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Tasmania Tours
Waterfalls & Wilderness Trail
En route to Ben Lomond National Park your guide will highlight Tasmania’s mystical forests. Take a one-hour walk to the summit of Legges Tor at 5,157 feet. Enjoy lunch at the Evercreech Forest Reserve, home of the tallest white gum trees in the world. Visit the four-tier Mathinna Falls and Tombstone Creek Forest Reserve to view giant Mountain Ash. Departs daily at 8.30am from Launceston and Scottscale. Duration 9¼ hours. Includes Transfers, travel by 4WD vehicle, lunch. Options include Quoll Patrol, Tamar Wine Tour, private charter tours.
from $470 per person
Wineglass to Wine Glass
On this intimate full-day tour from Freycinet Lodge, you’ll discover the landscapes, wildlife, history and local produce of the Freycinet Peninsula. Walk the white-sand shores of Wineglass Bay and Hazards, indulge in food and wine with a scenic cruise back to Freycinet Lodge. Departs daily at 8am (Oct-May). Duration 8 hours. Includes Knowledgeable guide, hiking equipment, cruise, morning tea, lunch, and afternoon tea.
from $357 per person
Bruny Island Tour
Enjoy Robert Pennicott’s wilderness and wildlife cruise along Bruny Island’s rugged coast, entering sea caves searching for seals, dolphins, and birds of prey. Custom-built boats are ideal for viewing the spectacular coastline and wildlife. Covered open-air seating provides excellent all-round view. Departs daily (Sep-Jun) at 8am from the Tasmanian Visitor and Information Centre, Hobart. Duration 10 hours. Includes Coach tour from Hobart to Bruny Island, Bruny Island 3-hour wilderness eco-cruise, morning tea, and lunch.
from $162 per person
Port Arthur Discovery
Departing your city hotel, travel around the historic birthplace of HobartSalamanca Place, Constitution Dock and Battery Point before making your way with your experienced guide across the Tasman Bridge to the historic convict village of Richmond. En route to Port Arthur you will stop to visit the unique coastal formations of the tessellated pavement and Devils Kitchen. The settlement of Port Arthur was created to put fear and hatred into the minds of those unfortunate enough to be sent there. After a light lunch your guide will personally escort you around the ruins of the settlement, telling you tales of the hardships suffered by the convicts. Departs daily at 9am from Hobart. Duration 8 hours. Includes Hotel transfers, knowledgeable guide, all park entries, a short cruise, a home-style morning tea, and lunch.
from $264 per person
Tasmania Wildlife & Nature Nocturnal Eco Tour
With your guide you will be involved in the behind-the-scenes one-on-one care of injured and orphaned animals at the rehabilitation and conservation sanctuary. Handle some of Australia’s wildlife including Eastern Quoils, koalas, wombats and more. Departs daily from Hobart at 8am. Duration 8 hours. Includes Experienced and knowledgeable guide, travel by luxury small group touring, vehicle, hotel transfers, morning tea, lunch, wile platypus spotting, wildlife walk, and night stalking of the Tasmanian Devil. Price based on 2 passengers
from $794 per person
Twilight Wildlife Discovery Eco-tour
Travel in the afternoon with your guide in a comfortable 4WD as you search out the animals of the night. Pass through historic Docklands area before making your way westward along the shoreline of the Derwent River. You will travel through the Hop- fields and visit a wildlife park where you will come face-to-face with Australia’s unique koalas, wombats, wallabies and kangaroos. You will make a stop at Lake Fenton and the magnificent Russell Falls. Here you will seek the elusive platypus swimming in the wild upper reaches of the Derwent River (conditions permitting). Departs daily at 2pm from Hobart. Duration 8 hours. Includes Hotel transfers, all park entries, refreshments, twilight buffet dinner, luxury small group touring vehicle.
from $307 per person
Piners & Miners (ex Strahan)
A full-day guided journey from Strahan Village revealing the fascinating history and heritage of the pioneering West Coast piners and miners traveling by Hi-Rail- a hybrid rail car and 4WD. The day includes a riverside walk to the ghost port of East Pillinger, a gourmet harborside barbecue lunch, and a return cruise to Strahan. Includes Knowledgeable guide, travel by small group touring vehicle, cruise, breakfast, morning tea, lunch, and afternoon tea.
from $281 per person