If Tasmania is on your bucket list, the AAT Kings Tasmanian Wonders Guided Tour offers the ideal introduction to the island state. Tasmania is a place of wild and beautiful landscapes, friendly people with a relaxed island lifestyle, wonderful food and wine, and a haunting history evoked by world-famous convict ruins. It's also Australia's smallest state and the most geographically diverse with over 40 per cent reserved as national parks and world heritage wilderness. Step back in time at Port Arthur, explore Hobart city and cruise the wild Gordon River, Cradle Mountain and the pristine Tarkine Wilderness.
Day 1 - Explore Hobart's historic Battery Point, Salamanca Place, the Botanic Gardens, Constitution Dock, and Mt. Nelson, which affords panoramic views over Australia’s southernmost city.
Day 2 - Discover the picturesque Russel Falls and the stunning Lake St. Clair, the deepest freshwater lake in Australia. Head to Strahan.
Day 3 - Enjoy a lunch cruise on the Gordon River. Stop at Sarah Island for an insight into a relic of Tasmania’s lesser-known convict history and see the Hells Gates.
Day 4 - Explore the Cradle Mountain National Park and travel on through rolling green hills to Table Cape for spectacular views of Bass Strait.
Day 5 - Discover the Tarkine Wilderness region and visit the award-winning Ashgrove Tasmanian Farm.
Day 6 - Visit the Beaconsfield Mine and Heritage Centre in the morning and in the afternoon continue to Tasmania’s ‘northern capital’, Launceston.
Day 7 - Visit the lavender producer Bridestowe Lavender Estate and follow the picturesque east coast to Bicheno.
Day 8 - Visit the Freycinet National Park before going back to Hobart through Swansea and Orford.
Day 9 - Explore the Port Arthur Historic Site, taking a cruise around the Isle of the Dead and a fascinating walk with a local expert through the remains of Port Arthur’s infamous convict prison.
Day 10- Depart Hobart.
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