Travel to Australia, the Great Barrier Reef, Big Stone or Ocean Road, these famous Australian attractions are playing, it is time to avoid the crowd and open up Australia's niche pure route! "the end of the world" Tasmania, with pure beauty, natural food, waiting for you to discover!
In the southeast of Australia there is a forgotten pure land-Tasmania. It is Australia's only island state, further south is extremely south, this land is not connected to the South Pole is called the "end of the world"!
Tasmania wharf (Photo from the Web)
Position and reputation
Tasmania, across the Bath Strait from Australia's mainland. Mainly include the main island Tasmania Island and Bruni Island (Bruny Island), Mariah Island (Maria Island) and other coastal islands.
As 40% of the island is a national park, ecological protection is intact, known as the "natural state";
From the top, Tasmania is seen as a heart, so it is also known as the "heart of the world";
Tasmania's mild and pleasant climate, known as "the best temperate islands in the world", four distinct seasons, each with its own characteristics;
Tazhou is rich in apples, so it has the good name of "Apple State";
Because the island scenery is beautiful, the farm is numerous, and New Zealand is comparable, also known as "Australian version of New Zealand";
Also because of the numerous holidays, is known as the "holiday state" reputation.
It can be seen that Tasmania is a charming island, attracting many stars to visit. Chen Yixun left his hand-painted here; Yuan Hong here to feed alpaca, Yang Chenglin Luo Zhixiang in this interpretation found love.
Four centres in Tasmania: Hobart, Swansea, Lanceston, Cradle Hill
Where exactly is this charismatic island? This introduction begins with the beauty of Tasmania. Tasmania's main attractions are mostly in the east, mainly forest parks in the west, and most famous for its lullaby mountains. The east is centered mainly on Hobart, Swansea, and Langsston, and here are the four to see what's interesting in the state of Tata.
One, the beauty of Hobart
Hobart, the capital of Tasmania, is conveniently accessible and has many scenic spots around it, making it the first stop to visit Tasmania. Around Hobart there are the following representative locations: Houston, Fidelberg National Park, Richmond, Tasmania Peninsula, Bruni Island. Here's what's interesting about each location.
Hobart-centric distribution of beauty (need to see it back and forth a few more times)
Horbart is the capital of Tasmania, backed by Mount Wellington. The district of Battery Point in Hobart is an area where the primordial landscape is preserved, where the bar, the old house in red and white, the tranquil streets of the old, and the dark blue waters of the Devon River, have the illusion of living in the Mediterranean Sea. The Salamanca Square (Salamanca Market), close to Battery Point, opens every Saturday morning and is a good way to find local chaperones. Every night next to the bar, restaurants are also a popular local choice.
Of course, come to Tazhou cuisine must not be less, the seafood here is famous for its rich and natural beauty. Visit the local oysters and abalone farms in Hobart to taste the most authentic Taju seafood meal.
Hobart Street View (Photo from the Internet)
Mount Wellington (Mt Wellington) is a great place to overlook Hobart's panorama. 1271 meters high, with columns called organ tubes at the top of the hill, it is the best place to overlook Hobart. The mountain has multiple viewing platforms at different heights, such as The Springs (720m on the hilltop of the The Pinnacle, hilltop. So whether you're a mountain climber or a phobia, you can do what you can. In the morning, you can wait for the first rays of the sun to shine on the sleeping Hobart, and in the evening you can see the sun down.
Web site: https://www.wellingtonpark.org.au
Wellington Mountain Cloud Sea (Photo from the Internet)
[Wellington Mountain Traffic]:
Bus: there is a tourist bus to the top of the mountain in the urban area, leaving from the visitor information centre in the city centre at 9:30 and 13:30 every day
Self-drive: take B64 (Huon Road) from the city and then turn into Pillinge Drive and then Pinnacle Road up the hill for about 40 minutes.
When you play around Hobart, you should also enjoy authentic oyster meals. Tasmanian seafood is famous for its delicious meat, and many Australian restaurant mainland seafood comes from here! And in the evening up Mount Wellington overlooking the city, you can feel the city in the night graceful.
1. -Hobart perimeter.-Hugh Enver.
As an apple state, apple must be the first play. (Huonville) is a famous apple-producing area in Tahrenville, which not only produces apples, but also builds an Apple Museum, which showcases various aspects of the apple, including buildings and artifacts associated with apple cultivation and production. There are as many as 500 different varieties of apples, as well as incredible apple walls. I don't know if you've eaten so many kinds of apples.
