16 Day Tasmanian Food and Wine and expedition cruise

Pickup: 12pm Day 1

Drop off: 5pm Day 16

Departing: CBD and surrounding suburbs

Inclusions: Highly qualified and knowledgeable guide, travel in luxury air-conditioned vehicle, private return transfers to Macq 1 Hotel including 3 nights stay pre cruise and 1 nights stay post cruise, including breakfast each day, all touring including entry fees on a private basis, MONA and Moorilla Experience including one-way posh pit, entry at MONA, two course lunch at The Source Restaurant, Moorilla Decanted tour and tasting experience, half day walking tour of Hobart with lunch at Customs House Hotel on day two, return ferry to/from Kettering and Bruny , morning tea, Oyster tasting at Get Shucked with glass of beer wine or soft drink, lunch and Willie Smiths Apple Shed paddle tasting, 10 night cruise aboard Coral Discoverer.

Day One On arrival into Hobart today you will be met by your private driver and vehicle and transferred to your accommodation, Macq 1, ideally located on Hobart’s beautiful waterfront and the city’s newest 5 Star Hotel. Settle in to the plush surrounds of your room filled with everything that you could possibly need. The rest of the day is yours to enjoy or simply relax and enjoy the hotel facilities.

You are close to many world class cafes and restaurants, so enjoy dinner at your leisure.

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Day Two

Leaving the city behind we head south west towards the beautiful and the small town of Kettering. Kettering Is the boarding point for the ferry to . Bruny Island is famous for its stunning scenery as well as its fresh food and produce.

Arriving onto the island, enjoy the stunning scenery as we head to the Eastern side Bruny to enjoy morning tea. Re- joining the vehicle, we will visit the iconic views at The Neck Lookout. Taking in this picturesque setting you will see the true beauty that has to offer.

Lunch today will be at Bruny Island Winery. Enjoy fresh local produce including tasting some Bruny Island Wine. Afterwards you can sample fresh oysters at get Shucked Oysters.

Next, we re-board the vehicle and make our way back to the ferry for our trip back to the mainland. From here we travel along the Chanel Highway towards the picturesque town of Cygnet. This area is scattered with fruit orchards including apples, pears and stone fruits. Stop at one of the many roadside stalls and pick up some fresh fruit along the way.

Our last stop today is in at Willie Smiths, one of Tasmania's oldest orchards and now cider producer. In rustic surrounds of an original apple shed, built in 1942, learn about the Huon's fascinating apple heritage told through the eyes of Willie Smith. Today we will have a chance to sample several delicious ciders.

Afterwards, rejoin the vehicle for a short drive to Mt. Wellington for tremendous views of Hobart and the surrounding countryside. Then it is back to Hobart and to your accommodation.

Day Three

Your guide will meet you this morning at 9am for a fascinating 4 hour tour of the historic Hobart. Drive to Battery Point to see the unique and charming 19th Century cottages built for the first free settlers to arrive in Hobart. Learn of the significance of Battery Point, the birth place of Hobart. Next rejoin the vehicle and continue to the Hobart Waterfront.

Walk by convict built buildings and hidden laneways and learn about the history behind them. Continue by foot along the well known Salamanca Place and observe the interesting architecture. We make a stop at Lark Distillery on Davey Street, once a Bond Store, now home to a Tasmanian Gin Distillery. We tour the building learning of its

Australian Luxury Escapes fascinating history. You might even want to taste some locally produced Gin. Lunch today is at the historic Customs House Hotel located on Hobart’s Waterfront. Enjoy some lunch amongst the beautifully restored sandstone Convict built hotel.

At 4pm this afternoon your guide will transfer you to Princess Wharf to board the Coral Discoverer for a 5pm departure on your 10 night Cruise.

Day Four

At sea on Coral Discoverer. ’s island state is poised at the edge of the world, where the Southern, Indian and Pacific Oceans collide. Here, pristine World Heritage wilderness and national parks teem with native wildlife and Tasmania’s natural beauty sees rugged mountain ranges culminate in soaring coastal cliffs and crescent-shaped beaches. Amidst this pristine, natural backdrop, Tasmania’s intriguing history is displayed in compelling convict heritage and historic sites, while fertile pastures and verdant valleys produce a bounty of world-renowned food and wine, making a Tasmanian expedition cruise tantalising for all the senses. This season, a longer voyage enables us to explore in more detail. Relax and immerse yourself in Tasmania’s coastal wilds.

Cruise Highlights include.

Spend two full days exploring Port Davey and Bathurst Harbour, with kayaking, bird-watching, and hiking revealing the secrets of this stunning wilderness.

Explore the beautiful : stroll the sweeping white sand of Wineglass Bay and hike to the lookout for a spectacular view

Visit the Noah’s Ark of Tasmania, , and spot wombat, wallabies, endemic birds, and other wildlife

Enjoy a behind-the-scenes tour at World Heritage-listed Port Arthur to gain a deep insight into the convict history

From the sea, have a breath-taking view of the 300 metre high dolerite columns of the , the highest sea cliffs in the southern hemisphere

Taste Tasmania’s remarkable fresh produce, cool-climate wines, and artisanal spirits throughout your expedition and at special wine-tastings and events

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Day Five to Fifteen

No two Tasmania cruises with Coral Expeditions will be the same as each expedition is crafted by our experienced Masters and Expedition Leaders, allowing us to quickly respond to favourable weather conditions to offer you the very best of Tasmania’s flora, fauna and wild coastline. Below are the key destinations we visit.

