Tassie's East Coast Highlights
Experience Overview
What can you see in Tasmania in five days, you ask? A lot, it turns out. East-coast highlights range from Freycinet adventures to tours of Port Arthur Historic Site, with plenty of opportunities to get a taste for the Apple Isle in between. Lavender ice-cream, anyone?
Highlights
Dining Summary
- 4 Full Breakfast (B)
- 1 Dinner (D)
- 1 Farewell Dinner (FD)
Fitness Requirement
- Low level of fitness required
Flexible Holidays
- The hardest decision you have to make is whether to get goosebumps spotting Bicheno’s little penguins or have a leisurely night relaxing back at the hotel. Hey, do both.
Flight information
- Flights to and from the start/end of your trip are not included in the trip price. Day 1 – flights to arrive prior to 3.00pm into Launceston AirportDay 5 – flights to depart anytime from Hobart Airport
Iconic Sites
- From untamed wilderness area like the Freycinet National Park to the World Heritage listed Port Arthur, Tassie is not short on attractions.
Make Travel Matter
- Your entry fee into Port Arthur supports the conservation of the area and the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Historic Site.
Natural Wonders
- Exploring Turrakana/The Tasman Peninsula, home to Port Arthur, gives you a front row seat to dramatic geological sites including Tasman's Arch, Devils Kitchen and the Blowhole.
What to Bring
- Comfortable walking shoes Sunglasses, sunscreen and hat Water bottle Warm layers in cooler months Camera
Trip Details
Product Code: 19407
Tour Type: Group Tour
Accommodation: Deluxe
Transport: Private
Guide Language: English
Travel Styles:
Family, 55+, Luxury
Tour Operator:
AAT Kings (CA)
Supplier Code: 100.21
Starts: Launceston (TAS), Australia
Finishes: Hobart (TAS), Australia
Duration: 5 days
Departures: Not Guaranteed
Physical Rating:
Easy
Includes
Whats included
- Specialist team of two highly experienced Travel Director and Driver Guide 1 UNESCO World Heritage Site � Port Arthur Convict Site Comfortable accommodation with easy access to city centres Freycinet National Park entrance fees
Price
Price per person: (Double Occupancy) CAD $2,184 ($437 /day)
Itinerary
You don’t have to arrive early into Launceston, but we highly recommend you do. Time on your side? Walk the short distance to Cataract Gorge, home to the longest single-span chairlift in the world. It’s quite the ride, taking you up high into this intensely beautiful, and spiritual, place. Otherwise, meet your Travel Director and fellow Tassie companions for a drink in the evening.
Accommodation: Best Western Plus Launceston
Bridestowe is an assault on all your senses – in the best possible way. See the contoured rows contrasted against the rich red volcanic soils backdropped by the horizon-wide sky and when in flower (late Spring to early Summer) the rich purple tones add a whole other dimension. Then the musky aroma of the flowers, which has an instant calming effect. And the taste, beyond anything you ever imagined – try a lavender ice-cream, jams and teas, and thank us later. It’s a tasty entrée to the Legerwood Carved Memorial Trees, sculpted into World War One soldiers. Come dusk in Bicheno, sign up to spot tuxedoed little penguins waddle to shore from the water. Touring Tasmania doesn’t get any cuter than this.
Accommodation: Beachfront at Bicheno
Meals: Full Breakfast, Dinner
The colours at Freycinet National Park are so vivid you’ll think someone has taken the glasses off your nose and cleaned them for the first time: The patchwork of ocean blues that lap Coles Bay. The dramatic pink granite cliffs. There’s a reason why Freycinet adventures star on postcards. The other place on postcards is Richmond, its grand 1820s Georgian buildings today home to bijou boutiques, galleries and cafés that appear to be lost in time. Your last stop for the day is to the shores of the Derwent River where local palawa will welcome you to country and show off some local bush tucker.
Accommodation: Best Western Hobart
Meals: Full Breakfast
Port Arthur has a grim but extraordinary convict past. Your private tour, a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience, of the World Heritage-listed Port Arthur Historic Site, its immaculately maintained buildings scattered over green pastures that fade into the Southern Ocean, revealing the best-preserved convict site in Australia, and among the most significant convict-era destinations worldwide. The convict history is one part but you'll also see the dramatic geological features of the Tasman's Arch and Devils Kitchen that exist on the Tasman Peninsular.
Accommodation: Best Western Hobart
Meals: Full Breakfast, Farewell Dinner
Short and sweet and packed with highlights – this Tasmania tour is sure to inspire future travels.
Meals: Full Breakfast
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Tour Operator
AAT Kings (CA)
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