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TASMANIA ACTIVE ADVENTURE If you love history, the great outdoors and a thirst for adventure, this 5 night escape is for you! Tassie is the perfect destination to release your everyday stresses through outdoor activities such as hiking. Saturday 24th july, 2021 (5 nights) T H E U L T I M A T E W A N D E R L U S T A R E E P T I C C I V T N EMBRACE E O A C THE M N A A JOURNEY D I V L E A N R T T U S R U E A S E & R O M L O P R X E E H I K E C A P E R A O U L & C A P E H A U Y TRAVEL FITNESS ADVENTURE 02 03 04 WHAT WE DO TAS - DAY 1 TAS - DAY 2 Arrive in Tasmania 'Lap it out' workout Accommodation Discover Richmond 05 06 0Oldest b7ridge in Australia TAS - DAY 2 TAS - DAY 3 TAS - DAY 4 Destination Hobart 'Body basics' workout Coal Mines Historic Site Australia’s Oldest Brewery Maria Island Cape Hauy Hike 0Beyond8 & Above Hobart 09 10 TAS DAY 5 TAS - DAY 5 TAS - DAY 5 - Challenge Day 'Cape Raoul' 'Escape' & Explore Farewell Group Dinner 1Port1 Arthur Historic Site P1ort A2rthur Historic Site 13 EXPLORE THIS TAS - DAY 6 FAQS 'Aftermath' recovery OPPORTUNITY More FAQS on our website Goodbye WHAT A D V E N T U R E S WE DO Athletica offers structured customised fitness holiday events on a whole new level with a wide range of adventurous training sessions and exciting team challenges incorporated together. Our team work endlessly in the planning phases to bring to you unique holiday destinations with authentic local highlights, hidden gems and unforgettable experiences whilst also working on your fitness. Our events include weekend escapes to international fitness holidays designed for all fitness levels. We focus on offering top-quality fitness holiday packages that is well-suited for the following: • Individuals seeking a challenge • Sporting teams • Corporate • Private Retreats • Gyms/Personal Trainers contact us • Health Professionals • Fundraising 2 TASMANIA 24 july Arrive in Tasmania Transfer to your hotel nearby. DAY Access to Athletica crew member from 5pm ARRIVE IN HOBART, TASMANIA at the Blue Bell Inn. 01 26 Somerville St, Sorell. Only 10 minute drive from Hobart Airport. Welcome This is where you will meet the Athletica crew and the other guests. After a short introduction the coaches will explain the outline of the entire trip. Tasmania's history tells a tale of a brutal convict past, maritime adventure, mining and early industrial development. Unlike most places, this rich cultural and built heritage is still well preserved today. DISCOVER YOUR ACTIVE ADVENTURE WITH THE MOST INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCES. BLUE BELL INN EST 1829 2 NIGHTS 3 NIGHTS SORELL PORT ARTHUR blue bell inn Fox & Hounds Inn 3 *accommodation is subject to change RICHMOND 25 july Workout 'Lap it out' - It's intense, fast and extremely exciting! However, it's also suitable for all fitness levels. DAY DISCOVERING RICHMOND TOWN Breakfast 02 Discover Richmond Richmond is a town in Tasmania about 25 km north-east of Hobart, in the Coal River region, between the Midland Richmond's most famous landmark is the Richmond Bridge, Highway and Tasman Highway. At the 2006 census, Richmond had a population of 880. built in 1823 to 1825, around the time of the town's first settlement. It is Australia's oldest bridge still in use. St John's Catholic church was built in 1836, and is considered the oldest Roman Catholic church in Australia. The town was initially part of the route between Hobart and Port Arthur until the Sorell Causeway was constructed in 1872. Present-day Richmond is best known as being preserved as it was at that time. It is a vibrant tourist town, with many of the sandstone structures still standing. Many of these structures are built in the Georgian style. UNCOVER HISTORY FROM OUR CONVICT ERA Richmond Gaol: opened 1825 Richmond Bridge: completed 1825 4 HOBART 25 july Hobart We will depart Richmond for Tasmania's capital city, Hobart. DAY Hobart was founded in 1804, only one year DESTINATION HOBART after Tasmania was founded. We will visit small pockets around Hobart including the 02 historic Cascade Brewery which is Australia's oldest operational brewery. We will also make our way to the summit of Mt Wellington (by car) to experience some of the amazing views of Hobart and beyond. Elevation: 1,271 m CASCADE HISTORY AND BREWERY EXPERIENCE Australia’s Oldest Brewery Established in 1824, Cascade Brewery Co. proudly holds a revered place in Australia's Brewing History. From humble beginnings as a sawmilling operation in the foothills of Mount Wellington, Cascade is now the country's oldest operating brewery. Take a step back in time and learn about Cascade's extensive history. From the story of the founders and the production of the first Cascade beer, to today’s beer innovations. 