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Tasmania

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 ContentS
• Welcome to Tasmania.

• Road trips.

• Southern Edge.

• Southern Tasmania Maps.

• Experience trails.

• Northern Tasmania Maps.

• History and Heritage.

• Hobson & South.

• Highlights.
 Welcome to Tasmania
Tasmania is a place of wild and dramatic
landscapes, down-to-earth locals with a
relaxed island lifestyle, wonderful food
and wine, and a haunting history evoked
by World Heritage-listed convict ruins
and ancient palawa (Tasmanian
Aboriginal)
culture. One of the joys of
It’s also Australia’s smallest state and the travelling in Tasmania is
most not
geographically diverse, with over 40% just the chance to taste
protected produce direct from the
as national parks, reserves and farm, the ocean, the
UNESCO winery or the distillery....
World Heritage areas. Geographic But also to meet the
makers at cellar doors,
isolation
farm gates and local
has nurtured Tasmania’s unique markets.
environment:
follow wild rivers into rare temperate
rainforests
Road Trips

Every road, every country lane, every track in Tasmania leads to

discovery and surprise.
Self-drive journeys on this compact ïsland offer the freedom to find
the things you need – natural wonders, inspiration,adventure, great
fish and chips – and much you never expected.Plot a journey or
follow a trail and see where the detours take you.
 SouthErn edge
Ever gazed off the edge of the world?
See how it feels from the southernmost
tip of Tasmania. This journey through
the island’s south offers culinary
experiences and moments of peace in the
wilderness. Dawdle between farm gates, roadside
stalls and cideries in the Huon Valley, or catch
the ferry to Bruny Island for artisanal cheese and
freshly shucked oysters. Explore the tiny towns
dotting the D’Entrecasteaux Channel as you make
your way to Cockle Creek – where the road ends
and the next stop is Antarctica.
Southern Tasmania MapS
 Experience TrailS
Food
Tasting Trail
Tasmania
Work up an appetite as you meander across the
fertile soils of the north west between Deloraine
and Smithton. With more than 35 stops,
allow plenty of time to enjoy this self-guided
paddock-to-plate tour, featuring locally grown
berries, honey, truffles, salmon, ice cream,
cheese, hazelnuts, chocolates, craft beer,
whisky...it’s all here. Create your own itinerary
and spend a few days sampling some of the
region’s finest produce Tasmanian Seafood Trails

Find the freshest catch and the best seafood shacks, fish mongers, restaurants,
farm gates and jetties. Head to Marrawah in the north west for wild-caught
abalone, or to the north east to fish for bream and whiting. On the east coast pull
over for plump oysters, mussels and rock lobsters between Bicheno and
Triabunna. Down south, the Tasman Peninsula serves up more opportunities for
crayfish, oysters and salmon.
 Experience Trails
Drink

Southern Wine Trail

From Hobart, point the car in any

direction and
you’ll find vineyards. Journey south
toward the
Huon Valley, the waters of Tasman Wine and Spirits Trail
D’Entrecasteaux
Channel and rows of apple orchards Take a self-guided journey to a selection of vineyards and distilleries on the
and vines. Tasman Peninsula. Make your first stop just past Sorell,
Cross the River Derwent to the Coal then continue toward World Heritage-listed Port Arthur Historic Site, tasting
River wine, gin, whisky, liqueur and vodka along the way. Much of the peninsula is
Valley, where cellar doors showcase protected as national park so keep an eye out for wildlife – you might even spot
dolphins or migrating whales from atop the soaring sea cliffs.
cool-
climate varietals like pinot noir,
chardonnay
Northern Tasmania Maps
 History and Heritage

Convict Trail
Sites of brutal 19th-century convict Highlands Power Trail
punishment are preserved amid
natural beauty on this historic trail. Head for the rugged Central Highlands, the
Departing from Hobart, journey historic backbone of Tasmania’s hydroelectric
through Richmond, Teralina / power scheme. Explore Waddamana Power
Eaglehawk Neck and Turrakana / Station – Tasmania’s first power station – which
Tasman Peninsula to the Port Arthur opened in 1916. Edge along the banks of the
Historic Site, where around 12,500 aptly named yingina / Great Lake in the Central Plateau
convicts were banished between Conservation Area, with its expansive alpine vistas. Stop
1830 and 1877. Allow four days- the at Miena – warmly embraced as one of the coldest
distances are small but it’s best taken places in Tasmania – for a drink and a pub meal by a
slowly with time to be distracted by cosy fire.
stories of crime, misfortune,
loneliness and heartbreak.
 Hobart & South
The fringe of Tasmania’s wilderness meets
vibrant city scenes in the compact capital
of Hobart.
A tour of the island’s south traverses this pretty
city, along with evocative convict sites, diverse
Bruny Island, the orchards and farm gates of the
Huon Valley, the remarkable feat of engineering
that is the Gordon Dam, and vast tracts of World
Heritage wilderness. With towns rich in colonial
history, fertile soil supporting abundant seasonal
produce, a thriving food and wine scene, and
fascinating museums, Tasmania’s south has
plenty to tempt travellers.
Highlights

-Stock up on local produce, crafts and

souvenirs at busy Salamanca Market, held each
Saturday

- Explore the antique stores, shops and restaurants

of New Norfolk. The surrounding Derwent Valley
is renowned for quality produce and fascinating
historic sites.

-Get up high by climbing Hartz Peak in

HartzMountains National Park or walk among the
treetops on the Tahune Airwalk.

-. Visit UNESCO World Heritage-listed Port

Arthur Historic Site. On the way, stop at vineyards
and oyster shacks, a Tasmanian devil conservation
park and the notorious
Dog Line at Teralina / Eaglehawk Neck.
Whether you’re planning your
visit or already here ask a local
because we know our beautiful
island best!