International Students Having Fun in Tasmania

One of the best ways to settle into your new environment is to get out and try some activities. While study is important we would also like you to make the most of your time in Tasmania and explore our beautiful state. Below are some activities you might like to consider however you can find lots of activities at the Discover Tasmania website. South () Port Arthur Historic Site (Day Trip coach tour) Cost includes return bus fare; guided tour of Port Arthur; a harbor cruise around the “Isle of the Dead”. Red Decker Tour Bus (www.reddecker.com.au) Departs Hobart 8:15am Explore Hobart on a Double Decker Bus Returns Hobart 5:00pm Cost: Cost: $110 (show your UTAS ID card) $35 for 20 stops City Loop + Hop on Hop off (24 hour pass) For bookings and more information go to $40 for 20 stops City Loop + Hon on Hop off (48 hour pass) $65 for City Loop (48 hour pass) + Cascade Brewery www.experiencetas.com.au $65 for City Loop (48 hour pass) + Mt Wellington “Lady Nelson” Ship Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Take a trip up the Derwent River on a traditional sailing 40 Macquarie Street, Hobart ship, the Lady Nelson. Open daily 10am – 4pm Leaves Saturday and Sunday from Elizabeth Street Free Admission Pier, Hobart Waterfront Cost: $30 for 1.5 hour sail Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts This is a heritage collection of colonial artefacts Hobart & Bonorong Wildlife Park (Day Trip including paintings by convict landscape artists. Coach tour) Ground Floor, 91 Murray Street (inside the State Explore famous Hobart sites and make friends with Library) Tasmanian native animals at Bonorong Wildlife Park. Departs Hobart 9:45am Open Monday-Friday 9:30am – 5:00pm; Returns Hobart 5:00pm Saturday 9:30am – 2pm Cost: $115 (show your UTAS ID card) Free Admission For bookings and more information go to www.experiencetas.com.au Surf Academy Three 2 hour surfing lessons. Includes free goodie bag, use of surfing gear and experienced surfing instructor. Cost: $130 For more information visit www.coastrider.com.au

CRICOS Provider Code: 00586B utas.edu.au/students Doone Kennedy Hobart Aquatic Centre Cataract Gorge Cruise 1 Davies Ave, Hobart A 50 minute return cruise on the Tamar River to the Cataract Gorge Open: Monday – Friday 6:00am – 9:00pm; Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays 8:00am – 6:00pm Departs hourly between 9:30am – 4:30pm Cost: $6.10 for concession swimming (show your Open Daily UTAS ID card) Cost: $28 (show your UTAS ID card) For bookings and more information go to Kayaking www.tamarrivercruises.com.au Two hours of guided kayaking in a double sea kayak followed by a snack of fish and chips straight from a dockside café (without leaving your kayak). Launceston City Ghost Tours Departs 10am and 4pm from “Short Beach”, Walk through the streets and buildings of Launceston Marieville Esplanade, Sandy Bay hearing stories about the ghosts that live there. Cost: $90 For more information visit www. Leaves at nightfall roaring40skayaking.com.au Cost: $25 for a 90 minute walking tour For more information visit 10 Pin Bowling www.launcestonghosttours.com.au AMF Bowling Moonah 162 Main Road, Moonah Ph: 6272 9810 Platypus House Open every day from 9am until late Watch Tasmanian Platypuses and Echnidas feed and Cost: 1 Game $14.90 play 200 Flinders St, Beauty Point Putters Adventure Golf (Mini-Golf) Open Daily 9:30am – 3:30pm 10 Main Road, Moonah Ph: 6228 0099 Cost: $25 Open Sunday – Thursday 10:00am – 6:00pm; Friday and Saturday 10:00am – 8:00pm Cable Hang Gliding Cost: 18 holes $12 (show your UTAS ID card) Soar over an 18 metre cliff landing 200 metres from 36 holes $18 (show your UTAS ID card) your take-off point. Lot 3 Reatta Rd, Trevallyn North (Launceston) Open Daily 10:00am - 5:00pm Cost: $20 Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery 2 Invermay Road, Invermay Trees Adventure – Underwood Park Open daily 10am – 4pm Complete obstacle course high up in the tree tops Free Admission 66 Hollybank Rd, Underwood Open: Daily 9:00am – 5:00pm National Automobile Museum of Tasmania Cost: $43 (show your UTAS ID card) for a 2 hour This is a vintage collection of automobiles and session motorcycles. 86 Cimitiere St, Launceston Launceston Lanes 10 Pin Bowling Open Daily 9:00am – 5:00pm 20 Innocent St, Kings Meadows Ph: 6344 9933 Cost: $14 Open every day from 10am until late Cost: 1 Game $14.90 Tasmania Zoo Get up close with some of Australia’s native animals, Launceston Leisure and Aquatic Centre including the Tassie Devil. 1166 Ecclestone Road, Riverside 18a High St, East Launceston Open Daily 9:00am – 4:00pm Open: Monday – Friday 6:00am – 8:00pm; Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays 8:00am – 6:00pm Cost: $25 Cost: $7.20 for swimming

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