PORT DAVEY & BATHURST HARBOUR Here on the edge of the world in southwest Tasmania, the landscape is about as wild as it gets. This region has no road access, surrounded by raw, craggy-peaked mountains and drowned river valleys, where tannin-rich freshwater sits atop saltwater, tinting the ocean the colour of tea. Spend two whole days (weather permitting) enjoying the rare opportunity to hike, kayak and take in the pristine natural environment of Port Davey, part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. Explore the nooks and crannies of Bathurst Harbour and learn about intrepid explorers and Indigenous Australians who once walked this land. Enjoy the unforgettable experience of kayaking in Bramble Cove, hiking the button-grass hills, and looking for the rare Orange- bellied parrot at Melaleuca.

BRUNY ISLAND & ADVENTURE BAY At Adventure Bay on the east coast of Bruny Island, hike along the dramatic coastal cliffs of Fluted Cape and spot the endemic Bennett’s Wallaby. Cruising the base of the near-vertical dolerite cliffs in Xplorer, take a closer look at Penguin Island, which is connected to Fluted Cape at low tide. Learn about how southern right whales were almost hunted to extinction and Adventure Bay housed four whaling stations before the industry’s decline in the mid-1840s. The ruins can be seen on a walk to Grassy Point.

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MARIA ISLAND NATIONAL PARK Maria Island can be referred to as a Noah’s Ark for native Tasmanian species. The Maria Island National Park provides an ideal sanctuary, and is one of the best places in Australia to observe endemic birdlife as well as wombats, Cape Barren geese, Forester Kangaroos, Bennett’s Wallabies, and pademelons. Stroll amongst the ruins and restored buildings of the Darlington convict settlement and take a walk to the ruins of the former Probation Station or the striking formations of the Painted Cliffs, where rich iron deposits have stained the sandstone cliffs with coloured streaks of red, purple and orange.

FREYCINET NATIONAL PARK & The is a dramatic headland dominated by a pink-hued granite mountain range called . Blessed with picturesque sweeping bays with white sand beaches like famed Wineglass Bay, much of the peninsula is designated as Freycinet National Park. Join a guided hike along the Isthmus Track and be rewarded with magnificent views from the lookout, or swim and kayak the azure waters of Wineglass Bay. Cruising close to and Schouten Island, keep an eye out for large colonies of fur seals sunning themselves on the rocks.

TASMAN NATIONAL PARK & FORTESCUE BAY The Tasman Peninsula is known for its fascinating geological formations like the Tessellated Pavement, Tasman Arch, and the soaring 300 metre high dolerite sea cliffs of Cape Raoul, Cape Pillar and Cape Hauy - the tallest in the southern hemisphere. Watch fur seals hauling out on the rocks, as well as playful dolphins feeding and magnificent albatross soaring amongst the updrafts created by the sea cliffs. We will visit Fortescue Bay, hike sections of the coastal Tasman Trail and kayak in Canoe Bay.

PORT ARTHUR HISTORIC SITE One of Australia’s most significant historic places, the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Port Arthur ruins stand sentinel on the Tasman Peninsula south of the narrow isthmus of Eaglehawk Neck. For more than 40 years, the Port Arthur penal colony housed convicts sentenced to hard labour before its heavy iron doors clanked shut for the last time in 1877. Port Arthur has over 30 ruins and restored homes set in 100 acres of landscaped grounds. Join an exclusive ‘behind the scenes tour’ with knowledgeable guides, including access to private collections and historic buildings not otherwise accessible to the public.

WOODBRIDGE & HUON Where the mouth of the meets D’Entrecasteaux Channel lies Port Huon, a small community at the heart of a fertile valley with the Hartz Mountains as a backdrop. The sheltered waters of the river allow us to visit the Wooden Boat Centre at Franklin where Tasmania’s maritime heritage is kept alive through the production of hand-crafted timber boats. We may visit Grandvewe Cheeses, an organic sheep farm, with time to learn about the cheese-making process and taste the ‘ewenique’ sheep’s whey vodka at the Cellar Door.

Day Sixteen

Today Coral Discoverer will arrive back in Hobart. Your private driver will be waiting to meet you on arrival to transfer you the Macq1. Check in for 1 night.

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Day Seventeen

Your guide will meet you this morning for an amazing day at MONA, the Museum of Old and New Art. MONA is Australia’s largest privately-owned gallery and museum. Today you will be showcased the diverse collection of its owner David Walsh. Mona exhibits everything from ancient Egyptian funerary objects and modernist masterpieces to a machine that mimics the human digestive system

Join your vehicle and head to the Brooke Street Pier on Hobart’s waterfront. Here you board the MONA Roma, a luxury catamaran that will gently glide you along the Derwent River for a scenic transfer to the museum. Sit up front in the Posh Pit where you can enjoy a coffee and some morning tea en route, or maybe a glass of Tasmanian Wine and Cheese is more to your liking.

On arrival at MONA, climb the impressive sandstone staircase to the museum entrance. Enter through the chrome doors and get ready to be impressed. Move through the different displays at your leisure.

Mona is also home to the Moorilla winery and vineyard. At 11.30am make our way downstairs to begin your behind- the-scenes tour of Moorilla’s vineyard. Delve into Moorilla’s back-story with your expert host and get acquainted with the finer points of old and new artisanal winemaking techniques. You will be treated to a tasting of ten different Moorilla wines—elegant, fragrant and often experimental—including a selection from their prestigious Cloth Label Series.

Next, head to The Source restaurant. Enjoy a two-course meal of delicious, uncomplicated food made from seasonal produce with a glass of Moorilla wine

After lunch continue to discover the diverse nature of Mona. You will have time to roam the site at your own leisure before your private driver and vehicle transfers you to Hobart Airport for your onward flight.

End of Arrangements.

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