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Day 1 into the air in a sometimes playful, sometimes powerful display of the ocean's (2 Nights) force. Tonight we'll 'Connect With Locals' in rustic surrounds as we join Anna and Tom at their family run bush retreat for a rustic 'Be My Guest' experience staying Welcome to Australia's island state, home to the Tassie Devil and the world's in stylish Bell Tents in the . cleanest air! Meet your Travel Director before taking a walking tour of the historic foreshore. Take in the colourful collection of boats and fishing vessels down at Hotel - Bay of Fires Bush Retreat (Shared facilities) Constitution Dock and explore Salamanca Market, its stalls brimming with Tasmanian arts, crafts and local produce. Working up a hunger,'Dive Into Culture' Included Meals - Breakfast, Regional Meal, Be My Guest as you head to New Norfolk for a Welcome Reception and indulgent lunch at the Day 5 Agrarian Kitchen Eatery, a unique restaurant housed within the town's old mental asylum and borne from a longing to grow and cook authentic local food, where Bay of Fires - Launceston (2 Nights) the ingredients speak for themselves. It's now time to explore MONA, the Today we'll explore the Bay of Fires, a startlingly beautiful and windswept corner Museum of Old and New Art, located within the grounds of stunning Moorilla of Tasmania. Known for its deep blue waters and orange lichen-covered boulders, Winery. Enjoy a relaxing ferry ride back to Hobart for an evening at leisure. the bay was given its name in 1773 by Captain Tobias Furneaux, who saw the fires of Aboriginal people dotting its coastline. We'll visit Big Lagoon and Cosy Corner, Hotel - Crowne Plaza before tasting freshly shucked oysters in Skeleton Bay and exploring the gulches (pools) at Binalong. Our morning of beachcombing at an end, we'll head inland to Included Meals - Welcome Reception the Pyengana Valley for lunch - where 'Local Specialist' Jon Healy, a fourth- Day 2 generation dairy farmer, hosts us for a delectable lunch at the Pyengana Dairy Huon Valley Farm Gate Café. This afternoon we take a leisurely drive to the small village of Legerwood, and its incredible memorial of carved trees, each honouring a soldier Explore the Huon Valley, a region renowned for its fresh produce, wine, seafood killed in World War I. From there we continue to Tasmania's 'northern capital' of and other gourmet delicacies, as well as its natural, beauty with pristine rivers, Launceston. Enjoy an orientation tour of the city. Afterwards, the night is yours, meandering through valleys bordered by World Heritage listed national parks. ask your Travel Director for suggestions, head to Charles Street for alfresco dining, Visit the Honey Pot before going behind the scenes and immersing yourself in or simply return for an early night at your hotel, as a full day of gourmet food and traditional wooden boat building, lovingly crafted by hand. Stop by the side of the wine tasting awaits! road to taste fresh apples, pears and berries from the local orchards before heading deep into the Australian bush to experience the Tahune Airwalk, an Hotel - Peppers Silo elevated walkway 100 feet above the forest floor offering spectacular views of the Huon River and beyond to the peaks of the World Heritage Area. Working up a Included Meals - Breakfast, Lunch thirst, sample some local ciders at Willie Smith's Apple Shed before returning to Day 6 the city. Indulge in dinner on Hobart’s waterfront, with unsurpassed views of the city and Mt. Wellington. Launceston and surrounds Sightseeing Today the fresh flavours, scenic delights, local colour and rich heritage of Included Meals - Breakfast, Dinner Tasmania really come to life as we embark on a full-day food and wine tour of Day 3 Launceston and Tassie's north. Taste delicious cool-climate wines at Sharmans East Coast and Wines in Relbia and sample the island's finest sauces and jams at the Tasmanian Gourmet Sauce Company in historic Evandale, on the banks of the South Esk After breakfast, you'll journey north to where you'll board a ferry River. Enjoy a coffee at the home of hazelnuts at 'Hazelbrae', before moving on to across to Maria Island. Rich in indigenous and European history, abundant in the 41 Degrees South Salmon Farm, to taste what is arguably the best hot wildlife, and boasting spectacular views and remarkable geological features, this smoked salmon in Tasmania. We'll enjoy a two-course Regional Meal lunch and entire island is a National Park. Explore the ghostly remnants of Darlington - one- berries galore at the delightful Christmas Hills Raspberry Farm - as well as a cheese time penal colony and convict probation station - or head out on a nature walk, tasting at the award-winning Ashgrove Farm. There is one last stop on our way keeping a close eye out for wombats, pademelons, Forester kangaroos, Bennetts back to Launceston, an unforgettable visit to Bell and Gong winery, situated on an wallabies and Tasmanian Devils. The afternoon ferry takes us back to Triabunna 1830s homestead near Longford in northern midlands of Tasmania. Your epic and dinner on Tasmania's wildly beautiful east coast. Tasmanian adventure is nearly over, but there is still time for farewell drinks and canapes at Launceston's Peppers Silo, our 'Stays With Stories' built within four Hotel - Eastcoaster Tasmania original grain silos from the 1960s. Share a few laughs with your Travel Director and fellow travellers, as you gaze out at the idyllic Tamar River. Tomorrow you'll Included Meals - Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner head for home. Day 4 Included Meals - Breakfast, Regional Meal Triabunna - Bay of Fires Day 7 Today we head to Freycinet National Park - and the crystal-clear waters of the . Choose to hike up to the lookout for iconic, postcard-perfect Depart Launceston views of Wineglass Bay, stroll along the boardwalk to the Cape Tourville This morning after breakfast, you'll bid farewell to your newfound friends as your Lighthouse, or head into the pretty seaside village of Coles Bay. Lunch is at Craigie holiday comes to an end. Take a private transfer to Launceston Airport for your Knowe Vineyard, where you'll join a 'Local Specialist' and taste some of the onward flight (flights anytime). island's finest wines. Wander through the vineyard then indulge in a well-deserved Regional Meal of local cured meats and cheeses. Later we'll stop at the Bicheno Included Meals - Breakfast Blowhole, watching in awe as this natural granite 'geyser' throws seawater high Tastes of Tasmania

