Tasmanian Highlights: Devils, Wombats and World Heritage
This five-day guided tour runs from Nipaluna/Hobart to Launceston, visiting Tasmania's most significant natural and historical sites with an expert naturalist guide. The tour begins with a visit to the Port Arthur Historic Site on the Turrakana/Tasman Peninsula (a UNESCO World Heritage Listed convict settlement), before heading to Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary for close encounters with Tasmanian devils, common wombats, spotted-tail quolls and eastern grey kangaroos. A short walk through Mount Field National Park leads to Russell Falls, beneath some of the world's tallest flowering trees. An overnight stay at Curringa Farm in Hamilton, a working sheep property in the Derwent Valley, is followed by a scenic drive through the Tasmanian Highlands and the Thousand Lakes plateau to Wulinantikala/Cradle Mountain. The Dove Lake Circuit (a 6km walk through buttongrass moorland and ancient pencil pine forest) is the centrepiece of Day 4, followed by a Joey Encounter at Devils@Cradle Sanctuary. The tour ends in Launceston at the Cataract Gorge. Activity level: Moderate. Maximum group size: 10.