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A Nice Place To Stay

 

Spirit of Tasmania Ferry

The Spirit of Tasmania ferries land passengers and their vehicles everyday and during the summer months we have two sailings per day. Theport is on the other side of the river and is only 10 minutes drive to the passenger terminal.

  
 
 
 

The Bluff Beach - Devonport

The Bluff beach - 10 minutes walk from The Barclay is a beautiful swimming beach, safe for the kids, patrolled each weekend and public holidays during the first week in December to the last week in March. The precinct area comprises of BBQ area, safe playground, Surf Life Saving Club, two restuarants and a kiosk.
Take a walk along the walking track and discover the wonderful Bluff area and the lighthouse vista.

  
 
 
 

Cradle Mountain

An iconic tourist destination. Only 90 minutes from the heart of Devonport this magestic location draws many tourist each year. You can visit Dove Lake and experience the many views of Cradle Mountain itself.
A two hour walk around Dove Lake is a wonderful experience and for the more adventuress there is several walking tracks up the mountain of varying degrees of difficulty.
When visiting Cradle Mountain be prepared with all type of walking gear as the mountain has many moods.

  
 
 
 

The Glory Train - Wilderness Railway Strahan

The Strahan village has been a massive tourist attraction for some years now. The Wilderness Railway travels from Strahan to Queenstown and back and is an experience you would not miss on a trip to Strahan.
The railway trip travels along an old miners rail line that was the main source of contact for many years in the bygone pioneer days of the West Coast

  
 
 
 

Gordon River cruises - Strahan

The river crusiers across the harbour at Strahan and up the Gordon River is another very popular wilderness experience you just can't miss. They have half day and full day trips, bookings areessential.

  
 
 
 

Mount Rolland - North West Caost

An Iconic mountain of the Mersey Valley region. From most areas in the region the mountain is visible, sometime snow covered and many time covered in cloud.

 
 
 
 

Liffy Falls - Great Western Tiers

Situated in the Great Western Tiers - Liffy Falls is a wonderful sight to see. Not far from the car park / picinic ground a simple low degree of difficulty walk will present these wonderful falls.

  
 
 
 

The Wilderness Railway Train Station

The Federal Group of Hotels have transformed the old railway sheds into a vibrant vintage station where the Wilderness Train passengers can get the true feeling of a bygone age.

 
 
 
 

Tamar River - Launceston

The beautiful Tamar river at dawn on a still foggy morning. The river stretches up through the basin where visitors can see a wonderful cascading water way practically in the heart of town.

  
 
 
 

Chairlift Stanley

The historic village of Stanley, in far north-west Tasmania, is nestled at the base of The Nut, a sheer-sided bluff - all that remains of an ancient volcanic plug.
•Climb the remains of a giant volcanic plug.
•Take a chairlift up The Nut.
•The prettiest spot on the tip of the north-west coast.
A walking track climbs to the summit of The Nut, or you can take the chairlift, with spectacular views across Bass Strait beaches and over the town.

  
 
 
 

Cradle Mountain - Lake St Clair National Park

Cradle Mountain forms the northern end of the wild Cradle Mt - Lake St Clair National Park, itself a part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area.
The jagged contours of Cradle Mountain epitomise the feel of a wild landscape, while ancient rainforest and alpine heathlands, buttongrass and stands of colourful deciduous beech provide a range of environments to explore.

  
 
 
 

Hells Gate - Strahan

Maquarie Heads and Hell's Gates is the name of the mouth of Macquarie Harbour on the West Coast of Tasmania. It is a notoriously shallow and dangerous channel entrance to the harbour.

The actual channel is between Cape Sorell, Tasmania on the west and Entrance Island on the east (the main length of the harbour runs southeast of Hell's Gates).

 
 
 
 

Dingy at Low Head

Low Head is five kilometres north of George Town on the north coast of Tasmania. Located on the eastern side of the Tamar River, this small town is home to Australia’s oldest continuously operating pilot station.

Classified as an historic town, the Pilot Station Maritime Museum boasts an impressive collection of maritime memorabilia including early diving equipment and items from the countless shipwrecks off this coast.
The lighthouse was built in 1888 to replace the former convict-built lighthouse and the surrounding grounds offer beautiful views out across the Tamar River mouth.

  
 
 
 

West Caost Waves

Tassie's big surf, big wave paradise is at Marrawah. A record west-coast wave was measured at 19.5 metres and the wind and surf roll in uninterrupted for almost 17,000 kilometres.

It is the venue for the National Wave Sailing Championships, a prestigious $22,000 annual five-day event in February that combines wind and wave skills to attract competitors and visitors.
The West Coast Surf Classic, an amateur surf carnival that's been held for the past 30 years, follows at the March long weekend and attracts up to 1000 spectators and competitors.
Many stay on to explore the Wilderness experience down the Tarkine coast, or as far as Strahan.

  
 
 
 

Mole Creek Caves

Mole Creek Karst National Park comprises some 1,345 hectares and contains 300 caves and sinkholes in all. Its national park status was declared in 1996 to provide protection for some of the finest and most visited cave systems in the State, including Marakoopa and King Solomons Cave. These deep limestone caves of superb stalactites, stalagmites and columns, glow-worm displays, subterranean streams and cathedral caverns attract many thousands of visitors each year and 2009 marked their 100th year of operation. Both caves are home to a range of fascinating animals which have evolved features which allow them to adapt to their lightless environments. The glow-worm display in Marakoopa Cave is the largest you will see in any public access cave anywhere in Australia.

 
 
 
 

Christmas Hills Raspberry Farm

Christmas Hills Raspberry Farm and Café, at Elizabeth Town, is 15 minutes' drive from Devonport.

You can enjoy breakfast, lunch or a snack on the all-weather deck and sample some of the delicious berry creations, including icecream, cakes and muffins.

You are welcome to stroll through the four hectares of raspberry plantings, harvested between December and May.

 
 
 
 

Wynyard Tulips

Every spring between mid September and mid October the tulip fields of the Van Diemen Bulb Farm burst into colour. The pictures tell the story. There is a nominal entry fee. When travelling from Burnie, there are roundabouts at each end of the town centre. Turn right at the second one and continue for about 5 kilometres to Table Cape. Follow the signs

  
 
 
 

The Nut Chairlift - Stanley

The Nut, rising 152 metres from the sea, dominates the headland that the fishing village of Stanley shelters behind. No exertion is necessary when the chairlift takes you to the top for a seagulls view of the historic town and the east and west along the coast.
The chairlift has 20 double seats and the trip takes about five minutes each way. You can get off at the summit and explore or take a non-stop round trip.