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GIPPSLAND DEPARTURE 7 Night PRISTINE TASMANIA CoraL DiSCoverer expeDition CrUiSe Departing BairnSDaLe FeBrUarY 4, 2018 This is a rare adventure into the wilderness, showcasing the rugged coastal beauty and World Heritage Listed National Parks of Australia’s Expedition island state. Become immersed in Tasmania’s highlights: breathtaking National Parks; from the perfect circular formation of • Spend two full days exploring Port Davey World Heritage Wilderness Wineglass Bay, to the dramatic peaks Area and Bathurst Harbour (Weather Permitting). of pink granite at Freycinet, or the • Hire the Breathtaking Wineglass Bay Track in Freycinet National Park. otherworldly remoteness of Maria • Experience the Diverse Wildlife and history of Maria Island. Island National Park. • Be in awe of the 300metre high sea cliffs at Tasman National Park. You willl gain a unique “locals experience/insider view” of the • Hike the remote Mount Beattie Track, Port Davey World Heritage Area area, as you embark on easy to • Taste Ewe's Milk Cheese and Vodka at Grandvewe Cheeses moderate short hikes including the • Enjoy the Captains Private Afternoon drinks in Historic Port Arthur famed South Coast Track at Cockle • Spot fur seals haulingup to Tasmania's Rocky Cliffs Bay and the rugged Fluted Cape of • Marvel at the proud shipbuilding and maritime Heritage at the Wooden Bruny Island. boat building centre in Franklin. PRICE FROM $........ Shop 2/70 Nicholson Street, Bairnsdale, Victoria 3875 Phone: (03) 5152 6533 www.cooperstravel.com Cruise Ship Highlights: Day i Transfer from Bairnsdale to Melbourne our Expedition Leader and Tasmania Parks and Day 6 Maria iSLanD for your connecting flight to Hobart and Wildlife Ranger (optional). Walk amongst the historic ruins, secluded bays transfer to your overnight accommodation. and rugged cliffs of Maria Island National Park, taSManian WiLDerneSS WorLD Heritage and you can expect to meet more than a few Day 2 Following a leisurely breakfast enjoy a area incredible creatures. Since the 1960s a number morning stroll from your centrally located A marine reserve, and part of the Tasmanian of threatened species have been introduced hotel. Perhaps take this opportunity to enjoy a Wilderness World Heritage Area, Port Davey is here, in a bid to protect their kind. leisurely lunch down at the Hobart waterfront Tasmania untouched. If conditions allow, Expeditioners can expect sightings of native before being collected from your hotel at guests will spend two full days exploring this pademelons, Forester kangaroos, Bennetts approximately 1.00p.m.for a Highlights of pristine wilderness. Otherwise accessible only wallabies and Tasmanian Devils > Visit World Hobart tour. Your coach will deliver you to the via a 7 day hike or charter flight, Port Davey Heritage-listed Darlington, part of the “Convict cruise ship. feels like an endless unchartered wilderness, trail of Australia” . A walk from Darlington Board at Hobart’s Macquarie Wharf at 4:00pm full of endless sheltered bays filled with takes in the dramatic Painted and Fossil Cliffs, for 5:00pm departure. endemic marine life to explore Disembark to created by the movement of mineral-rich explore the ‘Narrows’ aboard our tender, an water though the rock, and by the later Following are the expedition highlights. obviously narrow stretch of water that very eroding action of wind and wave. Then, from Please note the Itinerary may change at the few vessels can navigate through. Amble Encampment Cove walk to the ruins of Maria captains discretion due to weather conditions. remote Melaleuca village, and meet the locals Island’s second convict station at Point Lesueur who live in a town accessible only by sea, air HoBart anD river DerWent at Long Point on the island’s west coast. Cruise 60km down the River Derwent and or foot > Potential wildlife sightings of the under mighty Tasman Bridge › Captain’s endangered Orange-bellied parrot. taSMan nationaL parK Welcome Drinks at sunset onboard › Taste Feel small again as you stand beside the 300 BrUnY iSLanD & aDventUre BaY Tasmanian cheeses and fresh, sweet, plump metre sea cliffs and monumental rock Scenic cruise along the southern coast of Bruny Island (Pacific) oysters. Learn about the formations of Tasman National Park. Be awed Bruny Island, site of the South Bruny National Angasi Tasmania Oysters › Sail the at the sights of sea stacks – tall dolerite Park > Walk to historic Cape Bruny Lighthouse, D’Entrecasteaux Channel, the mouth for the formations – that stand tall out of the ocean. first lit in 1838. Visit The Friars, a collection of estuaries of the Derwent and the Huon Rivers View Tasman Arch, The Candlestick and steep dolerite rocks, covering an area of › Enjoy dinner at our overnight anchorage near Cathedral from perfect positions at sea. In this approx. 42 acres, that are home to a large Bruny Island. area of huge natural diversity, guests can population of Australian Fur Seals. Aboard our expect to meet Australian and New Zealand tender, drift past nesting seabirds. > Visit WooDBriDge & HUon Fur Seals “hauling out” on the rocky shore at Adventure Bay where you can swim, kayak or Tour and tasting at Grandvewe Cheeses, the Tasman Island, as well as dolphins and relax on the sheltered beach > Be immersed in only organic sheep cheesery in Australia. albatross. Explore the Woodbridge Marine Discovery history at the Bligh Museum of Pacific Centre and learn about and meet species Exploration. With your expedition leader, port artHUr HiStoriC Site including lobsters, urchins and octopuses > participate in an optional guided Fluted Cape Be sent back in time, and gain an Huon Cruise and quaint Franklin Township, the Walk, starting from the eastern end of understanding of the life of convicts that built oldest town in the region, with many antique Adventure Bay. Explore the historic 19th Tasmania at Port Arthur Historic Site. This is wares > Visit the Wooden Boat School and century whaling station ruins Sample Australia’s most evocative convict site housing meet the makers who hand-make each vessel Tasmanian wine at a tasting session. Britain and Australia’s ‘worst’ criminals. as you tour the centre > Cruise South East Participate in an exclusive ‘behind the scenes’ FreYCinet nationaL parK & WinegLaSS BaY Cape, the southernmost point of Tasmania, tour guided by a resident archaeologist. The The spectacular peninsula of Freycinet is part of the UNESCO World Heritage tour features private collections and historical crafted from pink granite peaks – the Hazard Wilderness Area. buildings not accessible to public. This mountains – surrounded by azure bays, and evening, enjoy Captain’s farewell reception at reCHerCHe BaY backed by dry eucalypt forest > Awake to Port Arthur’s Asylum building, memories of Xplorer cruise of beautiful Recherche Bay, part dawn at Freycinet National Park and take in the voyage warming the chilly history of the of the National Heritage Register and only the majestic surroundings> With your room. accessible by water > Cruise Cockle Creek, the expedition leader, join an optional guided hike very edge of the Tasmanian Wilderness World to the Wineglass Bay Lookout . Later, join a CrUiSe ConCLUDeS in HoBart in time for Heritage Area > See the famed bronze young beachcombers walk along Wineglass Bay, your transfer to Hobart Airport for your flight southern right whale statue > scenic hike at consistently voted one of the most to Melbourne and connecting coach transfer the start of the famed South Coast Track led by breathtaking beaches in the world. back to Bairnsdale. Note on fitness levels: this trip is suitable for passengers of all fitness levels, though reasonable mobility is required Shop 2/70 Nicholson Street, Bairnsdale, Victoria 3875 Phone: (03) 5152 6533 www.cooperstravel.com.
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