Ultimate Tasmania - Small Group

Tasmania’s capital makes a strong first impression. Hobart blends harbour views, heritage streets and a food scene that punches well above its size. You could wander the waterfront, sample the local seafood, browse galleries or find a cosy wine bar tucked into the city’s laneways. This evening, join your fellow travellers for dinner featuring Tasmanian produce and a warm welcome to the journey ahead.

See Hobart from above at Mt. Nelson Lookout, where views stretch across the city and the Derwent River. Pass the landmark Cascade Brewery and explore the historic charm of Battery Point before visiting the Botanical Gardens for a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience that celebrates Tasmania’s native plant life. Then head to Salamanca Market, where more than 300 stalls bring together local makers, growers and artisans. It’s the perfect place to pick up something handcrafted, sip a coffee and ease into Hobart’s creative spirit.

Trade the city for Tasmania’s west, where the landscapes shift from quiet beauty to big wilderness. Walk through Mt. Field National Park and see Russell Falls spill through a forest of towering trees and fern-lined paths. Stop at Lake St. Clair, Australia’s deepest natural freshwater lake, before travelling through the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park. Your day ends in Strahan, a peaceful harbour town on the wild West Coast, set beside vast Macquarie Harbour.

Cruising the Gordon River is one of those Tasmanian experiences that stays with you. Drift across still waters framed by ancient rainforest and head for Sarah Island, the site of Tasmania’s oldest convict settlement. Its ruins tell a hard story, softened now by the forest that has grown around them. From here, continue through rugged country and old mining towns on your way to Cradle Mountain-Lake St. Clair National Park, where a fresh chapter of Tasmanian wilderness awaits.