Tassie's Parks & Nature
Tassie's Parks & Nature
Tassie's Parks & Nature
7 Days Starting in Hobart, Tasmania and ending in Launceston, Tasmania
Visiting: Hobart, Salamanca Market, Mt. Nelson Lookout, Bruny Island, Russell Falls, Mt. Field National Park, Lake St. Clair, Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park, Strahan, Macquarie Harbour, Gordon River, Sarah Island, Rosebery, Tullah, Cradle Mountain-Lake St. Clair National Park, Waldheim Chalet, Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, Dove Lake, Penguin, Mount Gnomon Farm, Sheffield, Meander Valley, Launceston, Cataract Gorge, Josef Chromy Estate, Tamar River
Tour operator:
Tour code:
THHL24
Tour operated in:
EnglishInterests:
Cultural, Eco Conscious, Foodie and Wine Tours, Wildlife Tours
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Tour Overview
The wild West Coast of Tasmania awaits. From Hobart to Launceston, World Heritage listed wilderness areas, off-the-map cruises, and so many opportunities to sample local produce are all on the agenda. Tours to Tasmania don’t get much better than this, uniting a Gordon River cruise with a Cradle Mountain tour and Hobart tour. The Apple Isle in a scenic snapshot.
Highlights
Itinerary
Day 1 : Welcome To Hobart
Location: Hobart
Accommodation Name: Hotel Grand Chancellor Hobart
The Tasmanian capital packs a lot of punch into such a small perimeter, from restaurants that garner global praise to moody wine bars, eye-opening galleries, waterside walks and character-filled historic precincts. Explore at your leisure before meeting the adventurous souls over a Welcome Dinner.
Day 2 : City Sights And Salamanca Market
Location: Hobart, Salamanca Market, Mt. Nelson Lookout, Bruny Island
Accommodation Name: Hotel Grand Chancellor Hobart
This morning you’ll see what makes Hobart tick, from the leafy Botanical Gardens, a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience, to historic Battery Point and Cascade Brewery. It all fits neatly together when you get some perspective from the lofty Mt. Nelson Lookout, gazing over the River Derwent, all the way to Bruny Island in the south. Three hundred – that’s the number of stalls you’ll navigate this afternoon at Hobart’s mighty Salamanca Market. Get your heart started sampling gin and whisky, or order a coffee and pick up made-in-Tasmania arts and crafts. The precinct, amid historic sandstone buildings, is almost as pretty as the produce.
Day 3 : Hobart - Strahan
Location: Russell Falls, Mt. Field National Park, Lake St. Clair, Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park, Strahan, Macquarie Harbour
Accommodation Name: Strahan Village
The West Coast of Tassie is wild – in the best possible way. The air seems cleaner, the lakes cooler, the colours brighter, the waterfalls larger… as you’ll discover when the mist envelops you at tiered Russell Falls. This is part of Mt. Field National Park, the state’s most diverse nature reserve. Speaking of breaking records, Lake St. Clair is the deepest of its kind in Australia, carved by ice during glaciations over the last two million years. Pausing here puts life into perspective. Skirt the World Heritage listed Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park, characterised by soaring Huon pines, before arriving in Strahan. Small in population but big in personality, the town overlooks the immense Macquarie Harbour. Did you know it’s seven times the size of Sydney Harbour?
Day 4 : Strahan - Cradle Mountain
Location: Gordon River, Sarah Island, Rosebery, Tullah, Cradle Mountain-Lake St. Clair National Park
Accommodation Name: Cradle Mountain Hotel
Today’s watery welcome is the deep, dark Gordon River, its expanse coloured by tannins from button grass. Soak up the silence of this untouched wilderness area on a cruise out to Sarah Island, a former penal settlement – Tassie’s oldest – where convicts laboured under harsh conditions felling pines for boat-building. The haunting ruins that remain have been reclaimed by the rainforest, telling a chilling story of life on the land. As do mining towns Rosebery and Tullah, enveloped by dense forest and volcanic mountains. This is your backdrop en route to immense Cradle Mountain-Lake St. Clair National Park, a mecca for some of Australia’s most elusive wildlife: keep watch for Tasmanian devils and platypuses.
