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Tasmania

Other activities in Tasmania

  1. Bay of Fires Dive

    The dive shop, Bay of Fires Dive, is the only shop of any kind at the Bay of Fires.

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  2. Bay of Fires Walk

    For those who fancy a deluxe wilderness experiences, the Bay of Fires Walk conducts a fully catered four-day walk ($2000 per person) from Boulder Point south to Ansons Bay. Trips run from October to May, and accommodation includes two nights at the company’s magnificent ecofriendly Bay of Fires Lodge.

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  3. Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania

    The D’Entrecasteaux Channel and Huon River south of Hobart are wide, deep and tantalising places to set sail, with more inlets and harbours than you could swing a boom at. For casual berths in Hobart (overnight or weekly), contact the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania in Sandy Bay.

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  4. Yachting Holidays

    If you’re an experienced sailor, hire a yacht from Yachting Holidays, based in Hobart. Charter of a six-berth vessel is $700 per day, with reduced rates for long rentals or in the off-peak (April to November) period. Skippered charter is also available.

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  5. House of Anvers

    House of Anvers has become an essential stop on the road to Launceston. It produces Belgian-style chocolates and truffles. See shower-capped workers mixing chocolate vats, and visit the cafe and shop where you can sample and buy chocolates.

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  6. Craclair Tours

    Guided four- to 16-day walking tours and treks around the Cradle Mountain and Walls of Jerusalem areas and longer treks along the South Coast Track.

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  7. Gray Line

    Coach tours including Isle of the Dead harbour cruise, Port Arthur admission and guided tour, and pit stops at Tasman Arch and the Devils’ Kitchen.

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  8. Escape Tours Tasmania

    One-, four- and five-day tours of essential Tassie highlights (Cradle Mountain, Freycinet National Park, Port Arthur etc).

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  9. Bottom Bits Bus

    One- to 10-day small-group trips out of Hobart, most of which take in the far south. Affiliated with Smash & Grab.

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  10. Freycinet Air

    Scenic flights over the park from the Friendly Beaches airstrip. Flights start at $95 for 30 minutes.

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    Bike Hire Tasmania (Appleby Cycles)

    Quality mountain/road bikes from $40/50 per day.

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  14. Long Lunch Tour Co

    Foodie Brad Bowden arranges gastronomic adventures of the east coast. Combine top wines, tempting morsels and berries ($130), take an afternoon wine-and-nibbles tour ($65), or travel all the way from Hobart stopping to wine and dine along the way ($220).

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  15. Penitentiary Chapel Ghost Tour

    Historic hauntings at Hobart's old gaol.

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    Strahan Seaplanes & Helicopters

    Seaplane and helicopter flights over the region. Seaplane options include 80-minute flights over Frenchmans Cap, the Franklin and Gordon Rivers, and Sarah Island (per adult/child $199/110), and 65-minute flights over the Cradle Mountain region ($210/95). A 60-minute helicopter flight over the Teepookana Forest Reserve costs $199/120, and a quick 15 minutes over Hells Gates and Macquarie Harbour costs $110/70.

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