Tasmania may be small, but it’s packed with East Coast highlights that you’ll get to experience on this Launceston to Hobart tour. Stop to smell (and taste) the flowers amid lavender plantations, marvel at well-preserved Georgian architecture, witness convict history and spot the state’s cute critters, tiny penguins to Tassie devils. Complete your journey with a dip at Wineglass Bay – the surrounding Freycinet Peninsula was made for postcards.
(B) Breakfast (L) Lunch (D) Dinner (SD) Specialty Dinner Tour Code: FLHH
Best Western Plus Launceston is well positioned and boasts a fantastic in-house restaurant and the iconic Tram Bar which contains a Circa 1911 Launceston Tram. You can dine in the restaurant or the bar and the Best Western Plus Launceston has a 24-hour room service menu. Ideally located on Earl Street just a two minute walk to the main shopping strip, The Mall, where you will find all the services you may need banks, chemists, coffee shops, theatres and restaurants.
Located on the hub of the Great Eastern Drive. Just a short distance to some of Tasmania’s best tourist attractions & award winning vineyards. The Beachfront features 51 spacious hotel rooms, free parking, public bar, large bistro and just a short 5 minute stroll to the main street of Bicheno. The property features 50 en suite hotel rooms – 19 featuring panoramic views of Waubs Bay, 20 poolside and a further 11 courtyard rooms, rated 3.5 & 4 star. Additional facilities include a swimming pool (open through Spring/Summer/Autumn, closed during the Winter months), BBQ, children’s playground, guest laundry, onsite bottle shop, & bistro 7 days a week.
The Best Western Hobart is located in the Hobart City Centre. A 10 minute walk from hotel to Salamanca Place (Australia Oldest open-air Saturday market) on the historical waterfront, an area well known for its vibrant restaurants, cafes, bars. Hotel facilities include the delicious Embers Bar-Pizza-Grill offering Tasmanian produce from farm to table and seafood, 141 spacious rooms (28 square meters) with fresh, modern decor and either city skyline, Mount Wellington (kunanyi) outlooks and Derwent River view,
Launceston is Tasmania’s second major city and a vibrant hub for food and wine, culture and nature. In fact, the whole region is packed with city and country charm, gorgeous old towns, excellent food and wine and beautiful scenic highlights. One of Australia’s oldest cities, Launceston has one of the best-preserved early cityscapes in Australia with its elegant Colonial and Victorian architecture and century-old parks. Just a short walk from the city centre, Cataract Gorge is a slice of wilderness right in the heart of town and Launceston’s star natural attraction. There’s also plenty of culture on offer at art galleries, museums and design studios. The Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery is the largest regional gallery in Australia.
Located north of the Freycinet Peninsula, Bicheno sits on Tasmania’s beautiful east coast and is a family seaside holiday town with lots to see and do, good accommodation, excellent fishing and close to wildlife. Offshore, the Governor Island Marine Reserve has some of the best diving spots in Australia, with kelp-covered reefs and spectacular sponge gardens. This water wonderland can also be experienced by glass-bottomed boat. There’s plenty to do on dry land as well, with popular penguin tours that let you get up close – really close – to fairy penguins at dusk and scenic walks to Rocking Rock, the Blowhole and along the sandbar to Diamond Island Nature Reserve. The local wildlife park also has lots of animals to meet up close, including kangaroos, Tasmanian devils and pelicans. More natural wonders can be found at the nearby Douglas-Apsley National Park and Freycinet National Park.
Hobart is the capital of Australia’s island state of Tasmania and is the second oldest capital in Australia after Sydney. Located at the entrance to the Derwent River, its well-preserved surrounding bushland reaches close to the city centre and beaches line the shores of the river and estuary beyond. At its fashionable Salamanca Place, old sandstone warehouses host galleries and cafes. Nearby is Battery Point, a historic district with narrow lanes and colonial-era cottages. The city’s backdrop is 1,270m-high Mount Wellington, with sweeping views, plus hiking and cycling trails. Award-winning restaurants offer fine dining experiences using the best Tasmanian produce recognised by the world’s best chefs, while on the waterfront punts and fishmongers sell the freshest seafood straight from the Southern Ocean.
Port Arthur is a quaint village about a 1-hr drive (93 km) south-east of Hobart in Tasmania. Best known for the well-preserved penal colony buildings of the nearby Port Arthur Historic Site. Set on the tip of the Tasman Peninsula, Port Arthur is a great base to explore the historic site and the area’s natural attractions including dramatic coastal rock formations and towering cliffs. The Port Arthur Historic Site was established in 1830 as a timber station and was soon built into a small town to house and punish over a thousand of Tasmania’s most notorious convicts. This dark history contrasts with the beauty of the surrounding area. Full of powerful stories of hardship and loss, it’s one of Tasmania’s most rewarding travel experiences.
Bridestowe Lavender Estate is one of Tasmania’s premier tourist destinations, located a 50-minute drive from Launceston in Tasmania’s scenic North East. Bridestowe Estate is the largest lavender farm in the Southern Hemisphere, famous for the spectacular view of the lavender in bloom in December and January. Visit Bridestowe Lavender Estate producer of high-quality lavender since 1922 and treat yourself to its famous lavender ice cream. Visitors are welcomed to the Estate all year round to see the seasons of Tasmania beautifully reflected in the ornamental gardens, manicured fields and native bushland set against the striking backdrop of Mount Arthur. The visitor centre is stocked with unique products containing Bridestowe’s famous lavender oil and dried flowers.
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