8 Day South West Adventure
Discover the Tasmania with the South West Adventure tour from AAT Kings, and marvel in wonder at Huon Valley, spectacular Russell Falls and the majestic Gordon River. Explore Cradle Mountain National Park and tempt your tastebuds at the Ashgrove Farm Cheese Factory.
- Visit Salamanca Market
- Beautiful Huon Valley
- Tahune Forest AirWalk
- Mt. Field National Park
- Spectacular Russell Falls
- Lake St. Clair National Park
- Cruise on the Gordon River
- Penal Colony on Sarah Island
- Cradle Mountain National Park
- Waldheim Chalet & Dove Lake
- The Nut at Stanley
- Highfield Historic Site
- Views over Bass Strait
- Enchanting Allendale Gardens
- Ashgrove Farm Cheese Factory
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DATES & PRICES |
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| Tour Dates | |
| Departs on | Returns on |
| 2011 | |
| $2725 | |
| 02 Dec | 09 Dec |
| 2012 | |
| $2725 | |
| 13 Jan | 20 Jan |
| 03 Feb | 10 Feb |
| 24 Feb | 02 Mar |
| 16 Mar | 23 Mar |
| 06 Apr | 13 Apr |
| 13 Apr | 20 Apr |
| 04 May | 11 May |
| $2650 | |
| 08 Jun | 15 Jun |
| $2760 | |
| 07 Sep | 14 Sep |
| 28 Sep | 05 Oct |
| 19 Oct | 26 Oct |
| 09 Nov | 16 Nov |
| 23 Nov | 30 Nov |
| 30 Nov | 07 Dec |
| $2835 | |
| 21 Dec | 28 Dec |
| Red shaded dates are Guaranteed Departures | |
| Prices AUD | Land Content Only | |
| Single Supplement | $635 | |
| Child 15 years and under | Save | $545 |
| Triple Share | Save | $135 |
| Concession Card Holders | Save | $45 |
| Note: Itinerary & departure dates may change from 01/01/13. Price is guaranteed upon payment of deposit. | ||
SAMPLE ITINERARY
Day 1: Arrive Hobart
Transfer from Hobart Airport to your hotel, then we'll take an afternoon tour of Hobart. Our orientation tour takes in Battery Point, Salamanca Place, the Botanic Gardens and Constitution Dock. Tonight enjoy a welcome drink with your Tour Director and fellow passengers.
Hotel: Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart, 2 nights. D
Day 2: Huon Valley
There’s time this morning to visit the iconic Salamanca Market. The diverse range of nearly 300 stallholders includes original, hand-made Tasmanian pieces, from woodwork to jewellery, fashion to fanciful, glassware to ceramics. Then over the undulating hills of the apple-growing Huon Valley, we make a beeline for the Tahune Forest AirWalk, for a guided walk amongst the towering treetops, out over the Huon and Picton Rivers on a cantilevered, suspended walkway. The views are brilliant. B
Day 3: Russell Falls
This morning we head west to New Norfolk and the magnificent Mt. Field National Park, Tasmania’s oldest, and location of the spectacular three- tiered Russell Falls. Later we take the winding journey up to Lake St. Clair – amazing vistas await us. Back down to Queenstown, along the rainforest bordered road of World Heritage protected Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park to coastal Strahan.
Hotel: The Strahan Village, Strahan, 2 nights. B D
Day 4: Gordon River Cruise
Start the day your way – simply relax or explore the fishing village of Strahan – enjoy an optional, highly recommended, train ride on the West Coast Wilderness Railway from Queenstown to Strahan or maybe visit the Huon Pine Museum. Later we take the Gordon River Cruise, where the wilderness comes to the water’s edge. You’ll be awestruck by the beauty of the dark waters, stained amber by buttongrass tannins, reflecting the untouched wilderness. We stop at Sarah Island and discover the ruins of the brutal penal colony. See Hell’s Gate and Heritage Landing, site of the 2,000 year old Huon Pine. B D
Day 5: Cradle Mountain
Discover the mining and Hydro Electric towns of Rosebery and Tullah, as we travel to the sensational Cradle Mountain National Park. After lunch we’ll take you up to Waldheim and gorgeous Dove Lake to see spectacular Cradle Mountain. The afternoon is yours. Explore the Australian National Wilderness and Landscape Gallery or just marvel at the view and breathe in the fresh air.
Hotel: Cradle Mountain Chateau, Cradle Mountain. B D
Day 6: The Nut, Stanley
This morning we travel through the rainforest of Hellyer Gorge State Reserve to Wynyard, on the North Coast, for morning tea. En route to Table Cape, home of tulips, you’ll think you’re in a butter commercial on your drive through rolling green hills with Friesian cows galore. Visit Highfield Historic Site, which was built by the Van Diemen’s Land Company, for a guided tour of the estate. Lunch with a view – of the idiosyncratic landform ‘The Nut’. Then the hills keep rolling from Irishtown to Allendale Gardens – our next guided tour. We’ll arrive at Smithton for dinner.
Hotel: Tall Timbers Hotel, Smithton. B D
Day 7: Sheffield - Launceston
We travel east along the coast through Penguin, Ulverstone and Devonport up to Braddon’s Lookout for a view over the Forth Valley and Bass Strait. Lunchtime is at Sheffield, the town of murals. We then head to Ashgrove Farm Cheese Factory for a presentation on cheese making and some delicious product tasting – yum! Later, we continue to Launceston.
Hotel: Hotel Grand Chancellor, Launceston, 2 nights. B D
Day 8: Launceston
You will be transferred to Launceston Airport for your onward flight. B
