What to see in Tassie...

Get the Chris Boden book 4wd Tracks in Tasmania (Off Road Tasmania)

Montezuma Falls is a great little drive will kill about 1/2 a day but it will be bloody wet and bloody freezing down there at this time of year, i think you will find a lot of tracks closed due to Snow and the Winter conditions in general.

Finally 1 week won't be enough, I spent 3 weeks down there in January, 4000 plus Km's and all I did was scratch the surface, you need 3 months.

G'day Jarrod,

Gotta agree with John, we spent 3 weeks there in a motor home and still missed a lot. Want to go back for a month in the 4by to see the rest.
Highlight of the trip was a trip to seal rock and Maria Isl. with a small operator working out of Triabunna, 0430 start, but awsome day!
The 'remarkable caves' while at Port Arthur is also well worth the walk, as is wineglass bay on the Freycinet Peninula.
The drive through Hellyer gorge is not to be missed, the huon pine forest airwalk, the Bay of fires, bush walks at Cradle maintain, mate you could fill a book.
The whole state is one big picture post card, there are spectacular views and something of interest no matter where you go.
We found the "Lonely Planet Guide to Tasmania" a wealth of information and wouldn't go back without it, as it's information leans towards backpackers and people on a budget, full of free and cheap camp sites and tours, aswell as the usual touristy stuff.
Enjoy your time there and you may as well start planning your 2nd trip there now!

Avagoodn
Pezza

Man,not even us Tasmanians go camping this time of year.

West coast from Arthur river to Sandy Cape 4wd track, difficult rating. Arthur River to Corinna is an unsealed track over some nice scenery and you can camp in the old loggers camp at Corinna, it was a bit cold in April when we camped there. It was nice in the morning with the mist on the river though.

Montezuma falls is nice and the wet will add to the challenge a little but probably not too much. It was wet when I did it and we saw a territory in at the end, though he did mention he'd knocked a few thousand dollars off the value getting there.

Theres a nice 4wd only access c'site at Bluestone bay at Freycinet, well worth a look and free. The bay at the bottom of the track is nice and secluded.

For a c'site free of fees and facilities, Lake Gardiner at Moina is great

Hi Jarrod,

Can only second what everyone else has said, we spent 10 days there and barely scratched the surface. It also depends on if its just yourself or if your a family group, we took three kids with us and so tried to find things for adults and kids, however we found that wasn't as difficult as we had thought it may have been. We had thought that places like Port Authur may not have interested the kids all that much, but we spent a whole day roaming around including the cruise around the islands and then did the ghost tour in the evening and the kids are still talking about it a couple of years later. If your travelling through Bicheno on the coast then get yourselves on the penguin tour, it was fantastic, while your roaming around their nests the penguins are wondering past you, right between your feet. However I would suggest you take plenty of warm clothing, we were there in January and it didn't get about 18 on a good day. It was snowing on top of Mt Wellington when we were there and that was summer.

We plan on returning for a longer visit when its just the two of us to see what we missed the first time.

Good luck with the camping!!

Kerrie