Things to do in The West
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Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park
The preservation of this region as a national park is due in part to Austrian immigrant Gustav Weindorfer. In 1912 he built a chalet out of King Billy pine, called it Waldheim (German for ‘Forest Home’) and, from 1916, lived there permanently. Today the site of his chalet at the northern end of the park retains the name Waldheim.
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Gordon River Cruise from Strahan
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Glide past ancient rainforests as you sip Tasmanian wine and sample fine local cheeses on a Gordon River Cruise from Strahan. With a choice of seating on either…
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Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park
Saved from hydroelectric immersion in the 1980s, this World Heritage–listed national park embraces the catchment areas of the Franklin and Olga Rivers and part of the Gordon River – all exceptional rafting, bushwalking and climbing areas. The park’s snow-capped summit is Frenchmans Cap (1443m; a challenging three- to five-day walk). The park also boasts a number of unique plant species and the major Indigenous Australian archaeological site at KutikinaCave.
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Tasmania West Coast Wilderness Railway Tour
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Discover one of the world's great railway journeys! Now, after 40 years, the West Coast Wilderness Railway in Tasmania is running again. You're able to travel t…
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Eric Thomas Galley Museum
This museum started life as the Imperial Hotel in 1898. Inside are diverting displays of old photographs with idiosyncratic captions. It doubles as the Queenstown visitor information centre.
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Dotties Coffeeshop
Dotties Coffeeshop, inside the train station serves decent earthy food – soups, toasted sandwiches, focaccias and good cooked breakfasts.
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JJ’s Coffeeshop
JJ’s Coffeeshop serves decent earthy food – soups, toasted sandwiches, focaccias and good cooked breakfasts.
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West Coast Yacht Charters
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Tasmanian Expeditions
Eight-day/seven-night Overland Track trip for $2095 and a six-day Cradle Mountain/Walls of Jerusalem walk for $1695.
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Spion Kop Lookout
For top-of-the-town views, follow Hunter St uphill, turn left onto Bowes St, then sharp left onto Latrobe St to a small car park. From here a short, steep track ascends Spion Kop Lookout.
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Paragon Theatre
This refurbished art-deco theatre shows Hollywood flicks, but also a revolving program of short films about the west coast and Queenstown.
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Mt Lyell Mine Tours
The abandoned open-cut mine Iron Blow can be seen from a lookout off the Lyell Hwy, while mining continues deep beneath the massive West Lyell crater. Take a two-hour tour with this outfit. Minimum age is 14; bookings are essential.
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Larmairremener tabelti
At Cynthia Bay, this Aboriginal culture walk winds through the traditional lands of the Larmairremener, the Indigenous people of the region. The walk (one hour return) starts at the visitor information centre. Another way to do some walking here is to catch the ferry service to either Echo Point Hut or Narcissus Hut and walk back to Cynthia Bay along the lakeshore. From Echo Point it's four to five hours' walk back; from Narcissus five to six hours.
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Hungry Wombat Café
This friendly cafe serves big breakfasts, and loads of homemade soups, fish and chips and snacks to get you through an active day. There's also a small grocery section.
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Empire Hotel
This old miners pub has survived the ages and includes an atmospheric heritage dining room serving a changing menu of hearty pub standards, including roasts, pastas, and fine steaks and ribs.
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Cradle Mountain Huts
A six-day/five-night, guided walk along the Overland Track staying in private huts with others carrying your pack.
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Cradle Country Adventures
Half-day, full-day and multiday riding trips are available (two-hour trip $95, full day from $220). Just outside the World Heritage areas, quadbike tours are also available (www.cradlemountainquadbikes.com.au; two-hour trip $110). Kids can go as passengers (two hours $66).
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Café Serenade
Look forward to yummy soups, sour dough toasted sandwiches, salads and good vegetarian options, as well as hearty roasts and curries. Also does gluten-free and dairy-free sweet treats, and the coffee is excellent.
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West Coast Pioneers Memorial Museum
The excellent West Coast Pioneers Memorial Museum, in the old School of Mines building, offers insights into mine workings plus old steam trains, a mineral collection and pictorial west coast history.
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Gaiety Theatre
Admission to the West Coast Pioneers Memorial Museum includes access to the magnificently restored, 1000-seat Gaiety Theatre; when it opened in 1898 it was one of the largest, most opulent and modern theatres in the world.
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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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