Tasmania is Australia’s wild, temperate south — an island of empty white beaches, ancient rainforest, and some of the cleanest air and freshest food anywhere. Nearly half of it is national park or reserve, and you can swim off a deserted cove in the morning and walk beneath thousand-year-old trees by afternoon.
We pair the landscapes with Tasmania’s remarkable food and art scene — cool-climate wineries, oysters off the rocks, and the extraordinary MONA museum — for a journey that surprises everyone who makes the effort to come.
Trip highlights
Wineglass Bay
The perfect arc of white sand on the Freycinet Peninsula, best earned by the short climb to the lookout above.
Cradle Mountain
Jagged peaks, glacial lakes and wombats grazing at dusk in one of the country’s most beautiful parks.
MONA & the table
The audacious Museum of Old and New Art near Hobart, plus oysters, whisky and cool-climate wine.
A sample journey
A starting point, never a script — every day flexes around how you like to travel.
- Days 1–2
Hobart
Explore the harbour city, Salamanca market and the unmissable MONA museum.
- Days 3–4
Freycinet
Up the east coast to Wineglass Bay, with coastal walks and a luxury lodge stay.
- Days 5–6
Cradle Mountain
Cross to the highlands for alpine walks and wildlife in the wilderness heart of the island.
- Day 7
Onward
Return to Hobart or Launceston to fly out, easily linked with mainland Australia.
When to go
Dec – Mar
Southern summer — warm, long days, all walks open and the beaches at their best.
Sep – Nov
Spring — wildflowers, baby wildlife and fewer visitors, with changeable but pleasant weather.
