Explore Tasmania's West Coast with a Guided Tour

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Day 1 - Welcome to Hobart

Welcome to Hobart! Enjoy a leisurely start to your tour by having a wander around the picturesque Constitution Dock at your doorstep or take a stroll along the Derwent River before meeting your Travel Director and fellow travellers this afternoon for a Welcome Reception followed by delicious meal at Tasman Restaurant.

Day 2 - City sights and Salamanca Market

Your morning excursions delve deep into many of the things that make Hobart great: from the Mt. Nelson Lookout, offering dizzying views over the city and Derwent River; to historic Battery Point and the Cascade Brewery. End the tour at the leafy Botanical Gardens spotlighting endemic plants, a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience. Three hundred – that’s the number of stalls you’ll navigate this afternoon at Hobart’s mighty Salamanca Market. Get your heart started sampling gin and whisky or order a coffee while perusing made-in-Tasmania arts and crafts. The Salamanca precinct, amid historic sandstone buildings, is almost as pretty as the produce.

Day 3 - Hobart – Strahan

The West Coast of Tassie is wild – in the best possible way. The air seems cleaner, the lakes cooler, the colours brighter, the waterfalls larger… as you’ll discover when the mist envelops you at tiered Russell Falls. This is part of Mt. Field National Park, the state’s most diverse nature reserve. Speaking of breaking records, Lake St. Clair is the deepest of its kind in Australia, carved by ice during glaciations over the last two million years. Pausing here puts life into perspective, in the best possible way. Skirt the World Heritage listed Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park, characterised by soaring Huon pines, before arriving in Strahan. Small in population but big in personality, the town overlooks the immense Macquarie Harbour. Did you know it’s seven times the size of Sydney Harbour? Locals-only insights like this are among the reasons why Tasmania touring is a must. 

Day 4 - Strahan - Cradle Mountain

No day that involves a cruise is a bad day. Even better if it’s the deep, dark waters of the far-flung Tassie’s Gordon River. Soak up the silence of this untouched wilderness area on your Gordon River cruise en route to Sarah Island, the state’s oldest convict settlement. Today, the island’s haunting ruins have been reclaimed by nature, enveloped by forest and twisting vines. Your commute toward immense Cradle Mountain-Lake St. Clair National Park sees you travel through tiny mining towns scattered amongst the mountainous wild terrain. Rest up – Cradle Mountain awaits.

Day 5 - Cradle Mountain

Cradle Mountain tours have not always been pristine – the region owes much of its protected status to early settlers Gustav and Kate Weindorfer, who were pivotal in championing the conservation of the area. Their efforts are remembered at Waldheim Chalet, their former home, set among myrtles and King Billy pines that gradually give way to moss-covered ancient rainforests and deep river gorges, snow-tipped peaks and wild alpine moorlands. This is the heart of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, carved by glacial waterways like Dove Lake. You can see why Bennetts wallabies, echidnas, wombats and pademelons live here – you, too, will find it hard to tear yourself away. If you’re a night person, consider enlisting to spot Tassie’s nocturnal animals, whether at a devil sanctuary or in the wild. Optional Cradle Mountain tours see you spotting (and even feeding) elusive creatures. Where else in the world can you say you’ve fed a devil?   

Day 6 - Cradle Mountain – Launceston

Bring your appetite as today – the final day on your life-changing tour from Launceston to Hobart – you’ll try some of the state’s most applauded produce. First stop is Hellyers Road Whisky Distillery. Tasmanian tipples – whether whisky or gin – take home global awards for good reason, as you’ll fast discover. Steel yourself for the ciders fermented at Mount Gnomon Farm, in the hills overlooking the petite town of Penguin. If there’s an Australian destination with a cuter name, we’re yet to find it on any map. Here, passionate farmer Guy Robertson will pour brews made from apples grown in his heritage orchard, before you sit down to a farm-to-table Be My Guest lunch. Then you’re on your way to quirky Sheffield, the ‘Town of Murals’, before travelling through the Meander Valley to Launceston.

Day 7 - Farewell from Launceston

Your final day of Tasmania touring ends on a high in Cataract Gorge, a rare natural phenomenon on the outskirts of Launceston. There’s bushland on one side, and a Victorian garden replete with ferns and exotic plants on the other. Get a different perspective of the green cavern on the scenic chairlift, zipping you over the water to a lofty lookout. You can’t leave Tassie without sipping a few of its cool-climate wines, perhaps a pinot noir or flute of sparkling enjoyed overlooking the manicured grounds of the Josef Chromy Estate. Be sure to wander the grounds before you sample the range, then settle in with your favourite drop enjoyed over lunch. This afternoon is yours: if you’re not heading home yet, we recommend extending your adventure with an optional cruise along the Tamar River. A fitting end to a week of wonderment.

Please note: This itinerary may be subject to change.

T​ravel dates are from Feb 28, 2025 and Mar 12, 2027

Below Price is for eb 28, 2025 Departure

Feb 28, 2025

• Twin Share - from $4,670 per person*
• Single traveller - from $6,140 per person*

Mar 21, 2025

• Twin Share - from $3,970 per person*
• Single traveller - from $5,219 per person*

Sep 12, 2025/Oct 10, 2025/Nov 21, 2025

• Twin Share - from $4,289 per person*
• Single traveller - from $5,630 per person*

Jan 30, 2026/Feb 20, 2026/Mar 13, 2026/

• Twin Share - from $4,419 per person*
• Single traveller - from $5,801 per person*

Apr 10, 2026

• Twin Share - from $5,005 per person*
• Single traveller - from $6,570 per person*

Sep 11, 2026/Oct 9, 2026/Nov 20, 2026/

• Twin Share - from $4,505 per person*
• Single traveller - from $5,913 per person*

Jan 8, 2027/Jan 29, 2027/Feb 19, 2027/Mar 12, 2027

• Twin Share - from $4,635 per person*
• Single traveller - from $6,084 per person*

Why not extend your tour? There's heaps to see! Call our local travel team on 1300 414 198 to book!

Please note that prices are subject to availability at time of booking and may be withdrawn at any time without notice.

The accommodation you will enjoy on this tour includes:

• Hotel Grand Chancellor Hobart
• Strahan Village
• Cradle Mountain Hotel
• Hotel Grand Chancellor Launceston

Arrival & Departure Information:

• Day 1 – flights to arrive prior to 3.00pm into Hobart Airport
• Day 7 – flights to depart after 5.00pm from Launceston Airport

Fitness Requirements:

• Low level of fitness required
• Dove Lake Walk at Cradle Mountain - Moderate level of fitness required
• This 6km track is one of Tasmania’s premier walks. It will take you right around Dove Lake and beneath the towering spires of Cradle Mountain. The track is on a board walk for much of the way. It’s a Grade 2 Circuit hike and should take around 2 hours to complete.
• Alternate short walks are available which the Tour Director will advise.

What to Bring:

• Comfortable walking shoes
• Sunglasses, sunscreen and hat
• Water bottle
• Camera
• Warm layers in cooler months