Perfect Tasmania

Day 2-4 : Arrive Melbourne

You will be met by a driver and transferred to your hotel for 3 nights stay. Melbourne is a city full of bustling laneways, sporting venues and access to the wineries of the Yarra Valley or head out on tour to the spectacular Great Ocean Road.

Hotel: The Savoy Hotel on Little Collins, Melbourne

Day 5 : Hobart

This morning your driver will collect you for a short transfer to the domestic airport before boarding your flight to Hobart. You don’t have to venture far from your hotel to find inspiration in Hobart, Tasmania’s cool little capital. This evening join dinner where you will dine on local produce, enjoyed in the company of your fellow adventure-seekers.

Hotel:  Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart

Day 6 : Hobart – City Sights and Salamanca Market

Your morning excursions delve deep into many of the things that make Hobart great: from the Mt. Nelson Lookout, offering dizzying views over the city and Derwent River; to historic Battery Point and the Cascade Brewery. End your tour at the leafy Botanical Gardens spotlighting endemic plants. From alpaca throws to woodwork, gin to garden-fresh vegetables, Salamanca Market is like creative Tasmania in a bustling snapshot and home to over 300 stalls to browse.

Hotel:  Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart

Day 7 : Strahan

From waterfalls, lakes and ancient moonscapes, today is a journey of contrasts. Exhale amid the tangle of forest that drapes Mt. Field National Park, where tiered Russell Falls casts a veil of mist over the flora. Forget your worries at mirror-like Lake St. Clair, the deepest natural lake in Australia.  A photographer’s paradise as you skirt the World Heritage-protected Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park and feel the serenity of Strahan on the wild West Coast of the island.

Hotel:  Strahan Village

Day 8 : Cradle Mountain

Today you will glide across the deep, dark waters of the far-flung Tassie’s Gordon River. Soak up the silence of this untouched wilderness area on your Gordon River cruise en route to Sarah Island, the state’s oldest convict settlement. Today, the island’s haunting ruins have been reclaimed by nature, enveloped by forest and twisting vines. Continue your journey toward Cradle Mountain-Lake St. Clair National Park.  

Hotel:  Cradle Mountain Hotel

Day 9 : Cradle Mountain Sightseeing

Spend the day in Cradle Mountain. At the heart of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, Cradle Mountain is all moss-covered ancient rainforest and deep river gorges, snow-tipped peaks, wild alpine moorlands and glacial lakes. This is also a region home to the island’s wildlife, get your camera ready for a glimpse of Bennetts wallabies, echidnas and pademelons grazing.

Hotel:  Cradle Mountain Hotel

Day 10 : 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. Sit back and enjoy a tasting paddle of local brew while taking in the views overlooking glorious Bass Strait. Continue your palate expansion at Mount Gnomon Farm. Farmer Guy Robertson is as passionate about his orchard as he is the cider he makes. Sip your way through a paddock-to-plate lunch. Continue to quirky Sheffield, the ‘Town of Murals’ and through the Meander Valley to Launceston.

Hotel:  Hotel Grand Chancellor, Launceston

Day 11 : Launceston Sightseeing

Prepare for goosebumps – Cataract Gorge is humbling. How many cities can claim they have such a lush expanse of bushland and Victorian gardens within walking distance of the CBD? Take the chairlift across the gorge (own expense) or wander at your leisure. Next, step back in time at the UNESCO World Heritage listed Brickendon Estate. Experience, with a unique guided convict farm village tourm followed by a light lunch and a cuppa. By the time you reach Josef Chromy Vineyard, you’ll have worked up a thirst. Enjoy a free afternoon to explore the city.

Hotel:  Hotel Grand Chancellor, Launceston

Day 12 : Bicheno

You’ll smell Bridestowe Estate well before you arrive – this lavender farm welcomes with soothing aromas and addictive flavours in the form of lavender ice-cream. Moving moments await at Legerwood Carved Memorial Trees, a series of trees carved with sculptures as a homage to fallen WWI soldiers. Be sure to head out tonight to catch a glimpse of the little penguins that call Bicheno home.

Hotel:  Diamond Island Beach Resort

Day 13 : Freycinet National Park & Wineglass Bay

Today is all about the collaboration of the brilliant blue ocean, eucalypt forests and dramatic coastline as far as the eye can see. Soak in the beauty of the breathtaking Freycinet Peninsula Embark on a cruise past granite mountains, towering pink cliffs of the Hazards range, beaches fringed by dense bush, as you graze on a tasty Ploughman's lunch while taking in the serenity of stunning Wineglass Bay.

Hotel:  Eastcoaster Tasmania

Day 14 : Sorell

Today is a blend of historic exploration of a convict-built gaol and bridge before moving on to a delicious walking food tour with Tasmanian Aboriginal guides.  Experience a unique tasting of local and native flavours, before disconnecting from technology and reconnect in the atmospheric town of Sorell. Your overnight working farm stay is enveloped by orchards, you are invited to pick fruits during your stay while you wander the grounds, you’ll likely meet resident geese, turkeys, ducks, chickens, sheep, alpacas, horses and white-bellied sea eagles

Hotel:  Iron Creek Bay Farm

Day 15 : Port Arthur Historic Site

While the World Heritage listed Port Arthur Historic Site has a grim convict history, you wouldn’t know it today – the countryside is all rolling green fields and ocean views, best glimpsed on a Port Arthur guided tour. Today you will cruise around the Isle of the Dead, glimpse rugged sea cliffs from Pirate’s Bay Lookout, and marvel at Tasman’s Arch, Devil’s Kitchen and the Blowhole. Tonight is at your leisure in Hobart.

Hotel:  Hotel Grand Chancellor Hobart

Day 16 : Hobart Free Day

There’s something about Tasmania’s capital that encourages life in the slow lane. Perhaps it’s the calming watery outlook. Maybe the art-filled streets and the forest-clad mountain backdrop. You’ll quickly fall into step, on this day to spend as you will. Celebrate Tasmania with newfound friends over dinner this evening  at a popular Hobart restaurant.

Hotel:  Hotel Grand Chancellor Hobart

Day 17 : Hobart - UK

Following breakfast and last goodbyes with your fellow travellers swopping contact details and a camera full of spectacular scenery it is time to depart from Hobart and relive your travels with friends and family at home. Welcome home.