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TASMANIA

A WILDERNESS ISLAND AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD

Home to the cleanest air in the world and rich in convict history, fabulous food and wine, rugged coastlines and pristine wilderness areas and the ideal destination for a self driving holiday.

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Honeymoon Bay. Credit: Tourism Australia

For avid bushwalkers, Tasmania has more than 3000 kilometres of tracks from beaches to alpine treks. Wine and food lovers will relish in the cool-climate wines, hand made cheeses, summer berries and fresh seafood. History buffs will be fascinated by the penal settlements and convict-built towns and nature lovers will be enthralled by the endless amounts of rare birds, abundant ocean life and unique wildlife. Tasmania offers inspirational experiences and you’ll never want to leave.

TOP EXPERIENCES:

» Wander through the cobblestone square of Salamanca Place on Hobart’s waterfront and on Saturday mornings explore the

Salamanca Markets » See Australia’s most intact convict site at

Port Arthur on the Tasman Peninsula » Get up close and personal to a Tasmanian

Devil at Bonorong Wildlife Park » Discover the pure white beaches and turquoise sea in Freycinet National Park » Explore the fine Victorian buildings and contemporary architecture in Tasmania’s

“northern capital” - Launceston » Drink and eat your way through the Tamar Valley » Cruise down the Gordon River on the Lady

Jane Franklin II on the rugged West Coast » Explore the rugged peaks & mirrored lakes of World Heritage listed Cradle

Mountain - Lake St Clair National Park » Ride the Historic West Coast Wilderness

Railway from Queenstown - Strahan » Cruise Bruny Island’s spectacular coastline past sea stacks, caves and abundant wildlife