Tasmania - a month to explore

[Oldnevin]

Hello there :-)

You must not miss the Southern Most Point of Tasmania.
Cockle Creek. Free camping only Drop Loo,s and no fire wood or water. You will need to be seldf reliant for at least two days.
Whilst you are down there Goto Hastings Caves and The Thermal pools. Amazing as well as the Southern most Point In Australia :-)

When you are here drop me a TXT will be more than happy to give you a base in Hobart to Replenish water, Laundry and vehicle Care as well as a Couple of Cold ones. :-)

My Names Tim Austin
Contact 0457109593.
You are in for a real Treat in Tasmaia.
Check out the local tasmanian Devils and maybe a Devil Jet boat Ride in Huonville B4 you go down the coast through Franklin, Geevston 4 coffee and local pastries and bread, maybe the tahune Airwalk MUST. :-) :-) :-).
Look forward to catching up in a Face to Face?

Cheers gadgets AKA Tim

[p1michaud]

For our honeymoon we are heading to Tasmania for approximately 3 weeks, Sydney for a few days, then Samoa. (We are from Canada)

We are going to be renting a 4wd camper in Tasmania for the whole time and have found the guide that gives a few off-road routes and camping spots. Any suggestions on things not to miss? We are not leaving for another 7 months but figure we'd start asking the questions now.

We love hiking, biking and kayaking

We don't plan to make a huge agenda just want to make sure we don't miss anything critical

(Wish I could bring the Jeep)

Colin

Colin,
Late to the party here. Great to hear you and your future better half will be coming to Australia for a visit. I've got a few decent articles of what to check out in Tasmania. Let me have a read and get back to you.

Bring your Jeep! Leave that at home and get yourself a Toyota or Nissan for the Aussie bush. Better chance of getting home, that is unless you plan on getting stuck and using that as an excuse to stay longer. Not so sure the better half will enjoy that though...

See you in December.
Cheers,
P

[Brendon Mills]

Also take a drive up to the top of Jacobs Ladder in the Ben Lomond national park.
And check out the wood carving wall at Derwent Bridge next to Lake Saint Clair.
And be pre paired for the tight twisting roads and up and down throught the mountains.
We spent 3 weeks traveling throught Tassie and it blew us away, would have easily stayed another 3 weeks but can always go back again as we are only from West Australia.

[bptp7270]

Hi there,

3 weeks is not a long time in Tassie, so my advice would be to not try and see the whole island, but rather pick some things that you shouldn't miss and enjoy the drive. I am guessing that you would be over here around November so weather should be quite mild and it is not school holidays yet(late Dec). MONA in the south is a must see and although Port Arthur is expensive, it is certainly a unique experience, particularly the night tour. If you like some light bush walking then Cradle mountain and Frecinet are worth the effort. Boat trips to Peppermint bay in the south and Gordon river from Strahan are also must do's. Very friendly old fashioned place where the police let you off with a warning for first minor speeding offences. Stop at every bakery that you go past and you will not be disapointed. The main advice we give to our tourists is that distances in Tassie are deceptive on a map, because the narrow winding aspect of the roads and the closeness of the sights makes travel very slow. Also, if you want to see a proper view of a platypus, don't miss the Platypus attraction at Beauty Point