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Experience Type: Tour
Valid Period:01/12/06 - 01/03/08

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10 Day Grand Tasmania

10 Days Launceston to Launceston £995

Tour TXT10

Highlights include:
• Take a guided tour around the ruins of Port Arthur
• Discover beautiful Russell Falls in Mt Field National Park
• Tour World Heritage Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park
• Cruise the Gordon River and visit the penal ruins on Sarah Island

Departures:
Most Saturdays

Day 1: Launceston - Woolmers Estate - Cataract Gorge
This afternoon, take a guided tour of Launceston. Inspect the fine collection of antiques at historical Woolmers Estate, and enjoy some time to explore the National Rose Garden. Later in the afternoon, visit spectacular Cataract Gorge. This evening, enjoy complimentary pre-dinner welcome drinks followed by a Welcome Dinner. Get to know your fellow travellers and crew. (D)
Accommodation: Overnight: Commodore Regent, Launceston

Day 2: Launceston - Freycinet National Park - Swansea
This morning continue through the winegrowing area of northern Tasmania. During flowering season, visit the Bridestowe Lavender Farm (Dec.-Jan.). Stop at the East Coast Natureworld and meet a Tasmanian Devil, so called by early European settlers because of its spine-chilling screeches, black colour, and reputed bad-temper. Although only the size of a small dog, it can sound and look incredibly fierce. Travel along beautiful Tasmanian coastline and into the stunning Freycinet National Park. Join a guided walk along Richardsons Beach at Coles Bay. (BD)
Accommodation: Overnight: Waterloo Inn, Swansea

Day 3: Swansea - Tasman Peninsula - Port Arthur
Journey inland to Campbell Town and Ross. Travel south to the charming Georgian village of Richmond, a busy town between 1824 and 1872. When a bridge was built at Sorell, traffic no longer passed through which is why Richmond remains much as it did 100 years ago. See the famous Richmond Bridge. Proceed through the town of Sorell to Eaglehawk Neck, with its rugged coastline which you can enjoy from Pirates Bay Lookout. Continue on to Port Arthur.
Accommodation: Overnight: Fox and Hounds Inn, Port Arthur

Day 4: Port Arthur - Harbour Cruise - Hobart
Port Arthur is Australia's most notorious convict prison, having been called 'hell on earth' by its 12,500 convict prisoners. Many of the sandstone prison buildings remain and have been preserved. At the Port Arthur Historic Site, call into the Visitor Centre and play the ‘Lottery of Life’ game. Take a guided tour through the chapel and penitentiary ruins. Join the Marana for a cruise around the ‘Isle of the Dead’. Travel to Tasmania’s capital of Hobart, situated along the shores of the Derwent River. Journey to the top of Mt Nelson for magnificent views. (BD)
Accommodation: Overnight: Hadleys Hotel, Hobart for 2 nights.

Day 5: Cadbury Chocolate Factory - Salamanca Place - Botanical Gardens
Tour the sights of Hobart, including a guided tour through the Cadbury Chocolate Factory and sampling of some well-known favourites (seasonal closures occur, please enquire at time of booking). See Salamanca Place, and the historic Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens. The remainder of the day is at leisure, perhaps visit the Cascade Brewery (own expense). Dinner this evening has not been included to allow you to discover the culinary delights of Hobart for yourself. (B)

Day 6: Hobart - Mt Field National Park - Strahan
Leave Hobart and enter Mt Field National Park and stop to view Russell Falls. Then enter some of Tasmania's highest country, Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park. Enjoy a stop on the shores of Lake St Clair to admire the view before travelling through World Heritage-listed wilderness to Strahan, on Macquarie Harbour. (BD)
Accommodation: Overnight: Strahan Village Hilltop, Strahan Village

Day 7: Strahan - Gordon River Wilderness Cruise - Cradle Mountain National Park
This morning board the luxury cruise vessel, the Lady Jane Franklin II, for a cruise across the tranquil Macquarie Harbour and along the World Heritage Gordon River. Cruise to the former penal settlement of Sarah Island. Enter the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park and stop at Heritage Landing. Enjoy lunch on board. Later, depart Strahan for World Heritage Cradle Mountain National Park. (BLD)
Accommodation: Overnight: Cradle Mountain Chateau, Cradle Mountain

Day 8: Cradle Mountain National Park - The 'Nut' - Smithton
Tour Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park and explore the Visitor Centre. Travel out to Waldheim Chalet and stop on the shores of Dove Lake. Later, visit Sheffield where many of the town’s buildings are decorated with murals depicting the region’s history. Journey to Stanley, set in the shadow of ‘The Nut’ – a striking rocky outcrop that soars 150 metres from the sea. (BD)
Accommodation: Overnight: Tall Timbers Hotel, Smithton

Day 9: Smithton - Great Lakes Plateau - Launceston
Visit Ashgrove Cheese Factory for a tour. Pass through Poatina and continue to Launceston. This evening, enjoy a farewell crayfish dinner. (BD)
Accommodation: Overnight: Commodore Regent, Launceston

Day 10: Launceston - Tamar River Cruise - Depart
Take a morning cruise up the Tamar River and enjoy morning tea. Arrive at Deviot and follow the Tamar River Valley to Beauty Point to visit Seahorse World. Rejoin the coach for transfers to the airport. (B)

Prices Include:
• Quality accomodation as shown
• Meals: B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner (if meal option is taken)
• Sightseeing as specified in the itinerary

Prices Exclude:
• Airfares
• Items of a personal nature