Tour Type: Low Cost Escorted Coach Tour
Classification: Low Cost (what is this?)
Duration: 10 Days
Tour Starts In: Launceston
Tour Finishes In: Launceston
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from: AU $2170 pp
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10 Day Best of Tasmania Touring Route:
Tour Inclusions:
- 9 Full Buffet Breakfasts (B), 1 Lunch (L), 7 Hotel Dinners (D)
- Welcome Drink
- Travel Wallet & Map
- Airport Transfers
Tour Highlights:
- Visit Rosevears Vineyard
- Swiss Village of Grindelwald
- Freycinet National Park
- Port Arthur Historic Site
- Isle of the Dead cruise
- Tasman’s Arch and Blowhole
- Cadbury Chocolate Factory or Sorrell Fruit Farm
- See Tasmanian Devils
- Visit historic Richmond
- Explore Hobart & Launceston
- Three-tiered Russell Falls
- Gordon River cruise
- Cradle Mt. National Park
- Waldheim & Dove Lake
- The Nut at Stanley
- Highfield Historic Site
- Tour Allendale Gardens
- Ashgrove Farm Cheese Factory
- Visit Cataract Gorge
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Arrive Launceston
Transfer from airport (flights to arrive before 2pm) to hotel for check-in and a meet and greet before we head off through Launceston to the Tamar Valley and Rosevears Vineyard for a wine tasting. We’ll also see the Swiss style village of Grindelwald, before returning to the hotel for a welcome drink and dinner with your Tour Director and fellow travelling companions. Stay: Mercure Hotel, Launceston (D) |
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Freycinet National Park
First stop today is Sidling Lookout for photos. Continuing on we’ll see Legerwood’s WW1 memorial tree carvings, the old mining town of Derby and then drive through the lush Myrtle Rainforest at Weldborough Pass. We'll visit St Helens, the largest town on the east coast, at lunchtime. Then get your camera ready for the spectacular and breathtaking – Freycinet National Park. We’ll take a guided walk with a National Park Ranger that will unveil astonishing views across brilliant blue water, forest and golden beach. Cape Tourville Lookout will astound. Stay: Beachfront at Bicheno (B/D) |
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Port Arthur - Hobart
En route to our morning tea destination of Copping we’ll travel through Swansea, Orford and Sorrell. Then chart a course for Port Arthur along an impressive cliff–lined coast. We’ll cross the 100 year old Denison Canal, and the historic once–guarded checkpoint of Eaglehawk Neck to infamous Port Arthur. Once there, we’ll cruise round the Isle of the Dead, then take a fascinating guided walk of the Historic Site and prison. This afternoon we'll head back over the Tasman Peninsula to Hobart. Along the way we’ll feast our eyes on the amazing vistas of Tasman’s Arch, Devil’s Kitchen and the Blowhole, travel the Sorrell Causeway and cross Pittwater into Hobart. Stay: Wrest Point, Hobart (2 nights) (B/D) |
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Richmond
This morning we travel to Claremont to see the Cadbury Chocolate Factory (seasonal). Crossing the Derwent River, we’ll get up close and personal with Tasmanian Devils and other native animals at Bonorong Wildlife Park. We travel through the Coal River Valley to the historic sandstone village of Richmond, site of Australia’s oldest operational road bridge and a perfect spot for lunch! Back to Hobart for a city tour, with a spectacular view of Hobart and the Derwent River from Mt. Nelson. Then it’s all yours for the afternoon and evening! explore it as you wish – take a Derwent River Cruise, walk through Sandy Bay or wander around historic battery Point exploring its galleries, cafés and convict-built houses. (B) |
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Russell Falls
We head west through New Norfolk to the magnificent Mt. Field National Park – the site of spectacular Russell Falls. We’ll have morning tea then wind our way up to the sensational Lake St. Clair for our lunch break with a view. Back down to Queenstown, via the rainforest-bordered road of the World Heritage protected Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park. Stay: Chancellor Inn, Queenstown (2 nights) (B/D) |
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Gordon River Cruise
Today we travel to the fishing village of Strahan on the Macquarie Harbour where we’ll cruise the Gordon River including lunch. You’ll be awestruck by the beauty of the crystal clear water reflecting the untouched wilderness of this pristine, heritage–listed river and be amazed by the 1,000 year old Huon Pine at Heritage Landing. Post cruise the afternoon is yours. Use your free time to relax or explore – enjoy an optional, highly recommended, train ride on the West Coast Wilderness Railway or maybe visit the Huon Pine Museum – it’s up to you. (B/L/D) |
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Cradle Mountain National Park, Burnie
We travel past Lake Plimsoll through Tullah to the sensational Cradle Mountain National Park. Once here we’ll take you up to Waldheim and gorgeous Dove Lake for spectacular views of Cradle Mountain – make sure the camera's loaded and the batteries charged, this is a scenic highlight, and the air – there’s none fresher! Next we travel to Sheffield, for a wander through this town of murals, en route to Burnie. Stay: Beachfront Voyager, Burnie (2 nights) (B/D) |
