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Last minute accommodation Tasmania
The island of Tasmania lies to
the south of mainland Australia, a
day’s boat ride across Bass Strait
from Melbourne to Devonport.
Tasmania is home to some of the
world’s last great untouched
wilderness areas. At its heart lies
the four National Parks, each with
their own unique features. Cradle
Mountain/Lake St Clair National Park
is lush rainforest, with a wide
variety of animal life. Visitors can
trek through its forests, or go
trout fishing in Lake St Clair, the
deepest freshwater lake in
Australia. Directly to the east of
this park is the awe inspiring Walls
of Jerusalem National park, where
you can see features like Herod’s
Gate, the pool of Bethesda, and King
David’s Peak. This park abuts the
mountainous Ben Lomond National
Park, Tasmania’s skiing destination.
To the south of Cradle Mountain is
the Franklin Gordon Wild Rivers
Park, where white water rafting, jet
boating and river cruises offer a
wild ride for thrill seekers.
Lastly, Freycinet National Park is
on the East coast. Tourists can
watch sea birds, or go kayaking,
swimming or scuba diving in the pure
clear waters of Wineglass Bay.
Tasmania retains much of its
colonial heritage. The city of
Hobart is Australia’s second oldest
city, and many of its earliest
buildings remain. Parliament House,
the Theatre Royal and the old
Courthouse are all worth a look, and
Salamanca Place, with its lively
Saturday market, is a must see.
Constitution Dock, the finish line
for Sydney to Hobart Yacht race, is
surrounded by evidence of Hobart’s
maritime history.
Also worth a look is the Royal
Botanic Gardens, especially the sub
Antarctic plant house, and the
remains of the ‘furnace wall’ built
by the originally gardeners to
protect fruit trees
East from Hobart, on the Forestier
Peninsula, is the former prison
settlement of Port Arthur built in
1830. Visitors can explore the
former prison complex, or take one
of the tours on offer. These include
a ferry ride to the ‘Isle of the
Dead’.
Other historic sites of interest
include the city of Launceston, the
convict-built Ross Bridge, with
carvings done by convict sculptor
Daniel Herbert, and the old mining
town of Corinna, on the Pieman
River. Try Pieman River cruises,
where you can hear the gruesome tale
of the original Pieman, convict
escapee Alexander Pearce, a former
pastrycook who turned cannibal.
There are lavender farms, a town of
mazes called Tazmazia, and the
Tarkine forest adventure a
wilderness at the bottom of a
sinkhole!
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