Tour Overview
Journey across Tasmania’s East and West Coasts on this immersive 4-day adventure from Hobart. Travel through the island’s wild natural landscapes, walk through the World Heritage-listed Cradle Mountain National Park, and witness the beauty of Russell Falls, Wineglass Bay, Freycinet National Park, and the Bay of Fires. Along the way, you’ll discover alpine wilderness, ancient rainforests, pristine beaches, granite peaks, and fiery orange lichen-covered rocks meeting the turquoise Tasman Sea. By night, relax in carefully selected accommodation surrounded by wildlife and peaceful wilderness. With guided walks, national park highlights, accommodation, transport, and expert guides included, this is your chance to experience Tasmania’s most iconic landscapes – raw, rugged, and breathtakingly wild.
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Tour Highlights
- Explore Mount Field National Park, Russel Falls and spot platypus
- Walk through Tasmania’s World Heritage wilderness
- Visit the historic mining town of Queenstown
- Hike Cradle Mountain and spot wild wombats
- Stay in secluded bush cabins with a campfire and BBQ dinner
- Discover the beaches and orange boulders of Bay of Fires
- Experience a Tasmanian Devil feeding encounter
- Explore Bicheno’s coastline, blowhole and lookouts
- Hike to iconic Wineglass Bay in Freycinet National Park
- Explore Cape Tourville’s stunning coastal scenery
- Travel the spectacular Great Eastern Drive
- Enjoy a winery stop with scenic ocean views
Meeting and Pickup
Inclusions
1 breakfast, 1 dinner
Modern air-conditioned bus
3 Nights in boutique accommodation. Multi-share (shared facilities) included in base price.
Private upgrades available:
- Mount Field National Park – Russel Falls Walk & Platypus Spotting
- Franklin Gordon Wild Rivers National Park – Franklin River Walk & Nelson Falls Walk
- Wineglass Bay Lookout and beach
- Bay of Fires beaches, winery
- Cradle Mountain – Marions Lookout or Dove Lake Circuit
- Cradle Mountain – Wombat Spotting
- Tasmanian Devil Feeding Experience
- Bicheno – Blowhole, Coastal Loop Walk & Whalers Lookout
- Penguin Tour (pre-bookings required)
Itinerary
Day 1: Hobart | Wild West Coast
An early start from Hobart sees us heading deep into the wild west coast of Tasmania. After passing through the town of New Norfolk, we explore Mount Field National Park by walking amongst some of the tallest trees on the planet, standing beneath the beautiful Russel Falls, and searching for platypus. Our drive passes though the Tasmania Wilderness World Heritage Area with a stop at Franklin Gordon Wild Rivers National Park where we’ll stroll along the Franklin River and under Nelson Falls. We’ll then explore the eerie historical mining town of Queenstown before reaching Tullah in the afternoon. In Tullah you’ll have free time to explore the township settled on the beautiful Lake Rosebery.
Accommodation: Motel Accommodation
Day 2: Wild West Coast | Central Tasmania (via Cradle Mountain)
From Tullah, we drive though temperate rainforest and arrive at the spectacular Cradle Mountain National Park. Get your cameras ready because we’ll be spotting wild wombats before hiking the popular Dove Lake Circuit or Marions Lookout for the adventurous. A short drive then brings us into our accommodation in Central Tasmania where you can spot Wallabies, Wombat, Quoll and birdlife.
Accommodation: Motel Accommodation
Day 3: Central Tasmania | Bicheno
We start our day with a scenic drive to the Bay of Fires where you’ll get to enjoy the many beautiful beaches it has to offer. Explore the beach, rock hop amongst the iconic orange lichen covered granite boulders and enjoy the crystal clear turquoise water. In the afternoon, we stop in at a wildlife sanctuary to watch a ferocious Tasmanian Devil feeding experience. We finish our day with a drive to Bicheno (known as the next Bryon Bay) arriving early to explore the blowhole, coastal loop walk and whales lookout. You also have the option to go on a Little Penguin guided tour at dusk.
Accommodation: Motel Accommodation
Day 4: Bicheno | Hobart
A short drive from Bicheno sees us arrive at Freycinet National Park – home of the famous Wineglass Bay. We have the option of hiking Wineglass Bay Lookout and Beach, or Hazards Circuit or Mount Amos (weather dependent). We then stop in at Cape Tourville before completing the Great Eastern Drive back to Hobart. Our tour ends upon arrival in Hobart (approximately 5:30pm) where we say farewell to our new tour friends. If you are staying in Hobart for the night, make sure to check out the renowned Salamanca Markets on Saturdays.
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