The Tasmania Guide
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The Tasmania Guide
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Raw. Remote. Untamed. Tasmania is just waiting to be discovered. Clean air. Dense rainforests. Deserted beaches. Dramatic sea cliffs. Fascinating wildlife. Glacial valleys. Gorgeous national parks. Hidden caves. Deep lakes. Multi-day hikes. Rugged islands. Wild rivers. Windswept coastlines. Are you curious yet? Add emerging cities, award-winning wineries, straight-from-the-ocean seafood, and gorgeous lodges. Australia's smallest and least-populated state is starting to command attention. It's about time. The island is beautiful. Historic Hobart is now luring artists and foodies. While road trips move through diverse landscapes within relatively short distances. Tassie is not an accidental destination. But those who make the long journey will feel both at home and surprised at every turn.
The Tasmania Guide focuses on Hobart, wine country, and three national parks.
This detailed guide includes:
Places: regions, cities, neighborhoods, towns, peninsulas
Stay: hotels
Eat: cafés, farms, food stands, restaurants
Drink: breweries, cocktail bars, distilleries, wineries
Shop: bookstores, local produce
Do: art museums, bays, beaches, bridges, city parks, coves, docks, gardens, hikes, lakes, lookout points, memorials, mountains, national parks, piers, rivers, sculptures, squares, stairs, trails, waterfalls, wharfs, wine tours
Transportation: airports, ferries, highways
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Tasmania
@nally
Raw. Remote. Untamed. Tasmania is just waiting to be discovered. Clean air. Dense rainforests. Deserted beaches. Dramatic sea cliffs. Fascinating wildlife. Glacial valleys. Gorgeous national parks. Hidden caves. Deep lakes. Multi-day hikes. Rugged islands. Wild rivers. Windswept coastlines. Are you curious yet?
Add emerging cities, award-winning wineries, straight-from-ocean seafood, and gorgeous lodges. Australia's smallest and least-populated state is starting to command attention. It's about time.
The island is beautiful. Historic Hobart and Launceston are now luring artists and foodies. While road trips move through diverse landscapes within relatively short distances. Tassie is not an accidental destination. But those who make the long journey will feel both at home and surprised at every turn.
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Hobart
Hobart
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Hobart (nipaluna) is the capital and largest city of Tasmania. It's also Australia's southernmost state capital. The city sits at the base of Mount Wellington (kunanyi) and on an estuary of the River Derwent on the southeast coast. It's home to about half a million people (that's 40% of the total population). This land was occupied by the Aboriginal Tasmanians before the British founded a penal colony 1804. Whalers, miners, farmers, and, eventually, Antarctic explorers, followed. Tourism has only recently begun to dominate the economy.
Hobart's historic waterfront has cobblestone streets and sandstone warehouses. They're now full of new hotels, exciting art galleries, and locally sourced markets. Battery Point has colonial cottages and cute cafés. The eery Convict Trail starts here. The Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) is just a quick ride up the River Derwent. Mount Wellington hikes offer a great lay of the land. Craft breweries and distilleries keep popping up inside the city; wineries lie just outside. While the restaurant scene is booming. Hobart is more than just a stopover. You should plan to spend at least a few days getting to know Tassie's capital.
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River Derwent
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River Derwent starts on freshwater Lake St Clair in Tasmania's Central Highlands. It flows 120 miles southeast through Hobart, before emptying into Storm Bay and, ultimately, the Tasman Sea.
Around Hobart, the river becomes a large estuary (where freshwater meets salty seawater). The Port of Hobart and white-sand beaches line the shore. Several bridges, including the five-lane Tasman Bridge, connect the eastern and western sides of Hobart. Female southern right whales use the protected waters to give birth. While sailboats, plus the ferries to MONA, glide up and down the river.
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Cambridge
Cambridge
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Most people, unless they travel by sea, first arrive in Cambridge when visiting Hobart. The suburb, just ten miles from the center of the city, is home to Hobart Airport. It's easy for commuters and visitors to take the Tasman Highway right into Hobart.
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Hobart International Airport
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Hobart Airport (HBA) is a small international airport that's located 11 miles from the center of the city in Cambridge. The airport opened in 1956. A larger domestic terminal was built in 1976. Then an international terminal was added in 1986. The airport sits on a peninsula that's surrounded by Tiger Head Bay. Planes fly right over Seven Mile Beach. Most flights head toward the mainland of Australia (Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane). The international ones connect to Auckland, New Zealand.
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Tasman Highway
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The Tasman Highway (the A3) connects Tasmania's two largest cities, Hobart and Launceston. It winds along the state's eastern and northeastern coasts for 255 miles. Upon landing at the Hobart Airport, you can either take the highway west, to go over the Tasman Bridge and into the city, or northeast, toward Freycinet National Park.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Nally
Big destinations. Little details.
I travel—a lot. I’m always taking notes, organizing quick getaways, plotting big holidays, and dreaming. I’ve been to six continents (I’ll get to Antarctica eventually), nearly 40 countries, and too many cities and islands to count.
Tons of planning, way more than is actually necessary, goes into each adventure. Your trips can benefit from my little addiction.
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Tasmania, Australia
Australia
Hobart TAS, Australia
Swansea TAS, Australia
Mount Field National Park, Lake Dobson Road, National Park TAS, Australia
Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, Tasmania, Australia
Derwent Valley, TAS, Australia
Freycinet National Park, Coles Bay Rd, Coles Bay TAS, Australia
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