Your itinerary

Start Location Visited Location

Plane End Location

Cruise Train

Over night Ferry

Day 1 into the air in a sometimes playful, sometimes powerful display of the ocean's Hobart (2 Nights) force. Tonight we'll 'Connect With Locals' in rustic surrounds as we join Anna and Tom at their family run bush retreat for a rustic 'Be My Guest' experience staying Welcome to Australia's island state, home to the Tassie Devil and the world's in stylish Bell Tents in the Bay of Fires. cleanest air! Meet your Travel Director before taking a walking tour of the historic foreshore. Take in the colourful collection of boats and fishing vessels down at Hotel - Bay of Fires Bush Retreat (Shared facilities) Constitution Dock and explore Salamanca Market, its stalls brimming with Tasmanian arts, crafts and local produce. Working up a hunger,'Dive Into Culture' Included Meals - Breakfast, Regional Meal, Be My Guest as you head to New Norfolk for a Welcome Reception and indulgent lunch at the Day 5 Agrarian Kitchen Eatery, a unique restaurant housed within the town's old mental asylum and borne from a longing to grow and cook authentic local food, where Bay of Fires - Launceston (2 Nights) the ingredients speak for themselves. It's now time to explore MONA, the Today we'll explore the Bay of Fires, a startlingly beautiful and windswept corner Museum of Old and New Art, located within the grounds of stunning Moorilla of Tasmania. Known for its deep blue waters and orange lichen-covered boulders, Winery. Enjoy a relaxing ferry ride back to Hobart for an evening at leisure. the bay was given its name in 1773 by Captain Tobias Furneaux, who saw the fires of Aboriginal people dotting its coastline. We'll visit Big Lagoon and Cosy Corner, Hotel - Crowne Plaza before tasting freshly shucked oysters in Skeleton Bay and exploring the gulches (pools) at Binalong. Our morning of beachcombing at an end, we'll head inland to Included Meals - Welcome Reception the Pyengana Valley for lunch - where 'Local Specialist' Jon Healy, a fourth- Day 2 generation dairy farmer, hosts us for a delectable lunch at the Pyengana Dairy Huon Valley Farm Gate Café. This afternoon we take a leisurely drive to the small village of Legerwood, and its incredible memorial of carved trees, each honouring a soldier Explore the Huon Valley, a region renowned for its fresh produce, wine, seafood killed in World War I. From there we continue to Tasmania's 'northern capital' of and other gourmet delicacies, as well as its natural, beauty with pristine rivers, Launceston. Enjoy an orientation tour of the city. Afterwards, the night is yours, meandering through valleys bordered by World Heritage listed national parks. ask your Travel Director for suggestions, head to Charles Street for alfresco dining, Visit the Honey Pot before going behind the scenes and immersing yourself in or simply return for an early night at your hotel, as a full day of gourmet food and traditional wooden boat building, lovingly crafted by hand. Stop by the side of the wine tasting awaits! road to taste fresh apples, pears and berries from the local orchards before heading deep into the Australian bush to experience the Tahune Airwalk, an Hotel - Peppers Silo elevated walkway 100 feet above the forest floor offering spectacular views of the Huon River and beyond