Where to go in Tasmania?

how long /high is your snorkle ,LOL.

Hi,

This was a trip I did a couple of years ago, no 4wding. This is a busy time in Tas.

Saturday 27th December - Cars arrive in Devonport
Drive to Great Northern, 3 Earl St, Launceston
Lunch at Deloraine
Cradle Mountain (Waldheim Chalet, Leven Canyon lookout, The Nut)

Accommodation;
Tullah Lake Side Chalet, Farrell St, Tullah – 03 6473 4121

Sunday 28th December
Lake St Clair – Derwent River
Strahan (Franklin Manor, Jet Cruise on the Gordon River, Macquaie Harbour at Gordon River, St.Johns Falls, Heritage Landing, Hells Gate, Atlantic Salmon Farm, ruins of Sarah Island)

Accomodation:
Sharon Lee, Andrew St, Strahan – 03 6471 7224

Monday 29th December
Strahan, Queenstown, Derwent Bridge, Bronte Park – Stop for lunch
Miena, Turnbridge, Campbell Town, Cranbrook, Freycinet

Accommodation;
East Coaster Resort ,Louisville Point Rd, Orford – 03 6257 11 72

Tuesday 30th December
Dolphin & Whale watching, Freycinet Marine Farm, Cape Tourville Lighthouse, Douglas-Apsley National Park, The Hazards

Accommodation;
East Coaster Resort, Louisville Point Rd, Orford – 03 6257 11 72

Wednesday 31st December
Freycinet National Park -Port Arthur
Boat cruise, Cape Pillar, Horse Riding, Tasman Island, Seals & dolphin watching
Then head to Hobart
Taste of Tasmania – New Years Eve Function

Accommodation;
Grand Chancellor, 1 Davey St, Hobart 03 6235 4535

Thursday 1st January
Day trip to Mt Wellington, Richmond, Battery Point

Accommodation;
Grand Chancellor, 1 Davey St, Hobart 03 6235 4535

Friday 2nd January
Day trip to Hewonville (Tahune Air Walk, Hewon Jet Ride, Franklin River, Port Hewin, Castleforbes Bay,Cockle Creek, Hastings Cave & Thermal Water)

Accommodation;
Grand Chancellor, 1 Davey St, Hobart 03 6235 4535

Saturday 3rd January
Salamanca Market,
Cadbury Factory – Closed Weekends – 03 6249 0333
Cascade Brewery – Closed Weekends – 03 6221 8300

Hi Drew:

You will love Tassie. I went down Dec 2004-Jan 2005 and loved it. Mind you it was cool for most of the time, but still enjoyable, so don't just pack shorts. You will probably need your winter woolies. I might also add that I have never eaten such consistently good food *everywhere* in Tassie. Their pies are to die for, and their seafood must have come out of the water after I ordered it. Amazing stuff.

Best book on doing a bit of off-road is available in the Exploroz shop here, under Shop/Books. Well worth having. Details are:

21. 4WD tracks in Tasmania: Off road Tasmania $35.95
1st Edition Author Boden, Chris
Over 55 roads and tracks are described in this book together with maps showing all the detail required to navigate to and along the routes.
This book not only gives you concise directions and information on access, campsites and facilities, but also provides fascinating snippets of information about the areas you visit.

Enjoy your trip. I can't wait to get back.

Jack

Drew,

We went there summer 04/05 - still have not completed the treknotes as yet but you can read the journal and get a good idea of what we did. We are woring on the treknotes at present however they get slotted into less busy times and this does not seem to happen very often. Anyway see the Tasmania Journal.

Went there in Dec04 - Jan05. We are going back for another look in December this year. Our journal can be found here -

Where to go?, Answer is "Go everywhere", Tassie is fabulous two weeks won't be enough. 3 months would be closer.
Good advice above and the trek notes on here are real good.
Chris Bodens Book as mentioned is a must buy.

We went to Tassie Dec 04/Jan 05 as did everyone else here by the sounds of it LOL. The entire trip was fantastic but Cradle Mountain is an absolute must.
As people have said, pack your woolies and wet weather gear. We saw snow at Cradle Mountain and it was also snowing in the centre of Tas.
Also any accomodation is thin on the ground at that time of year. We camped mostly and to start with we never booked anywhere but found out quickly that if we wanted a caravan park site (read: my wife wanted.........) that we had to book ahead as we had a fair idea where we would end up that afternoon (so we booked that nights spot each morning).

G'day Drew,
If you had of done a search first you would have found more here aswell.
Happy travelling
Avagoodn
Pezza

hi drew

there is a nice spot on the lyell hwy (between queenstown and hobart)called wayatinah,there is a nice trout fishing lake with a really good camp ground,we go every xmas for about a week and love it,but all the lakes up the central highland are good lakes and you can always find a patch to camp.
Some other nices spots are:- Tasman Peninsula, East Coast, (Bicheno, St Helens and Swansea), Strahan, Cradle Mountain.

Hope you enjoy your trip.

Andrew

Thanks everyone for your input! I dont know if it has helped, or just added to where I want to go - might have to try and stretch it out to 3 weeks and include more camping and camp meals (Smoked Trout) to keep the costs down a bit. I am only just starting to find out how hard it is to get accommodation over the New Years period.
Thanks again
Drew

If you are interested, you can look at my travel pictures of Tasmainia taken the year before last.

http://www.worldisround.com/home/jodyt/travel10.html

Have a great time. We are considering going back over with out Kedron van in January 2006 and staying till April. Last time we hired a camper.

Cheers
Jody