In the apple harvest season, you can come here to be full! If March comes better, the annual Taste of Huon Food Festival will be held here, with apricots, plums, cherries, pears, mushrooms, honey, wine and seafood and other gourmet foods, to fully mobilize your taste buds and let you eat!
[Apple Museum hours]: 10:00 am-4:00 pm
[address]: WillieSmith's Organic Cider / The Apple Shed 2064 Huon Highway Grove TAS 7109
Apple Wall (Photo from the Internet)
In addition to eating apples, you can also experience a heartbeat thrill through the Tahouen air walkway in the Hun Valley, one of the few forest corridors in the world with tree-roofed connections. The 500-meter-long air corridor is 48 meters high, and people who travel through the top of the forest can view the green pristine forest landscape as if they were walking through Avatar secrets. The ropeway wanders slightly as it walks, reaching the end to see the swift waters of the Hun River and the lush forests on both sides of the valley.
[Tahun Air Passage]: http://tahuneairwalk.com.au
[traffic]: the whole journey from Hobart is about 1.5 hours.
[open hours]: November to March 9: 17, April to October 10: 16, closed at Christmas or in bad weather.
Tahun air aisle (photo from the web)
2. -surrounding Hobart.-Fidel Hills National Park.
Driving from Hobart to Mt. National Park in about an hour and a half. Field Park). It's the oldest national park in Tasmania. It's a natural oxygen bar, a great place for hiking. Starting with the driveway to Lake Dawson Lake (Lake Dobson), there are 13 hiking areas, and schedule your itinerary according to your personal time and physical strength. The shortest hiking area takes between 30 minutes and 2 hours, and the longest hiking area to and from the west of the Fiddell Mountains (Mt.) Field West), takes as long as eight hours. There are many mountains in the National Park where house (Hut) can be accommodated. A 10-minute walk from Tasmania's famous Russell Falls, (Russekk Falls), Falls, is a 10-minute walk from Tasmania to view the beauty of the waterfall, which falls several layers down the mountain.
Web site: http://parks.tas.gov.au
Fidel Mountain National Park (pictured on the Internet)
Russell Falls (Photo from the Internet)
As a good place for a day trip around Hobart, Mountain Fields National Forest Park is a great place to enjoy natural beauty, hiking forests and tasting rare seafood.
3. -Hobart perimeter.-Richmond.
The historic Richmond (Richmond) straddles the Corr River (Coal River), 27 kilometers north-east of Hobart, and was once a strategic military stronghold and a prisoner's detain point on the way to Arthur. It is generally 19th-century architecture, with Australia's oldest stone bridges and art-style streets and streets, where time seems to be at rest. Walking across the Richmond sign, Australia's oldest stone bridge, feeding wild ducks by the stone bridge, basking in the sun on the grasslands by the river, walking hand in hand with St. John's Church, Australia's oldest remaining Catholic church, is sacred and beautiful.
Richmond Bridge (Photo from the Internet)
4. -surrounding Hobart.-Tasmania.
It took about two hours to drive from Hobart to Tasmania.
Map of scenic spots from Hobart to Tasmania Peninsula
There is a narrow Eagle neck Gorge, (Eaglehawk Neck), is located in the historic Arthur Harbor site Park. Eagle neck isthmus connects the Tasma Peninsula to the island of Tasma. As its name goes, the 400-meter-long Eagle neck isthmus is less than 30 meters in the narrowest place. Only by such a narrow road to connect, there is absolutely such a point in the customs, thousands of troops are also difficult to capture the meaning. There is also a "chessboard" (Tessellated Pavement), in the narrow neck isthmus where the seaside rocks are washed down by the waves into a tile-like shape. At Eagle neck Gorge onto Route C338 (Blowhole Road) can go to the Tasman Arch (Tasman Arch), Demon Kitchen (Devil's Kitchen), water spray mouth (Blowhole) and other natural landscapes).
Eagle neck Gorge (Photo from the Internet)
Located at the tip of the Tasmanian peninsula, Port Arthur (Port Arthur) is Australia's best-preserved prison site. Because of the terrain, there is a "prison in prison," said the port of Arthur ferry to a small island full of graves "island of death" (Isle ofThe Dead), when buying tickets to the park will distribute a poker card per person. It's a story about a prisoner who can be found in a museum by playing cards. The park has different visit times, and night "Ghost Journey" (Historic GhostTour) is particularly popular. Every evening from the tourist center to show you a lot of old buildings, tell about some of the creepy events that have happened, ask you the courage is not big enough?!
