Monday, Jan 11, 2016 at 00:43
Hi goddosglory
Our daughter, who had worked for a year in Tasmania, worked out a ten day plan to to show her family some of her favourite
places. Being from Western Australia, it was a fly in tour.
If flying, maximise time by flying in to
Burnie (or
Devonport) and flying out from
Hobart.
This is based on a tour undertaken in 9 or 10 days, with updated ideas. As she was pregnant, travelling with a one year old, her partner and his parents, days did not include long drives without breaks, nor long walks. She organised the tour to show her family some of her favourite
places in Tassie, looking for something to please everyone, while shutting the family business for a few days either side of
Easter.
1. Start
Burnie (or
Devonport). On her tour, she went to
Corinna for the first night, to go back to where she had worked. Better for others would be to spend the first night at
Stanley (
the Nut), after driving along the coastal route. Take the chairlift to the top.
2. If the weather is good, go to
Cradle Mountain, and explore the area around
Sheffield. Alternatively, you could go down to
Strahan. Watch weather for
Cradle Mountain, and make a dash from where ever you are if it is good on the mountain.
3.
Mole Creek is in a beautiful area with
views of mountains and caves to explore.
4. Head to
Launceston via
Deloraine
5. They went next to
Bicheno, but if you have time go first to St Helen’s and the beautiful
Bay of Fires coastline where lovely free camps are provided along the coastline.
6. It is easy to spend a day at
Port Arthur which is the most moving historical icon Australia has.
7. If you are in
Hobart on a Saturday, visit the Salamanca Markets. As they were not
camping they stayed three days at
Hobart, from
Hobart they drove to the
Mount Field National Park and to the southern tip (although you can’t get right to the southernmost point of Australia without taking quite a long walk). Make sure you drive to the top of
Mount Wellington while in
Hobart – magic
views but cold and windy.
To get a closer look at these and more
places and see where we camped (free, low cost and a couple of caravan parks) on our seven week tour, have a look at My
Blogs 2006 Tasmania.
My Blogs 2006
I am happy to answer any further questions you may have about these.
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