Day 5 : Cradle Mountain
Location: Waldheim Chalet, Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, Dove Lake
Accommodation Name: Cradle Mountain Hotel
Cradle Mountain has not always been pristine – it owes much of its protected status to early settlers Gustav and Kate Weindorfer, who were pivotal in championing the conservation of the area. Their efforts are remembered at Waldheim Chalet, their former home, set among myrtles and King Billy pines that gradually give way to moss covered ancient rainforests and deep river gorges, snow-tipped peaks and wild alpine moorlands. This is the heart of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, carved by glacial waterways like Dove Lake. You can see why Bennetts wallabies, echidnas, wombats and pademelons live here – you, too, will find it hard to tear yourself away. If you’re a night person, consider enlisting to spot Tassie’s nocturnal animals, whether at a devil sanctuary or in the wild.
Day 6 : Cradle Mountain - Launceston
Location: Penguin, Mount Gnomon Farm, Sheffield, Meander Valley, Launceston
Accommodation Name: Hotel Grand Chancellor Launceston
Tasmania has its fair share of award-winning gin and whisky distilleries, as well as small boutique breweries. Among them is a seaside tap house found in the petite town of Penguin. If there’s a place with a cuter name, we’re yet to locate it on a map. Sit back and enjoy a tasting paddle of local brew whilst taking in the views overlooking glorious Bass Strait. Steel yourself for the ciders fermented at Mount Gnomon Farm. Here, passionate farmer Guy Robertson will pour brews made from apples grown in his orchard, before you sit down to a farm-to-table Be My Guest lunch. Then you’re on your way to quirky Sheffield, the ‘Town of Murals’, before travelling through the Meander Valley to Launceston.
Day 7 : Farewell From Launceston
Location: Cataract Gorge, Josef Chromy Estate, Tamar River
Your final day ends on a high in Cataract Gorge, a rare natural phenomenon on the outskirts of Launceston. There’s bushland on one side, and a Victorian garden replete with ferns and exotic plants on the other. Get a different perspective of the green cavern on the scenic chairlift, zipping you over the water to a lofty lookout. You can’t leave Tassie without sipping a few of its cool-climate wines, perhaps a pinot noir or flute of sparkling enjoyed overlooking the manicured grounds of the Josef Chromy Estate. Sample the range, then settle in with your favourite drop enjoyed over lunch. This afternoon is yours: if you’re not heading home yet, we recommend extending your adventure with an optional cruise along the Tamar River. A fitting end to a week of wonderment.
What's Included
Accommodation
Your Guided Holiday includes a range of quality accommodation for your comfort. The accommodation you will enjoy on this tour includes: Hotel Grand Chancellor Hobart, Strahan Village, Cradle Mountain Hotel, Hotel Grand Chancellor Launceston.
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Who will be my travelling companions on the tour?
The beauty of taking a holiday with us is you’ll have the opportunity to meet and travel with people from all over the globe.
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Can I join the tour once it has departed?
It is important to adhere to departure times while on tour for the comfort of everyone on-board, and to make sure no one misses out on the planned experiences. The coach will not be able to wait for you, and in some instances, if you miss a departure time you will need to make your own way to the next destination to re-join the tour.
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Do you operate a “single share” option and how does it work?
AAT Kings operated Guided Holidays have competitive single supplement rates available if you prefer to confirm your own room. Or we can match you to share with a guest of the same gender at no extra cost. If we fail to match you, we will accommodate you in a single room at no extra cost.
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How long has the tour company been trading?
Over 100 years
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What documents will I receive before I travel?
We will email your documents to you approximately four weeks before your departure date provided you have completed your pre trip registration using the My Travel Portal. If you’ve booked through a travel agent, your documents will be emailed directly to your agent.
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