Port Arthur official website: http://portarthur.org.au
Port Arthur Prison (pictured on the Internet)
Tasmanian, who lived only in Tasmania, was called the Tasmanian devil for his ugly appearance. When you come to Tasown, you have to meet the devil himself. Tasmanian Demon Park (TasmaniaDevil Park) is an animal rescue center where you can see unique Australian animals such as Tasmanian devils, emus, koalas and so on. Every morning, from 10:00 to 11:00, there is time to feed Tasmanian demons. Don't miss it if you want to experience it!
[park opening hours]: 9:00AM--17:00PM (except Christmas)
[official]: http://www.tasmaniandevilpark.com
How did this man get in there? I won't tell you (pictures from the Internet)
5. -Hobart.-Bruni.
A ferry ride from Hobart to Bruni Island takes about an hour and a half. Take the car to ferry, ferry.
Bruni Island ferry official website: http://www.brunyisland.org.au/bruny-island-ferry/, can view the ferry timetable here.
Bruni Island Beautiful Food Distribution (Photo from the Internet)
Bruni Island is a paradise for gourmet enthusiasts, from which many gourmet cruise ships set out. Bruni Island is connected by two connected islands, the famous Tianhai line "The Neck" is the junction of the two islands, and on the south side of the island there is the famous South Bruni National Park (South Bruny National Park).
Bruni Island's famous Tianhai Line (photo from the Internet)
The island itself has a great deal of food, mainly from the following non-missed food points:
- Bruni Island smoking Workshop and whisky Bar (Bruny Island Smokehouse & Whisky Bar)
- Oyster farm (Get Shucked Oysters)
- Bruni Island Cheese Company (Bruny Island Cheese Company)
- Bruni Island berry farm (Bruny Island Berry Farm)
With so many gourmet views, Bruni is definitely worth a one-day trip to the South Island Forest Park and North Island. You can also choose a 3-hour speedboat to go out to sea and experience the fun of fishing for yourself!
Second, the beauty of Swansea
Swansea (Swansea), a central town on the eastern coast of Tasmania, is a resting place to travel around Tasmania. About two and a half hours' drive from Hobart;
The representative location of Swansea is: Bisheno, Flame Bay, Fihina National Park.
Swansea-centric distribution of attractions (pictures derived from the web)
1. -around Swansea.-Bisheno.
Bisheno (Bicheno) has beautiful beaches and clean water, known as fishing, diving and surfing sites in Tasmania. (Redbill Beach), a white beach in Redbier Beach, north of Bisheno, is likely to find penguins hiding in bushes and guarding their nests, a good place to look at blue penguins, and it's free to take a stroll around the beach! Of course you can also participate in the evening set out to watch the penguin team tour. From Redbier Beach, the foreshore trail (Foreshore Footway), which stretches south, can walk back to the heart of Bisheno, about 3 kilometers long. On the way through Peggy Cape (Peggys Point), Golgi and the famous water spray hole (Blowhole) and other famous attractions.
Water spray hole (image derived from network)
2. -around Swansea.-Fihina National Park.
(Freycinet National Park) occupies the peninsula, with pink granite mountains, snow-white beaches, wind-blown dunes and dry eucalyptus forests on the coast of Shanghai. One of the places you have to visit is wine cup bay, (Wineglass Bay).
Wineglass Bay is one of the ten most beautiful bays in the world. The perfect curve of the white beach and the blue-green ocean forms a well-defined half-moon shape. Looking down from the Watch Tower of Wine Cup Bay, it seems like a natural wine glass. The wine is full of blue and green, waiting for the passers-by to taste it.
At Fichina National Park, enjoy a full seafood lunch at the Fichina oyster farm.
Wine Cup Bay (Photo from the Internet)
3. Perimeter of Swansea-flame bay
It takes about two and a half hours to drive north from Swansea to Flame Bay (Bay Of Fires). The 29-kilometer stretch of the Bay of Fire, marked by red rock and white sand, is like stepping on flour, with iconic orange-red lichens all over the surrounding rocks and headlands, as if burned in the sun. From a distance, red granite boulders with clear blue sea, bright color contrast to bring wonderful visual enjoyment, it is worth going!
Flame Bay (Photo from the Internet)
This is a basic introduction to the main food and beauty of the southeast of Talla. If you do not have much time to spend in Australia, then you can consider this route by four days from Hobart to the beautiful scenery along the Wine Cup Bay! And the entire Chinese service, do not worry about the language problem.
