9 Day Tassie Icons Self Drive Package – Hobart

Arrive Hobart Airport, pick up mid-size automatic rental car. Includes unlimited kilometres, insurance, fees and taxes. Drive into Hobart. If Saturday, the Salamanca Market will be in full swing. Afternoon drive up Mount Wellington for views over all of southern Tasmania.

Accommodation: 4 Star – Travelodge Hobart – Guest Room or similar, Hobart

As an optional add-on, catch a ferry to MONA (Museum of New and Old Art). The Museum is truly spectacular. Stay for lunch among the vines at the adjacent Moorilla Estate. Take the ferry back to Brooke Street Pier at Salamanca Place.

Accommodation: 4 Star – Travelodge Hobart – Guest Room or similar, Hobart

Optional Experience: Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) with Return Posh Pit Ferry

Drive to the beautiful Tasman Peninsula and Port Arthur. The sea cliffs at Eaglehawk Neck are truly amazing. Visit Port Arthur Historic Site as an optional add-on, and discover the real story of Australia’s convict past.

Accommodation: 4 Star – Fox and Hounds Historic Hotel – Garden View Room or similar, Port Arthur

Optional Experience: Port Arthur Historic Site Entry

Travel along Tasmania’s sunny east-coast to the Freycinet Peninsula. Stop at the many attractions underway and make this journey at your own pace. Explore Friendly Beaches and Freycinet National Park.

Accommodation: 3.5 Star – Bicheno Beachfront – Poolside room or similar, Bicheno

Take the optional cruise to Wineglass Bay during the morning. Spend the afternoon climbing to the the lookout for spectacular views over Wineglass Bay and the Tasman Sea. Drop in and sample the oysters at the Freycinet Marine Farm.

Accommodation: 3.5 Star – Bicheno Beachfront – Poolside room or similar, Bicheno

Optional Experience: Wineglass Bay Cruise Incl. Lunch

Travel from the Freycinet Peninsula via St. Mary’s inland and follow the Heritage highway through to Launceston. Continue on to the UNESCO World Heritage area of Cradle Mountain. At night, join in an optional informative feeding tour at the local Tasmanian Devil’s sanctuary.

Accommodation: 4 Star – Cradle Mountain Hotel – Standard Room Incl. Breakfast or similar, Cradle Mountain

Included Experience: Devils@Cradle After Dark Feeding Tour

Morning walks at Cradle Mountain, before heading west to the coastal town of Strahan. Stop at Henty Dunes to experience the sand and the Ocean Beach. This is the west coast at its best.

Accommodation: 4 Star – Strahan Village- Hilltop Standard Room or similar, Strahan

Enjoy the Gordon River Wilderness Cruise Includes lunch. Upon return visit Hogarth Falls and the surrounds.

Accommodation: 4 Star – Strahan Village- Hilltop Standard Room or similar, Strahan

Included Experience: World Heritage Cruise – Gordon River Cruise – Main Deck Window

Drive to Hobart through the forests and stop at Queenstown to experience an 1800’s mining town. Continue on to Derwent Bridge (stop at the Derwent Bridge for lunch), see the Wall in the Wilderness and then follow the Derwent Valley into Hobart. Stop off at Mt. Field National Park for a walk in the rainforest out to Russell Falls. Please note, departure flight is not recommended before 5pm.

Let us know if you would prefer to start or end in Launceston.