Tasmania National Parks
Nature & Wildlife, UNESCO Heritage Site, Walking/Hiking, National Park
One of Tasmania’s most enduring drawcards is its pristine beauty and stunning landscapes, protected in some of Australia’s best-loved national parks. Tasmania’s bushwalking, cycling, rafting and kayaking are some of the best on the planet, and the variety of wildlife you’ll see is prodigious. Strap on your walking boots and heed the call of the wild in the UNESCO World Heritage-listed wilderness of Tasmania.
Your first stop needn’t be far from Hobart’s city limits, as Bonorong Wildlife Park is only a 25-minute drive north of the capital at Brighton. One of the park’s daily highlights is the feeding of the animals – koalas, wombats, echidnas, quolls and Tasmanian devils. Daily tours give you the chance to pat a koala, and night visits take you inside the enclosures to hand-feed the nocturnal animals on an unforgettable behind-the-scenes adventure.
You’ll see a lot of road kill as you drive around Tasmania. Thankfully,
the orphaned and injured wildlife have a welcome home at the Something
Wild Wildlife Sanctuary. Ready to meet and greet you are the friendly
wombats, wallabies, possums, quolls and feisty Tasmanian devils being
nurtured back to good health, before being released back into the wild.
Something Wild is a 90-minute drive north-west of Hobart, not far from
the entry to Mount Field National Park.
Mount Field is special
because of the variety of its habitats and vegetation, from giant tree
ferns to three-tiered Russell Falls and eucalypt forests. The animals
you might spot on a hiking visit to the national park include platypus,
spiky echidnas, quolls, bandicoots, wombats, possums and bats. There are
easy strolls for short walks in summer and cross-country skiing in
winter.
Leaving the wildest till last, World Heritage-listed Lake
St Clair National Park attracts nature lovers and hikers from around
the globe. Lake St Clair is famous for its day walks and longer hikes
like the famous Overland Track running to Cradle Mountain, 65 km (38.5
miles) away. From alpine walks to rainforest and Aboriginal cultural
walks, short strolls around Cynthia Bay and overnight walks to alpine
lakes, the brilliant visitor information center has all the bushwalking
advice you’ll need.
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Very enjoyable cruise and proffessionally managed. I would strongly recomment the tour.
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Entertaining and informative commentary with plenty of time to enjoy the spectacular scenery, and the golden silence of the river. What a day! The glass like reflections off the water were quite magical and the walk into bushland was an experience not to be missed.
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Very relaxing day, my family n i had an excellent time. Horse shoe and russell falls are beautiful. Plenty of photos opportunities.
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