Third, the beauty centered on Lancestone
(Launceston), the second-largest city of Tasmania north of Hobart, is a fortress to the north of Tas, about three hours by car.
The distribution of scenic spots centered on Langston
Langston, with its elegant Edward and Victorian architecture, was filled with the atmosphere of old history. Fifteen minutes from the city, (Cataract Gorge Reserve), will be able to take a ropeway cable car to view the mountainous canyons, or walk into the hinterland of the canyon. Surrounded by farms and wineries, Lucerton is a historic and cultural city besieged by the countryside. For those interested in raspberry and cheese honey, enjoy the Christmas Mountain Raspberry Orchard, Exex Cheese Factory.
Lucerston is represented by Sheffield murals, Tamar Valley, Bradstow Lavender Farm.
Longseston Autumn View (Photo from the Internet)
1. -surrounding Langsston.-Sheffield murals.
The famous Sheffield mural town of (Sheffield), is an artist's paradise. The mural is everywhere, there is almost no half-wall blank in the town, most of these murals are artists impromptu graffiti, but there is no lack of beauty, whether you know graffiti art or not, you can take beautiful art photos here. There is also an annual mural exhibition, which starts every Easter Sunday for a week, and you must seize the opportunity to join the art.
[mural Exhibition Registration official website]: www.muralfest.com.au
[transport]:
Sheffield has no local public transport connection, and the only way to get through it is self-driving;
- Sheffield-Lucerston is about an hour's drive;
- Sheffield-Devon Port is about 40 minutes' drive;
- Sheffield-Cradle Hill is about an hour and 15 minutes drive.
Sheffield mural town (photo from the Internet)
2. -the perimeter of Lanceston.-Tamar Valley.
A 10-minute drive north from the Old City Harbour of Lancedon, (Old LauncestonSeaport), will take you to Tamar Valley (Tamar Valley)., the state's most prestigious wine cellar. There is a resort in the valley, in the midst of the lakes, with a magnificent view, it is a good place to stay in Tamar Valley for a wine-tasting golf holiday. Along the Tamar River, from Lanceston to the Tasman Sea, the scenery is fascinating for a drive all the way. There are 14 wineries along the way, forming the so-called "Tasmania Wine Road," in which you can not drink alcohol, but you can choose to buy fine wine as a chaperone gift.
Tamar Valley (Photo from the Internet)
3. Perimeter of Longsston-Bradstow lavender farm
Bradstow lavender farm (Bridestowe Lavender Farm) is the largest lavender farm in the southern hemisphere, from which lavender purple bears, popular on social networks, are made. See lavender not necessarily go to Provence, in December lavender season to Tasmania can. Walking in the field of lavender flowers, with the breeze blowing, all over the body covered with the fragrance of lavender. Don't forget to try the lavender ice cream here while taking a nice picture!
[official]: https://bridestowelavender.com.au
[traffic]: from Langston, about 50 minutes by car.
[open hours]: September to April 9: 17, May to August 10: 16 (reserved for weekends). Tickets will be accepted from December 1 to January 31.
Bradstow Lavender Farm (photo from the Internet)
Fourth, the beautiful scenery centered on the cradle mountain
The west is dominated by the National Forest Park, of which Cradle Hill is the most worthwhile! There are buses from Hobart and Langsston to Cradle Hill. It took about two hours to drive from Cradle Hill to Langston and about two and a half hours to Hobart.
Cradle Mountain (Photo from the Internet)
Lullaby-Lake St. Gerald National Park has a lot of hiking trails, from low to high. There is a very unique view here in winter and summer. The Overland Trail, named one of the world's top 10 hiking trails by Lonely Planet, starts at the Luck Hill (Cradle Mt), 82 kilometers from north to south of Lake St. Clair (Lake St Claire), which typically takes 6 days or more to walk. Pass through the steep range, rainforest, rivers, plains, swamps, crossing the highest mountain of Tasmania-Mount Oza, across Australia's deepest lake, Lake St. Clair. Hikers must come for a walk. In order to travel not too tired, you can stay here for 2 days. The park also has many accommodation options. From stand-alone cabins, specialty tree houses to high-end spa resorts.
There are also three short hiking routes to choose from, Watersmeet,Larmairremener Tabelti and Platypus Bay.. There is a Visitor Information Centre, at the entrance to St. Clair, where all relevant travel information and hiking maps can be found.
St. Clair Lake (pictured on the Internet)
Tasmania is so beautiful, how can I get there?
