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Standard Ensuite room (Sgl/Dbl/Twn) – get it while it is HOT! Use ‘DiscoverTas Holiday Deal’ as promo code. Smithton is an ideal base to tour around the North West of Tassie.
Discover Tasmania’s beautiful Autumn … when Autumn leaves fall so do our package prices! 5 Nights, includes entry for 2 to MONA.
Luxury apartments $320
Seaview Rooms $145 and
Standard Rooms from $110.
Join a lantern-lit walking tour to experience the Port Arthur Historic Site by night. It is a very different place after sunset, full of mystery and intrigue.
Robert Pennicott’s original and multi-award winning Bruny Island Cruise. Travel up close to high sea cliffs, coastal landforms and abundant sea and coastal wildlife.
Join Robert Pennicott’s legendary team for an award winning cruise from Port Arthur to Eaglehawk Neck. See spectacular sea cliffs, Tasman Island and sea and coastal wildlife.
Why not spoil yourself? Take $30 off Window and Captain’s Upper Deck tickets on this luxury, half day cruise where magnificent marine scenery will leave you spellbound.
Book a tour at Hollybank Treetops Adventure and you’ll receive a free photo from your journey! Simply mention this ad when booking.
One of my dad’s goals was to climb Marion’s Lookout, the tallest viewing point at Cradle Mountain, while were in Tasmania. It was only 11.5km uphill. The family put on our jumpers, ate a big breakfast and caught the shuttle bus to Ronny Creek to start our hike. Mum had cooked 15 chicken drumsticks and [...]
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It was only fitting that as I made my way south towards Port Arthur, that the sky began to take on a very ominous feel, with slate grey clouds swirling above me in every direction that I looked. Port Arthur is one of the cornerstones of Tasmanian history if not all of Australian history. It [...]
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Crank [krangk] –verb 1. to climb with extreme vigour, gusto or verve; very hard rock climbing. Killiecrankie [kil-ee-krang-kee] -noun 1. the place where the cranking is a killer. We shot over the waves around the rocky coastline, hanging on tight as the boat leapt up and crashed down. My eyes were wide and my jaw [...]
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My wife and I live in Noosa Heads Queensland and are very keen bushwalkers. We have a coffee table book called “The 30 Best Walks in the World” We are working our way through it and have completed “The Kokoda Track” (New Guinea) “Thorsbourne Trail” (Hinchenbrook Island QLD) and of course the Cradle Mountain Walk. [...]
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Watch the video highlight in high quality here: http://vimeo.com/13632887 Tasmania’s hidden adventures. The lesser known trails at the end of gravel roads. Ours to discover for the weekend. Driving from Hobart through the isolated, icy roads of the Lake Highway, there is a nice feeling about taking the road less travelled. We cut through Tasmania’s [...]
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We were told walking the Overland Track outside of the Summer season could be treacherous. Wind, rain, snow, hail, expect it all! So we were the most prepared hikers to ever undertake the track. Thermal layers plus Gore-tex plus plenty of dehydrated treats to keep us happy at mealtimes. Well we couldn’t have asked for [...]
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We were greeted by a crisp clear morning for Christmas Day 2009 when staying at Coles Bay on the Freycinet Peninsula. My eldest daughter, aged 10, and I headed off to climb Mt Amos for a special time together. The view from the summit over Wineglass Bay and the whole National Park was majestic. On [...]
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A recent short break touring Tasmania was the perfect antidote to a damp and gloomy Sydney winter. With an itinerary that included the majestic Cradle Mountain, rugged Bay of Fires, and pristine Wineglass Bay, Tassie revealed itself to be a land of jaw-dropping beauty. It is an enchanted land riven with lush green forests and wild, [...]
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My friend and I ventured to the Mersey River in an attempt to catch our first Tasmanian stream trout. We hiked down to the river from the Alum Cliffs walk (an adventure in itself) with instructions to our wives “pick us up at the Union Bridge just outside Mole Creek at 4pm”. We got to [...]
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