to the peaks of the World Heritage Area. Working up a Included Meals - Breakfast, Lunch thirst, sample some local ciders at Willie Smith's Apple Shed before returning to Day 6 the city. Indulge in dinner on Hobart’s waterfront, with unsurpassed views of the city and Mt. Wellington. Launceston and surrounds Sightseeing Today the fresh flavours, scenic delights, local colour and rich heritage of Included Meals - Breakfast, Dinner Tasmania really come to life as we embark on a full-day food and wine tour of Day 3 Launceston and Tassie's north. Taste delicious cool-climate wines at Sharmans East Coast and Maria Island Wines in Relbia and sample the island's finest sauces and jams at the Tasmanian Gourmet Sauce Company in historic Evandale, on the banks of the South Esk After breakfast, you'll journey north to Triabunna where you'll board a ferry River. Enjoy a coffee at the home of hazelnuts at 'Hazelbrae', before moving on to across to Maria Island. Rich in indigenous and European history, abundant in the 41 Degrees South Salmon Farm, to taste what is arguably the best hot wildlife, and boasting spectacular views and remarkable geological features, this smoked salmon in Tasmania. We'll enjoy a two-course Regional Meal lunch and entire island is a National Park. Explore the ghostly remnants of Darlington - one- berries galore at the delightful Christmas Hills Raspberry Farm - as well as a cheese time penal colony and convict probation station - or head out on a nature walk, tasting at the award-winning Ashgrove Farm. There is one last stop on our way keeping a close eye out for wombats, pademelons, Forester kangaroos, Bennetts back to Launceston, an unforgettable visit to Bell and Gong winery, situated on an wallabies and Tasmanian Devils. The afternoon ferry takes us back to Triabunna 1830s homestead near Longford in northern midlands of Tasmania. Your epic and dinner on Tasmania's wildly beautiful east coast. Tasmanian adventure is nearly over, but there is still time for farewell drinks and canapes at Launceston's Peppers Silo, our 'Stays With Stories' built within four Hotel - Eastcoaster Tasmania original grain silos from the 1960s. Share a few laughs with your Travel Director and fellow travellers, as you gaze out at the idyllic Tamar River. Tomorrow you'll Included Meals - Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner head for home. Day 4 Included Meals - Breakfast, Regional Meal Triabunna - Bay of Fires Day 7 Today we head to Freycinet National Park - and the crystal-clear waters of the Freycinet Peninsula. Choose to hike up to the lookout for iconic, postcard-perfect Depart Launceston views of Wineglass Bay, stroll along the boardwalk to the Cape Tourville This morning after breakfast, you'll bid farewell to your newfound friends as your Lighthouse, or head into the pretty seaside village of Coles Bay. Lunch is at Craigie holiday comes to an end. Take a private transfer to Launceston Airport for your Knowe Vineyard, where you'll join a 'Local Specialist' and taste some of the onward flight (flights anytime). island's finest wines. Wander through the vineyard then indulge in a well-deserved Regional Meal of local cured meats and cheeses. Later we'll stop at the Bicheno Included Meals - Breakfast Blowhole, watching in awe as this natural granite 'geyser' throws seawater high