Caravanning Holidays - Tasmania
Posted: Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 3:07:20 PM EST by
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Caravanning Tasmania
Take your Southern Cross to a natural paradise.
Tasmania offers plenty of driving holidays perfect for the Southern Cross family. Some of the itineraries will take you through breathtaking countryside and amazing wilderness.
So here are 5 routes to explore Tasmania
The Convict Trail
This trail will lead you to amazing sea cliffs, some of the tallest in the world, and to Port Arthur, a World Heritage Listed convict site that is full of history.
Some of the highlights along this trail are the Richmond Goal, Sorrel Fruit Farm and The Cape Hauy Walk.
For more information, including a full itinerary, visit this website.
Cradle Country
This tour takes you and your Southern Cross through the Devonport Hinterland, where you can enjoy chocolates, cheeses and raspberries, through the murals of Sheffield and on to Cradle Mountain, a world heritage wilderness.
You will then visit gardens and cheese factories near Dove Lake before finishing up in Burnie where you can start the Great Nature Trail, which we will look at next.
Highlights along the trail to look forward to include, Cradle Mountain and Warrawee Forest Reserve Platypus Viewing.
For more information, including a full itinerary, visit the Cradle Country website.
Great Nature Trail
This tour picks up where the Cradle Country tour left off. Starting at Narawntapu National Park, near Burnie, you be able to explore the caves and coast near Ulverstone and also view the amazing flora of Rocky Cape.
In Stanley you will be able to go on a ghost tour as well as go on a cruise to visit an Australian Fur Seal colony. Then visit the northernmost point of mainland Tasmania, Woolnorth.
To find out more information, including a full itinerary, on the Great Nature Trail visit the website.
East Coast Escape
This is a must for seafood and wine lovers as you will be able to sample some of the best.
Leaving Hobart, the states capital, you will travel to Triabunna where you can catch a ferry out to Maria Island National Park and view the gorgeous beaches around the island.
On your way to Swansea you will be able to sample wines, berries and various artworks. Kate’s Berry Farm is a must visit.
Freycinet National Park is home to the picturesque Wineglass Bay, one of the world’s top ten beaches. This national park offers a range of activities from beach four-wheel driving to kayak paddling. There is something for everyone.
To get more information on the East Coast Escape, including a full itinerary visit the website.
Great Western Tiers
An aboriginal spiritual place, the Great Western Tiers is a place of rugged mountains, limestone caves.
This short, two-day trip really epitomises all that Tasmania has to offer.
The towns you pass through are rural working communities; however the houses and cottages you will see paint a very different picture. You will pass through Hadspen, home of the heritage listed Entally House before ending your trip exploring the limestone cave caves at Mole Creek.
To get a full itinerary and any other information on the Great Western Tiers, visit this website.
There are many more itineraries to which you and your Southern Cross can explore Tasmania, have a look at this website and find one that suits you. To get to Tasmania with your Southern Cross visit the Spirit of Tasmania website.
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