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The Nut, Stanley
Rolling green hills and Friesian cows – this morning you’ll think you’re in a butter commercial as we make our way to Table Cape, home of tulips, for views of Bass Strait, the lighthouse and coastline. We’ll arrive at Wynyard for morning tea. Then picturesque Stanley is in our sights as we head west for lunch with a view of ‘The Nut’. On arrival we visit Highfield Historic Site, unique amongst colonial residences in Tasmania. It was built by the Van Diemen’s Land Company and is a rare example of domestic architecture from the Regency period, which is characterised by refined decoration that is geometric yet elegant. The hills roll on from Irishtown to our next guided tour – Allendale Gardens. (B) |
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Cataract Gorge
We travel east along the coast through Penguin, stopping at Ulverstone for morning tea. Then we’re off to Ashgrove Farm Cheese Factory for a presentation on cheese making and some delicious product testing – yum! Deloraine is our lunch stop. Then it’s back to Launceston, where we’ll visit Cataract Gorge – wilderness in the city. Just two minutes out of town and you’re surrounded by rivers, a gorge and exotic flora and fauna. Enjoy a walk across the suspension bridge, spot peacocks or take the chairlift for an aerial view of this fascinating urban wilderness, you decide. Stay: Mercure Hotel, Launceston (B/D) |
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Depart Launceston
Your tour concludes after breakfast this morning. You will be transferred to Launceston Airport to connect with your onward flight (flights to depart prior to 1.00pm). (B) |
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As far as itinerary went, it would be difficult to have a more complete tour. Enough praise cannot be given also to the tour company, especially the tour director and driver we were given. However, it has come to my attention that AAT Kings is also a member of the Trafalgar/Insight travel group, and as a frequent traveller and member of their discount traveller's club, it would have been better if this had been advised to me.
Andrea Jutson (New Zealand)
Tour Date 30/10/2009 |
Just the best time. Ted and Pete were absolutely great. We were priviledged to have Teds local knowledge. It was great to have everything planned for us so we didn't have to worry about bookings of hotels etc. The coach was soooo comfy with good views out. I'm a bit nervous that if we did do another holiday it wouldn't be as good as this one was. So thanks ever so much.
Michelle & Hilton Leith (New Zealand)
Tour Date 02/10/2009 |
Just the best time. Ted and Pete were absolutely great. We were priviledged to have Ted's local knowledge. It was great to have everything planned for us so we didn't have to worry about bookings of hotels etc. The coach was soooo comfy with good views out. I'm a bit nervous that if we did do another holiday it wouldn't be as good as this one was. So thanks ever so much.
Michelle & Hilton Leith (New Zealand)
Tour Date 02/10/2009 |
A really good tour showing all the highlights of tassie, well run and the tour guide and bus driver were excellent. Company on the bus was good with a good age group. Some af the places we visited we could have stayed longer at and then there were some we wernt as interested in, but you have to take that as we realize everyone has different interests. Overall a very well run tour and great company.
Larry & Elizabeth Williams (Australia)
Tour Date 21/01/2009 |
One of the best holidays I have had - the tour Guide Barbara culd not have been more helpful neither could the driver Robin. My only lowlight weas the food at Voyager Bernie and the rudeness of the staff who made you feel guilty to be eating there. The food was really quite ordinary as well. All other meals provided were first class. I would certainly book with Relaxing Journeys and travel AAT again.
Len Crook (Australia)
Tour Date 09/01/2009 |
We thoroughly enjoyed the tour. We had a great guide, driver and a good group of passengers.Everything was well organized, the supplied meals were good, accomodation was comfortable and always clean. The only complaint we could make is that in some places we stayed there were no lifts and we found the stairs hard to climb at our ages. We would travel with AAT Kings again if we were to do future bus trips.
Charlie & Eileen Azzopardi (Australia)
Tour Date 21/12/2008 |
Tour Prices
All tour prices are per person, twin share. |
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EXCLUSIVE SPECIAL OFFER*
END OF SEASON SALE! SAVE $AU 100 PER PERSON OFF THE BROCHURE PRICE!
Valid for bookings made with Relaxing Journeys between 1 March 2010 and 31 March 2010
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Tour Discounts & Supplements:
Optional extras, single traveller supplement & multiple traveller discounts. |
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AU $565 |
| Child Discount: |
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AU $455 |
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AU $115 |
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AU $115 |
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AU $115 |
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AU $45 |
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