What to see in Tasmania

Yes and no !!! I think the top north west coast is where most of the surf is..

The historic sites ?? There are hundreds of them, but we bypassed Port Arthur( nothing much there really ) but a well worthwhile one is Sarah Island ( included in the Gordon River cruise )

I think Tassie is mostly about sightseeing, and there is plenty to see.......and 2 weeks ?? We did it in 12 days, but could have taken another 12 quite easily..

Hi Phil

As you are only looking to see a small segment of the eastern side, yes, you could spend only two weeks there, but it is a long way to go for so little time. We spent seven weeks in Tasmania in 2006, and found this a bare minimum to sample a cross section of what the island has to offer. Getting there was not cheap (we too are from WA) and with the Spirit of Tasmania fares to take our rig there and back, we wanted to make the most of it as a once in a lifetime trip. My trip notes are in MyBlog, but last time i checked, one does not open. If you are interested, i can any email these documents directly to you. They highlight the best of what we saw throughout the island. MM me if you would like anything further.

People from WA look at the map and think, in three days i could drive around and see most of it - but not so. The nature of the terrain, the winding roads and the walks you can take to see the sights make touring a lot slower than on the mainland.

Motherhen

Spent 3 1/2 weeks in Tassie 4500 km's later and I only scratched the surface.
You could spend 3 months in Tassie and still not see it all.
Fantastic place loved it. :-)

Hi Phil.

I've lived in Tassie for 44 years and haven't seen it all yet!
2 weeks will be just long enough for the place to get under your skin and make you want to come back for another look.

If you are planning to go to the east coast, check out the quad bike tours (ALL4 ADVENTURE TOURS). Well worth the money if you have some spare.Based in Coles Bay. .....No affiliation,I've done two of their trips and had a blast both times.Ok as long as there are no kids!
Off to work now (grrrrrrrrr). Will expand the list later tonight.

cheers, Landed.

Phil
2 Weeks is a perfect amount of time to SAMPLE Tassie, this will give you enough ideas to plan the full trip, or in our case the MANY trips to take some of it in. We have been there a few times and are keen to spend another FEW weeks there to see what we have missed on our previous trips. Tassie is a special place that needs a lot of attention to take it all in.

Unlike the mainland Tassie has distinct seasons, and each holds special attractions. As the wife says, 2 weeks at the Cadbury factory and the Cascade brewery is only just enough time for her.

Cheers, Colin.

G,day Phil

We toured Tassie in May this year for three weeks. Where ever you go there is somewhere to do some bush walking. not sure on the surfing but there is plenty of 4wding in the N/W corner.

You will be there for two weeks and will NOT want to come home guaranteed. If (more so when) we go back we would only tour one area of Tassie cos 3 weeks just wasn't long enough.

Enjoy your trip

Cheers Luke

I circumnavigated Tassie two years ago (over 4 weeks) to see what was there and and I am going back this Xmas to look at it in more detail. It's an amazing place with so much to see. I'll focus on a couple of areas to optimise my visit. I'm in Richmond over Xmas and in Wayatinah over New Years - maybe I'll see some of you there.

G'day Phil. We toured Tas. for 7 weeks in 2005, and found we needed more time as we were rushing the last week or so to fit more in before we got the ferry back. Hence we will be going back quite soon. There are historic sites everywhere, bushwalking everywhere, and Carlton Beach, near Dodges Ferry, about 40 odd Ks from Hobart is renowned as Tassies best surfing spot. With only 2 weeks you'd be better off not trying to see too much, but concentrate on one area, and really give it a good going over. It's a beautiful island. You can't help but enjoy it. Cheers.
Roger B.........