Best Travel Guide Tasmania | ArrivalGuides.com

TasmaniaGuide was updated: 2024-06-25

Tasmania is an island at the edge of the world. Small enough to get around easily, big enough to explore diverse landscapes and make countless discoveries. In one day, wake to the cleanest air in the world, hear stories of early convict life, cruise soaring sea cliffs, sip whisky at cellar doors, and devour paddock-to-plate food. In Tasmania, anything’s possible.

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Detached from mainland Australia, the island of Tasmania offers a very different experience from your typical Australian holiday. There are luxurious guided walks into the wilderness, wild ocean cruises where you’ll enter sea caves and gaze at the tallest cliffs in the Southern Hemisphere, ocean kayaking, sailing, mountain climbing, bushwalking and wine tasting. The locals love to share stories of the island too. Expect ghost tours by candlelight, Aboriginal storytelling by campfires, and history that unravels as you explore mining towns and fishing villages of the island.

West Coast

A network of mining towns, tales of convicts, rugged empty coastlines, and dense rainforests embody the west coast. See everything from old growth rainforest, waterfalls, mirrored alpine lakes and highlands mountain ranges. But it’s not just about exploring the wilderness, it’s about uncovering the personal stories of pioneers, convicts, miners and piners. Witness nature at its most pristine and meet down to earth people that lead a frontier lifestyle in a rugged, unspoilt land.

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East Coast

Along the east coast you can dine on plump oysters and other fresh seafood, sip wine with the winemaker at one of the wineries along the coast, kayak with dolphins or take the ferry to Maria Island — a wildlife haven set amongst natural beauty and convict history.

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North West Coast

Pull back to a slower pace and soak in natural beauty, wild coastlines, picturesque towns and a slower lifestyle. Be transformed by wilderness, waterfalls and the greatest expanse of cool temperate rainforest in Australia, and second largest in the world — The Tarkine. The north west is also a bountiful food bowl and you can pick up fresh farm grown produce along the Cradle to Coast Tasting trail or taste it in the local restaurants.

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Launceston

Launceston is Tasmania's second major city and a vibrant hub for food and wine, culture and nature. The city is full of character, eye-catching architecture, quaint shop fronts and interesting stores. Discover handmade local products in boutique stores, galleries and design hubs.

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Flinders Island

With only 900 residents, Flinders is largely untouched wilderness and sometimes eerily quiet — bordered by more than 120 deserted beaches and surrounded by at least 65 shipwrecks.

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King Island

King Island lies off the north west coast of Tasmania, surrounded by rugged coastline and full of fresh seafood, famously good produce and some of the cleanest air in the world. This is a destination for foodies who want to get close to the source and travel far from the rest of the world.

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