavinia, a highly rated beach
oceanfront links are ranked among
Stanley
break.
Australia’s top 10 golf courses by
Smithton
Australian Golf Digest: Cape WickhamRocky Cape ––––– Swim in Pennys Lagoon, a rare perched lake.
(also ranked as the nation’s No. 1 National
public- Park ––––– Follow the shipwreckBridport
trail for stories of
Narawntapu
access course) on the rugged north Wynyard heroism
National Parkand heartbreak surrounding a few
coast, and Ocean Dunes on the west Burnie of hundreds of wrecks. Scottsdale
coast. Expect holes almost in the sea
–––Devonport
Savage River
and sightings of whales and seals. –– Visit the King Island Historical Museum at
National Park Take a St
deep breath of salty
takayna / air, and swing. Currie (open October-May).
Tarkine Waratah Launceston
01 — Martha Lavinia Beach © Stuart Gibson
02 — King Island Dairy © Stuart Gibson
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