Air: there is no direct flight to Tasmania, and departure from Melbourne or Sydney is the most convenient option, with just over an hour to reach the main two portals of Tasmania: Hobart and Lanceston.
Ferry: the Tasmanian Spirit ferry travels year-round between (Melbourne) in Melbourne and (Devonport) in Devon, on the northern coast of Tasmania, for about 12 hours and a long time, if not for the rental of a RV or a car in Melbourne. Or mountain biking to Tasmania via ferry, it is generally not recommended to choose ferry rather than aircraft.
Booking official website: https://www.spiritoftasmania.com.au
Tasmanian Spirit (Photo from the Internet)
When it comes to Tasmania, what modes of transport are available?
1. Hobart / Langston Airport to the City
If you arrive in Tasmania by plane, the airport has the following traffic to allow you to reach the main urban areas:
Airport feeder bus: the airport has a shuttle bus from the two major airports to the city when Redline, gets off the plane can buy tickets outside the terminal, can take you to the downtown hotel, but also can pick you up at the hotel gate on return.
Redline official site: http://booking.tasredline.com.au
Self-driving:
Whether you take a plane or a ship, when you get out of the airport and wharf, you can see where you rent a car. Be sure to find out where to return the car when you rent it. In addition, you can book the car on the Internet and go there and pick it up. More famous car rental companies have Avis,Hertz and so on. When renting a car, be sure to bring your own driver's license and translation certificate. This website can compare the prices of different models, and can be compared to each other: http://www.rentalcars.com
Taxi:
There are taxis at Hobart airport, and the taxi waiting area is located on the right side of the arrival hall of the domestic terminal building. Take a taxi to Hobart City about A $40, about 15 minutes. It is relatively expensive.
Charter:
2. Intercity traffic
To Tazhou, want to go out to play, the local public transport towers are mainly bus traffic, travel to the islands to take a ferry.
Bus:
TassieLink and Metro Tasmania are the main bus operators in Tasmania, covering most of the state's public transport routes, with multiple shifts a day, which is convenient. But there will be fewer trips over the weekend. Tassielink's official website uses different colors to distinguish lines. At the same time, the main towns of Tasmania, such as Hobart, Lanceston, Berne and so on, have daily in-city bus routes operated by Metro, and the port of Devon has Mersey buses.
[TassieLink]: http://www.tassielink.com.au
[Metro Tasmania]: http://www.metrotas.com.au
The main routes of the TassieLink Roadmap and its main tourist destinations are as follows:
- Sky Blue (Hobart to Port Arthur): Hobart, Port Arthu
- Violet (Hobart to colebrook): Hobart, Richmond
- Green (Hobart to Devon Porter): Devon Porter, Lucerston, Hobart
- Blue (East Coast): Hobart, Swansea, Bicheno
- Fluorescent yellow (Hobart to Strahan): Hobart, Lake St. Clai
- Orange Line (Lucerston to Strahan):, Devon Porter, Cradle Hill
(pictures from the Web)
ferry ：
Tasmania also has many islands, among which Bruni Island, Mariah Island is the most natural characteristics. The two islands are to be reached by boat.
[Bruni Island ferry]
Every day, a ferry arrives on Bruni Island from wharf, a tourist information center in the city of (Kettering) in Catling (D / 39 / Entrecasteaux Visitor Centre). Visitors on foot get on board the boat free of charge.
[ferry, Mariah]
Maria Island is a very popular family camp. In summer, Maria Island ferries are often packed with camping gear and bicycles.
Boarding ground: Debna wharf (Triabunna)
Beauty of Maria Island (pictured on the Internet)
Play Tasmania, BY roundabout, drive yourself.
If you have enough time to play through Tasmania, driving yourself is just the best choice.
Reference time: 5 to 8 days
Reference lines: Hobart-Bruni Island-Tasmania Peninsula-Swansea-Fischer National Park-Bisheno-Fire Bay-Lanceston-Fideltown-Luck Hill-Hobart
Day one: Hobart City
Day two: Bruni Island
Day 3: Tasmania Peninsula
Day 4: Swansea Fischer National Park
Day 5: Bisheno Bay of Fire
Day 6: Lucerston
Day 7: cradle Mountain
Day 8: Hobart
Roundabout self-driving Roadmap (Photo from the Internet)
Written at the end.
As a large island of Australia, Tasmania is not a large number of tourists at present. To get ahead and take a look at the undiscovered beauty, set off and start your discovery trip to Tasmania!
Author: Nana- Scenic Tou