75 minute experience showcasing Cascade's history and brewing processes - includes four 7oz tastings of choice. After a busy day, we will head back to the Blue Bell Inn for some rest and an early night. Cascade Brewery Co: EST 1824 5 26 july EXPLORE MARIA DAY ISLAND EXPORING HISTORIC MARIA ISLAND 03 Half day visit to explore this stunning Drive from Sorell to Triabunna (59kms). untouched historic island. We will be having lunch here, please note there is NO shops at all on MI. Maria Island is a 30-min ferry ride from Triabunna. Arrive in Port Arthur later in the afternoon for some free time to settle in and relax... 6 PORT ARTHUR 27 july Activity After breakfast we will take the short drive DAY to the Coal Mines Historic Site. CAPE HAUY HIKE Coal Mines Historic Site was, for a period 04 of 15 years, a convict probation station and the site of Tasmania's first operational coal mine, "serving as a place of punishment for the 'worst class' of convicts from Port Arthur". Cape Hauy Hike The Cape Hauy Track leads from Fortescue Bay, just near the boat ramp. The walk passes through a variety of heath and woodland before coming to the magnificent views of steep cliffs and rock formations.The spectacular dolerite columns and cliffs at Cape Hauy are popular areas for climbing and abseiling. Sea stacks, the "Candlestick" and "Totem Pole" at Cape Hauy. Activity Stretch & recover session. Free time. Coal Mines Historic Site 7 PORT ARTHUR 28 july CHALLENGE DAY DAY CAPE RAOUL Breakfast 05 Activity Cape Raoul is situated at the southernmost part of the Tasman Peninsula, in south eastern Tasmania. It forms the coastline of Port Arthur Historic Site Raoul Bay, and is part of the Dolerite Port Arthur is a small town and former convict settlement landscape of the Tasman National Park. on the Tasman Peninsula, in Tasmania, Australia. Port Arthur is one of Australia's most significant heritage The cape features rock platforms, towering areas and an open-air museum. cliffs, columns and off-shore islands. There is a 300-metre-high (980 ft) cliff with The site forms part of the Australian Convict Sites, scenic views of the coastline. A walking a World Heritage property consisting of 11 remnant penal track there then descends steadily onto the sites originally built within the British Empire during the Cape Raoul plateau, with the spectacular 18th and 19th centuries on fertile Australian coastal dolerite pillar cape being at the end of the strips. Collectively, these sites, including Port Arthur, now plateau. represent, "...the best surviving examples of large- scale convict transportation and the colonial expansion of European powers through the presence and labour of convicts." It is located approximately 97 kilometres (60 mi) south east of the state capital, Hobart. In 1996 it was the scene of the worst mass murder event in post- colonial Australian history. CAPE RAOUL Port Arthur Historic Site 8 28 july PORT ARTHUR HISTORIC SITE Separation, isolation, observation, contemplation and silence... 'ESCAPE' & EXPLORE Port Arthur Historic Site Over its long history, Port Arthur has been a place of hardship and punishment, a place of opportunity, and a place of leisure. Now it is one of Australia’s most important heritage destinations, where the story of Australia’s colonial history is written in stone and brick. Separate Prison The Port Arthur penal settlement began life as a small Convicts timber station in 1830 and quickly grew in importance Many of the people who have passed through within the colonies. Ship building was introduced on a Port Arthur throughout its history have left a large scale to Port Arthur as a way of providing selected mark that lives on to this very day. People like convicts with a useful skill they could take with them 20-year old Private Robert Young, whose once freed.The 1853 cessation of transportation devotion to duty led to a tragic end. Young resulted in fewer transportees arriving at the station. William Thompson, who was transported for However, the 1850s and 1860s were years of burglary and endured the horror of the remarkable activity, that aimed to make the station underground cells of the Coal Mines; headstrong economically sustainable. Port Arthur’s story did not end convict servant Margaret Dalziel, who couldn’t with the removal of the last convict. Almost immediately seem to stay out of trouble, and left a record of the site was renamed Carnarvon and, during the 1880s, her offences for posterity; and Commandant land was parcelled up and put to auction, people taking William Champ, whose vision for a shady refuge up residence in and around the old site.
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