Tamar Valley / Credit: Courtesy Tamar Valley Wine Route
- Launceston and surroundsDistance and drive time: 150 km - 2 hr 30 min
- Take a guided tour with beer tastings at James Boag's Brewery
- Explore the Tamar Valley wine route
- Visit Seahorse World and/or see platypuses and echidnas nearby at Platypus House, Beauty Point
- Join a sunset penguin tour at Low Head
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Outdoor mural, Sheffield / Credit: Poon Wai Nang
- Launceston - DevonportDistance and drive time: 120 km - 1 hr 45 min
- Drive the Cradle to Coast Tasting Trail from Hagley stopping at Christmas Hills Raspberry Farm
- View the world-class murals at Sheffield
- Hunt for truffles at Cradle Country Truffles
- Pick up some Tasmanian cider in Spreyton at Spreyton Cider Co.
- Sip a gin infused with local botanicals at Southern Wild Distillery, Devonport
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Table Cape Tulip Farm / Credit: Scott Sporleder
- Devonport - StanleyDistance and drive time: 160 km - 2 hr 45 min
- Taste one of Australia’s best single malt distilled whiskies at Hellyers Road Distillery, Burnie
- Visit Table Cape for a photo opportunity at Table Cape Tulip Farm (spring time)
- See lighthouses and shipwrecks at Rocky Cape National Park
- Step back in time at the elegantly restored Highfield Historic Site overlooking the Nut at Stanley
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Tarkine Forest Reserve / Credit: Pete Harmsen
- Stanley and surroundsDistance and drive time: 170 km - 2 hr 15 min
- Take the chairlift to the top of The Nut for spectacular views of the coast
- Explore the diverse landscape along the Tarkine Wilderness Drive and have lunch in Marrawah
- Stand at the ‘Edge of the World’ at Arthur River and look out over the Indian Ocean
- Experience some fresh, local seafood in Stanley for dinner
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Tasmazia / Credit: Michael Walters
- Stanley - Cradle MountainDistance and drive time: 200 km - 2 hr 54 min
- See local artisan’s produce or join a paper making workshop at the Makers’ Workshop, Burnie
- Visit the town of Penguin, have your photo taken with the giant fiberglass penguin or see the real thing at Penguin Point
- Explore the magical world of Tasmazia and The Village of Lower Crackpot
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Cradle Mountain / Credit: Tourism Tasmania
- Cradle MountainDistance and drive time: 0 km
- Take the picturesque Dove Lake Circuit walk at Cradle Mountain
- Join a tour with Cradle Mountain Canyons or get an aerial view on a flight with Cradle Mountain Helicopters
- Watch Tasmanian devils during the day or night at Devils@Cradle
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West Coast Wilderness Railway / Credit: Nick Osborne
- Cradle Mountain - StrahanDistance and drive time: 140 km - 2 hr 18 min
- Visit historic mining town of Zeehan and walk through the Spray Tunnel, a 100 m long abandoned railway tunnel,
- Ride the historic West Coast Wilderness Railway in Strahan
- Drive to Henty Dunes and watch the sunset at Ocean Beach
- Overnight in Strahan
Gordon River Cruises / Credit: Jason Futrill
- Strahan and the Gordon RiverDistance and drive time: 4 km - 9 min
- Join World Heritage Cruises on the Gordon River into Tasmania’s Wilderness World Heritage Area
- Take the short walk to Hogarth Falls in Strahan
- Enjoy Australia’s longest running stage performance, The Ship that Never Was, held nightly in Strahan
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Queenstown / Credit: Flow Mountain Bike
- Strahan - HobartDistance and drive time: 300 km - 4 hr 30 min
- Explore Queenstown, a rugged mining town at the edge of the World Heritage Wilderness Area
- Visit the Wall in the Wilderness, a 100 m long hand craved sculpture on display at Derwent Bridge
- Find something unique in New Norfolk’s antique stores on the way back to Hobart
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Bruny Island Cruises / Credit: Joe Shemesh
- Hobart - Bruny IslandDistance and drive time: 150 km - 3 hr 30 min
- Take your car on the ferry from Kettering to Bruny Island (check the departure schedule)
- Join a Bruny Island Cruise with Pennicott Wilderness Journeys and see sea-cliffs, caves, seal colonies and possibly dolphins. Whales may also be sighted during migration seasons.
- Tour the island by car stopping for oysters and cheese tasting at the Bruny Is. Cheese Co. and Get Shucked
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View of Hobart from kunyani/Mt Wellington / Credit: Peter Topliss
- Hobart and surroundsDistance and drive time: 40 km - 1 hr 15 min
- Catch the ferry from Brooke Street Pier to the Museum of Old and New Art - Mona
- Explore the museum and have lunch at The Source Restaurant
- Return to Hobart and drive or take a tour to the summit of kunanyi/Mt Wellington for spectacular views
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Prosser River, Orford / Credit: Rick Eaves
- Hobart - Coles BayDistance and drive time: 220 km - 3 hr 15 min
- After breakfast, head east to start the Great Eastern Drive at Orford
- Drop in at Kate’s Berry Farm before Swansea for a delicious fruit pie with rich vanilla ice cream
- Continue on the Great Eastern Drive and stop for lunch and wine tastings at Devil’s Corner Cellar Door
- Drive to Cape Tourville Lighthouse and lookout
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Sunrise, Wineglass Bay / Credit: Daniel Tran
- Coles Bay - LauncestonDistance and drive time: 211 km - 2 hr 54 min
- Start early and take the walk up to the Wineglass Bay lookout or join Wineglass Bay Cruises
- Visit historic Campbell Town
- Explore the World Heritage sites of Brickendon Estate and Woolmers Estate, Longford
- See fine Tasmanian design at Design Tasmania
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- LauncestonDistance and drive time: 23 km - 40 min
- Go to the Harvest Market and pick up fresh local produce (every Saturday)
- Ride the world’s longest single-span chairlift over Cataract Gorge
- Take in an exhibition at the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery (QVMAG)
- Visit some of the many providores showcasing the best of Tasmania
- Depart Launceston Airport
