Tasmania - Suggested Itinerary In February

Lancerx on 26/12/2017 - 02:01
Last edited 26/12/2017 - 09:12 by 1 other user

Hi all, thinking of visiting Tasmania in February from WA. My parents always like the beautiful landscapes on Tasmania seen on TV, and this is my Christmas present for them (going with them too)

At the moment, I'm a total blank page, haven't booked flight tickets & hotel, haven't even googled much about Tasmania…

So what to do in Tasmania? How long do I need? (will be driving of course), start with Hobart or Launceston? Hope to hear some feedback from the Tasmanian, so I know where to start. Thanks!

P/S realistically only have a week to spare in February

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  • [Deactivated] on 26/12/2017 - 02:30
    +1

    2 weeks.

    Do the loop.

    Clockwise or anticlockwise. Up to you. My recommended attractions are

    The nuggets
    Knobby ridge
    Gilbert Dick
    Bottom rocks
    Boobyalla
    Cox bight
    Pensioners bush
    Ringarooma
    Burnie
    The nut
    Dick Banks
    Mount Curly
    Bushy Park
    Deep Lake

    • Shadowsfury on 26/12/2017 - 06:26
      +4

      I swear half these places sound fake lol

  • subywagon on 26/12/2017 - 02:34
    +1

    Start either end. Hire a car and drive. I live in Tassie and just spent a month travelling and showing Tassie off with friends. I've been from Hobart up the east coast in through Launceston and around past Burnie to Stanley. I haven't been on the west coast yet. There are too many beautiful places to list in Tassie, so I'll post a link to a good tourism website for you.

    https://www.discovertasmania.com.au/

    I hope it helps!

    • Clear on 26/12/2017 - 11:55
      +1

      I did a road trip West once. Landscape is completely different to the rest of Tassie and it's beautiful. Best of all you can be doing 110 down for hours and only see a couple of cars.

      • subywagon on 26/12/2017 - 12:13

        I plan on doing the West sometime in the near future for sure!

        • Clear on 26/12/2017 - 12:14
          +1

          Just don't go to Zeehan. Everything closed up and bogans.

        • subywagon on 26/12/2017 - 12:17

          @Clear: Bogans are the only thing that ruin Tassie :P

  • Andym on 26/12/2017 - 08:00
    +5

    First if you want to see Tasmania you really have to have a car. You can take your own over on the Spirit of Tasmania www.spiritoftasmania.com.au or hire one if you fly over. A lot of people arrive and drive straight up the middle usually from Launceston to Hobart, which is a pretty average for sites, I'd recommend driving around the coast and seeing places like St Helens, Bicheno and Coles Bay on the East ending up in Hobart then moving on to the south to Huonville and Southport. The South West of Tassie is amazing, a lot of the land is locked up as Heritage Wildnerness which you can go see via plane or boat. Then you can go West to places like Stahan, Queenstown, Moving over to the middle to Craddle Mountain, Deloraine and Launceston.

    Although Tasmania seems like it is small on a map, it can be very deceptive and take a fair bit longer to travel to places as the roads weave in and out of wilderness, with not much running in a straight line. I would allow at least a week to two weeks just as a start to see the state.

    The Best places to go would be.
    1. Launceston visit the City as well as The Launceston Gorge reserve which is amazing. It also has a couple of really nice parks, with some really old trees.
    2. Port Arthur Historic site, where the convicts where held.
    3. Mona Art Gallery in Hobart, this is a really trippy art gallery that is highly regarded from people all around the world.
    4. Deloraine, beautiful place to pass through, really arty type community.
    5. Cradle Mountain National Park
    6. Mount Wellington in Hobart
    7. Hobart, which is the capital and a really cool city, lots to do, bars shops, food etc.
    8. Salamanca Market in Hobart, great local market with lots of food and local made goods. Good place to buy presents for others.
    9. Wineglass Bay
    10. Lavender Fields at Bridestowe Estate in NE Tassie
    11. Bay of Fires
    12. Freycinet National Park
    13. Tulip Farm, Table Cape
    14. Tahune Forest airwalk
    15. Gorden River cruise from Stahan
    16. Botanical Gardens Hobart
    17. The Sea Horse world at Beauty Point
    18. The Nut
    19. The West coast Wilderness Railway
    20. St Helens and Bicheno are lovely Sea Side towns.
    21. The Mole Creek Caves
    22. Queenstown is amazing in that it was stripped of all trees from mining (copper I think) and looks a bit like a martian landscape.
    23. Also if you head down south at certain times of the year you can see the the Southern Aurora Australis which is our version of the Northern Lights.

    There are good winery, seafood/produce sellers and restaurants throughout the state. People are generally very friendly and driving is usually very relaxed.

    It is a great place, have fun :)

  • Quantumcat on 26/12/2017 - 08:58

    Make sure to visit Wine Glass Bay. There's a mountain thing you can walk up with like a million stairs but when you get to the top the view is breath-taking.

    Another place I like is a glow-worm cave, it is just absolutely magical but I can't remember where it is.

    • Andym on 26/12/2017 - 09:07
      +1

      I think it is the Mole Creek Caves you are referring to for the glow worms.

  • tassieeagle on 26/12/2017 - 10:42

    What attractions/sites are a must for you? There are so many great places to see, but with a week you will need to prioritize some.

    • Lancerx on 26/12/2017 - 13:51

      Honestly no idea, probably like the top 10 must-see tourist place will do

  • SuperMick on 26/12/2017 - 10:45

    Tasmania is a wonderful place to holiday. I'm going to divert a bit here, but you will soon follow me. We went to New Zealand with AAT Kings, had a wonderful time, their brochure is very good and explained everything about the tour. We saw The Best of New Zealand. When we went to Tasmania, by that time we had our own van. So I picked up a AAT Kings brochure from a travel agent, and followed that. We then saw The Best of Tasmania, at our own pace.

    • Lancerx on 26/12/2017 - 13:52

      Ah good idea, thanks mate!

  • Placebo on 26/12/2017 - 12:35

    Mona Art Gallery and Tasmazia & The Village of Lower Crackpot were two highlights for me when I visited Tasmania last year.

    I was blown away my Tasmania in general as a West Aussie. Everything is so lush, all of the plants looked like triffids. Here you have to beg, coax and plead with everything just to get it to grow. It was just so beautiful. The pictures don't do it justice. Your parents will love it, as I'm sure you will too :)

  • Redang3lz on 26/12/2017 - 15:16

    We spent a week in tas in October. Got to Hobart Saturday morning. Picked up a hire car from Hobart (Salamanca Markets, Farm Gate Markets, MONA, lots of dining), day trip to Mt Field National park (saw some waterfalls), spent a few days in Cradle Mountain (lots of hiking, midnight aurora hunting at Dove Lake), drove to Launceston (passing by towns for brunch, cheese), Tamar Valley (lots of vineyards and wine tasting), a few days in Coles Bay/Freycinet National park (wineglass bay, more hiking, fresh oysters and seafood), drive back to Hobart via the eastern coastal route, more vineyards in Richmond, Mt Wellington in Hobart, flew out Sunday afternoon. Did around 1500km total, very comfortable as most roads are sealed and smooth.

  • Lancerx on 01/01/2018 - 13:38

    Hi all, I booked my ticket to fly into Hobart & fly out from Launceston. 7-14th Feb. Should I drive towards from east, west or centre? Which has more must see sceneries in Tasmania? Where to stay overnight?

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