Tasmania - Australia's Island State
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TASMANIA TOUR
Australia's Smallest Island State
Suggested Itinerary - 3 days duration
Day 1
Fly Melb to Launceston and hire a car. Drive from Launceston, to the north east and meet your naturalist guide for an Eco Adventure and journey the tall timber forests and see waterfalls and old forests. Overnight Swansea at charming cottages with beach frontage.
Day 2
Travel to Springvale Winery and taste wines from this region. Depart Swansea to Richmond and tour the township Drive to Hobart Meet you local tour escort and see the city sights.
Day 3
Hobart to Launceston - a leisurely drive, arriving at Launceston for a mid-afternoon flight to your next destination.
Cradle Mountain
Background
This tiny island state is a treasure. It's people are sincere and genuine and hospitality is warm and welcoming. Tasmania lies 240 ks (140 miles) south of the mainland separated by an ocean that is wild with winds blowing up from the Antarctic, Tasmania's nearest neighbour.
The main attractions are its mountain landscapes, pristine coastline and historical buildings. Tasmania is known as 'The Holiday Isle' and a vacation here can be enjoyed a leisurely pace.
Hobart with a population of 193,000, is the capital and Australia's second oldest city. It began in 1803 as a port for landing free settlers, convicts and supplies. It is a seaport and a river port. Scientific voyages to the Antarctic depart from here. A hundred of Hobart's buildings are classified. Public and residential buildings of sandstone are simple of the Georgian style.
Highlight:
Wander through Battery point a complete colonial village of English style houses that has retained the ambience of last century. A private tour of the city and a journey to Port Arthur, an hour South East and to Richmond half an hour north east. If time is an imperative, then Richmond would be preferred.
Historical Richmond Bridge
Launceston:
Founded in 1805 on the North coast is Tasmania’s second largest city and was a major 19th century river port. Today it is the commercial hub of the north with many historical buildings. It is a place that visitors on vacation can self-drive.
Port Arthur:
A 1830’s penal settlement where 12,000 convicts were confined to a miserable existence with many subjected to solitary confinement.
Swansea:
Located just two hours east of Launceston, a seaside township overlooking the bay.
Swansea is an old established rural community and gateway to Freycinet National Park and Coles Bay. The region is a popular summer retreat for locals from Hobart wanting warmer weather. The region is pristine and the climate is mild. Holiday houses and cottages command high prices and because of its peaceful environment and vacation facilities, the area is attracting people from the Australian mainland as a get way destination. A visit to the Springvale winery to try its stunning pinot wine is highly recommended.
Tasmanian Wilderness Adventure:
Visit northeastern wilderness area, a fully escorted, customised nature-based experience with an experienced bushman driving in 4 WD. You journey deep into forests where the tallest timbers and waterfalls are to be found and an abundance of native flora and fauna.
Tours are a combination of ‘Nature, Lifestyle and Gourmet Foods’ that are relaxed and informal.
A combination of exotic Tasmanian game meats with sauces and side dishes comprising from fresh farm produce. We will try our luck of catching your own lunch of brown trout that will be pan cooked over the campfire.
Richmond 1803:
Located just half an hour north-east from Hobart, Richmond is a must for sightseeing. It is a genuine village of cottages and manors comprising handmade bricks and sandstone.
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