Tour Overview
| Duration | 7 Days / 6 Nights |
| Countries Visited | Australia |
| Route | Hobart → Port Arthur → Freycinet → Launceston → Cradle Mountain |
| Tour Type | Small Group Tour (3-4 Star) |
| Best Season | October – April (mild weather) |
| Price From | US$1,350 per person (twin share) |
Data sources: ultimate.travel “Tasmania Group Tour” 7-day itinerary, Tasmania Parks & Wildlife Service trail guides, and Tourism Tasmania official route recommendations.
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrive Hobart – Salamanca & History
- Arrive at Hobart Airport (HBA); transfer to your hotel in the historic waterfront district
- Afternoon walking tour of Salamanca Place — a row of 1830s sandstone warehouses now housing galleries, cafés, and boutiques
- If Saturday: experience the Salamanca Market, Tasmania’s most famous outdoor market with 300+ stalls of local crafts, produce, and art
- Visit Battery Point, Hobart’s oldest suburb, with its charming Georgian cottages, Arthur Circus village green, and views over the Derwent River
- Welcome dinner at a Salamanca restaurant featuring fresh Tasmanian salmon, Bruny Island cheese, and cool-climate wines
- Overnight: Hobart (4-star, waterfront)
Day 2: Hobart – MONA & kunanyi / Mount Wellington
- Ferry from Brooke Street Pier to MONA — the Museum of Old and New Art, Australia’s largest private museum and one of the world’s most provocative contemporary art spaces
- Explore MONA’s subterranean galleries carved into a sandstone cliff: ancient Egyptian artifacts alongside cutting-edge installations, the famous “Cloaca” digestive machine, and the “Bit.Fall” water-word display
- Lunch at the MONA wine bar overlooking the Derwent River, featuring Moorilla Estate wines produced on site
- Afternoon drive to the summit of kunanyi / Mount Wellington (1,271 m) for panoramic views over Hobart, the Derwent estuary, and on clear days as far as the Tasman Peninsula and Southwest Wilderness
- Walk the Organ Pipes Track or short summit circuit among alpine vegetation and dramatic dolerite columns
- Evening free in Hobart’s North Hobart restaurant strip
- Overnight: Hobart
Day 3: Port Arthur – Tasman Peninsula & Convict History
- Drive southeast to the Tasman Peninsula (1.5 hrs) via the historic village of Richmond, home to Australia’s oldest bridge (1823) and oldest Catholic church (1836)
- Visit Port Arthur Historic Site — Australia’s best-preserved convict settlement and a UNESCO World Heritage site, operating 1830–1877
- Guided walking tour through the Penitentiary, the Separate Prison (where silence was enforced), the ruins of the Convict Church, and the Commandant’s House
- Harbour cruise around the Isle of the Dead — the cemetery island where 1,100 convicts, soldiers, and civilians are buried
- Explore the Remarkable Cave, a sea cave carved by the Southern Ocean with a viewing platform over the wild coastline
- Visit the Tasmanian Devil Unzoo near Taranna to see these endangered native marsupials up close during feeding time, and learn about the facial tumour disease conservation program
- Overnight: Hobart
Day 4: Freycinet National Park – Wineglass Bay
- Drive up Tasmania’s east coast (2.5 hrs) through orchard country and coastal towns to Freycinet National Park
- Hike to the Wineglass Bay Lookout — a 45-minute uphill walk rewarding you with the iconic view of the perfect crescent of white sand and turquoise water, consistently rated among the world’s top 10 beaches
- Continue down to Wineglass Bay Beach (optional, 1.5 hrs return from lookout): walk barefoot on the squeaky-clean silica sand, swim in the crystal-clear water of Great Oyster Bay
- Visit Honeymoon Bay and Sleepy Bay for shorter walks with equally spectacular granite coastline and orange lichen-covered boulders
- Late afternoon visit to Freycinet Marine Farm for fresh-shucked Pacific oysters, mussels, and rock lobster straight from the cold clean waters
- Drive to Bicheno for the evening (30 min)
- Overnight: Bicheno (3.5-star, coastal)
Day 5: East Coast to Launceston – Bay of Fires & Wine Country
- Sunrise at Bicheno Blowhole (optional): watch the sun rise over the Tasman Sea as waves shoot through the blowhole
- Drive to the Bay of Fires (45 min): walk on beaches of pure white sand with orange-lichen-covered granite boulders that seem to glow — named by Lonely Planet as one of the world’s hottest travel destinations
- Visit Binalong Bay and take the short walk to the northern end of the bay for the most photogenic rock formations
- Continue to Launceston (2.5 hrs) through the lush Tamar Valley wine region
- Afternoon stop at Josef Chromy Wines for a tasting of Tasmania’s acclaimed cool-climate Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and sparkling wines in a restored 1880s homestead overlooking a lake
- Arrive in Launceston; walk through Cataract Gorge Reserve — a dramatic urban wilderness with a suspension bridge over the South Esk River, peacocks roaming the grounds, and the world’s longest single-span chairlift
- Overnight: Launceston (4-star, city centre)
Day 6: Cradle Mountain – Alpine Wilderness
- Drive from Launceston to Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park (2 hrs) through the rolling green hills of Tasmania’s central highlands
- Enter the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area — one of the world’s last great temperate wilderness regions, covering 1.58 million hectares
- Walk the Dove Lake Circuit (5.7 km, 2–3 hrs, easy grade): a boardwalk ringing the lake with ever-changing views of Cradle Mountain’s jagged dolerite spires reflected in the dark, tannin-stained water
- Enter the ancient Ballroom Forest — a magical grove of myrtle-beech trees festooned with moss, part of a cool temperate rainforest dating to Gondwana
- Visit Waldheim Chalet, built in 1912 by Austrian-born conservationist Gustav Weindorfer, whose vision led to the park’s creation; learn the story of how Tasmania’s wilderness was saved
- Spot wombats grazing on the grasslands near Ronny Creek, wallabies at dusk, and keep watch for the elusive platypus in the creeks
- Return to Launceston for farewell dinner at a local restaurant featuring free-range Tasmanian beef, leatherwood honey, and Tasmanian whisky
- Overnight: Launceston
Day 7: Depart Launceston
- Morning visit to the Harvest Market (if Saturday) or City Park for the Japanese macaque monkey enclosure and the John Hart Conservatory with its floral displays
- Optional visit to Tamar Island Wetlands Centre for a walk on the boardwalk through the wetland habitat, home to black swans, white-bellied sea eagles, and tiger snakes
- Transfer to Launceston Airport (LST) for departure
Inclusions
- 6 nights accommodation (3–4 star, twin share)
- Private vehicle with guide for all touring days
- MONA entry + return ferry
- Port Arthur Historic Site entry + harbour cruise
- Tasmanian Devil Unzoo entry
- Freycinet National Park entry
- Cradle Mountain National Park entry
- Wine tasting at Josef Chromy Wines
- Cataract Gorge chairlift ride
- Daily breakfast + 1 dinner
- Airport transfers
- English-speaking guide throughout
